Fender Concert Reverb Amp

[Hub]

Hi,
Does anybody use or test a fender concert reverb amp (from 200* I think) ? I own and play a twin reissue but always like to test new sound.
The goal is not to use it as a gig amp, but for home only.
I tested a super reverb tonemaster and wasn't convinced.
thank's for the advice

[gregunit]

Then It's not you. Move on

[entresz]

I tested a super reverb tonemaster and wasn't convicted.

Lucky!! The jazz police probably don't mind the Fender. If you tested a Marshall there might have been issues!

[Hub]

English is not my primary language....hope you play as well as you are funny

[bluenote61]

English is not my primary language....hope you play as well as you are funny

Well done. This point is yours!

Regarding your question, the Fender Concert had three phases of evolution. The last one from the 90s is not very remarkable.
The first issue of the Concert was in the 60s and is unaffordable.
I think you are talking about the second version from 82-85, the so called 'Concert II', designed by Paul Rivera. This amp has a high reputation for its clean sound (the built in 2nd gain stage for distortion is poor compared to todays expectations).
Its a fine amp, but its still an typical Fender amp. And 23 kg of weight.
Also, might be oversized for playing at home only.

[jorgemg1984]

The Concert will probably have a mored mid focused sound, compared to the Twin. With vintage Fenders it's always a guess because 1) as it's been pointed out the Concert had several versions 2) it's very likely mods have been performed during the years.

It seems overkill for home playing, but if you use a Twin now then you're used to using a large amp in an house. I guess the big advantage of the Concert is it's usually quite cheap to get and it should be very easy and cheap to mod to "blackface" specs or any other specs you like.

Bottom line, if you can find a cheap one, it should different enough from your Twin and yoyu'll probably be able to get a decent clean sound out of it.

[Hub]

this version is a 2000 version with 4x10.
Twin is "overkill" for home playing but it give an incredible headroom and at 2 is not louder than a blue junior or princeton (which is very directive)....but you can't carry it for gig or concert (my favorite for this is AER)
4x10 can be a good point for headroom. When I test super reverb tonemaster (I don't know if tube version is similar) I found that it lack of warm.
This version is 37 kg

[bluenote61]

I am not aware of Concert amps produced after 1995.
Perhaps you may post a picture of the amp you're writing about.

[Spook410]

I have a 1981 Fender Concert I bought new (I'm old ). The only mod has been to replace the original Fender speaker with a JBL. It's a fine sounding amp and I prefer it to a Fender Deluxe. Possibly for the additional clean headroom. I've never felt the need to do any of the common electronic mods that are published to make it more of a blackface and less a Rivera though I am a great fan of the blackface sound. The 80's Concert sounds good as is.

At 50W for a tube amp it is certainly powerful enough. And when I add a 2X12 extension speaker box, the sound is a warm, room filling embrace. As it should be for 25kg of amp and 30kg of external speaker.. Which is why it stays stored in the garage for the most part.