The Fender Deluxe: A Short History, or From Woodie to Silverface and Everything in Between

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The Fender Deluxe: A Short History, or From Woodie to Silverface and Everything in Between

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5 жыл бұрын

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This is the next in my series of video short histories of famous gear. "The Fender Deluxe Amplifier, or From Woodie to Silverface and everything in between." As you might have guessed from the channel name I'm particularly interested in smaller amps or pedals but also pieces that have such a long legacy that they are sort of "do it all" items. In that spirit a Deluxe Reverb is a "big amp" in my world. I can't imagine needing more average wattage and headroom than this amp can provide if you're in a mic'd and proper PA setting... but as the saying goes, "You're mileage may vary."
I'd like to specifically thank three custom amp builders for providing me with great info when pulling this together.
Carl Carassco at Carl's Custom Amps. His knowledge of all things "tweed" has been an invaluable resource when pulling these vids together.
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David Allen at Allen Amplification. I've leaned on David for his knowledge and excellent parts for about a dozen years now. His knowledge of brownface circuits in particular was a tremendous help here.
www.allenamps.com/
And Dan Lurie of FYD Amps. Dan has been the source of nearly everything I might know about the inside of an amplifier. He has either built or shepherded me through builds of almost every amp here in my small studio set up (and it weighs on his mind that I still own an amp made by another company. :)
www.fydamps.com/
I'd like to be clear that I was sponsored in know way by any of these fine gentlemen or their companies. Well, unless kindness to the less informed can be considered sponsorship that is.
Thanks for watching the video and thanks ... for being a part of the
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Keith

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@RickBeato 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that I don’t know this stuff! Thanks Hypes!!

@RickDanner 5 жыл бұрын

Rick - best amp ever

@garygratzer9670 5 жыл бұрын

Really Rick! You guys that spend so much time playing well are missing so much. 😄

@dunebillydave222 5 жыл бұрын

Well if you didn't know it, I don't feel so bad. I'm blown away by your rich wealth of knowledge and mastery of technique across multiple platforms. Thank you.

@Darthhalitosis 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Rick, thanks for putting me on to Keith's channel :) much appreciated!

@DMSProduktions 4 жыл бұрын

Hypes?

@ImTheDude326 5 жыл бұрын

Things I wish I had from this video... 1. This guy’s sweet mustache. 2. A Fender Deluxe amp.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Funny.

@voided76 3 жыл бұрын

careful! those mustache comments will get you banned. I got banned. I came back.

@ImTheDude326 3 жыл бұрын

Only sending love to this channel!

@voided76 3 жыл бұрын

@@ImTheDude326 there is love for all. ^_^ even crate blue voodoos.

@waitaminute7257 2 жыл бұрын

This gentleman goes an insane amount of time in between blinks. He'll stare right into your soul. Great informative videos as well.

@MaciekMalczyszyn 2 жыл бұрын

It's called "teleprompter" 😉

@rileyhorton2793 Жыл бұрын

The blinks are edited out.

@charliebabbit4325 Жыл бұрын

I use a 68 Custom Deluxe Handwired. The Custom Side Hits like and early 60s Bassman. Which is what I grew up playing, purely reliving the beauty tones of youth.

@nicholastotoro7721 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely cannot cease to tell you how much I love these series’ of videos, thank you and let you know they actually have affected my band gear choices and decisions... all for the better.

@fragtagninja1633 4 жыл бұрын

Keith's videos are thoughtful, thorough, and full of insight that could literally save you thousands of dollars. Tens of thousands over a life time if you find him at a young enough age.

@progpogs 4 жыл бұрын

I almost legit cried when you mentioned the gift. Nothing like the father-son bond.

@chuckm9603 3 жыл бұрын

65 DRRI, The best Amp I have ever owned and will never get rid of it.

@wpsiamthatinot 3 жыл бұрын

Reissue sounds not like original, there cheap modern circuit, capacitors, speaker

@jbanuel0s 3 жыл бұрын

@@wpsiamthatinot not everyone can afford the real thing. close enough will do

@wpsiamthatinot 3 жыл бұрын

@@jbanuel0s of course but when i find that difference i was mad, better pay twice than waste your time, I’m from russia and can’t find hand-wired deluxe reverb, thinking about to made it from scratch

@jaycee30865 3 жыл бұрын

It is great. The one that hooked me. I upgraded it with improved capacitors and it is basically impossible to beat. One thing you can do without a soldering iron or life-threatening risk is put a C12R Jensen in it. That is the best speaker for it and the one that was in the original. The modern Italian one is just as good as if not better than the original and I have tested them toe to toe to know.

