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Fender Tone Master amps
Joined: Feb 15, 2020 Posts: 3 Beringen 
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Posted on Jun 25 2020 08:55 AM
Hi surf-brothers, I need a new amp, but there is no music store around with a Fender Tone Master amp. Anyone here using it? and what do you think about it? Is the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb loud enough or should I go for the Tone Master Twin ? |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA 
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Posted on Jun 25 2020 02:44 PM
They both have switchable output power. Now I want one!! —Paul |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2008 Posts: 782
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Posted on Jun 25 2020 04:43 PM
I'm using a Twin Reverb Tone Master in the Royal Aces surf band here in Colorado. Great Twin Reverb tone, power, and reverb when practicing solo, or with the band. Will need to play a few gigs with it to be sure about how it performs there...and that will require the gigs to return! |
Joined: Apr 15, 2014 Posts: 164 Pittsburgh, Pa
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Posted on Jun 25 2020 05:29 PM
I have the deluxe. It’s way loud enough for gigs. We do a lot of what we call “Stop, Drop & Rock!” Gigs. We take a small generator for the guitar and bass amp... Just set up wherever we want and GO! The deluxe is plenty loud. I do run it around 5-5 1/2. Just a bit of breakup. If you need crazy clean head room go for the twin. I had the twin initially, it was way too loud even with the attenuation for some of the indoor gigs we play. I dig the attenuation for practice, but the amp sound better (maybe because the speaker likes a little push) once you get up to the third or fourth notch on the attenuator. —www.instagram.com/_the.outer.limits_ |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2020 Posts: 3 Beringen
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Posted on Jun 26 2020 07:20 AM
OK, thanks guys! Tone Master Deluxe is ordered than |
Joined: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 149 Michigan
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Posted on Jun 26 2020 02:18 PM
I think you'll like it! I have one along with a DRRI and some other cool amps. It gets used the most right now because of the silent recording capability. — |
Joined: Oct 04, 2015 Posts: 31 Seattle |
Posted on Jun 26 2020 02:35 PM
I have the Twin and I really like it. Works great with a tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnj5Cj-48WU — |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1428 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jun 26 2020 03:19 PM
Drecula, that sounded great. Were you playing the Vara-Tones at the very end? —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. |
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1397 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Jul 04 2020 11:45 AM
Dre - Wow that is some nice tone and playing! Thanks for sharing!!! I have a 65 twin reissue that is just sitting in the garage because it's too loud. —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus Last edited: Jul 04, 2020 11:46:06 |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2020 Posts: 3 Beringen
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Posted on Jul 05 2020 11:26 AM
Hi guys, I have the Tone Master Deluxe for a week now, and it rocks!!! No doubt about it, it sounds just like the original, and even better (because I can lower the volume without losing tone). |
Joined: Jul 01, 2018 Posts: 106 NYC
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Posted on Jul 05 2020 11:50 AM
Those amps sound great. Bonus for the ability to avoid bleeding eardrums, and saving your back every time you have to lift them. —Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you. |
Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 530 Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Jul 08 2020 06:29 PM
skeeter wrote:
Me, too, but I want it in blonde tolex/wheat grille. I've had a few Twins over the years and I always end up selling them off due to their weight...well, I loaned my last new one to a friend and unfortunately blew it up/caught fire, something like that - yes, he paid me to fund another one...which I think ended up going to the purchase of another guitar. But I digress... The doofus formerly known as Snorre |
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Joined: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 149 Michigan
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Posted on Jul 09 2020 07:49 AM
Surfysonic wrote:
I like my Deluxe so much I sent Fender an email and suggested they make a brown Vibroverb version. They said they're getting a lot of requests for tweed Bassman models. —Last edited: Aug 28, 2020 21:05:16 |
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Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 530 Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Jul 09 2020 04:42 PM
I had a '90s Vibroverb that I used for gigging a few years back. I loved it but eventually let it go to help fund I believe at the time a Vibro King. I've since moved the VK on and happily ended up with a few vintage Fender amps ('60 Vibrasonic, '62 Bassman, and '63/'64 Princeton). I would absolutely go for a brown Vibroverb version or pretty much any other brownface since brownface Fenders are my fave. I could go for a tweed Bassman. Imagine a blonde Showman with a variety of wattage options (100w, 50w, 40w, 20, 15, 10, 1)...I'd go for that, too. —The doofus formerly known as Snorre Last edited: Jul 09, 2020 16:43:19 |
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Joined: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 149 Michigan
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Posted on Jul 09 2020 06:23 PM
Oh, man, with a high wattage neo cab! They could probably make a 2x12 under 30 lbs or close to it. — |
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Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 530 Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Aug 28 2020 06:47 PM
In September they're releasing a blonde/oxblood version with a Celestion Creamback speakers for both the Deluxe and Twin. Wishes do come true! I'm gonna save up/sell gear to get the Twin. Actually, it looks like Fender is already selling them directly - TONE MASTER® TWIN REVERB® BLONDE —The doofus formerly known as Snorre Last edited: Sep 08, 2020 10:29:24 |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle 
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Posted on Sep 07 2020 04:38 PM
What is the point of these amps? The Twin Reverb seems especially puzzling. Forgive me for sounding old-fashioned, here. Is it weight reduction? The line output? And why would you need IRs for the speaker? I am really confused. I guess I have an idea about the deluxe; you could "crank" it at bedroom loudness. The Twin, though? Who wants to crank a Twin? I have actually dimed a lovely blackface Twin Reverb at an outdoor gig and it was not as awesome as you might think. Actually sounded quite farty and weird. Twins want to stay clean, IMHO. —Last edited: Sep 07, 2020 16:39:05 |
Joined: Jun 29, 2018 Posts: 801 |
Posted on Sep 08 2020 09:36 AM
One person who maxed out a Twin Reverb was Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols. Not surf music and maybe not your cup of tea, but he got a great noisy in your face sound out of it. And these days, he'd probably appreciate a lighter version of the amp. |
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Joined: Apr 15, 2014 Posts: 164 Pittsburgh, Pa
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Posted on Sep 08 2020 10:03 AM
So... first rehearsal with the band with the firmware update on my DR. It was great!!! Any of my minor issues with the amp have been solved. I use a fair amount of overdrive. the bright cap mod is perfect. Really tamed that spike and fizz when using OD. I fiddle with the reverb a bit through the course of the set and the smoother sweep of the control is super helpful. Other than overdrive, I don’t use any other effects so a little additional control is great. www.instagram.com/_the.outer.limits_ |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1428 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Sep 08 2020 06:16 PM
I really like the look of that blonde/oxblood Twin. I think that may be the perfect amp for the other guitar player in The Driptones. Now we will have matching amps! —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. |
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