My take on this is that you shouldn't chase the tone of others or legends but develop your own instead. It doesn't matter if it's vintage, reissue, hand wired, tube, solid state or modeller. Just play and let others fiddle with gear. You'll sound much better a couple of years later because you've spent all your time playing and have saved a ton of money in the process.

Love hearing the tones you get in your videos Matthew , I think you’re one hell of player.

Always happy to see a new video from Matthew

"06:01" kicks in drive, such a good tone on the cleans and the driven sound is pretty perfect for my ear. I also love your playing man, really badass combination.

Your playing is out of this world man.. keep up the great work

Some off the best playing I've ever heard from you!

The amp sounds wonderful as do the different vintage guitars played through it. But the bottom line is the sweet tone starts with your fingers as they relay what’s coming out of your heart. That’s the beauty of music….the expression that pours out of the artists heart through the instrument. There’s obviously a lot of great music in your heart Matthew. Let it continue to pour out, we all appreciate it very much.

The one thing that never ceases to amaze me is that, whether you’re talking about a guitar, an amp or whatever you put in your signal chain, if you feel or believe that ‘that thing’ is what’s giving you ‘that sound’, then it doesn’t really matter whether you’re right or not - as long as it transports your mind, emotions and therefore your playing to a place where the magic begins to happen! You, your brain (and maybe your soul too) are as much a part of the signal chain or feedback loop (if not THE most important part) as every other physical or electronic component, so it really doesn’t matter what it is, as long as you can learn enough to reproduce the same thing when you want it, to get you to (or close to) the same place the next time 😉

That bit with the Gibson around the 3:00 mark was glorious!! I could have listened to that all day!! 🎸🎶 That ending with the Strat and all those overtones! Your skills are enviable, sir!! 🙏

Your playing has gone into another dimension as of late. I’ve said this before, but you’re a huge inspiration to my own playing and I learn something new in every one of your videos. Thank you, fellow Matthew!

Whatever happened after you kicked in that overdrive pedal was rather epic, like life changing tone!

Your videos always have me rushing home to play my guitar. Vintage amps are hard to come by especially where I live. These reissues are we all got.

That les paul is easily my favorite of your guitars it just sounds absolutely incredible. Great playing and demo as always!!

In my opinion its all about the speaker. Same as almost any rig. Put your vintage speaker ( or just the same speaker) in a re-issue and and an original and they will be so close, you may re-consider the extra cost and maintenance of a vintage. Spend your money on speakers.

New matt video day is as good as christmas

I had a 1968 fender bandmaster for about a year, and it was my first ever tube amp. It sounded pretty good, super clean amp, then about a month ago I got a 93 DRRI from a friend. It’s literally my favorite amp I’ve ever used.

Sounding good Matt and really appreciate the info. Keep on keeping on ! D

Woah was just watching a few of your other videos as I'm about to get a fender tube amp. Perfect timing!

It’s one of those amps that I’m rarely comfortable playing through. The ones that I played had Celestion or Eminence. There was a Reissue that had the “Iron” replaced with Mercury Magnetics, and sounded excellent. Yes, they do seem to compress and not that musically. I’ve had some success using a Zendrive or B D-2.

The best way to listen to your videos is through headphones 🎧. The sound is amazing - thanks Matt. 😊

Still love my 82 Concert. It has always had a big, round, ballsy bass end and sharp, fat high end. I've fallen in and out of love with the mid range over the years. Just had it "rebuilt." Different now but still great.

No matter what amp you play Matthew, it always sounds great because you know how to dial up great tone.

I just grabbed a used one - the 68' custom version. I lucked out. I got a good one - fairly quiet. I play clean country. For $819 I took the chance. Very pleased. Your video helped me make the decision. Thanks.

Great video! I’ve had an original 65 Deluxe Reverb for many years. I’ve bought and sold many vintage Fenders but I’ve always kept the Deluxe. My favorite. Mine has an Alessandro speaker. Put the original Oxford in a box. Thin sounding. Thanks for sharing.

Great tones, great playing man. Love your videos, keep em coming more often. ;)

That wailing outro tone … amazing

US Navy Spec. 5750 use to be a thing of wonder. Every component was checked individually to it's designated spec, if it failed on any indice it was binned. The finished product was then moved to an entirely different part of the factory where independent Quality Assurance would test it above working tolerances. Better it broke in the factory than the combat zone. Very labour intensive, often three-times the price to manufacture.

Dude, I don’t care what you‘re playing through - your guitar playing is amazing! I love your rather „classy“ phrasing compared to the „modern“ styles I normally listen to. Cheers Matthew! ✌🏼🔥

I love my '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue (bought new in 2021), but when I got a Two Notes Captor X to attenuate it, the whole thing just went to another level! Set the volume to 9 or 10 and the saturation is wonderful!!! Pull it back to 3 for clean tones, and it's beautiful.

