Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Another Classic Fender: '65 Fender Black-Face Deluxe Reverb
It's small and simple to operate, sounds terrific for any kind of music, and gets a great overdrive limitation when it's cranked up. The pure tone of a single 12" Jensen shows why it's really one of the greatest guitar speakers ever made.
Perhaps the primary secret to the great sound of this amp, however, is the complement of 6V6 power tubes. Essentially, the 6V6 is a smaller version of the 6L6 with a similar impedance and sound; it puts out about 60% of the 6L6's power. This means it can be a clean amp for a small country club gig, or provide just the right level for smooth overdriven leads in a small rock club band. It's great to use a Superb Reverb for rhythm and switch to Deluxe Reverb for leads. The two amps are a perfect match.
Power: 20 watts into 8 ohms
Tubes: One 6V6 duet output, four 12AX&, two 12AT7 preamps, one 5Y3 rectifier.
Speaker: one 12" 8-ohm Jensen Special Design
Special features: Dual sensitivity inputs on dual channels that bass and treble controls; the second channel has reverb and vibrato that can be activated with a footswitch.
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