Members cmercein8 Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 it sounds like what you would get if you threw a pocket amplifier down a flight of stairs then ran in through a 2x12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 fender overdrive isn't that bad-- it's just totally different sounding than marshalls. it's not as squishy and nasal as marshall overdrive.. which is kinda why i like it... but play a little tweed deluxe and tell me that doesn't sound amazing turned full out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 fender overdrive isn't that bad-- it's just totally different sounding than marshalls. it's not as squishy and nasal as marshall overdrive.. which is kinda why i like it... but play a little tweed deluxe and tell me that doesn't sound amazing turned full out!I always thought Fenders were fuller sounding when cranked, while Marshalls are kind of dry, raw and yeah nasally. In a good way, of course I love them both, but to me Fenders sit a bit lower in the mid freqs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiderOnTime Posted June 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 Your questions are moot because your argument can be easily disproven. I don't have an argument, I have a premise based upon my own experience and a huge number of (possibly misinformed but there again possibly not) opinions found by a quick (or lengthy) scan of the web. Whilst I respectfully accept that there may indeed be a number of people who like Fender overdrive, it would be ambitious to suggest that there is not a widely held belief that it leaves something to be desired. However, before this turns into a slanging match, which was not the intention, let me reiterate that I was referring to overdrive channels on Fender amps with two channels or more. Most such beasts seem to possess decent cleans and crappy overdrives. (A friend of mine had a Pro Sonic which he said had uncharacteristically great overdrive for a Fender but a clean which was untypically bad...for a Fender.) Hence the question (moot as it may be) as to whether they are mutually exclusive for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 Fender gets a bad rap for poor overdrive sounds because of the lackluster design in the more modern, sub-$1000 amps such as the Hot Rod series. They have sold so many of these amps and that's primarily where the bad rap comes from. This. Old-school Fenders cranked up have awesome overdriven tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danne Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 Fender overdriven tones in their tube amplifiers are GREAT. IF by overdriven you mean pushing their tubes, breaking up their otherwise AWESOME clean. [That's why I understand for overdrive, anyways]. But I think the original poster meant "distortion" or more gain in the overdrive. I know we guitarrists use those two words indiscriminately, other guitarrists go on a full scale war trying to define both of them. Now, in the natural, tube "distortion" department, they just suck. Hell, even their solid state amps suck at distortion, too. I mean, the distortion channel on the supersonic sounds good, but nowhere near as good when u compare them to other amps in their price range. I had an M80 chorus amp. It was a good amp in the distortion department. But a cheap Crate practice amp could make those very same distortions. Dont get me wrong, I like distortions in Crate amps [Most people hate them, i know] but that's exactly my point. It's not that Fender distortions sounds bad on their own, but when u compare those fender amps in the distortion department with other amps, they just fall short and leave a lot to be desired. And this is a bad thing, because I think Fender is a pretty standard name in the amp industry. Other amps manufacturers knows this fact and charge a lot for amps that lack the fundamentals of a Fender: a solid, beautiful clean sound. I mean, it is an AMPLIFIER. It is supposed to amplify your guitar signal in a beautiful, articulate way, just like a tube Fender amp does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 You've obviously never experienced an overdriven Tweed Deluxe or Bassman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WayTooApe Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 I had a blues deluxe that is pissed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 Blackface Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RiderOnTime Posted June 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 but that's exactly my point. It's not that Fender distortions sounds bad on their own, but when u compare those fender amps in the distortion department with other amps, they just fall short and leave a lot to be desired. And this is a bad thing, because I think Fender is a pretty standard name in the amp industry. Other amps manufacturers knows this fact and charge a lot for amps that lack the fundamentals of a Fender: a solid, beautiful clean sound. I mean, it is an AMPLIFIER. It is supposed to amplify your guitar signal in a beautiful, articulate way, just like a tube Fender amp does. This chap understands my point! And to emphasise once more, I was referring in particular to Fender amps with a clean and drive channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 The HRD has a terrible sound. However the SuperSonic doesnt seem to sound so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ejkennedy Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 I had a blues deluxe that is pissed right now.:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olgluefoot Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 My Tone Master would like to have a word with you.as would the prosonic, and the supersonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Waterfowlmagnet Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 I listened to a band with a boosted Fender this past weekend me likeyMy next amp WILL be a Fender of some sort, vintage or reissue:idk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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