Fender Deluxe Reverb

original 1963 blackface. the first year fender made em and the first one that the little music store in temple texas got. mines still all OEM dont see a need in messin with it it plays everything great. blues, country, rock, metal, with the right effects pedal itll handle anything and gives it all its own warmth that no other amp will put out.

one of the best sounding and most sought after amps ever made. havnt played with the reverb on it much because the tank messed up shortly after my grandpa gave it to me. but i even play rock on it with a boss metal zone pedal and it sounds awsome. cant beat the classics man. oh and if anyone knows which reverb tank i would need feel free to email me (the one in it doesnt have the numbers on it anymore)

still works great except i need a new reverb tank for it. other than a few tube changes over the years its all still original from 63

holds its value very well. treat it nice and itll last u forever

Mines a Silverface 74 traded a 90s Marshall JCM 900 Reverb 100/50 watt Combo straight across-NO REGRETS

My Pops bought me a new one in 1971, with an Oxford in it. But to keep up with the loud drummer I played it on 10 at all gigs, now this was in the early 70s and if you had a Shure Vocal Master or Bogan Pa with Horns you were ****tin in high cotton. So nobody miked anything but horns and vocals. Needless to say I had to replace my speakers on a regular basic which were always Jenson cause of the cheap price and availibity! But when I came across this trade and the amp had the speaker Weber recommends using, I had to jump on it. The tubes and caps were just replaced and the Weber increases the Volume(22 watts?) so I'm in Fender Heaven and having used every amp from AC30s to JC120s, Brown and blond Fenders from Bassmans to Vibroverbs this DR even though its Silver(like the 71 model my Dad bought me) this light weight tone master is the best Fender ever came out with. I won't be blowing speakers anymore since everything is miked, and the tone even on 1 is the best! Like the guitar wielding Gilligen said to the professor on the island make mine a Fender Deluxe Reverb, with a side of Ginger!

Never had to worry but if I get a deal on another I'll buy it, in case of gig break downs.

Never dealt with Fender.

Best clean sound and the warmest brown sound imaginable!

I have a 67 deluxe reverb --- one of the last blackface amps. The
original oxford speaker ( now sadly deceased ) has been replaced
by one of the new jensen P12N ceramic speakers. Also through the extension speaker outlet I run an old vox 12" speaker ( not a celestion ) but with a very similar warm sound to the new jensen.
Combined these two speakers make for a very big sound --- not volume
,but more importantly,tone. Another mod is replacing the original
6V6 output valves(I'm Australian) with 6L6's (recomended by my amp
doctor.

The 6L6's provide more clean headroom (they are biased fairly low)
but that lovely classic deluxe reverb angry but musical overdrive
distortion is still there when needed. My guitars ( 67 gibson es330 &
recent epiphone casino --- P90 city ) all sound great. I have the amp
voume on 4, treble on 8, & bass on 5 --- reverb on 3. I play rock, blues, jazz, country, hawaiian ---- all on these settings. I may vary things on the guitar controls(actually all the time) but the amp
itself , through it's simplicity & quality of tone creates it's own
variety.

Valve amps require maintenance --- finding a good amp doctor is just
as important as finding a good accountant. Still it's usually a case of replacing worn output or pre-amp valves. My orginal oxford speaker
was made in 1966 & was replaced in 2006 --- not bad.

Not applicable --- any service was done independently.

I've been playing for 41 years. This is my second deluxe reverb. I had to sell the first in hard times many years ago. This one cost me nothing, it was a direct swap for a bass amp with a good friend of mine who knew it was coming to a good home --- I'm forever gratefull.I also have a voxAC15 --- also a beautiful amp.I sometimes
A/B them together which is just sublime.Many people have said this
before but the fender deluxe reverb is the desert island amp.

CBS era; bought it used in 1985 from Sodja Music in Cleveland.

It's a Fender tube amp. 'Nuff said.

Big fat bold sound for electric rhythm and lead. Great for shows and recording.

I've played the thing for 22 years, and it was well-used when I got it. It has the original speaker and no mods.

