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De-Lux!!! Big Time Upgrade!
By: Joel
Submitted: 1/29/2024
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This amp is perfection. It's beautiful and sounds amazing!! It sounds just as good if not better than my OG '68 Twin Verb... but, breaks up at much lower volumes... nice footswitch for turning on/off verb and tremolo. It's a fraction of the weight of the OG vintage amps. Lovely blue illumination - very nice protective cover included.
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Great Fender Tone!
By: Steve K.
Submitted: 11/6/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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My 68 reissue Deluxe Reverb arrived very quickly and in perfect condition. Mine is whisper quiet - I've read other reviews complaining about noise - none with mine. I love the difference in the 2 channels! I play primarily rock, so this amp fits my needs perfectly. Takes all my pedals very well.
Awesome that the reverb and vibrato work with both channels and the amp comes with the on/off pedal and a dust cover. Great Fender tone - I'm very happy with the amp!
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Warm and Beautiful, Wide Open Amp
By: timmy the amp whisperer
Submitted: 7/10/2023
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This amp is the culmination of 25 years of playing, as far as I'm concerned. I have had more than 30 amps in my life and this one is the "one."
I use a AM Pro2 Strat and in the 4 position this amp gives you that sweet Jimi/Mayer tone with vibe to die for. I HIGHLY recommend using a Tube Screamer or similar overdrive to get the best results but that sacred "edge of breakup" is easy to get on this amazing amp. The teal light is awesome and it played an outdoor gig recently in high humidity and did a terrific job for me. I never turned it up past 5 because it is deafeningly loud.
Also it makes the Big Muff Pi sound like a 10,000 dollar pedal. Can't explain why it just sounds like magic on this amp using the Vintage input.
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Great re-issue of a classic
By: Tommy Buck
Submitted: 1/10/2022
2 people found this review helpful.
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This should satisfy the gear snobs. Great clean and cool raunchy tone when pushed up
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A classic Amp!!
By: Jerry Miley
Submitted: 11/25/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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The Custom channel is really great, with the Bassman Tone Stack!!
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Great Amp!
By: Mike
Submitted: 7/28/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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Nice clean tone. Plenty of power on tap. The spring reverb sounds lush. Both channels have different but very usable tone!
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Better tone than the original
By: Santos Menendez
Submitted: 5/26/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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This amplifier is a classic, with some new twists. It’s got a great tone, breaks up nicely due at a slightly lower level than both the original Deluxe Reveeb and the ‘65 reissue, and with the custom Bassman channel, it has two sounds to choose from: the standard Deluxe tone (but no bright cap, so the sound is thicker and warmer), and the more organic tone of the Bassman sound. Both channels have reverb and tremolo, and that is another big selling point for me. I’ve owned six other Deluxe Reverbs over the years, including original ones, and I think this amplifier is up there with the best Deluxes. A friend of mine has an original 1965 Deluxe Reverb, and we put this one up against the 1965 model, and this came up ahead of the other one. The custom features give it an edge, and the Celestion speaker makes it sound crisp and doesn’t flub out like an old Jensen speaker does. This amp can do it all, takes pedals extremely well, and it’ll help your tone get to a higher level. Like another friend of mine said, “It sounds like the record.” Says it all.
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Fantastic staff !!
By: Joel
Submitted: 3/30/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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From the very beginning my first contact with the sales staff the were very responsive and willing to help on whatever item you were looking for.
There tech support and well as the financial department, willing to address any concerns. They are second to none..
I purchased a Fender 68 deluxe amp. the item arrived on-time as scheduled in perfect condition.
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It has that sound you/ve been looking for
By: Curt
Submitted: 3/30/2020
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This amp is amazing. Its powerful. Its light weight for taking to gigs. Its expandable, you can plug in external speaker cabs. It takes pedals very well. Its sounds amazing without pedals. What more do you want? This amp is by far my favorite.
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Love everything about it. Buy it!
By: Jon S.
Submitted: 3/3/2020
7 people found this review helpful.
