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Blackface Fender Amps vs Brownface Fender Amps ???????????
Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805 
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 03:31 PM
Just thought I would see what the masses think about their rigs ? Blackface with the scooped midrange great for lot's of styles of guitar. Or your Brownface with more midrange and presence Oyeah, and killer Tremolo! Both types of amp are the world most emulated and are suitable for all style of guitar.. Whats your pick and show of your hardware ?
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 03:34 PM
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 08:16 PM
What? No Mass craze ?? Huh... |
Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 2174 PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.) 
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 08:40 PM
My vote is brownface. —-Kyle Beyond The Surf YouTube channel |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 08:47 PM
I can't imagine why anybody would choose blackface over brown other than $$$. I'm going to tell everyone a guitar secret. Online, most times anybody says that a certain piece of gear is the best, that means it is what they own and that they haven't tried out other gear in a suitable environment. And they are likely hobbyists. |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle 
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 08:50 PM
I like both black and brown. They sound a little different. I think brown is better for surf. Black maybe for other stuff. It is damned close, though. — |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on Apr 30 2010 08:56 PM
Ok, nothin wrong with being a Hobbyist.. I Love blackface amps.. However, on the otherside I play Brownface.. See it's all good bro.. It's really in the way you play, the amp is just going to color it.. It's Brownface for all of my surf stuff but the blackface stuff I think colors it by taking out the midrange.. Good for Rock and blues / country... |
Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 214 Somerset, England |
Posted on May 01 2010 01:32 AM
You buggers!! Ive recently bought a Princeton reissue, its my only amp and my latest craze is Surf! I do other stuff with it so i dont really mind. I only learnt about the midrange scooped thing from this site. Does that mean i can just add a bit of mid with my eq pedal and bobs your uncle or is it a bit more complicated than that? I fear the later is likely to be true. I dont comment on what i think is best as im one of those hobbyists who hasent tried a brown faced fender, in fact i never even saw one on my quest for my new amp. |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on May 01 2010 10:56 AM
Hey bro, no biggie.. Blackface amp are sweet!! I should know I own 5 vintage Fender blackface amps.. Go to your local vintage guitar shop and try out a Vintage 6G6b Brownface bassman if they have one ?? Thats what started it all for me a long time ago.. Also there is guys out there that make Brownface Clones.. Gomez amp or Lux-tone Frugal amps Marsh amps etc. Really, no biggie your amp is fine enjoy it!!! It's not the amp it's all in the way you play.. The amp is just your voice!!! |
Joined: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 308 Indianapolis
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Posted on May 01 2010 06:43 PM
+1 I grew up playing on a '65 Super Reverb and I loved every minute of it. Although over the years I've developed a preference for brownface Fenders for playing surf, I'm still more than happy to play through a vintage blackface amp any chance I get. —-Nick |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on May 01 2010 08:35 PM
Good to hear it.. I play my Brown amps for surf.. and I play my Blackface for Rock and country.. However, the 66 Bassman works really well for surf!! But you got to have a reverb unit!!! |
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Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 2174 PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.)
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Posted on May 01 2010 10:11 PM
Bassmans are great! brownface or blackface both are killer for any genre I also love Dario's "El Sonido" I use to play an AA864 64' Pre-CBS Bassman religiously for a couple of years till I got my Showman and then moved over to my Bandmaster full-time now.
-Kyle Beyond The Surf YouTube channel |
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Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 2174 PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.)
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Posted on May 01 2010 10:47 PM
For those CBS AB165 owners check this out. -Kyle Beyond The Surf YouTube channel |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on May 02 2010 12:43 AM
Got the AB165 sounds good on like 5 or 6 !!! Kinda compressed though in a good way! Hey nice matching T's Lol!! Oyeah, and your cool board shorts.. Sweeet.... |
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Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 2174 PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.)
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Posted on May 02 2010 12:50 AM
All piggyback amps sound nasally (compressed) thats the signature tone of closed back cabs. —-Kyle Beyond The Surf YouTube channel |
Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo
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Posted on May 12 2010 02:51 AM
I play through a tonemaster 212 w/ celestion vintage 30, and through a http://www.thenocturnebrain.com |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on May 12 2010 08:35 AM
Yes our Bassmans and our Bandmaster's can be a bit nasally/compressed.. However, The closed back cabinet in very directional and leaves you with the feeling of compression.. I think you are using a great speaker with the V30 Celestion.. I like usng JBL D120f for that in your face crisp sound!!! |
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Posted on May 12 2010 10:16 AM
I'm a hobbyist with a Twin Reverb II (Rivera era). It has a black faceplate, but I have doubts to whether its a classic blackface, silverface, or brown sound. I think these amps are on their own, but maybe closer to a blackface. There are schematics on the web for converting it to a classic blackface circuit so obviously it is not the classic circuit to begin with. I'm not a tone snob, but, with the JBLs, I would call it a very good surf amp. I just don't know of its browner or blacker. The only brown amp I've played through was a bassman. As good as it sounded, it wasn't for me. I like a cleaner sound than that. —I signed this. |
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Joined: Mar 31, 2010 Posts: 877 Santa Barbara Ca... in the 805
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Posted on May 12 2010 10:29 AM
I "always say "what ever sounds good to your ears is the tone you like" "If it make you play guitar more use it!!!" |
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Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo
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Posted on May 12 2010 12:19 PM
Rotnroby... that's one right sexy bastard ya have thar!! beautiful amp! still dont agree with nasally and focused thing. BUT.. I should have said I'll agree there is no comparison to an btw.. its always the openback amp guy that gets told to turn down before me http://www.thenocturnebrain.com |
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