Never bothered Fender. Local boys can fix any of 'em.

If this baby were stolen I'd buy another old one tomorrow (assuming I found one).

I love it because I can just turn it to 10 and control my sound from the guitar (L6-S).

I am extremely biased toward Fender - I have owned not other brand amp. I've played Bassman, Twin, and Dual Showman and this is by far my favorite model.

Mine is a 1965 blackface. the features have been covered perfectly by the other reviewers. everything a classy guitarist would need. it's a 10 by my book.

WOW! i play original indie rock, blues, and bosa nova stuff. Unless you play loud country or as loud as hendrix, you will love this amp. this is a tone machine. believe me, i've owned and played nearly every classid amp you can think of. blows all of them away. virbroluxes, twin reverbs, princetons, marshalls; i've owned many of them. this is the most toneful of them all. i'm not trying to cut down the other amps; they are all good in their own right, but if you want the greatest tone imaginable, get one of these amps before the collectors put them all behind glass.

built like the UUS Enterprise

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IMHO the greatest amp ever made for every style of music one could imagine. Can you tell I love this amp?

Mine is a 65 black face Deluxe Reverb. My parents bought me this amp brand new for my 18th birthday, and I'll be 60 this coming February, so I've had it almost 42 years. BTW, I think they paid about $150 for it brand new, but that was 1965! Just a basic 22 watt amp with few features, but it does what it does superbly. It has two non-switchable channels, one dry and one with reverb and tremolo (although they call vibrato). It has the best reverb of any amp I've ever owned. I play country, classic rock and southern rock, and this amp is perfect for that.

It was the only amp I had or used during the 60's and 70's, but I had to get a more powerful amp in the 80's when I joined a band that played larger venues. I then bought a 100 watt Peavey Heritage VTX, but it never matched the tone of this baby, which I was still using for practice. When we finally got a big enough board to mike all the instruments, I started using my Deluxe Reverb again on gigs. I quit taking it on gigs permanently after my parents passed away, because it is just to valuable and irreplaceable to risk it. The sentimental value of outweighs everything else to me now.

This amp is clean up till about 5 on the volume control. After that it starts distorting, but it is the best sounding distortion you'll ever hear. It's not brutal, just a creamy wail, really nice.

I have played teles, strats, LP's, SG's, Peavey T series and many others through this amp, and they all sound great. My main ax now is a 71 Gibson SG Deluxe, and I use an 82 Peavey T-27 as a backup. I still have an 88 American Standard Strat, but I prefer the SG and T-27. I disagree with the post that said humbuckers don't sound as good through this amp. It makes my SG absolutely sing.

I think it is very reliable, but as I said, I don't gig with it anymore for sentimental reasons. The only things I've had to replace were a couple of tubes, and I replaced the two prong power cord with a grounded three prong cord for safety reasons. I didn't like the idea of getting electrocuted through the lips, although I later discovered that this problem can be completely eliminated by using Shure SM-57's for vocals.

After nearly 42 years I'm sure the warranty is expired by now. Never had to deal with Fender, but I know a good tech that I can entrust this baby to for repairs and maintenance. I think the speaker has finally crapped, so I'll be taking it to him in the near future. I hope it's a tube instead of the speaker, because I'd like to keep the original speaker in it if possible.

I've been playing for almost 45 years now, and I've gone through a lot of gear, most of which I still have. I have a Dean Markley RM-40 that I gig with now, which is a good sounding amp, just not as good as the DR. I also have an 83 Peavey Heritage VTX, a 97 Peavey Studio Pro 112, and a Sunn Concert Lead head that I have no idea what year it was made, but it's old. Most of my stuff is now vintage, even though most of it was purchased new. The Sunn head I inherited from a friend of mine who died in 1988. I also have a lot of sound gear from Peavey and Carvin.