Crazy timing, I was just watching a comparison of new and old Deluxe Reverbs

love your videos!

I just play in my living room or at my buddy's house. I went through a couple of small amps and finally got a 1979 siveface champ. It is all orginal.with the exception of the speaker and I have the original. I really like this.amp. Great cleans and it has a nice crunch. And 5 watts is plenty.

fantastic as always Matt. would love to see a run down of the recording setup. always sounds outrageous

Sounds awesome! you’re a shredder, Matt!🤘😎

Love Fender amps! Great playing sir!

I really enjoy these videos, thanks... Last week I picked up the exact same man that you have about a ten-year-old Fender Deluxe in excellent condition. My amptek told me to bring it to him he'll make it sound like an original black face. I'm a player not an amp Tech. I sort of reluctantly took it to him, he clipped the bright switch swapped out JJs for tung sol.He assured me I'd love it. Also added a master in back it now is the Best amp I've owned since I started in1968. My twin is now collecting dust.Bassman I sold.Everyone should have a Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb.

I think the difference is worn out tubes and leaking caps 20 years past their change date. I have a 70’s twin reverb and years ago had to get the power tubes replaced and thought it sounded worse afterwards. Then recently I had it recapped (from 45 yr old original caps), and again I thought it sounded worse after. Lots of opinions out there but I have a pc board Princeton Reverb RI that is one of the best sounding amps I’ve ever played through.

Loved the Gibson pairing, gorgeous!

Had my 2005 drri Handwired by George Alessandro, with the speaker he makes. Channel 1 now is a bassman circuit with the reverb and vibe active. The Deluxe Channel now is just used for my clean tone, I switch channels and combine them. Best Amp I ever played. Likes to live below 4.5 on volume. The Speaker made the biggest difference

Love your vids! Great content!

love it all, great tone, great playing, I mean OMG... fantastic

WOW just the video i was looking for.

Awesome playing Mathew great Sounding amp 👍

I agree with the gentleman on the speaker swap. When I bought mine new several years ago it sounded good but it just seemed a little edgy and a little sterile for a better word. I knew the speaker needed some time on it but I had a gut feeling it still may not have what I wanted. I installed an Eminence Cannabis Rex in it. Tone you know is his own but after the swap Daddy had come home for dinner!!! The louder I cranked it the sweeter it got. Oh and also a new set of JJ tubes iced the cake. I am thinning my herd but this amp is hear to stay and they for sure have gone up in price. Wonderful video Matt and your superb playing is a joy to this old Texas fellow! Rock On!!!

Awesome review and detailed explanation. Thank you.

Great playing, sir.

That second song you were playing (with the Gretch) was great !

I know they’re pcbs, I know they’re not vintage, but these 68 Deluxe sounds amazing! I tried it many times and I dig them.

I have a 1979 Super Reverb 4x10 Silverface. mods include putting tremolo and Reverb on channel 1. Use the ground polarity switch on the back to turn off Tremolo. It was all original when I got her at a pawn shop for $600. With new Tubes, mods and my amp tech replaced a few tube sockets and capacitors. She is a keeper.

You are own your way to having a mini nerdville, awesome gear!!

You weren't playing guitar, you were cooking🔥🔥🔥 Great chops and great tone from that amp dude❗👍👍👍

The vintage sounds better imo , plus I truly believe tone is in the hands. And your playing is very good!!

Mine was after I warmed up the bias and put in NOS tubes in it!! Now a days at $1500.. not so much!! I loved it and still do.. but I only paid $700 for it in 2008!! People give up on C-12K speaker, but after mine broke in it was great!! I also ran mine with TS-9 and at times just the amp at 5-6 on the volume.. but mostly with pedal in front of it.. miked up it was glorious!! No issues ever!! You can also pull V1 and get a bit more out of it in the Channel Two Tremolo section.. Thanks for sharing Matt!!

Ohhh I love your playing in this.

I just bought a 66 Fender Pro Reverb in Nashville a few days ago, and I haven't been able to stop playing on it. It sounds old and warm, is the best way I can describe it- it's heavenly. Like owning a chunk of musical history.

I used a Blackstar Artist 10 AE (it has a 12'' Celestion speaker) for a long time. Recently I got a 1973 Guyatone Reverb Jazz which is a copy of a late 60's silverface Twin Reverb and I am very happy with the amp. I've read that the circuit of the amp is very close to the circuits of Fender Twins.

Man you get some great tones! I’m sure a lot of people would love to know your recording/mic setup! ✌🏻😎

Just awesome.................INCREDIBLE OUTRO!!!

