Members deva_da_man Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 For that classic fender sound, playing a strat clean to SLIGHTLY driven... Which one do you think? and why?Interested in opinions, but please give an explanation, it doesn't help me choose when you say "Just get a Bassman cuz it's da best and is fully sick", etc Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Well for clean to slightly driven a 4*10 Bassman is a good place to start lol. The reason is that they tend to break up easier than other fenders, in my experience. The twins have a great clean tone, probably one of the best ones fender has to offer, however all the ones I played stayed way too clean. The DRRI, Vibrolux etc are all great but you would have to get an attenuator to get them to break up at a reasonably low level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Europa760 Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 i almost bought the tweed blues junior last night. i really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bmajor Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Fender TR's and DR's were and still are, designed to be played slightly overdriven. For me, that's what overdrive is supposed to sound like. Warm and sparkly at the same time. But tone is so subjective. To make the proper choice, you need to go play different amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members id-man Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 "Best" for what size room?Bedroom, living room, garage, small club, big club, arena? I've owned a Pro Jr, Blues Jr and a DRRI.I kept the DRRI and love it every day but must admit it's overdriven much more than it's used clean. It's just too much fun to goose it. I have it set up with hotter tubes to break up earlier, a task for which the stock Jensen 12" speaker is voiced beautifully. Not that it doesn't do clean well also, there's just not a lot of headroom on mine. . With different tubes and maybe a more HiFi speaker a DRRI could be a fabulous clean machine too. 22 watts at 45lbs is a nice portable combination that'll fit a lot of applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members LouRed Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Fender Tonemaster head, any doubt? liste to Jonny Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 I used to think Super Reverbs were the baddest Fender amps. That's what I learned on in the early 70's (my oldest brother's). Now I like Bassmans because they have such a great clean sound and if you put a stompbox in front of them they'll rise up with major nastiness. Plus, you can come by them relatively cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Originally posted by LouRed Fender Tonemaster head, any doubt? liste to Jonny Lang that's one of the best sounding amps I've ever played through - hands down I'd love to grab one someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Dual Showman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJLantz444 Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Vibrolux, Tonemaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Originally posted by Europa760 i almost bought the tweed blues junior last night. i really like it. I have one of those. It's the Jensen speaker in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Treborklow Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 THere are different amps for different purposes but if I could only choose one Fender it would probably be a Twin or a Deluxe. They are the white bread as far as amps go, good for most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrackerD Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Dual Showman? Man, a buddy of mine has two of those. They sounds sweeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouRed Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Originally posted by jjpistols that's one of the best sounding amps I've ever played through - hands down I'd love to grab one someday As so do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 I am a fan of the bandmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killyridols Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 In terms of pure sound, i really don't think the bassman can be beat. Really the best "pure sound" (really don't know any other way to describe it) of any amp I've tried. It does break up around 4-5 on the volume though, which was a bit too low for use with my band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Originally posted by deva_da_man For that classic fender sound, playing a strat clean to SLIGHTLY driven...Which one do you think? and why?Interested in opinions, but please give an explanation, it doesn't help me choose when you say "Just get a Bassman cuz it's da best and is fully sick", etcThanks. "That classic Fender sound"...WHICH classic Fender sound??? Dick Dale: Showman with outboard reverb tank. Too many guitarists to name, from the Ventures to Funk Bros./Motown to SRV: DR, TR Clapton, Duane Allman: Champ At the Concert for Bangla Desh, Harrison was plugged into a 4-pack of SF Champs. My point: you have to define the sound that you mean to get the answer you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators The Eristic Posted February 17, 2006 Moderators Share Posted February 17, 2006 Super Reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yabba Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 the humble champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Originally posted by hardtdc I used to think Super Reverbs were the baddest Fender amps. That's what I learned on in the early 70's (my oldest brother's). Now I like Bassmans because they have such a great clean sound and if you put a stompbox in front of them they'll rise up with major nastiness. Plus, you can come by them relatively cheap. I agree. I use the HRD right now, and have for a five years, because of it's versatility, but if I didn't I'd use a bassman (I had an old late 50s piggyback one when I learned) follwed by a Super, followed by a 60s DeLuxe, whose only problem for me is 22 watts not being enough to get clean sounds at a louder volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members all about T Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 I'm not being a smartass or anything, but currently on the market, the best sounding Fender amp is a Peavey Classic 50 410. Through the bright input, with the presence and treble adjusted properly, you get that beatiful Fender sparkly clean. And the stock overdrive is better than the Fender Hot Rods. Flame away, but it's also about half of what a new Bassman costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 I own a Super 112, a Pro Junior and a Twin Reverb. The one's that I'm possibly most interested in trying next are the Blues Deluxe and Blues DeVille models. They are designed to capture vintage tones with the benefit of channel switching and gain controls. These are a notch step above the Hot Rod series. http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-FEN-2232200-000--src-Y0201GL100005535.html?cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=SearchEngine&cm_pla=keyword&cm_ite=blues_deluxe&GCID=S7870x004&KEYWORD=blues+deluxe http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-FEN%202232100%20000--src-Y0201GL100005538.html?cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=SearchEngine&cm_pla=keyword&cm_ite=blues_deville&GCID=S7870x004&KEYWORD=blues+deville# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 Here's Stevie's recommendation: http://guitargeek.com/rigview/308/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Idiot Posted February 17, 2006 Members Share Posted February 17, 2006 The ultimate fender amp is the super reverb hands down. I play a twin, it gives my that b.b king tone and I couldn't be happier. If you want it to break-up a little bit, play with a tube-screamer, problem solved. Bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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