If my Deluxe Reverb were stolen or lost, it would be almost as bad as losing a member of my family. I have two daughters and two granddaughters who don't play, but I have made them promise to keep the Deluxe Reverb and the SG in the family to pass along to future generations after my demise, in the hope that someone in my lineage will again take up the guitar. Any of my other gear they can sell, but not those two items.

this blackface deluxe reverb was made in early april 1965. (no logo)
although it's awesome, i need to use some pedals with it for some coloration. (I KNOW!)
i play classic rock (40 years)
two channels with plenty of tubes!
my band plays mostly outside during March thru October so it's floored mostly.
enough power for the jobs i do. sm57 takes care of any shortcomings.
i dont need "features"

sound is perfect,,more than perfect when it's dimed. first time i used the amp, i came offstage and said "i've been blackfaced". i use a les paul junior, sg special, fender strat, danelectro 12 string, ibanez rg320, and rg120 for slide. all axes sound just great thru this amp. p-90, humbucking, lipstick, strat single coils. this amp likes them all!!! not too noisy floored. distortion is smooth as silk, not brutal like my marshalls.

reliable as hell because i had it rebuilt. caps, cord, etc. this amp was given to me for FREE!!! that's right, FREE!!! this deluxe reverb was owned by an old friend (BB) who played guitar with Stevie Wonder for 16 years. it fell off the back of their truck once, shattering the baffleboard, which was replaced with a piece of wood from an anvil case. my friend gave it to me when i promised i would never sell it, and said this was the amp he used & Stevie listened to in the studio for all those years. (he said i could tell that story).at one point someone from the Allman Bros. band attempted to mod the amp in some fashion,,,,but the guy was a hack! hence the total rebuild. talk about a tough amp life!
it was not working correctly when i got it, so my friend Jim (a very talented amp builder & lover of all blackface fenders) gave it the onceover. "it was a labor of love to rebuild this amp" Jim actually owns his grandfathers blackface "deluxe" (no reverb) which was used for keyboards. he builds amps from scratch as well. i own one. cabinet is really in good shape considering the age and the miles it has seen. it has a lot of vibe!! you can sense it just looking at it!
kind of brings me back to when i was 13 (1965-66) and hangin out down the street listening to a beach boy cover band. saw my first fender amps and guitars when they invited me in to listen. dual showmans and bandmasters WOW!!

what corp. backs a 42 year old amp? it's a relic!

playing 40 years,,i'm 53 yo. i also have a marshall dsl2000 100 watt half stack, an 18 watt 1-12 point to point clone, (awesome!), a crate half stack for those humid rainy outdoor gigs, and lastly a marshall master reverb 30. many amps have gone thru my hands in these 40 years including brown fenders, white and blackface bandmasters (5), plexi marshalls (50 & 100's), silvertone 2-12, a rickenbacker (yuck), harmony. i'm a guitar and amp junky, really!!
how can you replace this without emptying your bank account? last one i saw at guitar center sold for $2000. it was cleaner than mine i must admit,,but again, mine has some major mojo!! and pedigree to boot. don't steal it,,i'd kill you dead!

I beleive it's a '74, non master volume. Pete Cage, amp tech guru, worked on the number one channel to include reverb and turned it into what he calls the "brown sound". This is a very very cool useable channel now.

I got this amp from Pete Cage of Cage amps. Pete's a personal friend, jamming partner and a top rate amp tech. After some discussion with Pete I found there wasn't a big difference between the BF Deluxe Reverb and the SF. I beleive there is slight difference in the transformers, not necessarly a bad one, tone wise. We replaced all the caps with Fender Blue Molded found in BF amps. These are difficult to find. I happened to find a BF Bassman eyelet board with all the correct value caps ($100). Wiring the board as BF, using the Blue caps and tubing with NOS RCA Blackplate 6V6's and RCA Blackplate preamp tubes put the electronics in order. An original BF uses a GZ34 rectifier tube but the '74 transformer can only handle a 5U4GB. To my understanding this has to do with something called plate voltage. I personally like the "sag" of the 5U4GB, it's a bit more squishy, so not being able to use the GZ didn't bother me. Also a speaker swap to the direct Weber (12F150) replacement for the DR. Personally this speaker is THE speaker for this amp, period. I find this amp to be near perfect for clubs. Great clean sound and it will breakup nicely for solo work. I play blues so I don't require over the top sustain. I run the amp volume at 7 and use the guitar volume to control the gain. I play a '54 Gibson Historic (P90's). The combination of this amp and guitar get's me where I want to be. I haven't AB'd this against an original BF but I'm sure it's right there. It was 1/3 the cost. I'm not afraid to take it out, wind it full up and PLAY. It's not a collector's piece it's a tool.