@wpsiamthatinot 3 жыл бұрын

@Roughman тогда зачем они выпустили hand wired версию, которая дороже в два раза?

@allgrainbrewer10 5 жыл бұрын

Rick Beato brought me here, and I’m glad to have found you. Excellent channel!

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry! I think Rick is encouraging me to do videos on the gear history of the stuff he wants to know more about ;). Which was part of why I started doing the channel for myself anyway. Welcome to five watt world.

@chrisbarnes8867 3 жыл бұрын

A suggestion for your collection of suggestions: The relationship of Fender amps and JBL speakers. Why did Fender apply the orange JBL logo on some models and some not? The sonic characteristics of different JBL speakers. Etc. OR The different speakers used Fender used throughout the years. Maybe Rick Beato and you could tackle this in an episode together.

@juddalexander5642 5 жыл бұрын

Just bought a 68 re-issue. I love the silverface aesthetic and the blackface tone. The bass-man tone stack and sharing of the trem and verb with both channels is awesome. Killer tone.

@davidrobson1807 5 жыл бұрын

Judd Alexander I’ve had one for about 3 years. Just the perfect amp! The Custom channel is fat, warm and crunchy. The Vintage is clear, clean and dynamic. I consider this one of the best amps from Fender in the last 25 years. It absolutely killed my Hot Rod Deluxe.

@fragtagninja1633 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidrobson1807, the 68 is a great amp dude! Play the hell out of that thing.

@jorbjorb1 4 жыл бұрын

This is my go to amp as well! Such a great amp.

@nickjimenez6138 4 жыл бұрын

Are talking about the 68 twin? Ive been saving my pennies for awhile for that one. Getting close. Played on one a couple times at GC. Always a joy.

@TheMadShredder 4 жыл бұрын

@@nickjimenez6138 no they're talking about the 68 custom deluxe...if you're tight on cash buy a used 68 twin. It would save u lots of $.

@StephenRybacki 4 жыл бұрын

I love this channel. It's one of the few channels trying to get you to buy nothing and love what you have more. It took years, but I have finally arrived at the point where new gear doesn't turn my head very much these days (the new Tonemaster Deluxe is a notable exception) and I am down to these things electric-wise: - a 1973 Fender Silverface Vibro Champ with a Weber Sig 8 in it (otherwise all original except 3 prong plug) - a Fender Princeton Reverb RI, stock - a 2004 Fender American Deluxe 50th Anniversary Commemorative Stratocaster (gold hardware and tweed embroidered case), stock - a 2004 Fender American Series 50th Anniversary Commemorative Stratocaster (50's pickups and tweed embroidered case), stock - a 2003 Fender American Series Ash Telecaster, stock Plus a bunch of pedals I use less and less as time passes.

@pyrostooge78 5 жыл бұрын

I've heard Neil play that 59' many times live - and it's the tone I've been chasing since I was 15 and playing my first guitar. "Live Rust" - for me - is the holy grail of guitar tone. I love your videos man. Keep it up.

@warshipsatin8764 2 жыл бұрын

i agree man neil young is responsible for some of the greatest sounds in the history of guitar music. i could hear that cinnamon girl riff for the rest of my life

@winterturtle5764 Ай бұрын

I have never before heard such a good brief description of BF vs SF Fenders. Friggin' bravo! 😂

@blacktoothfox677 2 жыл бұрын

I just adore my Deluxe. I only have a few core high-end bits of gear... All my favourite stuff though. And NONE of my inexpensive gear is trash! It is all part of my toolkit. Bless you Keith. Your channel is just the best!🍀 UK 🍀

@deepwater2652 4 жыл бұрын

I inherited a late model Deluxe Reverb Amp; it is now my "go-to" amp for jazz and 60's instrumentals. That clean tone and deep reverb is ear candy!

