Fender Deluxe Reverb sounds nice

thurlon hopper · From: Elizabethtown Pa. USA

Hello Forumites just finishes doing a little
more experimenting with this little '65 R/iss Deluxe and an EVM 12-L in an open back
cabinet and was blown away by the sound. Also had a Goodrich A-400 light beam pedal
and had a ball playing this set-up in my basement. Can't help but wonder why the add
ition of the EVM made such a difference in
the sound. Would the light beam pedal also
contribute to the difference? Not near as
much beef as my NV 1000 but nice for a small
area. Anyone else here ever try this? TJH

Tim Whitlock · From: Colorado, USA

I find the stock Jensens that come with Fender re-issue amps to be ok for guitar, but pretty bad (muddy) for steel. When I switched to a JBL, there was a huge improvement.

Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

Many here have used the smaller 30 and 40 watt Fender tube amps, me included. They sound excellent at very low to approaching moderate volume. But they lack the headroom required for our Instrument at bandstand volume levels.And I don't mean blaring.

Headroom is inherent in the amp design and although you can make minor changes to clean it up a tad, you cannot make the front end of a 40 watt Deluxe the same as a 100 watt Twin. It's not just about the output stages, quite the contrary, the input preamp stages are equally important if not more important.

When I owned mine I kept the stock Eminance speaker, I liked it just fine, actually I found the overall tone more to my liking than my N1000 at low volume levels.

t

[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 09 August 2004 at 05:54 AM.]

Michael Brebes · From: Northridge CA

I think the EVM12L is probably one of the best twelves ever made. They sound just great and make a Deluxe sound about twice as loud as with the stock speaker, with a lot more presence.

Jon Light · From: Saugerties, NY

I played a gig a while ago where I used my Silverface Deluxe Reverb and our guitarist used a DRRI from the backline of the club. It turned out that the sound man was lazy and refused to mic my amp so I was significantly underpowered (Tony is certainly right but I played a recent gig in a synagogue sanctuary where this amp was quite adequate). But tonally, my amp ate the reissue's lunch, dinner, and the next day's breakfast. Among other things, it has a high power, highly efficient speaker (Weber Cali). The stock speaker in the RI's has a rep for being one of its weak points. It doesn't surprise me that your speaker upgrade made such a difference. Congrats on finding a good sounding rig.

Brad Sarno · From: St. Louis, MO USA

I've played a number of smaller or quieter steel gigs with a my '68 Deluxe Reverb with a JBL D120. For only 24 watts it's loud as hell. I seriously believe that the Fender Deluxe Reverb is the most important and best amp ever made, generally speaking. It isn't enough power for most steel app's, but for recording or live guitar and sometimes live steel, it's just a gem. I'd never be without it. That classic Fender preamp and reverb with a pair of 6V6's for power in a 1-12" cabinet is just a righteous combination. When those 6V6's start to break up, it's just pure tone candy. I haven't heard the reissue so I can't comment on it.

Brad Sarno

mike nolan · From: Forest Hills, NY USA

I love playing small gigs and recording with Deluxes...I have a 64 with a JBL d 131, which is cool.... bright and old school. I also have a 71 with a weber 12a150a which does the smooth and creamy blues kind of thing. I did play a couple of RIs that were in club backlines and didn't like 'em at all.

Buck Dilly · From: Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.

I have a Deluxe with and EVM. It is great at medium volumn levels, and a lot lighter than my Vibrosonic. I use is as left channel out from both POD and from electric guitar stereo effects.

David Doggett · Posted 10 Aug 2004 10:58 pm

The lead guitar in our rockabilly band plays an old Gretsch through a '50s tweed Deluxe. He uses an Echoplex for reverb, which boosts his volume a good bit. He has killer sound and amazing volume. But I've tried steel through it, and it is just too thin. The smallest tube amp I've found that seems adequate for steel is my silver face Pro Reverb (two 6L6s,60 watts). I put a new Jensen MOD 15" 4 ohm speaker in it and it sounds really good - full lows, sweet mids, sizzling highs - like a Vibrosonic, but with slightly less power and less weight (60 lbs.). For six-string it sounds like Stevie Ray Vaughn - but I don't. So I don't play six-string in public. I haven't tried the NV 112 (don't like solid state amps of any size), but I've never found any small amp with a 12" speaker that I like for pedal steel. Even at low volume I just like the voice of a 15" speaker for pedal steel.

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