I have one of these reissue deluxe amps and they do sound great. I use an epigaze audio earthrise in front of it and it really opens up the tone when cranked.

I was diging some of your playing there Bro Nice

Great video and very informative as I am considering one of these amps right now. I had a '69 Super for about 25 years that was an absolute monster of an amp. Cleans were great, and when pushed to around 6-7 on the volume it broke up in a way that was full, lush, and distinct. BUT - at that level it would literally rattle the windows. Haven't played out in years and it was just too much for home/hobby playing. Let it go and replaced it with a Nace M2-7R that I'm in love with. Doesn't break up the same as the Super, but has incredible tone and handles pedals in a way the Super never did. I also have a reissue Champ 600 that I use as a head that I really enjoy. Run it through 2 12's (Warehouse G12Q's). I agree though that the PCB boards have something lacking. Depth? Character? Whatever you want to call it, there is something different. As much as I like it, I'm not in love with the Champ the way I am the Nace or was with the Super. Before the Super I played through an early 70's Bassman 10. Great amp with that glassy Fender high end, but never could get it to break up the way I like. Would just get louder.....

Love your playing

Man that is the dictionary definition of great Strat tone

Putting a Celestian G12H Anniversary in my '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb made the amp into a tone monster! I set the bass to 0 and treble to taste with volume on 10. Use the guitar's volume knob to control the break-up. Zeppelin crunch with LP Seymour Duncan humbuckers, SRV overdrive with 57\62 Strat single coils, mix of both with LP P-94. Do not doubt me!

Great video Matt! ...I have a '76 SF Deluxe Reverb that I did some restoration on(adapted the BF power section spec, & recap with full on F&T kit), it sounds great and I will never part ways with it!

I do love the tone of the Deluxe Reverb re-issue, at least to my ears ;-) Thank you for the comparisons between the fender amps. I do think that vintage amps do sound better to me. But when you have great guitar chops, like you, the hands and experience of playing make the sound ;-)

damn that tone is so sweet and smooth and your playing so sic brother..just WOW

I have a Deluxe Reverb reissue with a Celestion Blue .I play a 2003 Lone Star Strat and An Am Pro II Tele Deluxe so These Combinations of Fender gear with the brand new Tele and the 10 year old amp and 20 year old Strat sound amazing would love to play some Vintage gear from th 60's but I love my set up.Your playing sounds great here by the way .

Have not pulled the trigger on one of these yet. I have a Princeton and they are so similar. More head room on the Deluxe for sure. Be Well Brother!

I bought a Deluxe Reverb "Tone Master" two years ago and I love it. The ability to attenuate the output for "bedroom" use, while still enjoying the full range of color from clean to distorted, makes for one hell of a versatile amp at a very reasonable price!

I just got an idea from one of the other comments. I would love to see you review one of those new tonemasters. You playing through one would give me a good idea of what they are.

Yes your playing has improved abit since I last checked out one of your videos....helps make the nice gear sound like it should..👍.I've got the silver face version...nice amp..

Tone King Imperial imho is a very good alternative to the (new) Fender amps. With the build in Ironman attenuator it's a great amp for home use as well band settings. Most important, it has amazing tone.

Love mine, it's about 6 years old, put a Blue in it and sounds great, a desert island amp.

I find that vintage amps are easier to service than most modern amps, point-to-point wiring is easier to diagnose replace and fix components than modern circuit board amps. For example, I had at different times, 3 Fender hot rod deluxe amps circa (90's-00's) that all ended up having awful issues that could not be fixed long-term. I never had a pre 1980 Fender tube amp that was decently cared for where it needed to be dumped or have long term unfixable issues. So to me its more worthwhile to go thru the tube, cap replacement on vintage tube amps and have an amp that has mostly retained its value than a more modern circuitboard reissue. I have read on many forums many more nightmares with modern reissues vs the older originals (especially for DRRIs), and the resale value has mostly followed this. Totally agree about the Princeton as the perfect home-volume-friendly amp! I prefer them over champs because the low end on princetons are more pronounced, present and rounder.

I’ve had a hand wired Deluxe Reverb reissue for almost 10 yrs now, and have never even considered owning another amp. It’s the amp for me. The search has been over for quite some time.

Matt, that Melody Maker has never sounded better! That particular Deluxe Reverb should be the designated amp for that guitar, no question! I've heard you play it before, and not always liked how it sounded. You got the correct formula this time!

Man theres just something about great old tube amps when using single coils!