No problems

pete@audiocage.com

Pete is the best!

I've been playing for 37 years. Throughout my life I've had tons of music equipment and this set up suits my needs at this stage of playing. I sometimes think about a Vibrolux or a Vibroverb but I'm so familiar with this amp it's like an old friend. Thanks Pete!

Mod 70's FDR - no frills - 2 channel w/ vibrato and the best reverb in the business.

Tone machine - all the way. I play a fender deluxe strat, hendrix reverse strat, and prs singlecut - all sound fantastic - only 2 pdeals - fuzz and wah - vintage cry baby - the only thing I have left from the 60s - 70s when I had fenders, etc and oroginal treeds - all under the bridge now. Style is mostly blues, R&B, some rock - various pop and jazz depending the the melody and chord variations. No metal or punk - no can do, just can't comprehend. With a little distortion can go for a bs&t or cream sound - strange brew or jimi's wind cries mary.

The best - rock solid.

The reason I wrote this - is to save all of you time - for 800 or less there is nothing that can touch a 70s sf deluxe reverb and if you are fortunate a black face (will cost some extra $$). Used to find these old fenders (vibros, bandmasters, dual showman) in swap shops all day long - bought a tweed for 20 bucks once - thats gone now. Loook around though they are still out there. I know everbody likes boogies, bogner, etc but for let it ring piano clarity sounds fender is the ticket. In my book #1 and #2 tone macines are bf vibro and deluxe.

Been there, later dudes

First, excuse my bad english, i'm french and i don't practise a lot
" la langue de shakespeare "...
This is a deluxe reverb 65 reissue.
i 'm fed up with technology and was looking for a good "plug and play" moderatly powered tube amp .
Second, i 'm a blues rock player and play easy jazz with pleasure.
third, i'm a strat man (U.S vintage serie.), with an exception for a les paul special with P90.
For the features, go on the fender website... i would say that this amp cover all the sound of the sixties (stax record, motown, southern rock and so on ...), when you play, you can hear a little beat of those sounds.That's the real mc coy for me ...
So, the sounds is pretty cool.I play it with a TS-808 all the time, and tha box is a part of it now !
You get those creamy overdrive with sustain that make your solo sound very expressive.
Unfortunetly, i don' t gig a lot and play at home witch mean that it 's hard to crank it up, but with the TS808, i can' get crunchtones at a correct volume...
I wish fender could built the same with a master volume.

-It is great with both single coil and P90.The sounds are rootsy.
-For blues rock it is perfect.You can play some surf souinds too with the tremolo and the reverb (you know the james bond theme and surfaris
stuff ...
-Yes it is noisy but it comes from the strat and the P90, but who care when you play loud (it sounds ery loud for a non professionnal like me...)
-you catch the breakup around 5-6, beneath use a TS808 to get crunch at low volume ( the sound is still great .)
-the natural overdrive of that amp sound very "rural,dirty and roots".

-I ve been playing for 23 years now, and i try to play standards of blues rock correctly.This amp make me realize that the sound come from the fingers first, and i improve my playing since i got it.
-I tried Msall DSL 401 (pretty cool ...), hot rod deluxe (no comparaison with the DR.) and the peavey classic 30 ( cool but beneath the DR.).I appreciated the blues junior for the master volume that allow crunch tone at low volume.But none of those had the expressivity of the deluxe reverb.

Mine is a 1966 and came with 100 % original specs. 2 channels, one with reverb and vibrato (though it really is tremolo). Not so many features nowadays, but for texas blues rock a very good choice. Though it's a one trick pony, it's my first of all Amp for small club gigs and medium stage venues.
Light weight and handy also as a session amp.

