Great stuff Zac. You never disappoint man!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Keith

@LUCKYB.

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac Zak. You know of my cousin outta Dixon Tn CW .. singer writer Mike Shipley ? Forest Lee Jr. Just got done with a custom Tele he Built. I opted for a triple pickup with the 5 way switching like the strat . But it got a 3 way lol Do you know much if any about this Guy Forest Lee ?

@marksc1929

3 жыл бұрын

..hard to top a good Deluxe Reverb....while I love and own a 60s Pro Reverb ...I've always had my eye on a 2x10 Vibro-verb ..... cheers 👍

@Bamagolfandguitar

3 жыл бұрын

@@LUCKYB. I’m sure Zac knows Forrest. He’s kind of known around town as the Bender guy. His Teles are great if you’re after a good Tele with a B or G Bender, or one with both. If I wanted one built, it would be by him or Joe Glaser. Seems to be a nice guy, too, based on the emails I’ve exchanged with him.

@guppybill

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Kieth. I run in to you almost everywhere I go, KZread wise. FWW rocks! But you know that already.

I finally got my first tube amp a few days ago - a floor model Deluxe Reverb from GC. My life has been changed, and I can't exaggerate enough how big of a confidence boost these tones are. So much more dimension than a solid state amp, and the low end is otherworldly.

I discovered the deluxe reverb when I was in my teens at a blues jam. Had to have one. Finally got one and every time I try something else, I just go right back to the Deluxe. For me, it’s the perfect amp.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@smelltheglove2038

Жыл бұрын

I recently got a drip edge vibro-lux. To me, it’s the perfect amp. I love fenders reverb and vibrato effects. Fender makes the best amps, period.

Man, i just love your low key, unpretentious style. This was just what i needed. Thanks.

@bobframe1949

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. And given his experience, he has total cred.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you both! I try to keep it fun, and like we are having a conversation. Then we have the comments to have fun on.

@Jason-nq2il

4 жыл бұрын

Listening to calm, cool, down-to-earth folks talk about music has been a mental lifesaver for me these last couple weeks. God bless ya, Zac.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

God bless you, Jason

@frankdardano3182

4 ай бұрын

Why couldn't we have teachers like you in the 50s and 60s? We didn't need internet ,just an attitude like yours.its really refreshing,and unique. That is why everybody says how much they really like your demeanor. I am a big fan.Its hard to find video as good as yours! Keep it up!

So many of us learned to play in church. It was one of the first places where you got to hang out and jam on other Musicians’s equipment.

Videos like this are what sells equipment imo. I’m new to this channel but Zac’s guitar knowledge is both unassuming and impressive. Great content!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

You have to be the most calm, easy going, serene, knowledgeable KZread presenter in explaining many various musical topics, guitars and amps. Watching your videos is relaxing and informative. Yep, I have a DRRI 2005 w/ 12" Jensen, great amp, I always go back to it, so I found your presentation quite interesting. Thanks.

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@dogbreath203

6 ай бұрын

Very well said 8423!

Zak, I was riveted to your video. So much of this mirrored my own tonal journey, right down to the Fender Vibrolux beginning to the Celestion speaker swaps. Amazing! Thanks for posting.

I agree! Holy cow. I found a 1964 Deluxe Reverb years ago, and ended up putting a Vintage 30 in mine too. The clean is amazing and the perfect size for the gigs I do. Well done.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Well done to you!

@SuperBatiskaf

2 жыл бұрын

I did bit different modification on my DRRI 65. Replaced Jensen C12K speaker to Jensen C12Q - the top harsh was gone, and the presence increased a bit. And finally I just shorted out the C10 bright cap through the switch, the switch located on rear panel of the amp. It sounds amazing, the SRV tone and many other things. But please remember that shortage cap can shift the pot's characteristics, the amp starting breakup from vol on 4.

