Dig it! New Fender amps for 2021

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https://www.gearnews.com/namm-2021-fender-drops-three-new-amplifiers/

The Fender '68 Custom Vibro Champ looks like it would be a fun toy...

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That headphone amp is light years ahead of anything else in the $100 and under range. They’ll sell a lot of them.
 
Well I must say that pro reverb really looks pretty good to me, I mean it looks pretty good to me if I look at it and it says what it can do, it really can make a good noise I bet, just what I’m looking for, just the right thing. Just for me, an amplifier just for me! Looks like they put a lot of effort into making something just for me. It’s just for me! Hot fresh pizza, ringer the lava demon the bank do a live if I rid of a dick about it even if I would’ve into the holiday Bubba
 
smurfco said:
Well I must say that pro reverb really looks pretty good to me, I mean it looks pretty good to me if I look at it and it says what it can do, it really can make a good noise I bet, just what I’m looking for, just the right thing. Just for me, an amplifier just for me! Looks like they put a lot of effort into making something just for me. It’s just for me! Hot fresh pizza, ringer the lava demon the bank do a live if I rid of a dick about it even if I would’ve into the holiday Bubba
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obviously.

I dig the champ.
 
smurfco said:
Well I must say that pro reverb really looks pretty good to me, I mean it looks pretty good to me if I look at it and it says what it can do, it really can make a good noise I bet, just what I’m looking for, just the right thing. Just for me, an amplifier just for me! Looks like they put a lot of effort into making something just for me. It’s just for me! Hot fresh pizza, ringer the lava demon the bank do a live if I rid of a dick about it even if I would’ve into the holiday Bubba
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Still making up your mind, eh?
 
I like the Vibro Champ, just drop the reverb. It is not needed. Simplicity is one of the big things that makes the Champ such a great amp.
 
Mark Wein said:
Oh fuck. That Pro Reverb is just what I wanted. Essentially a Deluxe with 40 watts to play my archtop through.
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Isn't the whole thing with the '68 Customs that they have the Bassman tone stack and gain staging? This Pro will dirt up a bit easier than a regular Pro.

I've been GASing *HARD* for a Deluxe Reverb lately. I compared the DRRI to the '68 Custom and came away liking the '68 but not for what I want it for (clean tones). The reverb was weaker (by design) and with the reduced negative feedback even the Vibrato channel gets dirtier sooner.

Mark Wein said:
The other option I suppose is that for half the cost of this amp, I could have Kevin Nelson turn my 1974 Deluxe that needs to be gutted and rebuilt anyway into a Pro.
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That might actually be the better option. Swap the OT and drop in a pair of 6L6s.

What's wrong with it, anyway?
 
GilmourD said:
Isn't the whole thing with the '68 Customs that they have the Bassman tone stack and gain staging?
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Yes and no. Fender calls it a modified "Bassman" tone stack, but that's just marketing BS. As for the tone stack, it's two simple changes to increase midrange.
  • The Mid tone capacitor changes from a .47 to a.22, but some BF Fenders (like the Super Reverb) have this cap stock
  • The Bass pot has a 18K resistor in series with it...all this does is make it so you can't turn the bass all the way down
I don't think these new amps will have the Custom Channel voicing. This seems more like an expansion of the '68 Custom moniker to any non-historical mod to a historical amp..add reverb to the Vibro Champ, it's a "Custom," make a one channel Pro Reverb, it's a "Custom."
 
Wyatt said:
Yes and no. Fender calls it a modified "Bassman" tone stack, but that's just marketing BS. As for the tone stack, it's two simple changes to increase midrange.
  • The Mid tone capacitor changes from a .47 to a.22, but some BF Fenders (like the Super Reverb) have this cap stock
  • The Bass pot has a 18K resistor in series with it...all this does is make it so you can't turn the bass all the way down
I don't think these new amps will have the Custom Channel voicing. This seems more like an expansion of the '68 Custom moniker to any non-historical mod to a historical amp..add reverb to the Vibro Champ, it's a "Custom," make a one channel Pro Reverb, it's a "Custom."
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The reason I'm thinking that these have the Custom Channel voicing is that that's how they set up the Princeton Reverb. It's one channel and that's all it's got voicing-wise, unlike the Deluxe.

Admittedly, I'd absolutely love to see the schematics comparing these models.

Also, I think the '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb would be perfect if they put the NFB on a switch or knob and made the volumes push-pulls with the bright cap. Sometimes I want that bright cap and if I get the DRRI I'll probably mod it with a push-pull on the volume of the Vibrato channel.
 
I'll be getting a micro. I still have my Joe Satriani Ampeg headphone amp and break it out from time to time. Fun practice tool for when I want to play on the couch late at night.
 
MonkeyZero said:
I'll be getting a micro. I still have my Joe Satriani Ampeg headphone amp and break it out from time to time. Fun practice tool for when I want to play on the couch late at night.
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Have you or anybody tried it yet?
 
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