@keithmcduffie7182 5 жыл бұрын

I Would Give Just About Anything To See, Touch, Smell & HEAR The Fender Deluxes That Were A Part Of My Youth When I Fell In Love With Music During The Mid-Seventies Listening To All The Neighborhood & High School Legends Of The Time In Inglewood Playing LIVE MUSIC In The Clubs, School Talent Shows & One Another's Garages. That Time Seems SO Long Ago Now. Thanks For Sparking This Walk Down Memory Lane For Me. GOD BLESS!!!!

@benmiller9854 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of great knowledge packed into less than 10 minutes.

@guitarfreak585 5 жыл бұрын

The other guitar player in my band recently traded a brownface deluxe for a 59 tweed deluxe and good lord they are miles apart. Pretty amazing sound from both.

@andymelendez9757 3 жыл бұрын

An essential piece of gear. I remember these things being around and sounding great from age 6 to 60 and beyond!

@MosriteCharlie 3 жыл бұрын

In my younger years back in the 60's I wrote to J.B.Lansing for design criteria needed to build a speaker cabinet with 2 twelve inch JB speakers. In that literature it stated that it takes 10 times the music power to equal the effect of adding multiple speakers and that no dimension of the cabinet should exceed a 4 to 1 ratio. Pad each opposite inside wall with acoustic insulation with 2 x 9 inch open ports below each speaker. The cabinet was outstanding and am sorry I sold it long ago.

@E29music 5 жыл бұрын

I own two '65 Deluxe Reverbs and they are fantastic.They each have their own unique tonal quality, I've gigged with them both for over 35YRs! Just put a new baffle on one from Mojotone. Great matchup and you can't tell that it's not the original baffle. Still the greatest of all amps!

@tball5677 Жыл бұрын

As always, I get such an education on gear. Another great history lesson. Thanks Keith, Please do some more playing in your videos.

@davidkieltyka9 5 жыл бұрын

One of the oddest things about the tweed-era Deluxes to us “modern” folk is the interactivity of the Instrument & Microphone channels. Turning up the volume of one channel reduces the midrange response of the other. The original idea was you’d use a Deluxe for amplifying your guitar and your voice at the same time. Kind of a mini PA. Turning up the Mic channel to the 8-9 range scoops some mids from the Inst channel, adding a little more headroom. Keeping the Inst channel at 3-5 or so emphasizes mids in the Mic channel, letting vocals cut through better.

@flydeluxe 4 жыл бұрын

Another fine example of what makes the internet great. This is exactly the kind of stuff I want to know. Thanks David!

@jonhanson4817 6 ай бұрын

I’ve owned a ‘65 Black Face since about 1969 & it’s great. I recently inherited a reissue which is pretty darn good as well. They’ve always taken a back seat to my Mark I Mesa Boogie which I bought at Prune Music in 1977 which I love to death. And yes I’m pretty old. 75 in a couple of days. Love this new to me channel.

@TheSavagederek Жыл бұрын

When I bought my Stratocaster, I played through a Deluxe Reverb and fell in love with the sound. I also love the Cyber Twin Reverb, another awesome amp.

@squaringcircles 5 жыл бұрын

My original 1965 DR has been with me for a long time and gets daily use. It’s a workhorse and an old friend. Thanks from both of us for making this video.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Tell your 65, “You’re most welcome.” Thanks for watching.

@AnonYmous-jp8uu 2 жыл бұрын

my first old deluxe was a clean silver face 71-72, and then a 64 blackface non-reverb, and an original brown deluxe was one of the sweetest, fattest, crunchy vintage amps I ever had. great vid, Keith

@Walks-With-Pride 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video! Fender amps are legendary. I have owned several. If I had to pick just one, my choice would be the almighty Twin Reverb. If I could choose two Fender amps, my other choice would be the Bassman. I think everyone deserves at least one Fender amplifier during their lifetime. I guess you can tell that I have a big bias for Fender. I love Marshall amps too. My favorite thing to do is to play a Fender and a Marshall together in stereo. The sound of that mixture is nothing short of magical.

@CamiloVelandia 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff. The Blackface is my favorite. I've kept a blackface deluxe in my arsenal for many years and it still kicks ass.