Looking forward to this one... I think we all go on similar journey's Zac, I bought a US made Fender Strat, then convinced myself that there was something better out there, I needed humbuckers, a carved top, a better heel joint, a compound radius... Over 20+ years I've been through pretty much everything and there are some fine instruments out there each with their own pros/cons but really there wasn't much wrong with the Strat in the first place and nothing beats that middle/bridge pickup position :-)

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

The tone hunt keeps us all looking for ways to improve

@warnistt

3 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac and trading gear Cant afford to keep one and get the new. Hence the ''one that got away '' stories :-)

When I was almost 16 in 1970 I got a blonde tele new for $170 from Manny's in NYC and then I found a 1964 or 65 Vibrolux used for $100.That combination sent me on a journey I am so grateful for.What a sound.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

That is an incredible rig!

@iansnyder274

4 жыл бұрын

Like John Hiatt sang " I like country music, I like mandolins, but right now I need a Telecaster through a Vibrolux turned up to ten!"

I had been chasing this sound for 30 years and finally found it when bought my 65 reissue a few years ago. This will always be my amp of choice.

Zac. Thanks. I ‘ve missed my Deluxe ever since I Sold it in 1985. Found one today I great shape & no feel I must go back to get it.

I've had a '65 for 25 years. It's been my go-to more often than not. I put a Kendrick Black Frame speaker in it very early on. Tightened up the low end significantly. It really allows the amp to 'speak'. I've also tweaked my capacitance values in the power supply for more low end control. It remains my #1 gig amp and also the one most recorded here at my studio. Guitar players can get giddy when a nice Deluxe Reverb is available. :) I've been running JJ's in there for years. They're dependable, long lasting, and they sound good. Preamp tubes are a mishmash of Soviet and Sino...mostly Soviet. I also have a '75 I obtained more recently that's required some work. I do most of it myself. It's become my experimentation platform for tubes, signal caps, etc. I have a pair of the new Tung Sols in at present. I like 'em. Gotta keep an eye on plate voltages in a Deluxe Reverb!

Spending the past two plus weeks in the house has given me plenty of time to discover new things on You Tube. Really enjoy watching your stuff, both your playing style and your speaking style. Tons of information and such an easygoing manner. Thanks Zac.....

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

Really glad i came across youre channel, Enjoyed the video, enjoyed the story Thanks... Looking forward to checking out the older vids and watching the next to come.Peace!!

I love your vids! I also fell in love with telecasters when I was beginning at 14. My first elect was a Harmony. Eventually mom and dad got me a 69 Thinline. Still play it. I learned to play in an AG church! Back in the 60s and 70s. Yes, we really rocked!

I remember being like 5 or 6 and listening to my pawpaw play his silver face deluxe. I have been hooked on that sound every since. It is still my dream amp

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

It ain’t bad

I bought a 65 reissue and it's my only amp I use. The reverb and tremolo is fantastic. Just add a TS9 and DD3.

@rigorhead01

2 жыл бұрын

A tube screamer, delay, and DRRi. What more do you need? I run the same rig, but with a different delay.

Great video. Those are the greatest amps ever. Just perfect. Thanks for sharing your story about how you came back to that sound. All the best!

Love the channel Zac!! Thank you for the amazing content!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Al

Zac, you’re a great story-teller; easy-going & always interesting - love listening to your videos!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

This is the first time I've seen one of your vids and it was great! Love the information.

I do love my '67 deluxe reverb, but since I picked up a 2x10" tweed super I find myself choosing that more often than not. Love hearing the history of your quest for tone, thanks for sharing!

I have Tone King Imperial MK II and replaced stock speaker with Celestion Alnico Ruby..amazing result!! Really great blackface/tweed tones in one amp!! Really like your channel! 🤘🎸

@lastofthe4horsemen279

2 жыл бұрын

Celestion speakers are the best.

@llwonder

2 жыл бұрын

I’m still deciding if I want to buy a fender or an imperial. The imperial is very cool and can even get into some light Marshall territory. The imperial also has an attenuator. If I bought the fender deluxe, I’d also have to buy the TK iron man Ii attenuator. I might just trade in my Vox to help fund the imperial. We shall see

@lazvt8469

8 ай бұрын

I threw a CreamBack in mine...better for sure.

