FENDER EXCELSIOR, new from NAAM

Las_Barracudas

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Posted on Jan 15 2012 08:29 AM

Might be worth checking out?

FENDER EXCELSIOR

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airesound

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Posts: 100
England
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 09:09 AM

That Excelsior reminds me of the Ampeg amps. Fender seem to be pulling out all the stops these days with their latest range of amplifiers. There's also a Machete amp for the shredders and a Greta practice amp for the retro crowd.

They're even getting into the floor POD processor category with the new Mustang Floor model.

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 09:40 AM

airesound wrote:

That Excelsior reminds me of the Ampeg amps.

http://gretschpages.com/forum/other-amps/excelsior-amp-from-the-60s/13479/page1/

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Doctor_Morbius

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Posted on Jan 15 2012 11:35 AM

It certainly looks cool. Looking forward to checking them out in person.

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midwestsurfer

Joined: Aug 09, 2007
Posts: 308
Indianapolis
United States

Posted on Jan 15 2012 01:50 PM

I'm really curious about this amp. It looks great and I love what I've read about it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. On the whole I'm pretty impressed with the new stuff Fender has coming out this year. Now if only they'd scale back the prices of their AVRI guitars...then I'd really be happy!

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surferXmatt

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New York
United States

Posted on Jan 15 2012 06:59 PM

Looks cool to me... any idea on the US street price?

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Las_Barracudas

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Surf City, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 15 2012 07:15 PM

$300-400 ?

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surferXmatt

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New York
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 07:26 PM

Not bad, looking forward to hearing samples.

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Jan 15 2012 11:38 PM

I really like this one below it
http://www.keymusic.com/product/Fender-Greta

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tubesNtweed

Joined: Sep 07, 2011
Posts: 507

Posted on Jan 16 2012 03:58 AM

Finally, with all the mountains of black solid state metal amps, there's light at the end of the tunnel with these retro designs! Microphone AND accordion inputs? That's my kinda amp, I love multiple input amps. Maybe I'm just crazy but I may just learn accordion so I can say it's used correctly. Yea, I'm crazy...

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midwestsurfer

Joined: Aug 09, 2007
Posts: 308
Indianapolis
United States

Posted on Jan 16 2012 09:52 AM

tubesNtweed wrote:

Finally, with all the mountains of black solid state
metal amps, there's light at the end of the tunnel with
these retro designs! Microphone AND accordion inputs?
That's my kinda amp, I love multiple input amps. Maybe
I'm just crazy but I may just learn accordion so I can
say it's used correctly. Yea, I'm crazy...

Nothing crazy about being inspired to play!

I felt the same way when I got my Ampeg Gemini II about 20 years ago. It was the first time I'd ever seen an accordion input on an amp and I was listening to a lot of They Might Be Giants at the time.

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vintagesurfdude

Joined: Nov 28, 2011
Posts: 795
Prescott Valley, AZ
United States

Posted on Jan 16 2012 02:44 PM

Now if Fender would only reissue a hand wired '61 Showman for about $400, life would be good......

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 19 2012 09:21 PM

bigtikidude wrote:

I really like this one below it
http://www.keymusic.com/product/Fender-Greta

Cool looking little amp, might be nice for those late night noodling sessions.

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Sonichris

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Posted on Jan 19 2012 09:32 PM

Both the Greta and the Excelsior look great - I really like the Greta!

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davidphantomatic

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Posted on Jan 20 2012 01:22 AM

Do want the Excelsior!

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jonny_flatbottle

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Massachusetts
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Posted on Jan 20 2012 04:42 AM

think I'll be buying another amp soon!

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26Alpha20

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Posted on Jan 20 2012 09:48 AM

Plug in the outboard reverb unit and you'd have yourself a tasty small gig rig. Hmmmmmm.....

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caddady

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N.E. Ohio
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Posted on Jan 20 2012 12:03 PM

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Excelsior

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RaistMagus

Joined: Mar 30, 2011
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Copenhagen
Denmark

Posted on Feb 10 2012 03:56 AM

I've got two questions about Excelsior.

How come it's so cheap, considering that fender moderately overprices it's stuff? If a Blues Jr costs 600 euros, what the heck is Excelsior made of?
Don't the plastic cover lines in the front of the speaker affect/hinder in any way the sound?

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abdul_tom

Joined: Dec 04, 2006
Posts: 251
United Kingdom

Posted on Feb 10 2012 07:29 AM

Exclesior is made in China, and designed to compete with some of the ultra-cheap Chinese tube amps that have emerged in recent years (Sound City, Electra, cheap Oranges)

I'm curious because it seems a hella small box for a 15" speaker.

