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Originally Posted by Marcel_A
Yeah .. That is the same price I estimated when I deemed it on the expensive side ealier in this thread, but looked again and found it this time on Thomann.de ... It's 815 Euro .. Not cheap per se, but cheaper than I expected. 12,2 kg is also a bit heavier than I hoped for, but hey ...
Fender 68 Custom Vibro Champ – Musikhaus Thomann
Might well pick it up later this year.
This is off course a bit lighter and been on the market for a year or two, but a bit too expensive for me
Fender 57 Custom Champ – Thomann Danmark
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01-14-2021 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Gitfiddler
Things to write home about include modified Pro Reverb circuitry, genuine Fender tube-driven reverb and grid bias tremolo, reduced negative feedback for more touch sensitivity, and a new single-channel format.
I guess you could claim a digital reverb is tube driven for marketing
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Forgot to add, on the gearpage a person working at fender said some more amps were coming, so i'm not giving up yet on that tone master princeton reverb
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Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
But you might be out of luck because I already have a '57 Champ.
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'68 pro reverb has 5 pre amp tubes...that's a real tube driven spring reverb in there!
vibro-champ has 2! hence the dsp hall? verb
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 01-14-2021 at 07:04 PM. Reason: corr-
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I don't think I would choose the new vibro champ over a silverface one for similar prices.
The dilemma would be, pro reverb vs deluxe reverb. I would miss the tube rectifier more than the tube reverb (from what I see the new pro reverb has neither, it only has preamp and power tubes, I don't know why they market it as having tube reverb.. ).
But if you really want a 1x12 (so no vibrolux), and really need the headroom (and many times you do), pro reverb makes a punch!
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pro reverb, not super
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Originally Posted by jzucker
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Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
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i once tried out a Victoria made champ clone with the 12” speaker ....
It was fabulous ....
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Originally Posted by jzucker
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
https://www.long-mcquade.com/219395/...verb--120V.htm
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
Looks like Fender increased their prices. Deluxe Reverb is now 1680 CAD. They were 1250 CAD in the same store only two years ago.
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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I don’t see any indication the Pro Reverb uses a digital module. It has five preamp tubes, which is correct for a single-channel AB763 amp. ( the specs list six, the photo shows five) It has 2 12at7s, presumably one for the phase inverter and one for the reverb driver. I suppose they may have cut-and-pasted the description, or the modified circuitry includes a high-gain mode, but one would think they would mention that.
“Grid-bias Tremolo” on a 6L6 amp is a mixed blessing, as the bias setting of the power tubes affects the strength of the tremolo.
Single-channel Fender is my favorite configuration, although I modified the normal channel on a Twin and changed it to a James tone stack with mid-shift - gives it a very different tone - and modded the reverb to work on both channels.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
Keith
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Wait for the border to open up?
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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With these new models, Fender is hoping to get stimulated I guess when people get their checks (in the US).
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For what it's worth, the Vibro Champ is reported to weight 20 pounds.
A Princeton reverb 68" custom weights 34 lbs and costs $899.
The speaker in the 68' Priceton amp is sort of rock oriented. Celestion ten 30. $35.
So a speaker change might be helpful. I went to Weber 10F150, 50 watts (more head room than 25watt) light dope. $103.
Originally Posted by Danny W.Last edited by Wildcat; 01-15-2021 at 11:34 AM.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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For what it's worth, there was a 68'
deluxe reverb custom for sale on this website at $850.
Originally Posted by AlterLast edited by Wildcat; 01-15-2021 at 08:31 PM.
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I was a bit surprised to see these, instead of Tone Master takes on smaller Fender icons, including Princeton.
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I wondered the same thing. With the increased sales for Fender maybe they are pulling out the "old" models with a modern take on them for a new demographic to sell to. Im sure there are some 20 year olds saying "Did you see those "new vintage" amps? Yeah it's so wild, tubes and stuff!"
BTW As for "old" I turn 63 on the 20th.
Originally Posted by Gitterbug
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Yes, maybe I am older than everyone in Fender's marketing department, but when these silver face amps came out, nobody wanted them. They were forced on buyers that could not get used blackface and brown amps.
Maybe this is next....
RIP Nick Gravenites
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