Is a Deluxe reverb with a JBL K120 a good starter amp?

Paul Ouellette · From: New Hampshire, USA

I ve been playing guitar for 28 years and recently got a stageone steel. I would think this would be a better amp than a Nashville 112 wouldn't it? Thanks

Herb Steiner · From: Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064

Paul
IMHO, at certain volume levels the Nashville 112 would be a better steel amp for gigging than the Deluxe because it was designed and voiced FOR steel, and has enough oomph to handle a steel at moderate gig volumes (80w).

That said, the Deluxe w/K-120 is a swingin' amp and for a lead guitar or fiddle would the balls!!! I'd also hang onto the Deluxe as a home/studio type steel amp and get a NV112 to play out.

So yes, I think the Deluxe is a great amp for playing around the home, or even very low volume situations on the outside.
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Dan Tyack · From: Olympia, WA USA

killer amp!

For playing loud, I'd suggest the following:

Get an H&K redbox. This gives you a line out from your amp without modification.

Plug the line out into something that will make it louder. The ideal would be a Furlong SPLIT powered cab. Alternatively, plug it into any spare amp on the gig, or into the PA.

IMHO a Deluxe is way more than a starter amp.

Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

An old Deluxe with that JBL in it is a very efficient pedalsteel amp. I used one as my primary amp for several long national tours and as a recording/gigging work horse around NYC. There is nothing better for steel in my opinion. In situations where you need to push the room with a full band without a good PA (Like almost all my gigs in Austin these days) the deluxe is not loud enough. The Nashville 112 not much louder though.
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Olli Haavisto · From: Jarvenpaa,Finland

I`m using a `68 Deluxe Reverb with a D120F all the time. Not for unmiked gigs, though. Also for really pushing the low end of the C6, look for something else...
Probably my favorite amp. The combination of 6V6 warmth and JBL clarity is just something special. Sometimes with a SF Princeton Reverb, more of a good thing.
If you mike up and have a good soundman, the Deluxe is killer...
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Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

An old blackface or silverface Deluxe Reverb is a great amp to have, period. I started out on pedal steel using a slightly tricked-out blackface Deluxe Reverb with a 12" coffee-can EV SRO speaker. It sounds great, I still have it - but as Herb says, it doesn't take much stage volume to drown it out and I ultimately had to move to something with more oomph for most live situations.

My favorite steel amp these days is an old '57 tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman - it handles guitar and steel equally well and cuts through surprisingly well, although it doesn't cut through an obnoxiously loud band without strong front-of-house reinforcement.

But don't sell the Nashville 112 short. For pedal steel, it's sort of like a Swiss-army-knife type of amp. The box has pretty similar acoustics to a Deluxe Reverb box, it gets a pretty good pristine clean sound that is not, to my tastes, as sterile as most solid-state amps I've played. With a good modeler or a power-section-driven line out from a tube amp, it also works fine for 6-string guitar. Even if I decide to use something else, I often bring it along as a backup in case something breaks down or I need some additional juice onstage.

Michael Dulin · From: Indiana, USA

I have a reissue Deluxe Reverb and it is my favorite amp for steel. Such tone! I use it most of the time without reinforcement and it does fine. When I need it louder I mic it with a Senn e609. You can also change the v2 preamp tube to an AY7. It doesn't actually give you more headroom but more range so to speak on the volume knob to dial it better. It also does double duty as a guitar amp using the norm channel at the same time...part of the design of it. I also use a NV112 at different times. Like was said above about the same volume ability. This makes a good match when using them both at the same time. Talk about tone...these two together are about as good as it gets. Don't give up on it...everyone should have a DR. I don't like 'too loud'. Most of the guys I play with keep it reasonable, even the drummer. When I really have to be loud I use an Evans 500. But it doesn't get much work these days.MD

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