Others have mentioned that some drive pedals sound fizzy. Figure if it sounds half this good i will be very happy. Find answers at our, Gear Buying Volume range is great for the small gigs I play at bars. All in all, its one of the best Fender amps you will ever own. Upon opening the box it was apparent that the amp had been repacked, having different packing materials, an obviously used footswitch and a light covering of dust. So I made this order on faith, the other good reviews I saw, and a flexible return policy :). The loudest I can set the amp without pedals is around 5 which is still fairly loud. There was no damage found on the amp at all. As usual, great service from Sweetwater! from Eagan, MN on September 15, 2015, By Ray Straight into amp with les paul sometimes strat. I think a bit of hiss normal for these and Deluxe Reverbs because I played two others locally and they both did the same thing. Thank you Tomir for your time and patience helping me make the best decision. manufacturer Also, when I bought this amp it was $1000, now it's going for $1049. You are using an out of date browser. I use a Full Drive II for lead work and the combo with this amp is too good to pass up. I run an American Deluxe Stratocaster into it, and man is it a blast to play.!! I was pretty worried about this, but Brandon at Sweetwater was excellent about checking the amp before shipping. In either channel. Gold Coverage goes above and beyond the manufacturer's warranty to protect your gear from unexpected Geweldige versterker, The older I get the more I long for low wattage that breaks up quicker. The only thing I can add is it not a "really sweet practic amp"! It sounds better right behind the guitar. My Fulltone OCD 2.0 sounds amazing. It does exactly what I wanted to do. On qualifying purchases made with your Musician's Friend Platinum card through 8/21/2022. Let me preface this review by admitting I'm not a great guitar player. I was in the market for a year for an amp that was (broad adjective) versatile. I new this was a full body amp. The stock tubes are J.J.'s rebranded as Groove Tubes, and they sound fantastic, no need to replace these. Haven't put a lot of time in but I gotta say the tone is fantastic. from Portland, OR on January 27, 2015, By Ryan Mowdy The springs were rolling around inside not even connected. Here's the second issue, after the amp warms up, there is a decent amount of background noise/hiss present. By Ed T I still plug into the right side for songs that need the Fender jangly clean. your money would be better spent elsewhere. Whats a CPR? Love the sounds. Regular account terms apply to non-promo purchases. Custom channel gets nasty and starts singing around 5. So, for gigging in small to medium clubs with clean headroom, for insane reverb and tremolo, peal-friendliness and te round cleans that only Vintage-style Fender can give, this amplifier is an outstanding choice. I was so impressed with this little amp that I decided to keep it. This thing is awesome! from Marysville CA (Just downstream of the famous Oroville Dam) on February 28, 2017, By Ryan Mowdy For those of you worried about it it is 100% completely normal for this amp to hiss. So, it is totally, all Deluxe amp.There are no "onboard effects" or clipping circuits or any of that junk. The reverb is present, but not overbearing at all. However going to the Custom Deluxe Reverb something about having a tube rectifier makes ALL the difference, it give the amp depth and sublet nuances. Pros: Two different voiced Channels That is the sound Ive been hearing in my head and waiting for all my life. The PlimSoul still worked for songs like I Love Rock and Roll, but for a more Marshall like tone, I picked up a Boss OD-3. All in all I would recommend this amp for anyone seeking the famous Fender tone in an easy to use,light weight amp. I was wrong. So there ya have it, Next week, on to the totally FAB '68 Custom Pro Reverb, which ups the anty to a a pair of 6L6s producing 40-watts RMS sweeeeet! It may bother some that its not a totally silent running amp. The reverb and tremolo are lush and wonderful. Too my surprize, my amp is DEAD QUIET!! I turned it to 5 and it was ludicrously loud and still clean with only a slight breakup The Deluxe takes pedal well, I have several OD pedals and the amp responds well to all of them. If you are not familiar with the Pro Reverb.. Wikipedia it. I have even played this with my Taylor accoustic, what a pleasant surprise. Cons: There is an audible hiss especially after I biased the tubes slightly hotter than the factory settings. No problems I can foresee, I was worried about the hiss and pops everyone complains about but while there is a bit of hiss I did a side by side with my 1971 Bandmaster and it's a little louder than this amp so I am chalking it up to normal, same goes for the pop