@jorgiewtf 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought this amp today. After buying a player series Tele last night, I loved play it through my Mini 20W Jubilee and it was great but I knew I needed this amp to really make that guitar shine the way it’s meant to. Holy moly... I feel like I was just born again today!

@coenfilm 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a 60s BF Deluxe Reverb in the late 60s in Redondo Beach. I sold it at a garage sale for far too little in the 80s. So I bought a 67 BF DR last year which was considerably more than I paid for my last BF DR. Great sound from an old friend.

@kevino3129 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, to go back in time with the knowledge of what tones would be chased 55 years in the future. My band mates would complain about my 65 deluxe Reverb not being loud enough and if I had the money, I would have bought a Twin and a Strat, instead of my Hagstrom II. Sure wish I had them today. Kinda makes you melancholy.

@monmixer Жыл бұрын

I played professionally for about 20 years. Late 70's thru the 90's. Of course I had to have a 100 watt marshal. Found out real fast it was way to loud. Bought a silverface DR brand new and that was my amp for life.

@HeadHunterJujujaja 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the information. I believe your videos are the best guitar gear information available today. I would like to add a Princeton or a Deluxe Reverb to my stable and knowing the history just solidifies the desire.

@ethanlancaster76 5 жыл бұрын

Own an all original ‘76 that was my father’s main amp and used to record the pedal steel on Steely Dan’s “FM”at Criteria Studios in Miami. I think that’s a testament to its incredible tone in itself. Also have a Paul Rivera hand wired ‘83 Deluxe that’s amazing. Both are great but slightly different, to my ears at least the ‘76 has more crystal clear mid punch and the ‘83 has more gritty spank. The only amp I have that is even close is a ‘93 Fender Concert and I’ll put it up against any modern amp made. It’s extremely heavy for a 60wt combo, as heavy as a 100wt Twin, but the tone is worth it, if the room will accommodate the volume. Otherwise, I don’t think you can beat either of the two Deluxe Reverb amps I own, one a silverface and the other a blackface. I have a ‘77 Marshal JCM, Soldano 100wt combo from the mid 90’s that was an artist endorsement of my Dad’s and have had the best offerings from Mesa Boogie, Engle, Dr Z and more and still don’t think any come close. Rick Gesner from Valvetrain amps went through the schematics of the Deluxe’s and the Concert to make improvements to his flagship amp, unfortunately he was only able to make a pedal he uses in front of that amp for demonstrations that could come close.

@garbb5611 Жыл бұрын

My mom worked for RCA made the 6V6 tubes. She is long gone now as r the last of my original tubes. But when I play my 68 silverface I think of her, thanks mom.

@thebooda 5 жыл бұрын

I love these videos! Wonderful delivery, excellent commentary, great historical & factual examples and loads of information. So glad I was directed to this channel! I hope your channel takes off. I could listen to this stuff forever. Keep it up! oh and Thank you!

@mlwilliam213 10 ай бұрын

Having spent too much time on the guitar sections of the internet, I can confidently say that the blackface Deluxe is the most recommended amp. I read it all the time, “everyone should own a Deluxe Reverb.”

@jesjes21 4 жыл бұрын

after much lusting over a 5E3, i scored a Fender '57 Custom Deluxe and its everything i wanted it to be. good god its so perfect. thanks for the really good quality guitar nerd content!!!

@josephhagins4631 4 жыл бұрын

Love these gear history videos! Carl completely gutted and rebuilt a Champ 600 RI back to the original era specs for me. We kept the speaker jack out as I run it with a new P10R in a detuned cab. Talk about octal preamp tone heaven!

@fivewattworld 4 жыл бұрын

Carl is one of the good ones. :)

@flamencoprof Жыл бұрын

Here in NZ back in the late 60's I remember going to local dances, often in church halls. When the band had a break I would be hesitantly edging up to the stage to eye up all those knobs and switches which fascinated me. I read all the labels, trying to figure out what they all meant. My mate would be chatting up the girls.

@vlxxx 4 жыл бұрын

And hey,, for folks in my age range it's all about the black face. Sweet amps and seen everywhere. Super sturdy. I remember wrestling one up a flight of stairs as a 9 yr old for my dad and his gospel thing. It survived.

