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Post subject: Help me choose my first Fender amp.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:13 pm
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I am looking for a small to mid size amp. I have a Marshall Class 5 that I like for gain.

Right now I'm down to either something Fender or a Vox AC15C1.

- I want nice rock overdrive/distortion & also nice cleans. I like 60's - 80's rock.

- It must be able to sound good at home & at church. (I can handle the Class 5 at full volume, although it is l-o-u-d at home)


So what would you guys suggest? If you have good YouTube clips to point me towards, that would be helpful.

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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:40 pm
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I just picked up a 65 Princeton Reverb Reissue, and am loving it! I had a Blues jr for 6 years never really did it for me. Also have a Gibson GA-5, 5 watts can get loud.


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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:14 pm
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You could do a lot worse than a re-issue Princeton Reverb or Deluxe Reverb. Nothing does "clean" like a BF Fender and with a couple of carefully-selected pedals, they'll get just as "dirty" as you like.

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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:43 pm
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What Arjay said.The deluxe reverb that I have is a phenomenal amp.Great classic cleans and I am sure the princeton is a great amp too.Couldnt go wrong with either.


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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:11 am
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Hi,

I tried the AC15C1 and been a little disapointed, no really clean sound as I remember. May be a CC1X with blue speaker is better but I didn't try. On the other hand, the top boost channel is what is expected for distortion.
Finally I tried a Blues deluxe and immediatly bought it; It "the sound" for clean. I also experienced the Marshall JMC800 combo 50W (amazing sound but not really mine)

For home playing 4-5W to 15W is enough, with a band 15W can be enough but 40-50W is appreciated in case of absorbing room. :

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I agree with Arjay and Budglo. Princeton or Deluxe Reverb without a doubt. IMO only the reissue 65 Blackface and 57 and 59 reissues are the only current production amps that actually sound like classic fender amps. Replace the Groove Tubes with some NOS tubes and you'll be golden.

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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:14 am
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Thanks, everyone.

As for the Princeton Reverb & Deluxe Reverb; neither have a Master Volume, consequently in order for them to start to break up, it would be outrageously loud at home (unless you use a pedal). Right?

I listened to some clips of the Blues Deluxe and although it has a Master Volume, it seems the overdrive on it is quite mild. I'm not looking for metal tones at all, but something approaching a classic rock sound would be good.

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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:31 am
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The Princeton Reverb & Deluxe Reverb are light years ahead of the Blues Jr in the build and tone dept. The Princeton Reverb & Deluxe Reverb RI do not have a master volume and you would need a pedal to get distortion at lower volumes. If you're looking for tube distortion at lower volumes, you can either get an attenuator or go to a lower wattage amp. With Fender, I'd look for a Silverface 70's Champ or maybe a Marshall Class 5. Or better yet, an Egnater Tweaker.

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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:31 am
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777 wrote:
Thanks, everyone.

As for the Princeton Reverb & Deluxe Reverb; neither have a Master Volume, consequently in order for them to start to break up, it would be outrageously loud at home (unless you use a pedal). Right?

I listened to some clips of the Blues Deluxe and although it has a Master Volume, it seems the overdrive on it is quite mild. I'm not looking for metal tones at all, but something approaching a classic rock sound would be good.

Thanks again.
If you are really looking for an amp to breakup at home and still be able to gig with it ,you might want to check out the Egnater Rebel 20.You can dial it down to 1 watt or 20.Personally I use od pedals with any amp I play.My drri is pretty darn loud before it breaks up.I always dial it in for maximum headroom wherever I am playing and use my od pedals to push it.The positive thing about pedals is YOU get to choose what the overdrive sounds like .Want something less mild, but like the cleans?No problem.I have a blues deluxe located somewhere deep in my closet and it does have a fairly tame od channel.


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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 8:39 am
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1 watt is still pretty loud on the Rebel 20. You lose more headroom. It can hit Tweed Princeton tones pretty well. You can mimic a lot of amps with the Rebel without pedals or modeling effects. At 1 watt, you lose headroom. There are a lot of tonal possibilities just by using the watts dial.

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