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A little off topic ... Just read yesterday that Fender has reissued a Brownface amp. We hear mostly about the tweeds, blackface, and silverface but Brownface came between tweed and blackface. It's a Chris Stapleton '62 Princeton. $1999 US.
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Is this Fender's best amp?
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As far as quasi-transcendental experiences are concerned, I've also had the good fortune to play through a 200W Marshall Major (think Ritchie Blackmore) - that one'll drive your navel through your backbone without even breaking a sweat... Best part is that both amps do it with some real tone... If we're talking about the Bassbreaker 18/30 here I've tried one of those too - sheer volume (or lack of same) aside, IME it's nowhere near the same league...
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And in answer to the OP's question about Fender's best amp I would have to go with a well maintained original Tweed Deluxe, they are just magic! |
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Sorry for being a noob. Speakers need to be broken in?
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I totally agree with you, but, it's much more than the speakers. It's the circuit, the transformers, the original NOS tubes. We have friends with reissues they've been gigging with for a few years, but they don't hang with the originals.
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Apparently, brand new spekers tend to be ... a little bit stiff ... and the sound improves after some use. Not sure about what exactly happens but it is often mentioned on electric guitar forums.
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The moving parts of the speaker, especially the surround that supports the cone, get more flexible with extended use. The Reissue Jensens are especially notorious for it; the C10Qs I have in a couple of my amps took almost a year of regular use to quit being so harsh in the treble response and start sounding good.
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Right. Even my former Blues Jr III took a whole year to go from brittle ice pick to smooth performer - very noticeable improvement.
There continues to be a market for pro quality amps by home consumers who expect instant gratification/ results, but the way I look at it is a quality speaker will of necessity be tight to start with. |
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Is this Fender's best amp?
I still get misty eyed after seeing Jerry Donahue play though a Fender Vibroverb together with a Fender JD Tele custom shop . Playing with the Backroom boys and girls and Doug Morter priceless
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I believe some run in speakers by connecting them to a sound source, and leaving them to make noise. That requires a place where you can actually do that, of course.
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"Best" , "slays", "hands down", (insert adjective ad infinitum ) all totally subjective and based in the realm of personal concept...
Arguably much accurately described as "more like what I grew up hearing, which became my personal ideal " Seems to me a better title would be "Nice alternative"
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FYI Eminence will sell you a "broken-in" version of any of their guitar/bass speakers factory-direct, for a $20 upcharge over MAP...
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