Too expensive of course (gave my Vibro King for it, no regret at all)

I solemnly use the vibrato channel, so I pulled the V1 for a higher gain. Mostly use it with a hotplate in first position and it's still loud enough and harmonizes with my passive Leslie-cabinet perfectly. Sometimes a TS808 gives it a hit in the back and it really sings.
The clean sound ends at 3 of the volume knob and obviously created "that legendary Fender sound".
In Position 3-5 of the volume-control I'm used to find my sweet spots for all of my (single coiled) Alamo, Fender and Gibson guitars.
This crunch is what I had been looking for in all of my previous amps (Boogies,Music Man, Vox and Fenders and Marshalls).
Though cranked more than 5 on the volume the amp looses it's dynamic response and becomes undifferenciated.

And also finally it has a most useful reaction on the guitar's volume control.

I'm gonna give it a 10 because it exactly hits my needs/dreams.

40 years old and still in good condition (exept the speaker, it was blown after 39 years)
No word more to say

never dealt with Fender, so I don't know.

I've been playing for more than 25 years and I used a lot of gear and I mean "a lot of".
I also have got a 1966 vibrolux in similar condition which is really a killer, and a silverface Twin, and german amps of that years and also new stuff , but if I had to decide which to take to the island, there's no question for me.

Though I would be despaired if it was stolen, I regularly use it for my gigs, because this baby shouldn't go to seed at home but scream and cry on stage together with the fat B3 of our organist.

Well its time to add my voice to the chorus singing the praises of what authors John Teague and John Sprung appropriately call one of the all-time great amps. Mine is a 1969 Deluxe Reverb, without the drip edge but with the Blackface AB763 circuit. Bought last year off ebay from a longtime owner, the amp was all original right down to its tubes and Oxford 12L6 speaker (not 12K6) with '69 date code. The features have already been exhaustively described so I'll simply say that the amp merits a 10 for versatility and quality of tone. I use my DR at Church exclusively but must run it through a WeberMASS because as others have found out its a loud 22 watts.

Once again a solid 10 (if not higher). I use a 76-77 Travis Bean TB1000, and occasionally a 1967 Guild Starfire II. My playing style nowadays is in the vein of Clapton, Beck, Page, Buchanan, Green and Bloomfield so its important that my amps respond to my pick attack and are sensitive to playing dynamics. With the Bean straight in and no effects, and the amp's volume on 7, treble on 5 and bass on 3 the overdrive tone has a beautiful "soaring" quality that I've never heard from any other amp. Really open sounding in the midrange too. Even with the reverb off (the reverb sounds great BTW,) the amp's tone still has this "lush" and open quality. This is also the first BF/SF era Fender amp that I've heard that does not sound overcompressed when the volume is at 10. In fact diming the volume, treble and bass controls yields a nasty but musical tweed-type tone. In contrast, my old 1974 Vibrolux Reverb just sounded harsh, flubby and overcompressed when everything was dimed. I normally just plug straight in but will sometimes use an original 1967 Vox Crybaby, and a Dice Works 'Union Jack' which is a Solasound Tonebender MKII/Supa Fuzz clone that sounds really cool. The amp also sounds cool with Tone Bone el-84 triode adaptors. A word about the Oxford speaker in this amp which is a 12L6 (as opposed to the lower power 12K6)--one reads alot of negative comments on the internet about these old Oxfords but I actually PREFER the sound of the Oxford in this amp to my original Vox alnico Bulldog, and prototype Celestion V30 (OEM in my Marshall Studio 15), both of which I've tried with my DR. As players have known for decades now the Deluxe Reverb excels at virtually every style of music and with a simple twist of the tone/volume knobs any guitarist should be able to get the best jazz, country, blues and rock tones(the reviewers who said they can play Allman Brothers songs with their Deluxes were not kidding!) Easy to understand why Groove Tubes' founder, Aspen Pittman picked the Deluxe Reverb as the quintessential desert island amp.

I gigged with this 37 year old amp after unpacking it following its cross-country journey. How's that for reliability???

I don't anticipate ever getting or needing Fender's help with my amp, not that its bulletproof or perfect, but because any competent tech can work on this very famous and fairly simple circuit.