Enjoyed this. Even though I'm pretty much all modeling now, I still love the pure tube tones. I still haven't sold my oldest tube amp but it doesn't get out of the studio at all any more. Thx!

I've had a few and I'm going back! Thanks for the excellent, informative video.

I’ve had a 65 Deluxe Reverb for years. The only amp I’ll never sell! Thanks for sharing!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

That’s a good quote , I’m basic terms ‘If your wearing ear plugs your doing it wrong.’ Dynamics. Only way to play.

At the beginning of the video, when you said the Fender Deluxe Reverb was the ultimate guitar combo amp ever, your dog walked out the room! I have a ‘65 DRRI but no dog (though the neighbours cat is a frequent visitor).

Every now and then a real class act emerges onto the scene that both knows what they are talking about, articulates it well yet remains humble, Zac is one of those rare few. Very appreciative of the time and content you take the time to share and also thanks for the input on amps you provided. From Bangkok... Cheers

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

This channel is so great. Thanks a bunch.

It was this video that convinced me to buy a Fender Custom '64 Deluxe Reverb, as it had all the changes Zac mentioned, and it is magic!

@johnduffy8746

Жыл бұрын

i got the exact same one and its my go to amp now!

@diegoaguayo5707

Жыл бұрын

Almost 3k 😬

@camknorre3382

Жыл бұрын

@@diegoaguayo5707 for me it was worth the additional money compared to the '65 reissue.

I'm a "Five Watt World" subscriber and Keith's channel brought me to you. Glad to have found you and to subscribe to your channel.

I just subscribed, great informative videos & killer chops. Thank you for inspiring !!!

This was a really nice story, I enjoyed your history with amps and how much you've learned. Fender Amps started it all. Subbed, thanks

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I had an experience almost identical to yours. Played PCB reissues for years until I walked into a bar and heard the best tone ever. Upon further investigation, it was a '66 BFDR. Damn, what a tone. Unfortunately, I can't afford BF vintage for now, but I did find a nice '72 Vibrolux on the super cheap, and a Carr Sportsman for smaller headroom. Not a bad coral if I do say so, but still one day I plan to sell em both for a real DR. Thanks Zac.

Really enjoyed your story, thanks. I have a '65 Deluxe Reverb blackface just like yours-- got it from a friend 30 years ago. Love it with my Gibson Les Paul. It was in a local shop for repair some months ago when Phil Keaggy saw it there and offered $3000 for it. I passed on it. True story-- he lives near Akron, Ohio where I am.

Zac does great interviews even when he`s interviewing himself. He`s the best: intelligent, informative, in-depth interviews/reviews

Another great video. Thank you!

'66 Vibrolux Reverb, 2x10" Mine has one Oxford, one Jensen. These were usually delivered with both alike, but the original owner had the dealer mix them up to get the lows of one and the highs of the other.. 2 years later I bought it... 2nd owner, since 1969. If I were to by a 2nd amp, not sure if it would be a Deluxe Reverb, or a Pro Reverb.. they each have a lot to offer.

@jacobbrown1690

4 жыл бұрын

i have both the vibrolux with twin jensen alnico speakers and the deluxe reverb with alinco jensen. they are different. i like them both.

I have both a ‘65 Deluxe Reverb (reissue) that is 22 watts, as well as the ‘64 Custom Deluxe Reverb (hand wired) that is 20 watts (like the Deluxe Reverb II manufactured during the Riviera period). I prefer the sound of the 20 watt amp, plus it has reverb and tremolo in both channels. It has been my favorite amp.

I learned how to play in an AG church too. My mom was the pianist and marked the chords on one of the hymn books to help me get started. Lots of playing. Great way to learn how to play with others.

