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Fender Custom '57 Tweed Deluxe Coming!!

corpse

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Great to hear from you Dan. One thing life can’t take from you is the love for our thing.
 

Don

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I've loved every well built 5E3 type amp that I've played through. Fat and dynamic at usable volume levels.
 

sonar

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Wonderful design and you should be very happy with your purchase. The official Fender vid sounds about right for a 5E3.

I'm not sure what the special design speaker is like (relabeled or spec'ed for Fender) but Eminence more often than not knows how to make a great sounding speaker. Imo no new company has been able to capture the sound of the old Chicago Jensens, so take that for what it's worth.

What a Tweed Deluxe lacks (although surprisingly varied once you wrap your head around the 2 Volume and tone control interaction) is offset by great tone and one of the best overdrives ever produced by a guitar amp.

Traditional, non-A5 magnet PAF style pickups can get a little muddy and woofy. Just crank up the tone, or grab a guitar with P90's, or a Tele, or a Strat, or a Danelectro, or a Gretsch...

and have fun!
 

bluesforstevie

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Wonderful design and you should be very happy with your purchase. The official Fender vid sounds about right for a 5E3.

I'm not sure what the special design speaker is like (relabeled or spec'ed for Fender) but Eminence more often than not knows how to make a great sounding speaker. Imo no new company has been able to capture the sound of the old Chicago Jensens, so take that for what it's worth.

What a Tweed Deluxe lacks (although surprisingly varied once you wrap your head around the 2 Volume and tone control interaction) is offset by great tone and one of the best overdrives ever produced by a guitar amp.

Traditional, non-A5 magnet PAF style pickups can get a little muddy and woofy. Just crank up the tone, or grab a guitar with P90's, or a Tele, or a Strat, or a Danelectro, or a Gretsch...

and have fun!
I've got my G&L Tele...so :dude:
 

demundo

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ive had one for over a year. one of the best new amps I ever bought. I would be very surprised if you didn't love it.
 

goldtop0

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Go for it Dan, that combo is about NZ$5-6k here(if you can get one) and therefore not an option for most of us:dang
 

Don

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I've got my G&L Tele...so :dude:

I didn't even like Teles until I got a tweed Deluxe (clone)! Now I love Teles with every amp!

This thread inspired me to spend some time with my Tele with my Deluxe cranked to 12. What a beautiful mess of a sound!
 

corpse

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I dig the pickguard with the top. Go get your Ya-Ya’s out now.
 

randall

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killer amp, that clip sounded awesome. whats with the g&l Tele? sounded so good, i looked it up and those are 500 cdn.
 

corpse

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Every one of those G&L’s I played was dead sounding. Another case of Tone being in the hands.
 

Ace139

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No clips - but I A/ B ‘d a Vintage ‘57 and the CS RI and was amazed at how good the RI is. The Vintage was a smidge better - but not much. You will love it:dude:
 
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