This is the one amp out of all my great sounding vintage amps, that I wished I had bought when I started playing guitar nearly 30 years ago. It may very well be the last vintage amp I ever buy and probably the last one I'd sell (if I were forced to). Can't think of a higher compliment to pay to it. If anyone wants more specific info please feel free to email me at larryhakim@hotmail.com

1968 Deluxe Reverb, with original footswitch.. I bought this off of eBay. Cosmetically it's incredible. A couple of performance issues-first, the Vibrato didn't work. Replacing a tube fixed that. Second, after a couple of months of playing, the speaker coil wire began to come loose, resulting in a distortion during playing , and particularly noticeable as the notes rang and decayed. Had the speaker rebuilt, using the original frame, and now it's great. Standard features-2 channels; Volume, treble, Bass, reverb, Vibrato.

I play Fender strats (Amer. Standard and a Clapton model), an Amer. standard tele, and a Gibson ES335. I've played for 42 years, and do a variety of styles, but particularly country, rock, and blues. My signal chain goes through the pedalboard that includes a Boss tuner; Volume pedal; Vox keeley modifed wah;Boss Compression sustainer; Boss Blues driver; Ibanez TS808 keeley modified; Whirlwind A/B/Y pedal. The tones I get are clean, with pretty good headroom, to overdriven. I use the pedals to improve the sound quality I'm looking for, rather than overwhelm it with effect. The deluxe (at 22 watts) holds it's own (easily!) in regards to volume when rehearsing with a band, or playing smaller gigs. I also use a 1964 twin reverb and a Vibroking. I do have to adjust to the lack of a Middle tone knob when going from the Twin to the deluxe, but the tonal quality is still very good. besides the obvious Tele sounds, I've found that the Clapton strat, with lace sensors, can summon up some great country tonal range. I also appreciate the reduction in weight when carrying the deluxe to a rehearsal or gig, as opposed to the Twin or the Vibroking. The 335 matches up great with this Deluxe. With the Boss compression and the Blues driver or the Ibanez TS it can get some screaming tones and sustain. The amp is pretty much original (right down to the two-prong plug) so there is some hum, but not enough to be distracting.

After doing the initial repairs when I bought it, I've had no problems. I've owned Fender amps forever, and find I only have to infrequently get minor repairs done (probably because I prefer older vintage amps).

Never dealt with Fender on amp or guitar issues. I have easily found Fender authorized repair guys though, and they've been great.

When looking for an easily transpotable amp I considered Top Hat,Mesa Lonestar, and others in addition to the Deluxe reverb. They all were great choices, and I would have probably liked them all (as I tried them out in local music stores). I chose the vintage Deluxe reverb because of it's tone, design features, clean headroom, and my previous success with the other fender amps I own. If it were stolen, I would definitely look for another like it. You pay a premium price for vintage amps in good shape, but they provide you with the sound and usually the reliability you'reearching for.

Mine was made in 1964. I got it in a pawn shop. Went there one day and saw it behind the counter. Asked about it, almost bought it and someone stopped the transaction and said the guy was still paying on it. Damn. Went into the same shop 1 year later, there it was in almost the same place. I asked about it and the lady said "$100" I said sold. I could hardly contain my excitment. I think I floated out of the store. I was playing through an early 70s Orange OR80 and a 4x12 cab at the time so it was quite a bit different sound than I was doing. I didn't use it very much for a while. I had been using a THD power soak with the OR80 so I hooked it to the DR and played my 69 Ampeg Dan Armstrong (with the bad ass humbucker) through it and DAMN!! Heaven. That has been my rig ever since. That DA pickup just drives this amp wild. I keep it pegged on 10 through the soak even on stage usually. If I don't use the soak it's still just a little loud for the clubs, I like to keep it reigned in a little and mike it. The ONLY complaint I have about it is the Trem is not very pronounced. I love the reverb. I had it for about two years and finally the vib channel gave out so I took it too the shop and dropped $200 for the complete overhaul. QTS by Lawerence KS. those guys are Very good!!.

