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This amp is amazing..

BluesyTones

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I can't find a single fault.
 
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renderit

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I find them to be very close to the original. A little brighter but they loosen up a bit after the speakers break in. I like them a lot.
 

BluesyTones

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I find them to be very close to the original. A little brighter but they loosen up a bit after the speakers break in. I like them a lot.

Your opinion matches mine exactly. Very powerful stout sounding amp, I imagine something what a real one off the showroom floor in the 60s would have been like. But yes, it CAN BE very bright, but it is easily tamed. I am planning for an A/B switch with all pedals going to normal channel.. and the bright channel just for clean maybe some delay...

Right now I find that 5 across the dial, maybe less on the reverb. Works well for this LP on the bright channel.

Wait, can't I jumper channels.. what would that do?
 

lure555

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I loved my old 68 CDR. So glad I was able to replicate it with my Helix.
 

renderit

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No, but I played the reissue next to this...100% original. 100%. I.e. every cap, cord, (and as far as I can tell, tube).

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Pellman73

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Fender is making some really great amps!

I was at the shop in town and I plugged into a Hot Rod Deville and I was like "WHAT THE HELL!"

the clean channnel was all the fender clean you'd ever want and the gainy stuff was great
 

agogetr

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desert island! man it really doesnt get any better than this. its got tone and looks too!
 

Bob Womack

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Your opinion matches mine exactly. Very powerful stout sounding amp, I imagine something what a real one off the showroom floor in the 60s would have been like. But yes, it CAN BE very bright, but it is easily tamed. I am planning for an A/B switch with all pedals going to normal channel.. and the bright channel just for clean maybe some delay...

Right now I find that 5 across the dial, maybe less on the reverb. Works well for this LP on the bright channel.

Wait, can't I jumper channels.. what would that do?
Get a used Barber Launch Pad. It offers an out of phase second output that allows you to jump Fender channels.

Bob
 

PaulLaRue

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Industry standard amp. Every player should have one. The pinnacle of Leo's designs.
 
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