when switching the standby on and off, Bandmaster makes the exact same sound so I am saying normal here as well, in fact this baby is kind of like a"mini Bandmaster" sounds great I recommend it. The capacitors and other components are low quality. This amp has all the vintage tone, and because of the celestion speaker, it does not flub out in the low end. Thanks again Sweetwater. It begins to break up at 4 or 5 on the volume but still retains clarity, and to me only sounds better as the volume gets higher. All the mods that many people dreamed of in a deluxe reverb. from Miami, Florida on February 7, 2017, By Mathew For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. IncredibleTone a little sand in the transmission and fantastic grit. Now I finally had a working amp. 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December 2021. from Houston on September 7, 2019, Music Background: Semi-pro Rhythm player and Bassist for over 30 years, By John E The bridge pickup actually quacked. Amps that I have now include a 59 Ampeg Jet and a 57 Vibrolux clone. I hear three things, my guitar, great tones and my mistakes, the 2 channels are great the custom and vintage, with 2 inputs on each channel you can loop the channels together or loop them as I call the poor mans FX loop for delay really is all I need, the overdrive and compressor sound best in front of the amp, but really not needed, which can be done with any 2 channel amp that has 4 inputs,all tones are available with this amp Fender cleans,Blues,Country, Classic Rock. I really don't have a lot to add that others haven't already said, I can just agreeTakes pedals very well, (My favorite overdrive is Boss "Wazacraft" BD 2 ) So heres where my review gets a little different. from New England on June 23, 2014, Music Background: playing amateur since 1979 live, By BC from NJ on April 7, 2014, By Brad from Tomah, WI on July 14, 2016. Use an AB box to channel switch. Today if I want to play Sabbath on the Custom Deluxe no Problem, the OCD overdrive pedal brings this baby to the Marshall lands, you can play Jazz, to SRV to Zeppelin this baby does it all. Couldn't find an old pre-master volume Super Reverb locally last week, (like the one I had years ago that I'm having remorse and nostalgia for), so.. Or there is something wrong with yours. There is a little "pop" when you turn off the standby, but I kind of like the way it sounds. As i got older I started to appreciate different styles of music, the Marshall as great as it is has a very hard clean tone. Both sounded so full and rich. The Fender 68 is my primary amp and gets 80% of the playing time . Remaining lease payments will be determined upon item selection. in August and could not be happier with the amp. The FENDER '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb solved these issues. Special mention to my sales engineer Ed Needler - You rock, my main. I've been playing professionallymaking money at this since '72. Sweetwater is THE place to buy. So I took it upon myself to drive from Bloomington Indiana to Terre Haute , a 2 1/2 hour drive each way. Run humbuckers through it, and you can get that edge-of-break-up a little earlier (about 4.5) with an incredible vintage-sounding overdriven sag when you really push it (think Neil Young). I always wanted the 68CDR,but got alot of mixed reviews from other sources and Youtube, that said the amp is Noisy and unreliable. I have a Strat and a Paul, and both sound amazing through this amp, but dang it sounds good with the Seymour Duncan Antiquity PAFs in my Gibson! And it is light. Only wish I had bought one sooner. You are using an out of date browser. Also, integral in the sound (and my decision) was the Bassman tone stack. The circuit itself is also tweaked to distort sooner. from Wenatchee on June 27, 2015, Music Background: Worship Leader, Music Teacher, By Paul Torres Well I'm sure my sales representative, mr AJ Becerra, doesn't want to hear this but, this may be the last amp I will ever need to own. By Brian You should be too. How do you like staff to treat you in a guitar shop. Jump the channels..Grin from ear to ear!!! Vox, Dr. Z, Orange, Morgan, Marshall I could go on. The custom channel was a bit muddy for me and a little too dark. '65 DRRI is much sweeter, especially the sweetwater limited edition with the alnico speaker. The vintage was a much better fit. For blues, the Boss BD2 Blues Driver provides a beautiful bluesy breakup while keeping the stage noise low. Thanks to Aric Brennar at sweet water for recommending this one. This is my work around You must log in or register to reply here. Having purchased this amp over a year ago from Sweetwater I've had ample time to get over the new gear honeymoon phase and I can say that it's a joy to plug in each and every time I play. It has character and lets me know it's off. List your Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb 2-Channel 22-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo today to get it in front of thousands of eyes, quickly and easily. issued Vintage Guitar Amps, a Hedge Against Inflation? It works. I upgraded to the Celestion Gold 50w 12speaker and had new tubes (JJ Electronics) professionally installed. Every guitar or bass you Anyone can sell on Reverb. So I ran down to the local guitar center to grab an amp to get me though the gig, fully intending on returning it. I would like to get a 2x12 cab so I could record using one ribbon and one tube condenser mic into a stereo pre. 2) I have NOT noticed any noise/hissing issues whatsoever. I've since seen that it's a common problem for this amp. I highly recommend the Wampler Plexi-Drive!! For me the breakup starts around 4.5 on the volume dial, (using single coils) which for my needs is plenty of clean headroom. Thx. Exclusive deals, delivered straight to your inbox. on July 12, 2017, By Sweetwater Customer Highly recommend. Matter of fact you might say I play with my guitars as opposed to playing them. I put a Warehouse Guitar Speakers G12C/S in my 65 DRRI. Fender Vintage Modified '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb 1x12" 22W Combo Tube Amplifier. 1) The vibrato is a little noisy. from New Hampshire on October 1, 2017, By Keith Taylor I have a dear friend who is 5 years older than me who is a PHENOM guitar player with over 40 years of playing under his belt. or A TS 808 sounded pretty good in the Custom side, and not quite as tasty on the Vintage, but I find playing this amp more clean than overdriven (for now at least!!). Top Notch! So, LAST WEEK we started a four-part series on the best replacement speakers for Fender's latest re-issue series the "drip-edge" 1968 amps. Where you would have found a Vibrato channel, there's now a 'Vintage' channel with a more traditional voicing, but not quite as bright as a true vintage drip-edge Deluxe Reverb. Great process buying through Sweetwater, prompt shipping and great communication with my sales engineer James. And if anyone ever has that problem, you need to buy a Hum Debugger pedal from Electro Harmonix. When I use it my Byam's in about 4 1/2 I keep a little bit of tremolo and reverb on at all times, and the results is one of the fullest tones I've ever heard from any of my other guitar amps. Warehouse Guitar SpeakersPO Box 352Paducah, KY 42002. I only need 2 with this amp. And yes, if you crank it to 10, you're going to get that 1970s Neil Young and crazy horse sound. I would not trade this amp , too versatile and recordable. Its great, its fat and sparkly, its that Fender tone. Trust me. All tube to me just means more expense. If you did your research, you can believe the hype and all of the reviews. Thanks for all the responses! I doubt I'll ever buy another amp. Dells. Everything you love about Sweetwater in the palm of your hand. Once I put a small piece of foam between it and the floor, PROBLEM SOLVED. Big improvement to my ears. Overall, this is a fantastic amp and very versatile, and considering this was the biggest purchase I have ever made, I can definitely say this amplifier was well worth it. The words Fender, Telecaster, Stratocaster and the associated headstock designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. You can dig in when you have to and the sound shapes to what you're doing and how you're "hitting" the guitar. I first swapped tubes , NOTHING! I play a Stratocaster mostly and so long as you're not sitting right in front of the amp it is very quiet. Don't wait, but it now. Maybe I'm missing something with the light indicator. There's hiss, but you only notice it until you realize it's so very worth it. It has that snappy Fendery brightness and chime without the ice picks. Killer pedal. '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb 2-Channel 22-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo, Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb 2-Channel 22-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo. Other than that I have no interest in Modding this amp at all.. not even an urge to do so. I was debating between the '65 RI and this one. Probably one of the best deluxe reverbs I've had, This amp was a big surprise. I owned a '65 Twin Reverb Reissue, but found it to be too loud at anything above "3" for recording work. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals. It still sings and very touch sensitive with gorgeous harmonics at such relatively low volumes. Both channels are so good. from Pittsburgh, PA on March 28, 2019, Music Background: Former touring musician turned lifelong hobbyist, By Sweetwater Customer from Wisconsin on April 12, 2017, By Ryan Mowdy Yes I have fallen in love with my 68 Custom. Definitely recommend checking this amp out.