Enjoyed this immensely. Thank you!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I Love my DRRI it does everything I want it to do and more, my fix for the midrange issue without mods is using a j rocket archer as an always on pedal(preamp), it pushes the mids and rolls off the highs(treble control) With the gain all the way down the pedal is very clean which is great but I usually set it on the edge of break up it, this really works for me I wouldn't go back, I tried using a GE7, turning the treble and bass down and turning the amp up but I wasn't really feeling it. Thanks for this video there's no doubt its the best amp. 😉

Hey! Love this video. I've been playing and gigging my deluxe reverb for about 10 years. I even put a vintage 30 in it years ago!It survived a bad fire with me. Its truly blackfaced now! Best amp ever! Read once it's the most recorded amp ever as well. Great video! Thanks

@endoalley680

7 ай бұрын

Vintage 30 works great in a D, Reverb.

Zac, I followed your advise on swapping the speaker and installed a Celestion Vintage 30 on my DRRI and all I can say is Wow! I wish I had done that before. Thanks for your great videos!!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

Love it! Thank you for the video.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Cool stuff! My brother (rhythm guitar) uses a DRRI while I (lead guitar) prefer my Princeton. Mine is a PRRI special run with a 12" celestion greenback, and a beefier output transformer. It works out great at our band's volume since the extra headroom from his Deluxe is perfect for cleans and takes pedals well, while my Princeton has to push just that little bit harder and gets a little hairy and compressed. Great channel, very folksy!

I couldn’t agree more about the Deluxe. I love my ‘65 and with my pedalboard I can play everything from Johnny Cash to Journey.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

They are incredibly versatile!

Your story inspires me. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing your amp story. Great video as always. Just curious on your thoughts on the Princeton Reverb, can it get you in the same ball park with less power and weight, or is the 10" speaker a non-starter?

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

I like them, but enjoy the Deluxe more.

Very cool story, regarding your experience with the Fender Blackface Deluxe. LOVE the vintage Blackface Fender Vibro-Lux amps too. Still miss my '64 Vibro-Lux had sold many years ago.

I agree with everything you've said and I've never owned a Deluxe, lol! I have a silverface Vibrolux that owns me and I hope it doesn't get bored 👍

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Let’s hope it doesn’t

thank you for this, this video was very entertaining and informative :)

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I will always be a fender guy at heart… I’ve owned a lot of vintage amps but as I’ve developed my own style I’ve ended up feeling most at home on Mesa boogie amps. I own a lonestar and an electro dyne amp and love them. I like how you said it’s the perfect amp for you. I think every player will gravitate towards whatever makes them feel at home and that’s the intangible. You know you’ve found the right amp when you stop looking at amps.

Wonderful show Zac. Really enjoyed the back story as it's one we all share to one degree or another. Loads of helpful information as usual based on your experience and shared knowledge which is informed, reliable and greatly appreciated. Look forward to next weeks' show - SAME ZAC TIME, SAME ZAC CHANNEL!

I had a deluxe reverb but it distorted to much after you get passed 3 on the volume. I tried the clean channel but there is no reverb on it so I went to a peavey delta blues amp with a 15 inch speaker, which sounded exactly like the fender but deeper and the clean channel has a reverb.

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I saw JD Simo at Robert's about 10 or 12 years ago, and I was totally blown away by his chops and his tone! Tele - Cable - Deluxe! No mic, No effects. I now have a Princeton with a 12" speaker, and it always sounds great!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

Great video. Great amp. Good advice on volume.

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Remember the year Musician's Friend moved warehouses and had a little trouble. They sent out coupons to apologize. Got a reissue deluxe reverb for $689. They were $849 at the time. Ordered on Wednesday the price went up $100 bucks to $949 on a Monday. Now $1099. Best deal I've ever gotten. Served me well but now I'm wanting the handwired version.

@reverbdeluxe

4 жыл бұрын

It will be my next gear purchase for sure!

All great points.. love the Deluxe, love the added headroom of the vibrolux, transitioning now to Mesa 5:25, which has beautiful cleans and a bunch of that other stuff.. with tone controls that are very very versatile, Check it out. Great insight, thank you.

