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    your favorite Fender amp(s)

    What is yer favorite Fender amp(s)? My favorite is a late 50's Super

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I guess it would have to be my '64 BF VibroChamp because all of the sound/tone that can come from the little 8 inch speaker, plus I can tote it around without breaking my back.

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    Original blackface Deluxe Reverb and Bassman amps. I've never heard the Vibroverb but I'll bet it's amazing.
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    One of Keith Richards old tweed twins!!!

    I played an old Blackface Super Reverb a while back (Not sure of the year). I would have to say that sounded damn fine!!!

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Fender Tone Master
    Fender Prosonic head
    Fender Prosonic combo

    Late 50's Tweed Bassman 4x10
    Early 60's blonde/brownface 6G6 and 6G6A Bassman heads W/Tone ring cabs

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Blackface Vibrolux. I love 10" speakers. Oh yeah, the custom shop VibroKing i played -- and i'm not even a vibrato guy. They just sound great.
    Last edited by sabby; 10-13-2004 at 06:05 AM. Reason: vibrolux, not verb, that is.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I like my bassman, too (handwired board in a reissue -- though I'm not sure that matters).

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I really dig my 6G2 Princeton and would say its my favorite at the moment. I have a hunch that I would fall in love with the tweeds.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    brown Pro/Vibrasonic
    brown Princeton
    brown Deluxe
    brown Vibrolux (see a pattern?)
    BF/SF Vibrochamp
    Champ II

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    Blackface Princetons with 12" speaker and "da voodoo treatment"
    Blackface Deluxe Reverbs and DRRI's with some nice mods like better tubes and speaker.

    My blackface Pro Reverb with V-30 Celestions and chassis mods by Todd Sharp, Teleboberto played that amp and liked it

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    A Fuchs modded Bassman reissue.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I don't think I've played enough different amps to judge.

    I do love my Deluxe Reverb though. It sounds gorgeous, has simple, elegant controls, and is very portable. What more could I want out of an amp?
    s'all goof.

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    I miss my BF Deluxe and SF Twin. Besides buying a Mercury, if I had money, I'd tell ya what I'd do, I'd go downtown and buy a shitload of Fender amps too!!!
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    silver face master volume twins.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    '64 Blackface blonde Bandmaster with 63 RI Reverb unit. Either the Jazzmaster or the Mosrite = SURF'S UP!!!! :spin

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    '65 Fender Tremolux. The one that got away...should have never, never sold it.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I'm mighty fond of my '62 narrow panel tweed champ. My '74 silver face Princeton Reverb, which I've had since new, is a very close second. Not far behind either of those is my musicmaster bass amp.
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I can't pick just one. Tweeds do rock better, but blackfaces do country more to my liking.

    5E3 Deluxe and Blackface Deluxe Reverb.

    I'd LOVE to play some Fenders with 10's though...

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Super Reverbs, anything before the MV sounds good to me. Four tens... that's a lot of surface area.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Quote Originally Posted by Stroker Ace
    silver face master volume twins.
    Dang, homeboy! Where have you been?

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    the '59 bassman reissue revolutionized my tone and playing.

    My friend has a '60's blackface super reverb that is probably the best sounding clean amp I have ever heard.

    Someone mentioned the prosonic combo. I played one in the mid '90's that I thought was the best amp I'd heard at the time. My tastes may have changed, but from what I remember..it was nice.!
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Quote Originally Posted by 71818
    Dang, homeboy! Where have you been?
    Long story :) I'll send you an e-mail.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I have a pile of old Fender amp. My favorite is the '66 bassman with matching 2x12 Weber Chicago loaded cab.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    My favorite Fender amp is the Vibrolux Reverb. At 33 watts, it's sits right in there between too gritty (Deluxe Reverb), and too loud (Super Reverb).
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I know they aren't collectible or highly sought after, but my Concert II does it for me. No, it isn't "modern" high gain, but it does everything I want it to. It took me a while to learn using the effects loop to optimize the gain and to sweeten up the clean channel. It is PTP and trouble free....
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Low power tweed twins, Supers, quad reverbs and a Tweed bassman.

    That'll do me.

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    I'm a big fan of the BFVR (I've got a '66). Fits in every situation.:yay

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    for most things a tweed deluxe

    when i play in my classic rock cover band, my modded 68 bassman thru a 4x12.
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I really like my '69 SFVR and '71 PR. I'd love to try a Bassman or super.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    My "new" fave amp will be here tomorrow.
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    I scored a minty mint '63 brown Princeton with
    original speaker and tubes for $355.00 U.S. :nicholas
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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    My brown Pro or my brown Super.
    I haven't met a 2x6L6 brown Fender I haven't liked, actually.

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    63-64 Transitional BF/blonde Tremolux -- fattest BF I've ever played.
    mid-70's SF Princeton w/Weber 10F150T -- very pretty cleans and pedal friendly for dirt.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Favorites that I own: 68 drip edge Princeton Reverb & Super Champ.

    Favorite that I've played through but don't own: 5E3 Deluxe.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Favorites that I own -'70 Vibrolux Reverb and '69 Deluxe Reverb, depending on the situation. That I don't own - my buddy's 6G2 Princeton. I really miss the '68 Princeton Reverb I once had, too.

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    Come to think of it..... After I heard Tele-Bob play throught my tweed Vibrolux I have a new found interest in playing the amp. I guess he has inspired me as to what the amp can do.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    My new(old) 65 BF Bandmaster into my 2x10 weber Michigan cab.

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    1958 Fender Vibrolux Tweed. I don't own one of these, nor might it be the greatest, but it's my favorite.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Quote Originally Posted by Tonefreak
    1958 Fender Vibrolux Tweed. I don't own one of these, nor might it be the greatest, but it's my favorite.
    I have a reworked '59 I might be willing to sell.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    Most versatile is the '65 Vibrolux Reverb used with Gatton Tele with Joe Bardens.
    I have a '55 5E3 Narrow panel Deluxe that I use with a single PU Esquire clone that has an original 1950 Fender Champion 9.4K lapsteel PU.

    I have a '65 Super Reverb, which is all original and could use a tweaking.

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    Re: your favorite Fender amp(s)

    I have a narrow panel 5E5-A Tweed Pro replica NOCD built. Even though its a clone I have to say that it is the best sounding and most versatile "Fender" I own in a group that includes a 67 Vibrochamp, 63 Brown Princeton, and 74 Vibrolux Reverb.

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