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It’s everything you always loved with useful updates. Killer tone.
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My amp arrived 3 days before my guitar and I got a chance to try my older guitars and not even have...
By: RedskinsRome
Submitted: 1/17/2020
4 people found this review helpful.
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My amp arrived 3 days before my guitar and I got a chance to try my older guitars and not even have any bias towards the new one..lol it's a great amp is all I can say
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One great sound.
By: J quick
Submitted: 1/6/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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First the good. Sounda amazing on 10 cranked and its loud. Two channels are really nice. One is kind of broke up a little.
One has a less it's great for bedroom and stage.
I play a tele american through it.
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I’ve had fender amps before but the 68 custom deluxe is best sounding amp ever love the sound and l...
By: Joe Montelongo
Submitted: 10/30/2019
11 people found this review helpful.
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I’ve had fender amps before but the 68 custom deluxe is best sounding amp ever love the sound and look of amp
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A lot of sound
By: GDK
Submitted: 8/20/2019
8 people found this review helpful.
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Sound excellent. a lot of bass. Has two modes - Vintage and Modern.
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Not for a live band application what so ever!
By: Living Proof
Submitted: 7/5/2019
6 people found this review helpful.
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I kept hearing how good the Fender deluxe reverb was,
industry standard, most recorded amp ever. And yes that may be true.
I have always used a minimum of 48 watts for live working application. I LOVE fender amps!
This amp is a PC Board using cheap parts from China.
From the PC board, to the tubes, to the speaker, all madein China. This amp is extremely like an Ice Pick! Anything over volume 3 she starts to distort. It was tolerable with my humbuckers, but my Tele was stinging people. It's not warm, it's brittle. I bought it, used it on 2 shows, and sent it back. Buy the Hot Rod Deluxe its way better and cheaper. This amp is all hype.
I gave 3 starts because its light, and looks good. But honestly who cares if it doesn't do the job.
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Great tone and loud
By: Steve
Submitted: 5/6/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I only play at home. I don’t gig anymore. I use a lot of pedals. I have the strymon möbius, timeline, big sky, h9, jhs fuzz, archer ikon, ethos overdrive, and some jewelry pedals. I run stereo with a Marshall 20 w head into an orange 2 12 cab. I was using a prs sonzera 20 but it too was loud but muddy at low volumes. The fender has great tone at low volumes. The fender is super loud too but I’m able to get good tone at almost any volume. Bedroom volume is around 2-3. This is not overly chimey and the Bassman tone stack is great. Both channels are very useful. I haven’t put in a lot of time on this but Mayer tones are achievable.
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Tone for DAYS
By: Jim
Submitted: 3/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Just Phenomenal loads of gritty tone, great break up! my new gigging amp
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One of the best purchases I’ve ever made. Thanks to AMS for making it available
By: Ted
Submitted: 2/3/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Very well proven. I read other reviews on this amp and had to see if it was true what they were saying...now I’m getting other musicians telling me that they love my tones. Extremely happy with it.
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"Well worth the money"
By: Kevin J Watson
Submitted: 1/12/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I chose this amp over the '65 Deluxe Reverb 22 watt because of the use of the reverb and tremolo on both channels. 22 watts is very adequate. The custom channel handles pedals very well. Great sound and tone.
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Great Amp!!!! Great Tone
By: Doyle M.
Submitted: 1/6/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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Love the tone of this amp. The custome channel is great as well as the vintage channel. I have an ayb pedal that I use to plug into both the custome and vintage channels and then run both channels at once and it take this amp to another level. The Celestion speaker really rocks in this amp and it takes all my pedals great.
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"I love this thing"
By: R.T.
Submitted: 10/16/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love this amp. It has a great sound, It comes with a cover so it stays nice and clean. Thanks AMS for another great deal.
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A Faithful Amp
By: John Wise
Submitted: 9/5/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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I have really enjoyed the tones coming from the DR 68' Reissue. This amp has so much vibe and mojo to it. Hard to believe it was a recently produced amp, as it has such a warmth to it. The tone stacks are incredible on the vintage side, and I absolutely love having a bassman tone stack.