ZAC Thanks for your time and hard work may God Bless you and your family stay safe I love your show and its been a true blessing

Love this video and your cool story! Blessings and been enjoying you for years, now🙌🙏🤝👏😎 Have one on the way and can’t wait.

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

As always Zac great topic to dive into. I was lucky enough have my friends fathers 64 Deluxe to mess around with when I was younger before I could really understand just how good of an amp a blackface Deluxe Reverb really is ... you make a good case...AC15 is my fave these days...with a tele

used a DRRI for many years, my fav feature is how easy it is to get a great tone and light weight

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@hkguitar1984

4 жыл бұрын

+1 on the "light weight", as I get older I agree "Size Does Matter".

@jacobbrown1690

4 жыл бұрын

only 37 pounds on the alinco jensen version compared to a twin at over 80 pounds

Awesome video....Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Great video. Thanks! How do you feel about the newer 65 reissues as a faithful (or not so faithful) reproduction of the original? I know they aren’t totally the same internally, but do they do a respectable job copping the same sound and feel?

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

They are great!

I like the Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker in my DRR. But I've not tried the V30...And I only use the Normal channel with a Strymon Flint, so no bright cap. Good video 👍

Rick Hayes at Vintage Sound makes a wonderful Deluxe style amp with all these issues worked out and he actually voices the first channel as a Brownface Deluxe, so you get best of both. Has a mid control and a dwell control for the reverb. You can also self bias it for 6L6s if desired. It's all point to point and very solidly made. My favorite amp.

@jonnyrocktone9020

Жыл бұрын

Hey Larry, is this the VSA Vintage 22 amp you are referring to? Any special mod or add-on you did? Or all come this way as standard? I’ve heard these amps and they are fantastic. Heavily considering myself. Cheers!

@larrylambert2727

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnyrocktone9020 Mine is stock from Rick, but he can do all kinds of tweak if requested. The V22 comes most commonly with the 64 blackface tone in the typical vibrato side and is voiced as a brownface deluxe in the first side. I use a switcher to go between the two and have about the best clean and drive tone a blackguard player could ever hope for. I've also seen a higher gain blackface voice in the first channel if you don't like the brownface sag. Having a mid and dwell control is also great. It's the Deluxe platform perfected in my book.

@endoalley680

7 ай бұрын

I have one of those with a Vintage 30 in it. Tried a Tone Tubby alnico and Tone Tubby ceramic too. A vintage Jenson P12N can be a good sounding speaker too.

I’m currently running a blackstar ht club 40 vintage pro it has the vintage 30 which is why I got it. I’ve had it for 7 years now. Over the past week I’ve been blown away by the sound of the 68 deluxe reverb silver face reissue. That is the tone I’ve been searching for and I hope to pull the trigger on one this year.

Another great episode. Thank you!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Chris!

That’s a great story man, thanks for keeping us all entertained in quarantine.

@rennpart

2 жыл бұрын

Follow up 1 year later. I bought a 65 deluxe reverb from the original owners daughter off Reverb and it blows the doors off every other vintage amp I’ve tried. I will admit the only shortcoming is the trem!

Love Deluxe Reverb's and wondering your thoughts on the Fender Re-Issues including the 64 Custom Deluxe.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

I love the reissues. Have not played the handwired one, but heard great things.

Once had the opportunity to play through a stereo rig of two black face Deluxes at a benefit, I get goosebumps remembering the tone, and it wasn’t overly loud, just full and present…

I love Deluxe Reverb amps! I am still hooked on my 1965 Blackface Princeton Reverb which I modded many years ago by putting in a 12" Celestion Creamback, a bigger output transformer from Allen Amplification and a Mid control in the back of the chassis. I often play with a pal who has a 60's Blackface Deluxe and we have A/B'd those amps and they sound very close. He also has a vintage PR and that's his fave as well.