The distortion is as brutal as you need it to be, in a vintage tube context. Amp is very responsive. I love it.

So far it seems really solid and reliable for it's ripe age.

Yeah, right.

I'm a lucky guy to have it. If something were to happen to it I would go into a deep depression because I know I'll never be able to afford another one like it.

The features are as easy as it gets. Bass, Treble Reverb, Tremolo and Volume. Real easy to get a sound. Start by adjusting the tone and then just crank the volume till you get the desired about of tube overdrive.

I usually play a Les Paul Standard, an ES 335 or a Strat. Captures the sound of each of these guitars nicely. Majority of the stuff I play would be R & B covers, Blues and Jazz. The amp has a very rich tone and responds to your touch beautifully. I love the fact that the conrols are so simple. I also own a Mesa Boogie - it gets a nice sound with Humbuckers but requires a lot of tweaking. The Deluxe is a plug in your guitar and play type amp.

So far so good however I bought a second one as a backup

Never used them yet

I really love this amp. It delivers a classic rock sound that you have no doubt heard before on a ton of recordings. The sound most Boutique Amps charge way too much money for and never quite nail exactly.

"72" Silverface Deluxe Reverb. This amp works only O.K. for the stuff I play, Simply because it's very loud, too loud!
The Deluxe Rev. has two channels, one for reverb, and one normal. It doesn't have a fx loop,or a headphone jack, or master volume,or any other modern day features. What it does have is point to point wiring, no printed circuit boards, and really, really great tone, and feel and volume.

I play a 2001 57 ri Goldtop with Tom holmes pick ups, a 2000 Deluxe American Strat, and a 96 PRS McCarty. I'm almost fifty years old, and I play a lot of older tunes Allman Bros., Beatles, Stones
Hendrix Clapton ect. This amp Does that stuff perfectly albeit loudly.
O.K. kids, nuts and bolts time.
With the strat, and the volume at three, the treble at four and the bass at three, the tone is clean and warm with beautiful note separation. Turning up the volume to seven this thing is kicking like a mule. With the Strat wide open you get nice compession which goes away as you roll your volume back, still all the while retaining great note separation. At ten, the Deluxe is singing like a bird on steroids. Simply wonderful tone, very much like my Blockhead Plexi clone, only not as loud. With the Goldtop, at low volume the tone is warm like a nice blanket that just came out of the dryer. With the volume at halfway,and a little reverb, Harrison's "Something" is spot on. Open it up all the way, Cream, Allman Bros.,Free, there all in there. Oh yeah, Don't forget the all American original... Surf.
My Deluxe is fairly noisey, but manageable.It is probably a great match for every style of music exept for metal, But a good pedal will probably take you there too.

I purchased My Deluxe from Roger's Amp in Naples, Florida. Larry Rogers, the owner, Specializes in Building custom, and Restoring tube amps. He warrants his amps for life, including, old Deluxes. As long as you keep fresh tubes and caps in your amps, your amps should never fail you. These amps, (point to point wired) were designed to be serviced, and serviced easily. Take care of your amp, and your amp will take care of you.

Larry is the best amp guy I've ever worked with. I dont need Fender or Marshall service, I've got Larry.

I've Been playing for over thirty years, and if this amp were lost or stolen, I'd call Larry Rogers and ask him to find, or build me an other one. This is my all time favorite amp. It is just too loud for home or studio. But the tone and feel is beyond measure. Pick one up and just play it. Just play it when noone is home. the rewards are well worth it. Thanks Fender, Thanks Larry,

Early 70's, you know the features, so let's move on. I use the amp for gigging, bars, weddings, etc. Playing blues and rock.