@kennyj6666 2 жыл бұрын

I like the photo of Brent Mason sitting in front of a Vintage Sound Amp, Awesome!

@tysonrinker5958 5 жыл бұрын

The 5e3 is just so perfect. I love them !!

@trent69marc 3 жыл бұрын

around 2015 Fender released a deluxe reverb head. I own one, using it with a old marshall 4x cab and it´s fantastic! I think there was also one in blonde and as far as i know these were the only deluxe reverb heads fender ever built

@kenq7948 5 жыл бұрын

Love those old deluxe reverbs. No master volume; I had to crank it up pretty loud to get my best sound out of them. Too many turn it down!s. So I bought a boogie.

@zeronyne 5 жыл бұрын

I cannot express how much I enjoy the presentation and content of your videos. Thank you so much.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@danstewart8218 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Kieth. I love these videos. Much appreciated! 👍 👍 👍 !!

@SoulMarc 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers for this instructive video. I've owned a 1979 Silverface since 1987, with a booster pedal. Not sure it's the best circuit, but it does the trick for me, esp. with pedals, and it is LOUD!

@billmalloneemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect. These videos rule. Much "Thanks" Keith! I've tended to be a Fender fellow all of my songwriting & performing life, occasionally "deferring" to an AC-30 in the studio. It's always amazing to me that so many of the voicings of early blues & rock gear is STILL the definitive tone of much great Rock & Roll...

@mikehancho7172 2 жыл бұрын

Stopping by here after getting my 68 custom deluxe. I’m in love with this amp man. Love this channel

@jkinthewind 5 жыл бұрын

I love my 65 reissue. It's the most versatile amp I own in my opinion. Even more so than my 95 Mesa Tremoverb.

@WorldsOkayestGuitarPlayer 2 жыл бұрын

Keith you and Zach over at Ask Zach helped me buy my forever amp! I had no idea what I was missing until I plugged into the 65 reissue. Thanks man!

@kutsbothways 9 ай бұрын

Just sprung for the 64 Custom HW'ed today, so far so good. The oIder I get the more weight my Super Reverb seems to put on.

@scotteglasel6077 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved Fender amps. My 1st was a Vibro Champ in the late ‘60’s, But my favorite was my silver face Dual Showman from the mid ‘70’s. It has 2 x 12 cabinet that I put EC 12L’s in. It got any tone that I wanted.

@goodun6081 5 жыл бұрын

For anybody who has a silver face Deluxe Reverb, in my experience typically they're only seven or eight parts different from a blackface amp*. If you want to try a simple change that might make a lot of difference in tone and headroom, there's a coupling cap in the silverface amps I have seen, just ahead of the phase inverter if I remember correctly, that is 10 times the microfarad value of the same cap position in a black face Deluxe Reverb. Change it back to the black face value part. This will get the bass balance of the amp back in control; you won't have pants- flapping (literally!) bass output any longer, but you probably won't blow any more speakers either. I still got plenty of bottom out of the amp afterwards, even with a MIM Richard Burton Tele.....and of course, it's easy to put it back to the stock silverface cap value if you decide you want that extra bottom end. I don't know how you get away with that unless you're running the amplifier into a 2 x 12 or 4 x 10 cab or something like that. *cleaning up the wiring and lay out, especially if the amp oscillates when the snubber caps are removed, is a whole 'nother story on some of these!

@RGMDG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the history. I really appreciate the effort required to put something like this together. Nicely done. Kind Regards.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. I really enjoy making them in between other topics. It's an excuse to learn things I've always wanted to know more about.

@SpiderStratagemVI 5 жыл бұрын

Had a Deluxe Reverb II that i found at in pawnshop in PGH, Pa back in the early 90s. I was told by a guy who I got to know and jammed with and who also owned one surprisingly that it was only manufactured for about a year ('82-'83?) And we must have been the 2 guys that owned them. Looking back, I did not appreciate what I'd found! Great tube amp with huge reverb.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Rivera era Fender, good stuff!

