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08-15-2019, 01:57 PM
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Thanks for this! I do tend to favor more clean tones, just with a bit of that tube "grit" from time to time... Why wouldn't you want an overdriven signal going through that speaker? Because of sheer volume, or some tone weirdness or would that actually damage the speaker? I do use a little pedal for some grit/break-up when I need it at lower volumes; would that be a potential problem? Lastly (sorry!); I read an interview with GE Smith (staunch Fender amp guy), and he commented, almost off-handedly, that "Oh yeah, all those old Fender amps sound amazing if you DIME the volume, DIME the bass and zero the treble... something really cool happens..." So I checked it out first with a couple of my amp guys, and they said give it a try, so I did! OH MAN! I have heard THAT GUITAR SOUND on SO many great records!!! I don't do this all the time, nor would I if I could... but it does produce a remarkable sound from my Deluxe... still has highs, not overly bassy, almost like the low-mid's are kicked up... distorted, but not stupid... cleans up REALLY nice as you lower the guitar volume ( which I pretty much always do, gets prretty loud with the guitar flat-out... Anyway, a lot questions... hope maybe Howard or Rockabilly69 knows the answers!
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08-15-2019, 02:22 PM
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As for why overdrives tear up the speakers it's the way they push the front of the amp that drives the amp harder than without. Also the rough waveform tends to be hard on the speakers. IMNSHO the D123 is not a speaker that I would run hard, it just defeats what that speaker does tonally, it just sounds so good clean and with a bit of dirt.
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08-15-2019, 04:32 PM
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That was a right nice purchase at an exceptional price. Sometimes people know what they got, and just want them to go to a good home, that will use and love the darned things...
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08-15-2019, 05:52 PM
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Hi Guys,
So here's the thing: When I need my "woman tone", I plug into my Danelectro Model 68 Special Series D amp, whose Jensen is always willing to wail & moan, dimed. Herewith: When I need my clean 'acoustic' Telecaster sound, the Princeton Reverb with the JBL gives me all the clean I need, and I provide the edginess via varied right hand attack & fret buzz, etc. HE
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08-18-2019, 12:17 AM
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Seriously, that "Tele" is something else! Gorgeous looking, but I love the sounds I've heard from it (only a few). Great playing, per usual, by the way... Never knew Danelectro even made amps... I'm guessing it was a smallish one? Terrific sound, whatever. Had a friend who had one of the old "amp/guitar/case" combos from Sears... he didn't play, hadn't used it for years and loaned it to me, bakc in the 80's/early 90's... I did a clean-up on all three items... was shocked to find how sweet that little amp in the case was! Like having an old tweed Champ... ended up falling in love with both the guitar and the amp... begged, pleaded, cajoled... but my buddy felt it had a family connection and wanted to keep it for his kids... Hope those kids ended up with it.. Thanks for posting this, Howard...
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08-26-2019, 02:57 PM
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And I think the 20 watt rating would hold for the D123's intended usage, I would only worry if somebody was blasting some rough edge overdrive tunes through the speaker. I've been debating putting the D123 in my Princeton Reverb clone as I really like the current speaker and I do play a bit dirtier through it. But for the cleaner side of the Princeton I would love it!!!