• alan
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Topic: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

what do you think of such an association, does it fit, is the sound bluesy?Is this amp loud enough to cut through, ?

  • From: Burlington, Ont Canada
  • Registered: 2010-04-01
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Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

I've got a '57 and it sounds great through anything. Deluxe Reverb - Bluesy? Definitely....Loud enough? Probably (mic if not) although I prefer 100 watters   tongue. A good friend and fabulous player plays an LP through a '66 Super Reverb and his tone is insane (fat, smooth, bell like with an edge - but he uses NO effects and uses his guitar volume/tone controls a LOT). I asked him about a DR and he winced a little and started babbling about tube sag, clean headroom, blah, blah, and a bunch of other stuff I don't really know too much about. The DR is a great amp, but I have heard mixed reviews about the re-issues...for the $ I would look for a '70's Super Reverb - 4x10's, 40 watts...one of the best amps ever - for about the same price as a DR RI. Just MHO.

Gits: '03 Gibson Historic R7 Goldtop, '06 Gibson R8 Plaintop, MIJ '62 RI Strat,  and others...
Amps: '99 Marshall 1987x Plexi RI, 1969 Fender Super Reverb

My band: www.meanbones.com
  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

kevman13 wrote:

...for the $ I would look for a '70's Super Reverb - 4x10's, 40 watts...one of the best amps ever - for about the same price as a DR RI. Just MHO.

+100000  I picked my '68 Super Reverb up for less than a new DRRI.  It absolutely BLOWS AWAY almost every Fender amp I've ever played.  Clean, fat, juicy, loves overdrives, takes humbuckers and single coils well...  I would search high and low for a used non-master volume Silverface Fender amp before ever considering a reissue.  The '68 to early '70 amps were nearly identical to their blackface counterparts and can be had for about half the price.

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • Registered: 2007-11-04
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Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

Bloomfield used a les paul and a twin, so yeah gibsons and fenders are fantastic combinations.

I've played a 58 RI thru my fathers Deluxe Reissue and with a good overdrive like a fulltone fulldrive or tons of others we've mentioned here, you can get some great tones. 

And I think for most settings a 22 watt tube amp is perfect.  I use a 30 watt Vox and it gets louder than I've ever needed.  Although if I ever make it big and start playing theaters or stadiums I may start getting some hundred watters in the backline.

Good luck.

  • Registered: 2010-02-09
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Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

Do not buy any fender reissue amps, they are terrible. Cheap, unreliable and they just sound awful. Do your self a favor spend a few extra hundred dollars and buy a drip age 6L6 fender.

Guitars- Gibson 1960 V.O.S Les Paul, Fender Eric Johnson Strat, Martin SWOMGT.
Amp- 1967 fender vibrolux reverb
Effects- Ibanez TS-808, BBE Two Timer, BBE Soul Vibe, Vox V847, Dunlop Hendrix Fuzz Face, Tonebender MKII, BK Butler Tube Driver.
  • Registered: 2010-07-09
  • Posts: 122

Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

I love my BFSR with my Gibby.  If the new one costs nearly as much as a vintage piece, why buy new?  Get something with a little mojo in it already.  Don't go for looks.  Listen to it and buy it if it sounds good. 

Lots of good deals on vintage gear these days.

Guitars: '79 LP Custom, '01 Dickey Betts Goldie - 80 of 114, '00 Chandler Lectraslide
Amps: '00 Marshall 1987x, '70 Marshall 1959 SL, 4x12 JBL D120s
'64 Vibroverb - JBL D130, '66 Super Reverb - CTS Alnicos
'77 Peavey Deuce (great for melting stubborn ear wax)
  • From: Burlington, Ont Canada
  • Registered: 2010-04-01
  • Posts: 365

Re: DELUXE REVERB 65 REISSUE AND GOLDTOP 57?

+1  Btw you have some SICK gear, dude. I am green with envy

Sonicboom wrote:

I love my BFSR with my Gibby.  If the new one costs nearly as much as a vintage piece, why buy new?  Get something with a little mojo in it already.  Don't go for looks.  Listen to it and buy it if it sounds good. 

Lots of good deals on vintage gear these days.

Gits: '03 Gibson Historic R7 Goldtop, '06 Gibson R8 Plaintop, MIJ '62 RI Strat,  and others...
Amps: '99 Marshall 1987x Plexi RI, 1969 Fender Super Reverb

My band: www.meanbones.com