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Las_Barracudas Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC	Posted on Jan 15 2012 08:29 AM Might be worth checking out? FENDER EXCELSIOR — METEOR IV on reverbnation Top
airesound Joined: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 100 England	Posted on Jan 15 2012 09:09 AM That Excelsior reminds me of the Ampeg amps. Fender seem to be pulling out all the stops these days with their latest range of amplifiers. There's also a Machete amp for the shredders and a Greta practice amp for the retro crowd. They're even getting into the floor POD processor category with the new Mustang Floor model. Last edited: Jan 15, 2012 09:10:46 Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Jan 15 2012 09:40 AM airesound wrote: That Excelsior reminds me of the Ampeg amps. http://gretschpages.com/forum/other-amps/excelsior-amp-from-the-60s/13479/page1/ — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Last edited: Jan 15, 2012 09:59:27 Top
Doctor_Morbius Joined: Oct 26, 2008 Posts: 608 This Planet Earth	Posted on Jan 15 2012 11:35 AM It certainly looks cool. Looking forward to checking them out in person. — Cats 'n' Strats, 'cause that's how I roll - I eat reverb for breakfast! Fenderus Collecticus Strat Blender Pot Modification HERE Top
midwestsurfer Joined: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 308 Indianapolis	Posted on Jan 15 2012 01:50 PM I'm really curious about this amp. It looks great and I love what I've read about it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. On the whole I'm pretty impressed with the new stuff Fender has coming out this year. Now if only they'd scale back the prices of their AVRI guitars...then I'd really be happy! — -Nick Gypsy Moonshine on Reverbnation Gypsy Moonshine on Facebook Top
surferXmatt Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York	Posted on Jan 15 2012 06:59 PM Looks cool to me... any idea on the US street price? Top
Las_Barracudas Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC	Posted on Jan 15 2012 07:15 PM $300-400 ? — METEOR IV on reverbnation Top
surferXmatt Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York	Posted on Jan 15 2012 07:26 PM Not bad, looking forward to hearing samples. Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25669 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 15 2012 11:38 PM I really like this one below it http://www.keymusic.com/product/Fender-Greta — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
tubesNtweed Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507	Posted on Jan 16 2012 03:58 AM Finally, with all the mountains of black solid state metal amps, there's light at the end of the tunnel with these retro designs! Microphone AND accordion inputs? That's my kinda amp, I love multiple input amps. Maybe I'm just crazy but I may just learn accordion so I can say it's used correctly. Yea, I'm crazy... Top
midwestsurfer Joined: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 308 Indianapolis	Posted on Jan 16 2012 09:52 AM tubesNtweed wrote: Finally, with all the mountains of black solid state metal amps, there's light at the end of the tunnel with these retro designs! Microphone AND accordion inputs? That's my kinda amp, I love multiple input amps. Maybe I'm just crazy but I may just learn accordion so I can say it's used correctly. Yea, I'm crazy... Nothing crazy about being inspired to play! I felt the same way when I got my Ampeg Gemini II about 20 years ago. It was the first time I'd ever seen an accordion input on an amp and I was listening to a lot of They Might Be Giants at the time. — -Nick Gypsy Moonshine on Reverbnation Gypsy Moonshine on Facebook Top
vintagesurfdude Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ	Posted on Jan 16 2012 02:44 PM Now if Fender would only reissue a hand wired '61 Showman for about $400, life would be good...... Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jan 19 2012 09:21 PM bigtikidude wrote: I really like this one below it http://www.keymusic.com/product/Fender-Greta Cool looking little amp, might be nice for those late night noodling sessions. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Last edited: Jan 19, 2012 21:22:44 Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1906 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Jan 19 2012 09:32 PM Both the Greta and the Excelsior look great - I really like the Greta! — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
davidphantomatic Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 580 San Antone, TX	Posted on Jan 20 2012 01:22 AM Do want the Excelsior! — The Phantomatics on Facebook The Phantomatics on Instagram The Phantomatics on Bandcamp Top
jonny_flatbottle Joined: Aug 29, 2011 Posts: 173 Massachusetts	Posted on Jan 20 2012 04:42 AM think I'll be buying another amp soon! Top
26Alpha20 Joined: Jul 17, 2011 Posts: 59	Posted on Jan 20 2012 09:48 AM Plug in the outboard reverb unit and you'd have yourself a tasty small gig rig. Hmmmmmm..... — Get wet and loud wit... Abomionable Showmen FB Showmen Twitter Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Jan 20 2012 12:03 PM http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Excelsior — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
RaistMagus Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen	Posted on Feb 10 2012 03:56 AM I've got two questions about Excelsior. How come it's so cheap, considering that fender moderately overprices it's stuff? If a Blues Jr costs 600 euros, what the heck is Excelsior made of? Don't the plastic cover lines in the front of the speaker affect/hinder in any way the sound? — https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ https://www.dirtyfuse.com Top
abdul_tom Joined: Dec 04, 2006 Posts: 251	Posted on Feb 10 2012 07:29 AM Exclesior is made in China, and designed to compete with some of the ultra-cheap Chinese tube amps that have emerged in recent years (Sound City, Electra, cheap Oranges) I'm curious because it seems a hella small box for a 15" speaker. Top

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