@markreilly7052

6 ай бұрын

I have a Princeton that I put a 12" Creamback in. I also have a special edition '68 CDR with a Creamback. They are both great. I love playing with a Deluxe live, but the Princeton with an electronic drum kit was really, really nice. Can't say which I like better.

Now I feel like I need a Deluxe Reverb! I've been on the lookout for a small-ish Fender amp for a while but I'm not sure what to get. I did have a blackface Twin but I couldn't get on with the scooped sound of that amp at all. Sounded pretty bad with an overdrive too...just flat and totally lacking bite. I'm glad you mentioned the lack of mids on blackface amps and tips for modifying that specific discrepancy. I think the best amp I've heard recently is the Suhr Hedgehog. The mids sound incredible. I'd like something similar in a smaller format.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You know what I am going to say. Deluxe!!!!

@Theweeze100

4 жыл бұрын

I found a Fender Super Sonic 22 for a song. I must admit I am in the process of mod-ing it to sound a little more like a deluxe reverb. I’m really an acoustic guitarist and bass player, so it will meet my needs just fine.

Blackface deluxe reverbs. Love ‘em. I too have two. My faves.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

I love my hand wired 5E3. It's warm and sounds great with single coils and humbuckers. The clean tone is amazing.

Thanks Zac really love your video I could talk tone and amps all day stay safe out there...

What do you think of a Tonemaster as a back up for the your vintage BF? What's your opinion on those?

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Keith, I have actually thought about selling the 67, and getting one. But have not had the chance to check one out. When this blows over, I am going to contact the Fender office here, and see if I can borrow one.

@jensenbell

4 жыл бұрын

Keith and Zac. I got a tonemaster for a client. He plays clean tones only. He's very happy about the light weight. But be aware, as soon as you introduce any dirt whether on the amp or with pedals, let's just say you'll notice that it's not the same, and depending on your ear and needs, might not feel it's worth trying to chase the fixes necessary to get that inspiring feel and grit. Now that might just be me and my clients, and I'd love to hear what you guys find. But listen for that? Wishing you health and safety.

@sooparticular

2 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac dont waste your time...not even close!!

I have a Brownface Deluxe hardwired clone with Jensen Alnico speakers and, yeah it sounds like a Marshall Plexi in combo style. Great amp with early breakup. You may want the best of both worlds, a Deluxe Blackface + Deluxe Brownface together in stereo!

I have an emenince Texas heat in my deluxe with rca tubes. I modified the reverb to both channels and use an EH 12ax7 in the v1. This gives me a tweed type tone on the normal channel and a blackface tone in the vibrato channel. I use three pedals, a tube screamer, an analog delay and a keeley compressor. This gives me everything I need to play any type of music I need.

Very nice presentation. God bless your continued productions.

I think Leo nailed it with about everything he did

Reggie Young. Legend and hero. If he had it, it must be good.

Most interesting and enjoyable video. Thanks Zac.

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

I've just started watching you recently and I'm enjoying your video's. I'm a bass player (30 years) and want to learn guitar so I bought a used telecaster thinline copy guitar and I wanted to ask you should I buy a small guitar amp or is it fine to just keep playing my guitar through my Traynor YBA 200? (just curious if the bass amp is a huge diffence from a tube guitar amp never owned one).

There is nothing like the sweet crispy envelope of 2 6v6's pushed hard

@robertsanders7061

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

Great review Zac! I can appreciate your story. I also play in Church. I play in the C.O.G.I.C. I been playing in it for 29 years. I been through so many amps its insane. My main amp has been the Fender Vibro King. I had several of them throughout the years. I also had Marshalls and a bunch of Dr. Z amps as well. I currently have the fender deluxe Reverb as my main gigging amp mine is the 65 deluxe in whine red with the Italian Jenson speaker that Sweetwater sells exclusively. I got a great deal on one used at GuitarCenter. I have to agree with you its the perfect amp. Its lightweight yet still cuts through the mix and the clean as well as overdriven tones are great. The reverb is also lush sounding. Plus you have the option of that other channel if you want to get into more blues tones its real fat sounding almost like a bassman tone. Its a great amp.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and that red Deluxe sounds really cool. I love the Vibe-King, just too much amp for me.

