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For good cleans and decent volume you will need to go to 15-20 watt tube amps at least. If you find an amp with a decent sounding line out you won't need to mic and the wattage will be irrelevant. The Orange Crush amps are well regarded in this way Another route is a Tech 21 Flyrig. You can use it as a pedal through your Bugera (or any other amp) or you can go straight into the board, as it has built-in amp sim. Plenty of versatility too. Weighs less than 2 lbs. Amazing little piece of kit and not too expensive at 3 bills.
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Hmmm gonna check out the Bugera V22
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Depending on the drummer, a Deluxe Reverb can wind up sounding thin and small when the volume gets up in a Blues/Rock band. Mic'ing helps for sure, but if the bass and drums are cooking, smaller amps just get lost on stage.
A lot of club stage monitoring systems are for vocals, and the singers don't want the guitar mixed in, so a strong amp with some bottom is the ticket. I can usually get by with a 35watt Vibrolux Reverb. A Super Reverb(45watts) will seldom let you down in the louder venues. As far as big concert stages go, there is usually a back line of larger amps(Twins,Supers, etc.) available. No one amp is great for every situation. I can get away with a Princeton for quieter venues, the Vibrolux for louder nights, and sometimes I'll run them both. I remember seeing a video with John Lee Hooker explaining that you need a 50watt amp for Gibsons and a 100watt amp for Fenders. He's not wrong in that assessment, imo. |
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weight is also an issue [I forgot how heavy these tube amps can be!!].Most of the time it does sit in my family room, I did have a Hot Rod Deluxe that I played every wknd. 45lbs!! No Way now!!!
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Yes, some occult phenomena has caused my Hot Rod Deluxe to increase in weight over the years too. Low weight is one of the great things about the Tonemaster line.
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Tonemaster ?? I never heard of this amp.
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They are Fender’s new digital amp. Instead of something like a Boss Katana that uses a ton of processing power to model a multitude of amps, the Tone Master series each tries to sound like 1 specific amp. The TM DR uses 4 processors to try to sound like a Deluxe Reverb. It has two chips dedicated just to modeling the Reverb correctly. I think mine sounds great; in fact, my only complaint is that the reverb is too “strong” for lack of a better term. You are awash in reverb at any setting above about 3.
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The blonde version came out a little bit after the black, they corrected the reverb, and they removed some of the top end bright ness the black one had. I think the update may make changed to both reverb and brightness. check it out. https://fendercustomersupport.micros...ticle/KA-01919
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let me know how you make out. a few ppl I know on the innernets have updated and they were good with the change it made in the verb and tone. good luck!
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went to Sam Ash today and they have the Tonemaster . someone was playing thru it.. Great sound!! I just can't justify paying that much for something I won't use that much.. wish they made a smaller compact version..?
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I have found the Blues jr to sound terrible, on multiple occasions and several different players. Check out Tech21 Trademark 60 and Roland Blues cube Hot.
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