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Post subject: Fender 68 custom Deluxe Reverb tremolo problem
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:50 am
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After waiting a long time - nearly 3 months after order it, the amp (Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb) finaly arrived.
Sounds very good; but not the vibrato or the broken speaker.
The Vibrato channel has a continual popping sound that increases with the speed and intensity dials. The amp was sent for service but coulden´t be fixed - there's no spare parts - estimated time for shipping a new speaker from USA to Sweden is 4 weeks. The amp has been sold out in Sweden and next delivery is expected in march 2014.
The (very helpful) store helped me to get a new from Fender (they had one left for demonstration).
The new deluxe had the same vibrato/tremelo problem and I had to send it to service again.
Can´t say I'm to impressed of the quality or test before delivery.

Yesterday Fender Sweden returned the amp after a tweak... took them 10 days. The amp sound was as bad as it was before. Can't say I'll notice any difference and the "popping sound" was still there.
I'm not impressed about Fenders service or there respect for customers.

I'll left the amp back - maybe I'll buy a Fender 65 blackface but not without testing it in the store.
(The shop had a Fender 68 custom princeton which had the same problem and a loud humming sound....)


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Post subject: Re: Fender 68 custom reverb tremolo problem
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:58 am
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My reverb on my 68 doesn't taking it in thursday


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Post subject: Re: Fender 68 custom Deluxe Reverb tremolo problem
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:16 pm
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Bad QC for sure .. :shock:


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Post subject: Re: Fender 68 custom Deluxe Reverb tremolo problem
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:15 am
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The springs came loose during shipping, they replaced it with a better one:)


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Post subject: Re: Fender 68 custom Deluxe Reverb tremolo problem
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:28 pm
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mkardell wrote:
...The Vibrato channel has a continual popping sound that increases with the speed and intensity dials...


"Popping", or the infamous "trem-tick"? It might be the "normal" trem-tick noise, and there are some mods/fixes to take care of this.

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