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I could pick up one of these for around 700 and some change. What
are your opinions on these? Should I just hold out and save up for a
twin reverb or do you think this is the ticket?
What is your intended application, Ian? I do know of one guy who uses a Deluxe
in a three piece surf / instro band and plays small bars. It's plenty for that.
But then a Deluxe would not be enough if you've got a four piece band and are
playing bigger rooms or outdoor gigs. I have a couple of Twins and am now of the
mind that they are just too much for the gigs I play. Too much in weight, too
much in power. I've been using a new Custom Vibrolux (40 W) that I like though
it wouldn't the greatest for full trad surf. So tell us more about what your
doing.
-Marty
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From: Ian
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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Delux reverb amp...
I could pick up one of these for around 700 and some change. What
are your opinions on these? Should I just hold out and save up for a
twin reverb or do you think this is the ticket?
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Well the funny thing is that I am not currently in a surf band.
My application is for more of a noise punk/post punk/indie rock
purpose. I have an ampeg ss-35 currently and the simple truth of it
is that it isnt loud enough. Also it doenst have much treble
headroom. It's high gain and very muddy. I am attracted by the fender
mostly because of the brightness, and lots of headroom from
relatively low wattage. My keyboard player has a Little frontman 15
watt and I actually got to like the tone of that better than my own
amp despite the size difference. The only downside that I can see is
that to distort it properly I am going to need a pedal. That doesnt
seem like to much of a downside to me really. As for the gigs, mostly
basements, and small venues, and I would imagine anything bigger it
could just get miked through a PA. I am already half way convinced
that this is the way to go. I am not really fond of marshalls or any
other typical hard rock amp. The price seems fair. Any thing I should
be aware of before i jump into it? I'm very new to the tube thing.
Guitars I play - Danelectro Hodad, Gretsch G3161, Yamaha eg303, and
sometimes a squire strat (it belongs to said keyboard player) If that
makes any differance to you guys.
Hey Ian,
I bought a 65 Delux for just over $500, used. It was in bad qshape and I
had to put $150 to replace the tubes and have it cleaned up.
The benefit of this amp is it's perfect tone at high volume, but you're not
going to be able to play anything bigger then about a 150 person venue and
still have plenty of power. On the other hand, it's perfect for me and I
currently use it for smaller clubs around Los Angeles.
Another thought is that you can always put a house P.A. mike on it for
bigger places.
Oh, and what Marty said...
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