If you have the opportunity to play a few Deluxe Reverbs in a side-by-side comparison, you will observe that they have qualities that are unique to each amp. Rather than assign the cause to new vs. vintage, or PC board vs. hand-wired, I think there is a bigger variation due to individual component tolerances, the stack-up of those tolerances, the type and age (in hours of usage) of the tubes, and the model and age of the speaker. There are so many potential variations based on these characteristics that it’s a wonder that any of them sound close to one another. Even when you find “The One”, degradation at the component level will gradually alter the tone. It’s like growing older with someone you love; you don’t notice the effects of aging on a daily basis, but it’s still happening.

When you turned the amp up and especially when you engaged the pedal it had more of a British flavor. I once owned at the same time a vintage correct hand wired tweed Bassman clone and a Fender ‘59 Bassman RI, comparing them side by side it was a very similar experience. Someone told me, amongst other non-correct vintage specs, that the voltages are too high with the reissues.

I have had a lot of different amps since I started playing in 1969 and I have to say my 1965 Fender Deluxe (which I still own ) is the best. When I played larger venues, I use to run the Deluxe into a black face Super and the sound was sensational.

Excellent video Matt. What I've found is that they are all different. My Deluxe will stay loud and clean out to 5 on the volume [low output pickup Strat/Tele], where others start to distort much earlier. Mine is also just as loud as my Super at the same volume control settings. For me, where both the Super and Deluxe shine is when they are paired in a wet/dry combo. I run my Super with drive and reverb; the Deluxe with delay and modulation. It's the best blackface Fender tone I've heard.

I love my Deluxe Reverb reissue, it works very well with my King Tone Blues Power.

Fantastic tone!

There great amps the DRRI had mine for 15 years played hard, treated like a baby .Replaced all the tubes with NOS Never let me down once the Jensen Speaker broke in about two years sounded wonderful tone for days

It pairs really well with that Gibby!

AWESOME MANN

I would love to get your take on swapping out speakers on amplifiers. What brands and types available, vintage speakers vs new and perhaps a demonstration on how to do it at home.

That's a nice thick Strat tone even though it was on the bridge pickup. I'm grabbing one of these amps!

one amp, over a hundred components that slightly vary with age, the combo of which is unique to each amp,

Great video! I would love to see an overview or a comparison of a Super Reverb reissue!

I bought this same amp - wish there was low volume overdrive . Great amp . 🇺🇸🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎸✨ ( I use a Clapton Strat and an OCD pedal and sometimes an MXR Uni Vibe . )

That second set guitar work was killer brother..I could fill you ...way to rip it up nice bends

What sounds good to your ears in the room, sometimes does not translate when recorded or with a band. What I heard in this recording sounded glorious. As for the hand wired vs pcb, maybe its more to do with the changing components or component quality over the years. A lot of dudes think older has to be better, and its usually the case. At 57 thats how i have thought my whole life, but lately been exploring the potential of plugins and mixing up the front end with preamps. old saying don't throw out the baby with the bath water..al i'm saying is its all good, its all useable in certain applications, and never close yourself off to new stuff.

i just bought a re-issue, limited edition wine red... i cant wait!

Matt, Anything you do on an electric guitar and any amp, is incredible. Wish I had a 10th the dedication you have. I guess raising kids, teaching, getting bullshit degrees was my priority for so many years. Now since I retired a few months ago, I can focus much, much more on guitar. Wish I would have picked it up as a teenager. My cousin TracyG started playing guitar at nine years old. It was his life. No partying, booze or drugs. His guitar was his drug. He played for Dio for six years in the 90's. Sorry Matt, I digress.

You made me get this amp .

Biggest difference I've found in the vintage audio category (audio of any sort really) are speakers. Outside of brand on so on, old speakers (good and functional) are well "broken in" and that's where most of the magic is when comparing exact/similar amps. You should not compare new speakers to old ones... When I hear "old combos are so much better", this should, most usually, translate to "this combo has a new speaker, I should wait a few years of playing it, and then see if I really like it"... I've seen this so many times -> take a new amp, plug it into an older good speaker and the thing just signs.

From what I can learn, as I'm not in the market for a performance guitar amp myself, it does seem that these hand wired vintage jobs have a lot still to offer in terms of effective note separation whilst with some 'natural snarl',at a smaller gig level, such as a blues open night.. Trouble is, Matthew Scott plays such a mean Six String Davil, whatever he plays on sounds beautiful.. I'm by no means alone in saluting Matthew also for his conservation skills with the cool vintage Gibson and Fender gear under his expert expressive scrutiny in these fabulous films. Max respect, I always look forward to these, even if I can't afford any of the instruments!! 🎻😭🤣👍Peace indeed!

neck pickup clapton licks for dayz I have a 65 blackface reissue and agree with a lot of what he said about the pros and cons. IMO it does great clean sounds and some barely broken up sounds live in smaller rooms, even though this amp gets loud, it shines at "a little bit louder than house level" volumes