@jacobl6572 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I had owned a HRD and a couple Deluxe reissues. I made, from a You Tube tutorial, some upgrade mods, about $15-$20 spent in replacing some caps, like a silver mica for the highs and resisters plus an old vintage speaker which it improved the sound a lot. The music store owner and tech guy was amazed at the new tone. I wish Fender would re-think spending a few dollars more on cost for critical parts as not to compromise their original sound. I ended up doing a total redo hand wire job on one Deluxe with all quality American components except for the Russian tubes to get close to the real Deluxe tone and a robust made amp that can hold up.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Small changes can make a big difference. A speaker is always the place to start. Thanks for sharing this Larry.

@randyvanvliet226 3 жыл бұрын

Generally speaking, silver mica caps are much closer tolerance % wise than the other stuff... well known... by Cornell Dubilier reps, electronics part houses, and ham radio operators that build fine antenna's and want the best caps.

@danbailey1229 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this start to finish even though it was way over my head.

@stratocaster1greg 5 жыл бұрын

My 64 Deluxe Reverb is running Bendix 5992 output tubes. They are heavy duty tubes built for our missile program back in the day.

@thirdfloordigital 6 ай бұрын

Whats the serial number?

@martinreid1740 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video,I traded my 60's deluxe for a Musicman 2-10 65. I still miss that amp.

@guppybill 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Kieth. Well, things are beginning to flower in my first full season a purpose-driven guitarist. The amp is the cornerstone of the sound I'm pursuing. I've seen all the amp histories you have done. I keep coming here. I know only my ears will tell, but I can't thank you enough for giving me a well-informed starting point.

@glenkepic3208 3 жыл бұрын

Great again !!! A bigger amp but Ronnie Montrose said 'Montrose' was recorded on a 'lowly Brown face Bandmaster', then a 2 speaker amp he bought at a yard sale in the Mill Valley area for like $75.00. Sounded best full up which would blow the speakers. He had a set of spares and if one set fried during recording, they'd go in for a recone (shop in Daly City) and the spares would get loaded. ha, he even went to so far as to mark the frames to make sure the speakers were his. yeah, i guess happened more than once. Great album.

@larrygeetar9309 5 жыл бұрын

Love the Deluxe and Deluxe Reverb amps from all eras. I have a tweed and a black face, which have become my go-to's for all my gigs. I've owned a lot of amps in my life (and still have more than I should) but these are all anyone needs in any reasonable situation. Your comments on the brown face are spot on. These amps are spectacular and not well known by many guitar players. They do not sag as much as the tweeds, yet have a nice breakup earlier than black face amps. At 15 watts and lighter than the black face Deluxe's, they're very desirable - if you can find one, that is.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the deluxe I'd build IF I didn't already build a GA40 clone in a Princeton cab. With a Alnico Silver Speaker (to mimic the original) it scratches that itch for me. (Thank God.) I too still have too many amps, most built by me and Dan at FYD. But that's an upcoming video topic.

@olovstenlund502 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate how you save all the "click subscribe" stuff for the end!

@erikbrooks7712 5 жыл бұрын

thnks the 20% difference in tolerances on the electronic components explains a lot

@lonniezamarripa959 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the knowledge. I have 2 amps. A 70’s Peavy Classic 50. And a .65 Deluxe Reverb reissue with the Alnico Blue Spkr.

@danhooper3819 Жыл бұрын

The 68 series custom deluxe does it all and more for me.

@jspanos500 5 жыл бұрын

I have a 90s DRRI and it has miles and miles of sweet Fender tone and takes pedals like a champ. The key is to either bypass or replace that horrid bright cap they put on the reverb channel.

@anonymousguy7723 4 жыл бұрын

As always, an excellent video. Please do the short history of the Fender Vibro-King. I personally own the rarest ones ever made. It’s a 2003 custom Fender Vibro-king in the color of “ sunshine “. Only nine of them were made. For the right amount, I’ll sell it.

@weschilton 4 жыл бұрын

and now we have the Fender Tone Master deluxe... a digitally modeled amp in a blackface cabinet that sounds pretty amazing!

@hoopy63 4 жыл бұрын

Wes Chilton I have one and can only agree that it sounds amazing... even if only at suburban lounge room volume. Hope I get to crank it one day (without using the attenuator).

