Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Oct 26 2017 06:25 PM
I sold my Vox AC30HW2 because of the weight and I was looking for
a smaller Amp. So I bought a reissue Fender Deluxe Reverb in Surf
Green. I also traded my two guitars for a 1995 PRS Custom 22 so for
those who own a reissue Deluxe Reverb what Mods would be good?
Here is the picture of the Amp and Guitar.


— Lou D
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Oct 26 2017 08:55 PM
Shouldn't really need too many mods. What speaker is on-board?
— He who dies with the most tubes... wins
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 27 2017 07:09 AM
Congratulations. I'd leave it the way it is & move it away from the wall a bit.
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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SinNombre
Joined: Nov 14, 2011
Posts: 79
San Diego
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Posted on Oct 27 2017 10:56 AM
I agree with Tubeswell and Badger. Play through it for a while and if you decide there is something about it you are not happy with come back and tell us what it is. I put a JJ in v-2 in mine and couldn't tell any difference. I tried a Weber F-150 and prefered the stock speaker, although I would like to hear it with a Jensen C-12n.
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1428
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Oct 27 2017 05:14 PM
Congrats on the new amp, it looks amazing! SinNombre, I am surprised you were not happy with the F-150. I have heard such good things about it.
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Oct 27 2017 05:29 PM
FWIW 12F150-C12k shootout in a DR
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Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Oct 28 2017 06:37 AM
I have band practice on Sunday so I can then tell
if I will like the Amp. When I had my Tone King
Imperial the sound was great and that Amp blows
the Fender away I should have kept the Tone King.
There is one thing that I really don't like about
the Fender it's the Cheap parts they use in this
Amp.
— Lou D
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 28 2017 07:23 AM
Twinreverb wrote:
I have band practice on Sunday so I can then tell
if I will like the Amp.
Yes, by all means play it at volume before you start tinkering; have a fun practice. The PCB-based DRRI and the Tone King are apples/oranges in terms of construction, and resultant cost. Many amps can benefit from tailoring tubes, particularly output tubes, to get what you want. But to decide on that one should get a chance to play it at volume. With the scooped mids of that circuit it will take pedals (including a tank) well.
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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SinNombre
Joined: Nov 14, 2011
Posts: 79
San Diego
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Posted on Oct 28 2017 10:18 AM
SixStringSurfer wrote:
SinNombre, I am surprised you were not happy with the F-150. I have heard such good things about it.
I bought my DRRI used with the Weber installed and the C12K thrown in. I am pretty sure neither driver had been broken in. The Weber sounded too bright and harsh to me, partly because I was not used to such a bright scooped amp. I put the Jensen in and it tamed the brightness but had no particular character. I put the Weber in a cab to use with a darker amp which worked quite well, and now it is well broken in.
So I should try putting the Weber back in the DRRI to see how it sounds to me now, which I have been meaning to do, just needed a push like yours and a bit of spare time. BTW, my Weber is 25w, is that cutting it a bit close for a 22w amp?
Tubeswell- thanks for the vid, I hadn't seen that one.
Last edited: Oct 28, 2017 10:24:42
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jonfender
Joined: Mar 09, 2011
Posts: 273
Melbourne FL USA
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Posted on Oct 28 2017 12:46 PM
I Love Fender Amps ! That being said, the re-ish 65' Deluxe Reverbs use cheap parts. I've got one & the reverb stopped working after 3 years. Fender replaced it under 5-yr warranty. No problems since & the amp works really well with effects pedals. We did take a look at the "broken" reverb unit & the parts they used were far inferior to the older 60's models. A "pricey" alternative is to have your amp tech (or yourself) replace the printed circuit board with a hand wired one. It's just my opinion but I feel this would be a good alternative. I agree w/"TwinReverb" on this in that they use cheap parts.
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SinNombre
Joined: Nov 14, 2011
Posts: 79
San Diego
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Posted on Oct 28 2017 03:18 PM
jonfender wrote:
A "pricey" alternative is to have your amp tech (or yourself) replace the printed circuit board with a hand wired one.
Another pricey alternative is to buy Fender's new '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb'. Hand-wired, higher end parts etc. Asking price at most sellers is $2,500 but apparantly deals can be made.