@BluegillGreg

4 жыл бұрын

The music at Church of God in Christ (Seattle WA and Bridgeport CT) has blown me away. They've also fed a lot of hungry children breakfast before school. Just want to say thanks.

@oldskool_boxing9306

2 жыл бұрын

@fastguitar Vibro King hands down no comparison. I wish I still had mine. I gigged it for 20 plus years in the C.O.G.I.C its just way to much amp for the small church Im in now. I have a Marshall studio combo and a Dr. Z Z-28 now and I use a fryette Power station 2 with them I gig my Z-28 most of the time.

@oldskool_boxing9306

2 жыл бұрын

I am hoping Fender comes out with a tone master version of the Vibro King like they did with the super reverb. If they do I will be all over it.

Zac, That is some good info right there. Thanks for sharing.

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hey Zac, Great video! Question...with the vintage 30 12” 60watt 🔊 speaker upgrade, do you use a 8 Ohm or 16 Ohm speaker in the the 65’ Deluxe? It’s my favorite amp have and I have been looking for a 65’ DRRI used. Using my Ampeg gvt15 112 to do my gigs. It’s not a bad amp but it’s not a 65’ fender deluxe reverb

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

8 ohm

@CoffeeConversationMusicGear

4 жыл бұрын

Ask Zac thank you.

I came to the exact same conclusion- the deluxe reverb is the perfect amp

Church people have all the best gear they just don’t use it at church

@philf915

3 жыл бұрын

True true true

@john-zw9rw

3 жыл бұрын

Because ...God really digs music.......really digs great sounding instruments and Amps.....

@freddymclain

3 жыл бұрын

,,,,rockin' fer jesus.

@tylerhaas6

3 жыл бұрын

Like Mark Agnesi said: “Jesus would be rocking a Peavey classic 30 and a Mexican Strat” lol

@areyoujelton

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerhaas6 Jesus would be in Guantanamo Bay for suspicion of terrorism.

I've had several Fender amps over the years. Always silver face models (Two Twins, Vibrolux, Princeton). Never had a black face. I now own a '68 Deluxe Reverb reissue that I think is magnificent. Watching this made me think how cool a replacement Vintage 30 speaker would be...then said 'really? this amplifier sounds terrific already." I rarely play at a mic'd volume over 2.5 - still get tremendous response and sustain with the effects I use with it. Then overall volume is controlled at the mixer. Very nice. No split eardrums yet great sound. Thank you for your caution regarding the deafening volumes used by so many players. I enjoyed this discussion. Thank you.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

The 68 already has a nice Celestion in it stock

With you all the way Zac. My tonal journey was similar to yours. Hard to believe I played through two Super Reverbs for a few years there - way too loud. I discovered the DRRI in '98 and bought two of them. A few years after that, I found a '66 that needed some work - it actually didn't turn on when I bought it. After getting it up and running, it's been a mainstay and I use for almost every gig I do. I do use the DRRI when I don't feel great about taking my vintage amp out. Thanks for this video. Great stuff!

What’s a new amp that nails that DR sound? Have you tried out that new “Tone Master”? I own a 67 Bassman with a 2x12 and probably don’t need another fender... but I want one now lol!!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

I want to try the Tonemaster. Fender is going to let me borrow one after this settles down.

@TravisPhillips22

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac awaiting the review!! I would love to hear that vs your #1!!!

For my money Princetons & Super Reverbs almost always edge out DR's especially when it comes to cleans. But Zac's particular DR does sound magical and glorious. One of the best I've heard.

Thankyou, I really enjoyed your story. And process of finding your sound. Very inspired

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

Not a huge technical understanding of amp components but I already want a Deluxe and this is an outstanding, informative video!