Hello everyone and welcome to this week's article!
Today we're going to review one of the most historical guitar amps of all times: the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb!
The '65 Deluxe Reverb is one of the most iconic amps ever produced by Fender, and its latest reissue is still on sale today from the producer, hand assembled in the USA with premium components.
This amp, historically, is suited for Country, Blues, Classic Rock, but in general its clean tones have been loved and used by guitarists from all genres.
The amp features 4 inputs: 2 for the normal channel and 2 for the vibrato one (the difference between the 2 inputs is that input 1 is 6db louder, so you should use it fwith lower output guitars, while input 2 should be used with high output ones).
Instead of the usual overdrive channel, channel 2 is a vibrato channel, meaning that has a vibrato effect always on, and there is also (only for this second channel) a reverb, with the knob in the amp acting as dry/wet mix control.
Finally, to be noted that in the eq section there is no mid control, only bass and treble.
How does it sound? Let's start by saying that like all amps of this type, even if it's a small 22w combo, this amp is LOUD, and the more you crank it towards the breakup, the more the sound becomes harmonically rich (althought a bit noisy) and it can enter also into mild overdrive territories.
The basic clean channel is the definition of Fender clean: squeaky clean, with a lot of attack and top end but at the same time with deep bass, a combination that makes it sound almost like a piano, while the vibrato channel is similar to the clean one but with an adjustable vibrato effect, which can be useful in certain genres, and a very good reverb.
If you need only the reverb you can lower the vibrato settings to the minimum, until it basically disappears, and you will remain with another normal channel to which you can apply the reverb.
Regardless of the genre you play, this is an amp I suggest anyone to try, because it's the history of guitar and because it's featured in countless records, from the '60s up to now, and it lets us peek into a time in which in the amps there were different features, and maybe guitarists also had different needs.
Thumbs up!
Specs:
- 2 Channels
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