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Which amplifier and why?
Fender '57 Champ 11%  11%  [ 6 ]
Fender '57 Deluxe 14%  14%  [ 8 ]
Fender '59 Bassman 16%  16%  [ 9 ]
Fender '65 Princeton 11%  11%  [ 6 ]
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb 27%  27%  [ 15 ]
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Fender Hot Rod Deville 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Fender Blues Deluxe 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
Fender Blues Deville 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Fender Blues Junior 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
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Post subject: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:19 am
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Of the new amps which are currently/recently on the market, which amp would be your choice and why?


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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:42 am
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I already own a Blues Deluxe Reissue. I built my own 5F6A Bassman clone. I modified my Champion 600 to 5F1 (57 Champ) specs plus my own custom touches.

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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:29 pm
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65 Deluxe Reverb I guess...I already have a 64 Princeton, 65 SR, 69 Bantam (w/15 Jensen), 84 Concert (II) w/ 2x10s, so I don't have a 1x12 Fender amp so that would be on my wish list.

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:33 pm
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I guess a 65 Super Reverb isn,t good enough to make the list. But I want one anyway. I have my 59 Bassman.


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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:45 am
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I have a Twin and a DRRI. I'd like a Princeton. Don't need it tho'. I got more amps than I need.


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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:56 am
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Deluxe Reverb - because it gets so many appraises from the Gurus on this forum.

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:26 pm
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tbazzone wrote:
I guess a 65 Super Reverb isn,t good enough to make the list. But I want one anyway. I have my 59 Bassman.


Nothing wrong with the 65 Super Reverb
Actually, I wanted to put the Super Reverb in the list but I was limited to only ten choices.

I used to play a steel guitar through an original 1965 Super Reverb back in the 70s.

IMHO, I wish I had noted that I could have tossed one of the other options in favor of the SR when I started it. But then - someone would have hollered about not having a Mustang in the list.


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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:46 pm
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Twinhit wrote:
tbazzone wrote:
I guess a 65 Super Reverb isn,t good enough to make the list. But I want one anyway. I have my 59 Bassman.


Nothing wrong with the 65 Super Reverb
Actually, I wanted to put the Super Reverb in the list but I was limited to only ten choices.

I used to play a steel guitar through an original 1965 Super Reverb back in the 70s.

IMHO, I wish I had noted that I could have tossed one of the other options in favor of the SR when I started it. But then - someone would have hollered about not having a Mustang in the list.


Well, all the amps you listed are tube amps, so I doubt the Mustang would be missed. :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:41 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
Twinhit wrote:
tbazzone wrote:
I guess a 65 Super Reverb isn,t good enough to make the list. But I want one anyway. I have my 59 Bassman.


Nothing wrong with the 65 Super Reverb
Actually, I wanted to put the Super Reverb in the list but I was limited to only ten choices.

I used to play a steel guitar through an original 1965 Super Reverb back in the 70s.

IMHO, I wish I had noted that I could have tossed one of the other options in favor of the SR when I started it. But then - someone would have hollered about not having a Mustang in the list.


Well, all the amps you listed are tube amps, so I doubt the Mustang would be missed. :lol:



Damn,
Maybe I should start a second thread called
Poll: Fender DSP Amplifier Wish List
Cyber Twin, Cyber Deluxe, G-Dec, Mustang and... Super Champ XD2
That should fill the void for that crowd.
Trouble is, that it is hard to track.

Personally, I think Fender's got the right idea with their product line, in general:
"Stick with what works"
I'd add "perfect where you can and leave what works, alone."
What works? Tweed and Blackface - Those two definitely works!

Oddly, Fender hasn't been one to go far in the direction of amp "Heads", though
there are a few.

Imagine Fender coming up with a great amp head that turns heads and ears like a spinning a silver dollar on the cafe countertop.

Marshall aside....,

VOX Night Train (Lil' Night Train, Night Train H50NT) (AC30 Head aside)
Mesa Boogie Transatlantic TA15 and TA30
Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 18

I'm thinking.... Damn, those are some pretty cool names for starters, then,
there is the appearance, that can knock one off their feet and make them say "Wow! That looks Awesome!" and the very next question would be
"How's it sound?" - You already know the sound and if that is what you're looking for, then you are left to your own subjective opinion.

Fender needs to come up with a super killer amp head that puts all thse other guys in their place. An amp that can project it's own signature Fender sound, as well take back what Jim Marshall copied and improved upon, and redefine the father of loud. - damned, let's put some glowin' blues into it's logo and knobs, ala H&K Tubemeister and Transatlantic, Impedance Load 2,4,8,16 Ohm switch, Multi-Watt Selector Switch, Stereo I/O, Preamp Out, Power Amp In,
Stereo Watt Meter.... Ala McIntosh and "Hi, hi-mid, mid, low-mid, Low" tone stack.
4 Speaker Jacks with independant channel tone and volume control,
Subwoofer line out.
I'd go out of my way to reintroduce some of the legendary speakers
such as the JBL D-130F and Altec Lansing's VOTT type cabs.

Finish options:
Wood Cab: Tweed, Tolex,
Steel Cab: Brown Black Wrinkle Powdercoat, Black Gloss, Stainless Steel Art Deco Trim bars.

Now.... if you wanted something different, the chassis would be constructed in such a way to allow for "custom bodies" ala Duesenburg.
Also a rack-mount version would be very nice.

I'd call it the "Bluesman", "Freight Train", "Big Boy" or "Chieftain"

It'd take a LOT of work and the larger models would likely cost a pretty penny for sure. Especially in a "Nothing But The Very Best" approach.

As for effects, ala Cyber-Twin, G-Dec, Mustang, and Super Champ XD type
of hybrid DSP products, I'd say Fender would do well to focus on a rack-mountable unit that can be tweeked every which way till the cows come home.

but that's me.


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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:59 pm
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Hittin' the "bath salts" again are we, twinhit?

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:40 pm
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Well, anyway...


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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:11 am
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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:07 pm
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I already have a BDRI, so the DRRI would be next on the wish list. I don't like the amp head idea. It would make one more trip from the truck to stage.

1st trip: pedal board, one guitar
2nd trip: another guitar, amp
Bag over shoulder on one of those trips.
Having an amp head would require a cab, and 1 more trip. Forgot to mention, after each trip, gotta stop by the bar for a drink. I would be buzzing really good after 3 trips, which means I shouldn't be handling ANY equipment.

Maybe I could use some long screws and screw the cab and head together! Did somebody say something about bath salts? :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:17 pm
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The vintage piggybacks are kewl and ooze that "retro" vibe, but when stage space is scarce, set-up time is at a premium, and aging knees protest at every movement, all I generally need is this......

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Post subject: Re: Poll: Fender Amplifier Wish List
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:05 pm
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Arjay you need to be banned from showing that amp. I start fidgiting around when I see it and mumbling nonsense about why can,t I get one.


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