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Exactly what I expected
By: Arthur D Parise
Submitted: 8/9/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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Love it. Older ( 60s) guitarist played semi-professionally in my younger days. Getting reacquainted with playing again now that kids are grown. Go-to amp back then was Princeton Reverb ( stand alone or miked). I'm a big fan of that Fender sound... and have that and more with the Deluxe Reverb. Can get as soft or loud as I need and I still love that clean Fender tone... I'd buy it again.
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A great Amp at a good price
By: CBurki
Submitted: 7/23/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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This amp has the Custom Channel that give you a Bassman tone stack which is great and it also allows the use of reverb and tremolo on both channels (Vintage and Custom). It takes all of my pedals without any issues and you can jumper both channels for more tone capability. Great amp and great tone so you won't be disappointed.
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Better than expected !
By: TDJ
Submitted: 5/18/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great amp and it's not handwired ,except for the tube sockets, I believe ! Custom channel gives you a bassman and vintage is the Deluxe reverb channel . I have owned both of those amps and all those tones are in this one amp, which suprised me ! I have a Clapton Twinolux by Fender handwired ,which is based on the 57 Twin and most of the time I use the power cut feature. Sold a 59 Fender bassman LTD reissue, because it was too loud with no power cut ! The custom channel of the 68 deluxe fills that void with a practical 22watts making it good for any application and a keeper! There have been no technical issues with this amp .
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I love the vintage sound!
By: Fred Mason
Submitted: 3/30/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Fender has always been top of the line! The old tube type is making a come back!
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Simply awesome!
By: Phil
Submitted: 1/3/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I have had so many amps in over 40 years of playing, always searching for that special sound that fits about every style of music I enjoy playing. This amp goes beyond that, and delivers whatever style you are looking for.
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amazing amp
By: mike
Submitted: 10/5/2016
3 people found this review helpful.
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bought this as an s and dent item. Had the silver cap missing off one knob.
I love this amp with my american standard telecaster stratocaster and es335.
I used to own an original 66 deluxe reverb and this is close
to its pure sound.
plus it can do more, this amp can go places it could not go.this is the best bang for the bucks out there and I would not dare change the excellent speaker that it comes with.
be hard to find better for the price.
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Very Happy
By: Michael Metts
Submitted: 2/8/2016
5 people found this review helpful.
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I first purchased a non factory sealed it was ok but not perfect I sent it back and I purchased a Factory Sealed Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb, it is perfect no pop when shutting off and has perfect Fender Tone crystal clear and this amp is actually very quiet, and powerful for 22 watt amp, I think AMS could save some time by losting exactly what is wrong physically or sound wise with a non factory sealed or dent and scratch photo those so customer knows what he is buying from start since this is all done by computer or phone, just a suggestion, over all i am very pleased and I thank those who worked with me to get this amp I plan to buy a Fender Guitar in a month and i look foward to it, Thank You all again
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perfect for my needs right now.
By: Kenneth Tynes
Submitted: 11/16/2015
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love this amp
By: R Stanford
Submitted: 10/28/2015
4 people found this review helpful.
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I had one of these in 1968, bought it new, traded it in on a Bandmaster Reverb. When I read about the two different channels I was sold on this, and it sounds great in either one. I use the custom channel for my Didgitech rp500 and the vintage one clean. I use a a-b pedal for switching. 22 watts is enough power for me nowdays. Great amp.
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True Vintage Tone - Love it!!!
By: Danbee
Submitted: 8/24/2015
6 people found this review helpful.
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It is true vintage Fender tone with the added benefit of the Bassman tone stack on the Custom channel. I put an Epiphany Sheraton II and a Schecter ES-1 through it and it sounded awesome. I put the Sheraton II with a Boss ME-80 through the Custom channel and all I can say is WOW!!!
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Great Tone and Fender vibe
By: Chad
Submitted: 4/30/2015
6 people found this review helpful.