@DavidHBurkart 3 жыл бұрын

I love finding past videos I missed! great info Keith... Where headroom and breakup are more than just clean or dirty words... or tones 🤔👍

@tomprice3258 5 жыл бұрын

Great amps. All of the Deluxe amps have their own great tones.

@ZRJZZZZZ 5 жыл бұрын

You put together in such an excellent and successful way so much information that my ears understood but that I was trying to locate in disparate sources without success over the past several years. Thank you.

@jakestewartmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Deluxe-style amps are the Goldilocks of amps, in my opinion. Just the right amount of wattage for playing with a band focused into a 1x12" cabinet. Nothing extra, nothing lacking.

@kentaylor8004 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! Knowing nothing previously from your wise knowledge, I purchased a Silverface Deluxe reissue in 2015. Love it, but it is LOUD!. Princeton might have been the better pick for home playing. I still have a 1973 100W Twin Reverb , thank God it has a master volume.

@kosmicwizard Жыл бұрын

I think a 57 ri and a 68 custom reverb would be a sick wet dry rig!

@jaygiordano9489 5 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why a guy in a local band more bad news only brought a deluxe reverb to gig with and 6 or 7 pedals. Even to larger and outside venues. Meanwhile I'm toting a Hi-watt 100 4x12 Marshall cab and a Soldano or JCM 800. Now I've reached my late 40s I know. 😊👍🎶🎸

@ethanlancaster76 3 жыл бұрын

It seems that the 22 watt Deluxe Reverb amps tone is perfect at higher stage volumes (8-dime) and breaks up very musically while still being loud enough for most situations. Hard to beat imho.

@dunebillydave222 5 жыл бұрын

Spectacular information! I love this video and intend to watch every one in the series. Thank you so much for making this! I love the directness and lack of rambling fluff.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. Welcome to five watt world.

@davedekay9620 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video, Keith. It really puts it in perspective. The only thing I might add is I often read about the differences in current, i.e., 110-115 versus the 120+ we have today, and how it affects the design and components of the amps over the years. Thanks!

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Great point Dave. Might be a good topic for a side vid actually. If you’re not going to do one I might. Old amps can take s beating at 120.

@davedekay9620 5 жыл бұрын

@@fivewattworld Feel free! I've just read references to the differences and don't have the technical understanding of it.

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Oh don't get me wrong I would have to research the shit out of it to do it justice. :) . I'm not an amp tech. I don't even mean to imply that I "play one on KZfaq". I'm a guy that is interested in, well, probably too many things and this is a way to share that affliction. Thanks.

@matthewf1979 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone watching this a year later - The Deluxe Reverb stayed pretty much the same all the way up to 1982. If you know how to open an amp up and solder, you can clean up the lead dress, do some basic maintenance and have a killer amp for a steal of a price.

@peacefulruler1 3 жыл бұрын

But later ones have a particle board cabinet, right?

@JSGuitar80 Жыл бұрын

0:37 First Narrow Wood Model 26 editions 1:07 T.V. Front 1:23 Wide Panel 1:40 5e3 3:45 Brownface 5:19 Blackface 6:20 Silverface 6:45 Differences between Blackface and Silverface 7:06 "Blackfacing" 8:32 Deluxe Reissues

@liormolvin 5 жыл бұрын

I love these music history lessons. Great job

@Louis_Velliotes 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, love the history, thanks! I'm on my second blackface deluxe reverb reissue. Guess I shouldn't have gotten rid of the first one! One of the best amps I've ever owned!

@LiveToPlayGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

I like to save these gear history lessons for Sunday while enjoying my morning coffee...then I go turn on my ‘65 DRRI and lose all track of time...Thanks Keith!!!

@fivewattworld 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Where are you that it's morning right now?

@edryba4867 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a Fender Deluxe 90 DSP amp from 2005. A friend of mine from a Big Band (!) we both used to play in worked for Fender at the time, and he showed up to a reunion gig with one of these amps. I liked the sound of it and asked him if he could get me one straight from the factory. He said he could, and a few months later this rather heavy box showed up on my doorstep. The weight was mostly from the transformers in this beast! But since I have 10 electric guitars, there's a wide range of sounds I can get from this one amp (not to mention the whole RAFT of sounds I can also get from those guitars and a VOX Valvestate Amp - it has a tube preamp and a solid state power amp!). Anyway, the Deluxe 90 absolutely sounds like a Fender and has the power to blow the windows out of your house... if that's your idea of a good time. If it is, boy, can you have fun with this sucker!!!

