Members SrMeowMeow Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'm sure we all want to bang this amp by now. I know I do. If you find out anything, please post it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SrMeowMeow Posted January 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 [video=youtube;_Xb18o1FcsI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 The video is good. Confirms what I suspected about it. One will be mine. As soon as I figure out how to pay for it. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The video is good. Confirms what I suspected about it. One will be mine. As soon as I figure out how to pay for it. EG Pay for it??? I knew there'd be a catch. Looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaModder Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yeah... I want one. But if everyone else has one, I don't know if I would want one anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SrMeowMeow Posted January 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yeah... I want one. But if everyone else has one, I don't know if I would want one anymore! However, if you hurry, you might have a chance to get one before they go mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 20, 2012 Members Share Posted January 20, 2012 Pay for it???I knew there'd be a catch.Looks cool. I don't think it will fit in my pants. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tool Shedd Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 [video=youtube;_-R1pMp7iwg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SrMeowMeow Posted January 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 What a bizarre commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Man, why don't they put reverbs in amps like these?? I'd be all over it if it had built in reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Man, why don't they put reverbs in amps like these?? I'd be all over it if it had built in reverb. Yeah, that's a real glaring omission. I know they're trying to keep the price down, and it'd be tough to fit a decent sounding reverb in the Greta, but you can't use the amp's overdrive tones with reverb unless it has either a reverb or an effects loop. I can understand the lack of a reverb or effects loop on the Greta, but not having at least an effects loop on the Excelsior is a deal breaker for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 It's a Princeton with a 15" speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Da fug wazzat. Sounded good though. Indeed, Fender has their website up for the Excelsior and the Greta, and I can only assume that BECAUSE they have a separate website for them they plan on having more in this line. They've got me hooked, I think. http://pawnshopamps.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 I got a 1-on-1 demo at the Fender booth on NAMM Saturday. On the Sunday I had a front-row seat as Greg Koch ripped through one with Roscoe Beck on bass and Koch's son on drums. Absolutely killer amp - smart design and great price point. Definitely one of my highlights from the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 I will have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tidal Rhythm Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Its brown textured vinyl covering, smartly stylish "E" grille design and bold crossed-swords front-panel badge convey a decidedly stately vibe with a marked air of cold-war cool. Oh, yeah. Nothing says cool like the Cuban missle crisis and duck-and-cover drills in the grade schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yeah, that's a real glaring omission. I know they're trying to keep the price down, and it'd be tough to fit a decent sounding reverb in the Greta, but you can't use the amp's overdrive tones with reverb unless it has either a reverb or an effects loop.I can understand the lack of a reverb or effects loop on the Greta, but not having at least an effects loop on the Excelsior is a deal breaker for me. Yeah, on a tiny amp like the Greta the only way I can see of putting a reverb in it is using a digital one but on the Excelsior there's no reason to not put a half decent spring reverb in it. Fender's reverbs are legendary and they should have been able to put one in it for just a couple of bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 ...on the Excelsior there's no reason to not put a half decent spring reverb in it... There is 1 good reason - there is no room for a tank as the poweramp section is on the bottom of the cab like some makers used to do in the early days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 The demo guy described the Greta as a "really pissed off Champ" and it pretty much nails that vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yea, but there's tremelo, which is a way cool plus. Small spring reverbs in a cramped cab usually arn't that great anyway.At this size and price point ya can't have everything. You just need to budget for a good pedal if you gotta have the verb. I'd love to have one of these, but I just bought 3 guitars in the last yr(parts tele build, Epi Explorer + Bigsby, and a Gretsch 5120).Plus I bought $1500 worth of PA gear a cople of months ago.If I buy an amp right now, I'd be paying alimony for the rest of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Do I need another amp? Fender, you temptress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yea, but there's tremelo, which is a way cool plus. Small spring reverbs in a cramped cab usually arn't that great anyway.At this size and price point ya can't have everything. You just need to budget for a good pedal if you gotta have the verb. True, but if you want to use the amp's overdrive sound, you can't use a reverb pedal in front of it. They should have put an effects loop in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdubbs Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 {censored}, I see the greta for 199. That is a cheap tube amp for listening to music. I'll hook that bitch up to a record player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 If you need more temptation, as I posted in the Hot Deals thread, you can pre-order an Excelsior from World Music Supply for 257.99, shipping included (comes with a free 10' guitar cord, too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 Oh, yeah. Nothing says cool like the Cuban missle crisis and duck-and-cover drills in the grade schools. Oh yeah, I remember that. Spending my young life expecting to die in a nuclear conflagration, that was cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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