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Excellent quality, and the tone is off the charts. The custom channel adds a whole new dimension to a classic amp.
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Great Fender tone
By: Robert Schlechter
Submitted: 4/13/2015
8 people found this review helpful.
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I love this amp. The lower guitar strings now sound great. I no longer have a trebly bass as I did with a Vox AC15C1. It just didn't have the full and deep bass response of this Fender amp. The AC15C1 is great but I wanted the Fender tone for playing blues. Compared to the Fender Hot Rod series, there wasn't anything with 22 watts among them. It became a deal breaker. The Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb amp may be an older model but I'm happy with it and its Fender tone. I bought a Dent & Scratch version at a lower price and it came with the original Fender Warranty. There was nothing noticeably wrong with the cosmetics or the electronics.
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Even at this price , you can't go wrong !
By: Russ
Submitted: 3/26/2015
10 people found this review helpful.
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Awesome tube amp ! Love the channel mod for more modern
styles and the classic Fender is there as well ! Takes pedals great if you use em', or just plug in , crank it up, and rip ! I've been playin' a looooooong time and love Blues, Country , Classic Rock, Jazz and this is my go to amp ! I have a wall full of others but 22 watts is just right ! This is my second one cuz the 1st one got away, but I'm gonna keep this one !!
Also I've been buying from AMS for many, many years. Always get professional service in every aspect and love the easy payment plans for us musicians on a budget !
Hats off to their entire staff !
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Great Fender amp
By: James Davis
Submitted: 2/12/2015
4 people found this review helpful.
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I love the sounds this amp can make.The spankiest cleans and growling tone when you dig in.Very satisfied, it is smaller than imagined.That is a good thing as it is easy to move. Don't worry about the loudness,at 22 watts it is a loud.The prettiest reverb and groovy tremelo.Makes me want to play all the time.Thanks AMS for the quick and great service.
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An instant classic!
By: Hbebee
Submitted: 11/18/2014
1 person found this review helpful.
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I was worried about volume and headroom given only 22 watts but this amp has more than enough for any gig I might encounter. The sound is inspiring and tons of fun. I haven't rehearsed with the group yet but I can tell that this amp won't have any trouble cutting through. All that wrapped in a classic look is all to cool!
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Very very happy
By: Brian
Submitted: 11/15/2014
4 people found this review helpful.
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I needed something a little lower in wattage and in a combo. This thing is perfect at practice and recently played in a hotel ballroom for 150-175 people and had no issue filling up the room and keeping up with the drums and still had headroom for a boost pedal. Takes all my fuzzes really well, however the amp needs to be cranked up a bit to get the tubes going, don't expect gooey Bassman tones with it on 2, needs to be around 5 to get some break up going on a strat, and that's pretty loud! I have a dirty little secret as a foundation overdrive to get some dirt at lower volume levels but if you play loud and use fuzz faces, big muffs etc you should be fine! Takes overdrive pedals really great too and they shine on the vintage channel, you get that classic clean chimey fender tone and the OD's make it come alive. Tremolo is great and the reverb is amazing! Got a scratch and dent and amp was in perfect condition!!!!!
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What a Fender Deluxe should have always been
By: Greg
Submitted: 11/2/2014
3 people found this review helpful.
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Great all around amp. Pound for pound much more amp than the '65 Deluxe RI IMHO! No ice pick highs either.
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Best Fender amplifier made in the last 40 years - Joe Bonamassa
By: Jim Klaproth
Submitted: 11/2/2014
2 people found this review helpful.
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Awesome looks, amazing tones, great touch sensitivity, takes pedals well. Fender has got a definite winner with this combo amp. Sounds better than an expensive boutique (65 amp) amplifier.
And is light to boot (I'm 66 years old and this baby is not a heavy monster like some of my other amps)
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Amazing Amp!
By: Jason G from Newark, OH, USA
Submitted: 9/9/2014
1 person found this review helpful.
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Fantastic value! Looks and sounds incredible. I enjoy it much more than my DRRI and it is more versatile than most other amps in the price range. Get one, you won't regret it!
