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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:26 pm
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Check out the actual Super Champ, sound files you find here.

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65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. Hands down. They are proven and ultra reliable. You can get them used for around 5-600 bucks. New, I'm not sure with the new price hike.


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I'd go with the Blues Junior. Good power, and great quality. Good luck!

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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:49 pm
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There is no one-size-fits-all amp, which makes life more interesting. But I have found a couple of combinations that are small and lightweight and work well with my guitars.

I play my ES-335 through a Blues Jr NOS (tweed, Jensen speaker) and I've replaced the Fender reverb pan with a Ruby Reverb.

I'd gig anywhere with the 335 and the BJ, but if I were playing my Les Paul Deluxe I'd take along the Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight. It's outside your budget, but I love mine. It's small and unobtrusive and I can use it at church or at a wedding reception without its looking out of place.

The BJ is more attractive, but the JM makes the LP sound better.

After many years of amp ownership, I think Fender really hits a sweet spot for price and tone. I've traded off all my Music Man, Ampeg, Carvin and whatnot tube amps -- keeping only my '63 Silvertone Twin Twelve and a modded Pignose G40V I use for harp -- and I'm now all Fender amps for guitar.

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This one's not a Fender, but I just got a chance to demo an Egnater Rebel 20. Wow what an amp. It uses both 6V6 and EL84's that you can balance between the two types of tubes or go full 6V6 or EL84. You ca also dial between 1 and 20 watts too. The tonal variations are incredible and it's built like a tank.
IMHO it blows everything else away in terms of tonal versatility and the head and cab come in at under a grand.

Silvertone Twin 12's are incredible amps.


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Lot of options in that price range the Blues Junior or Blues Deluxe, or the hot-rod deluxe are all 700$ and lower in cost.

But I'd be inclined to look to a deluxe reverb, which is at the top of your price range or maybe look for a used super reverb.
The black face and silver face amps are built much better for gigging.
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Hum the Egnater Rebel halfstack falls in your under 1000$ range :)
Never heard it yet, but it sounds like it would be interesting!

http://www.music123.com/Egnater-Rebel-H ... 8.Music123

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I like my Deluxe VM, it's great for small gigs because I don't have to drag any pedals around unless I want to. And it's LOUD. :lol:

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I like my Deluxe VM, it's great for small gigs because I don't have to drag any pedals around unless I want to. And it's LOUD. :lol:

BTW, that was a very good review you posted about your amp a few days ago! Very informative. :wink:


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have you considered a Vox AC15? I don't have one, but i hear good things about them. I'm currently trying to decide between the AC15 and a Blues Jr NOS....what does everyone here think? I welcome all opinions!


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I wouldn't go under 20 watts unless you have a decent pa system. For me, my Hot Rod Deluxe just don't do it for me. 20 watts seems to be my sweet spot, but then again, I really don't like effect boxes and prefer to get my distortion from my amp. I play in a couple of blues bands and I just like natural distortion. The distortion on the HRDlx is pretty harsh. I tamed it a bit with a tube change, but it's still not great. I tried the VM Bandmaster because I had an original Bandmaster in 74. I guess I was trying to re-live my younger days, but I just hated it. It's not even close to the original and sounded digital and sterile to me, but things change right? Some people like amps with effects in them, but I found tubes amps have a hard time doing both really well. YMMV. I think I have too many old reference points and I just keep comparing the new stuff to the old stuff. I guess I just like what I like.

It was really hard to walk away from the Rebel 20 without buying it. I would seriously go with a used DRRI. The balance of the warranty will transfer.
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I'm a great advocate of miking onstage amps into the PA. Life is so much easier when you ears are not being blown out on stage, and your performance will be better. AND, dammit, the audience's experience will be better, too. When i sit down in a club and can't hear what someone at my table is saying, that's too loud. It's also the common way of doing things. I have a few DVDs of our band's performances and the audio, recorded a few yards in front of the house speakers, is clean. You can understand the lyrics. My god, what a concept!

So I don't have a problem with low wattage, if I get the sound I want. I sure as hell don't enjoy listening to 130dB of wanking...maybe if the guitarists were Steve Vai, it'd be different -- but club guitarists (including me) ain't there, yet.

As to the issue of a "good" PA, well, your professional responsibility is to make the show sound good. Around here, venues -- bars, VFWs, reception halls, you name it -- do not have their own sound systems, so we concentrate our efforts in acquiring quality gear that does it right.

One other thing: my back likes small amps, too. :lol:

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It just depends on the venue and the type of music you play. We used to play some of the bigger clubs in Philly and Twins and half stacks were common. If I'm paying a cover to see a band, I'm usually there to hear the band, not so much to chat with friends until a break. That's just me though.

I saw Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz club in NY in November and I was up against the stage and you could still have a conversation if you wanted to and it sounded great. Like I said, it just depends on the circumstances.

Amps are just tools of the trade. I've owned amps from Ampeg to Sunn.
I always liked my Fenders except my HRDlx. A good professional series amp will always get you through. It's still always nice to have enough power for your circumstances. Only you really know what you need.


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