@surfneptune 5 жыл бұрын

Well done! I use a 51 Deluxe for very low volume gigs. So low that it is absolutely clean. They have a special tonality that works very nicely in the mix.

@MichaelLynMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Another Great Video Sir...Thank you for posting!...this is one on my favorite amp....My 58 Tweed Deluxe which is named "Patches"...the Tone She Oozes is both exotic and yet..."Down Home American Crackle".....All in one!

@russellesimonetta3835 5 жыл бұрын

The later silverfaced amps were known for icepick highs. I like them more now than when they were new. I played drums in bands when blackkface were new!

@josephtravers777 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the SF amps all had that scooped mid sound. Only difference between the BF & SF are a few resistors that account for that tonal variation.

@flydeluxe 4 жыл бұрын

"icepick highs" says it all. I had one of those back in the day and I hated it for that exact reason! Haven't owned a Fender amp since. After this video, I realize that I threw the baby out with the bathwater in forsaking Fender amps.

@davidjonorato3554 5 жыл бұрын

The best dirty low watt amp ever made imho..I've had my original '58 since the 80's and I'll be buried with it.

@davenash1547 3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling. My ‘63 blackface Deluxe is what I think of first when people ask what I’d grab in case of fire.

@zbqb84a 5 жыл бұрын

Got a 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb reissue... It sounds great with my Strat, but sounds downright amazing with any Gibson I've heard played through it. Would love to play The Edge's signature amp. Great video.

@jts3339 5 жыл бұрын

Gibson guitars and Fender amplification. Unbeatable combination!

@robertbrown2728 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the Gibson does sound good but my Strat used with my 68 custom and a big dollop of Reverb is completely delicious when I'm in Chris Isaak mood

@joeypinter7264 4 жыл бұрын

man, i love your videos. they always make me want to play, and i play every day, all the time.

@fivewattworld 4 жыл бұрын

Ata boy Joey. Wish I played guitar all day, but I have to make the videos. :)

@joeypinter7264 4 жыл бұрын

@@fivewattworld sitting here with my les paul on my lap, been playing all day getting ready for a gig in Chicago on Saturday. been in my "studio" (a shack) decided to take a break to eat and watch 5WW. just about to pack it in but started watching this. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsxnqa6XzJzVlZs.html

@jppagetoo 5 жыл бұрын

I have a nice '60 Brownface Concert-Amp. I love brownies and I know their tones. But the best amp I have ever played is a '68 Silverface Tremoluxe. The Tremoluxe is a variant of the Silverface Deluxe Reverb with a trem circuit. That Tremoluxe kills and I would buy it in a heartbeat. I have told it's owner to NEVER sell the amp. He will never get another that nice looking and sounding. Amps that good get sucked up by collectors and they rarely come to the open market.

@paulmichaelsmith3207 2 ай бұрын

This is a very late reply. Always favored the Brownies as well. Using a pair of Brown Concerts with a '54 Gold Top is tone heaven for gigging (in the right room). My all time fav was an early 60s Pro. Crank that and you were there. Lost to the sins of time. Now use a mint '64 Deluxe that just fell into my lap. All I need. Perfect warm clean tones, takes great to pedals (as do most Fenders).

@johnsimoes2172 5 жыл бұрын

One of the hall of fame amps of all time thanks for the video I might add the greatest 6v6 output amp that was the footprint for so many buiBoutique amps

@jwbrook 5 ай бұрын

Love five watt world!

@SeanKerns 5 жыл бұрын

LOL @ "opinions vary". Another great overview. Thanks!

@prigs750 5 жыл бұрын

Keith, another great video about a great amp. Love my 54 DeLuxe.

@Hodgiez Жыл бұрын

Thanks for enlightening us

@miekgenklefin9616 5 жыл бұрын

Great topic, love the show... There are wide panel Deluxe Amps as early as 1952. The ON/OFF is integrated in the tone knob but the cabinet is typical wide panel.