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Perfect out of the box!
By: jt
Submitted: 8/29/2014
4 people found this review helpful.
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I bought this amp with the intent that I would need to perform some circuit mods, replace/rebias the tubes and replace the speaker. Not so. I took the amp out of the box, plugged in my American Tele and wow! With the tones at 5 on both channels, each offered a versatile and boutique sound and feel with a nice range of clean into crunch using the volumes. The reduced negative feedback and touch sensitivity is perfect. Each channel sounds quite different and equally good. With an A/B box (making it a channel switching amp), you could easily cover a lot of ground tone wise and even use different pedals for the A and B channels, further expanding your tones. The stock Celestion V-Type is perfect with this amp; full bodied lows that aren't woofy and overbearing, harmonically rich, complex mids and pleasant, smooth, chimey highs. I've tried 3 other popular speakers and so far, the stock V-type is my fave. Fender outdid themselves (and a lot of others) with this amp! Massive bang for buck!
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Just what i needed,
By: Keith
Submitted: 2/8/2014
7 people found this review helpful.
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This is the amp I have wanted for 25 years, don't let
BF/SF talk scare you off, this has all the tone you been drooling over, from Rolling Stones to country spank, the custom channel is everything, picture the" Magic Carpet Ride", Folum prison, Brown sugar, slow Ride, even "Stranglehold", yeah, that good,
the nit-picking about hums, pops and crackles are from people who are used to nice digital/SS amps, this amp does everything you would expect from a DR.
Perfect
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Tone is what this amp is about!
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Perfect
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Really good Fender Amp with some nice features
By: Unhappy and frustrated buyer
Submitted: 12/16/2013
23 people found this review helpful.
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The other review below is from someone who hasn't even played through this amp! Not short on opinions: just no real experience with this amp. Crazy! This is a very well thought out take on a Silverface Deluxe Reverb. One of the main things you will notice about this amp is that it has great tone and touch sensitivity. The Normal Channel is now called Custom, as it's based on Fender Bassman tone stack (great for filling out single coils like Rickenbacker's, Strat's and Tele's etc.,) A bigger tube rectifier than the Blackface (so a little more sag) and a custom, V Celestion speaker which sounds good in this amp, but is easily swapped out, if you prefer something else like say, a Cannibis Rex or a Weber.
Good, modern Fender amp build. Not point to point, turret board wiring like the old days but the tubes are hand wired. The Reverb and Trem works on both channels and the brite cap has been removed from the trem channel: Fender says this makes it more pedal / effect friendly.
A little over 40 pounds, comes with amp cover and footswitch for reverb and tremolo.
Great and versatile Fender Deluxe Reverb amp tone. Hard to get a bad sound out of one of these. Good, all-around, pro amp for most any style of music, except Metal.
They look like a mint condition Silverface Amp.
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Why not get a Blackface?
By: Johnny Z from Oregon
Submitted: 9/23/2013
4 people found this review helpful.
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Okay it looks like a great amp, I've owned 2 Deluxe Reverbs over the last 50 years. One was a '66 BF the other a Reissue which I still own today, both are good amps. Nothing wrong with a SF amp, I had a '75 SF Twin Reverb for over 30 years as my main amp. Sorry I ever sold it or the '66 DR, but life goes on.
Yes, I've always liked Fender amps, but the older ones were better built. Still I have the reissue '65 BF and the only complaint I have with it is some Power Tranny hum. It's not bad but I think I shouldn't be there.
The tone is great and the controls work well on my amp. The only reasons I wouldn't buy '68 SF over the '65 BF is the speaker and the reverb on both channels. I've never liked Celestron Speakers in a Fender. They go better with a Marshall. The other thing is the reverb and tremolo on both channels is too much. I use both channels for different things sometimes I use the normal channel for vocals on a small jazz gig. I wouldn't want the same reverb or have tremolo coming through on the vocals.
Most the Fender amps I've had never gave me any troubles, just keep good tubes in them and you're alright.