#1344597 - 11/07/01 09:59 PM
who likes fender amplifiers?
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BandyLou
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i'm in the market for an amplifier. a little amp, at a little price, with a big nice sound for home recording. currently in the running:
fender bullet reverb
fender champion 30 reverb
fender frontman 15 reverb
i need nice sound more than loudness. any experience with any of these amps? other recommendations?
thanks in advance. peace.
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#1344598 - 11/07/01 10:11 PM
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BobSanders
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I've used none of these but if you want small and versitile check out Polytone. The Mini Brute 2 is only 30 lbs but puts out 100 watts through a 12 inch speaker. After having used bigger combos for twenty years I've found single speaker amps with some power behind it the way to go.
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#1344599 - 11/07/01 10:31 PM
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SteveRB
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#1344600 - 11/07/01 10:52 PM
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fender bullet reverb
fender champion 30 reverb
fender frontman 15 reverb
I don't think any of these particularly sound like Fenders.
For a little more money, you have a lot more options: A Blues Jr. would be cool for your needs. The smaller Pro Jr. is also good.
Or why not go vintage? I paid $400 for my 1961 brown tolex Princeton, and it sounds great! Champs, Princetons, Vibro-champs, and Deluxes (except tweeds) are still relatively inexpensive. Notice that I didn't say "Deluxe Reverb" or "Princeton Reverb".
Even a late 1970's silverface with a master volume would blow the doors off the amps you list (and some people hardly consider those Fenders!)
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#1344601 - 11/08/01 12:20 AM
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I own both the Blues Jr and the Pro Jr, and the Pro Jr to me is the most toneful and records best. Buy used....and you can get a great deal. I second the Peavey Classic 30 and 50.....also if you can find a used Carvin Vintage 33....killer little amp.
For more money you can go the Victoria route, another notable is the Soldano Atomic 16.
I'm a huge fan of small tube amps, possibly why I have a room full of them. A Super Champ is a good amp if you can find them, but speculators have killed the market for older Fender amps. I know I know....so and so bought his closet special for fifty bucks...but that is few and far between. If you're gonna buy a little Fender I strongly recommend the Pro Jr. Might get one used for a hundred.
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#1344602 - 11/08/01 06:53 AM
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I agree that a Pro Junior is a better choice. The amps you listed are all solid state I think. The Blues Junior is cool but I found it considerably noisier than the Pro Junior when I tried it. I think the fact that there is some solid state electronics in the Blues Jr. contributes to the noise floor. A friend of mine who was a salesman at a music store and who has a Pro Jr. says to try a few until you find one that doesn't rattle. I guess some of the cabinets were a little shakey.
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#1344603 - 11/08/01 11:25 AM
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Gabriel E.
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Stay the hell away from anything solid state (well. . . the Polytone's great for jazz). A small tube amp such as those suggested above will be much better.
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#1344604 - 11/08/01 02:32 PM
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BandyLou
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yeah, it looks like the new 'champion reverb' is 'solid state tube emulation' or something...
dream amp: a brand spankin' new blues jr.
looking for: inexpensive used champ or blues jr.
i need tubes!
peace, and thanks to all.
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#1344605 - 11/08/01 03:27 PM
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Go to ebay and do a search for "vibroverb". I have a re-issue with 2 10" speakers and 2 6L6's in the power section. As far as a sweet clean tone and hip vintage distortion sounds, I have heard few better. Don't expect to get a heavy sound no matter what you do, but who cares? I've seen them go for around $600 on ebay. Expect to pay three times that for an original with the single 15"(?).
My previous amp was an early 70's pro reverb, another jem.
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#1344606 - 11/08/01 06:24 PM
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A Fender Blues Deluxe 'll spank you bad!...it's everything you could want...and then some! Find'em in the 3 to 4 bill range on ebay.
Peace, Andrew
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#1344607 - 11/08/01 08:39 PM
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yeah, wot he said-"get an old fender-any old fender will do."an older one will sound better than the fodder they (fender) shovel today...
i got alotta them and i play and love them all dearly.
and the same happened to me -
when the forum updated it wouldnt 'see' my old moniker but it let me reregister w/ the SAME one! weird huh?
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#1344608 - 11/09/01 12:21 AM
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Originally posted by Gabriel E.:
Stay the hell away from anything solid state (well. . . the Polytone's great for jazz). A small tube amp such as those suggested above will be much better.
Generally, I agree...but a student of mine's got two Fenders, one's a solid state, and the thing sounds great. Not for rock and roll, but the clean sounds are superb. Plus, it's about 1/2 the weight of a comparable tube amp. So, I'd say, if you're looking for a blues/rock machine, go tube, but if your thing is country, jazz, or anything that could be played cleanly, it might be an option.
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#1344609 - 11/10/01 07:09 PM
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Bandylou---The sweetest sounding amp I have played in a long time is the re-issue Vox AC-15. It'll blow away any of the Fenders you listed above ... 
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#1344610 - 11/11/01 04:05 AM
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Chip McDonald
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Originally posted by BandyLou:
fender bullet reverb
fender champion 30 reverb
fender frontman 15 reverb
Those aren't Fenders. Get a Pro Junior.
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#1344611 - 11/12/01 03:30 PM
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Originally posted by Chip McDonald:
Those aren't Fenders. Get a Pro Junior.
A @#$%ing Men
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