'64 Deluxe Reverb
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Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Oct 29 2017 10:08 PM
I thought about the Hand Wired one yet it's out of my
price range. I played the Amp today at band practice
and we played about 4 hrs. The guys in the band said
that the Amp sounded good. I did not think that it
sounded that good. One thing was this I kept changing
the Rotary control on my PRS Custom 22 trying to find
the right sound on the guitar. I thought about returning
the Amp to Guitar Center but after reading the post on
another Forum I'm going to keep the Amp. The speaker sounds
fine and I do like the Reverb and Tremolo I just have to
give the Amp more time to break in. One other thing I was
thinking about is this would a Telecaster or Stratocaster
be a better match with the Deluxe Reverb?
— Lou D
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Oct 29 2017 10:53 PM
Twinreverb wrote:
thinking about is this would a Telecaster or Stratocaster
be a better match with the Deluxe Reverb?
yes and yes, and/or a jazzmaster or jaguar
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stratdancer
Joined: Dec 11, 2013
Posts: 2537
Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 04:41 AM
If you are playing surf then you are not going to get "the sound" from the humbuckers. Are you using a tank or a good reverb pedal?
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Chippertheripper
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 819
Semass
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 08:21 AM
That prs have taps? Try splitting the coils first before you go nuts on replacing various bits of your whole rig.
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Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 09:59 AM
Chippertheripper there is one setting on the guitar
that splits the coils to get a strat type sound. It
seems that a lot of players that have the Deluxe Reverb
Amp play Telecasters thru the amp With the band I'm in
there very little Surf and so far the only song we have
played is (Wipeout). We would like to do Beach Boys but
the vocals are not there yet. I think to do the Mods that
I want to do is going to be to much money. I would have to
gut the Amp and it's not cost effective.
— Lou D
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Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 02:24 PM
I did bring the Amp back to Guitar Center today and I played
thru a reissue Fender Twin Reverb and a used Fender Super Reverb.
I used my PRS Custom 22 and a Fender American Standard Telecaster
both guitars sounded great thru the Twin Reverb the Super Reverb
needed a little work.. Then I played both guitars thru my Deluxe
Reverb and I used the second input on the Reverb side and now I
know that I had made the mistake of using the first input the
second on sounds great with my PRS. I'm still going to do some
up grades to the Amp over a long period of time. If that does not
happen then I would go with the reissue Fender Twin Reverb.
— Lou D
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 02:46 PM
Twinreverb wrote:
Then I played both guitars thru my Deluxe
Reverb and I used the second input on the Reverb side and now I
know that I had made the mistake of using the first input the
second on sounds great with my PRS.
Occam's Razor. I should've thought of that. That's the purpose of that 2nd input, to accomodate pickups with more output - like humbuckers. Standard stuff on most Fender amps, both sides (the TRRI is the same, etc).
Have fun. 
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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Chippertheripper
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 819
Semass
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Posted on Oct 30 2017 03:37 PM
Twinreverb wrote:
Chippertheripper there is one setting on the guitar
that splits the coils to get a strat type sound. It
seems that a lot of players that have the Deluxe Reverb
Amp play Telecasters thru the amp With the band I'm in
there very little Surf and so far the only song we have
played is (Wipeout). We would like to do Beach Boys but
the vocals are not there yet. I think to do the Mods that
I want to do is going to be to much money. I would have to
gut the Amp and it's not cost effective.
If you’re looking to buy a Tele, just do it.
Otherwise, twist all the knobs until you get close enough.
My .02.
Ps: I love a Tele. It’s (several of them) are my main guitar(s).
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Twinreverb
Joined: Dec 22, 2007
Posts: 216
Schenectady
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Posted on Nov 02 2017 01:42 PM
Guys this not the Amp for me I have 45 day's
if I wanted to keep it. I don't think that cost
effective to do the Mods I want to do. The three
thing that I do like about the Amp is the Color
Reverb and Tremolo. I think they are over priced
because you are paying for the name and Fender is
so big I don't think they care about the product
they put out. If they did they would not use Sub
Standard parts in there Amps. There is one Fender
Amp that I like it's the Vibro-King 60 Watts 3x10
Reverb and Tremolo and Hand Wired.
— Lou D
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