I play a standard american strat, but my favorite guitar is a mixed parts strat, mexican body, carvin neck, custom shop Tex Special pickups. Anyway, the amp sounds great. I've gone thru some other amps and also have a Fender Blues Deville 2X10, well the Deluxe sounds a lot better, is plenty loud and a lot easier to haul around, if you've ever picked up a Deville, heavey !
I never really was satisfied with the sound of the Deville, then I got the Deluxe which sounds much better, the Deville always sounded like it was inside a box, just doesn't have the sound, not sure why them make them to sound like that.
Anyway, I sent the Deluxe to Kendrick Amps in Texas to get it over-hauled, they replaced caps, etc, it was cheap, but considering what I payed for the amp, I pretty much had a brand new point to point wire tube amp at 1/2 the price, not to mention it was a Fender Deluxe. So Kendricks said they didn't have to do anything to the amp to get it back to 'blackface' specs because it already was. Seems the electronics on these amps didn't really change until sometime later in the 70, contrary to what some people say or think, when the top amp guys (Kendricks) in the country see your amp fix it and tell you what it is, well I'd guess they'd know. So if you can get an early silver face, get it, it is a blackface at 1/2 the price, all you paying for is a black plate and bragging rights.
Anyway I can the orginal speaker out, trying Celesion green back and aniversery models, currently using the aniversary, sounds great and has a tighter bottom than the green back,
So the sound....well, it's great, anyone that own ones will tell you that. If that's the sound you want just go find an early silverface and have it completely serviced up front by a good amp guy and skip all the other, try this and try that amp, for get all amp modeling stuff, and reissue, just get the real deal, I got into mine for 300 (around 1998) a good deal, and then dropped another 700 for service and speakers, so 1000 bucks, now I got was is basically a new hand wire tube amp, it's a no brainer.
What you gotta be carefull with is, as you can imagine, is you don't want to pay to much for these amps, silver or blackface, becuase you can drop some bucks getting them redone, with cap jobs etc. As any good amp tech will tell you, electronic parts like caps (capacitors) don't last forever, and if the amps ain't never had a cap job, they need it. Even though they still can sound some what good with the orginals in there. I find it best, depending on the amp, to just get it re-do, BUT get a good amp guy, like Kendrick, they really don't cost much more than the so called local expert. Guys like Kendricks know their shit.
Oh did I mention, It's blues tone, blues tones is what I'm after and this amp does it fine. I can't really speak to other styles, and even though I think this amp could be setup to handle country, I think there might be better amps for other styles, I don't think people get Deluxe amps for loud clean tone, it's not what this amp does best.

Mines been doing fine, since I had it over-hauled from the get-go, it's been doing fine. I did break the reverb spring wire, had it fixed localy for like 40 bucks, guess I bounce the amp to hard in the pickup.

You know, I just don't think I'm going to be calling up Fender about service on this amp.

Overall, I ain't complaining. It's a 22 watt 12 inch amp, and sounds like, well, a Fender Deluxe. I should be saying something that so many other amps try to be and sound like a Deluxe. We're not talking 10's of thousands of dollars to get into one of these, as prices of amps go, getting any early silverface and redone is a no brainer.
The only complaint I hear about these amps, is that you get just a Deluxe, sounds great but you just get that one sound. Some players want/need versitity in a single amp, lots of head room, etc, So I not one over those guys that says you can use it for country, rock, blues, etc. I just use it for blues and don't pretend or even know if you could use it for a bunch of other stuff.
Anyway, I've had this amp for about 7 years, and haven't even thought about shopping for anything else since. This is the kind of amp you get and just keep for ever. So other equiptment may come and go, but the Deluxe will go to the grave with me.

Mine is a 1976 Silver Face Deluxe reverb that was purachased about a month ago. I overpaid about $100 or so and when buying a used tube amplifier, be prepared to put some money into it. I recommend getting new tubes and when buying it buy one with the original speaker. Also, unless you are very familiar with old vintage tube amps, make sure you take it to a trusted amp tech/friend before buying or at least make sure that they will actually HONOR there warranty.

Anayways, I was looking for a full warm clean tone tube amp and had previously had a fender hot rod deville 212. This amp is nice because it is perfect volume for small gigs as well as home playing and it's smaller/lighter than carrying around a 2x12 amp. The only feature I wish it had was a control for mids. Otherwise it has everything I want. beautiful warm yet snappy clean fender tube sound with ass-kicking reverb as well as a lush vibrato that i now use for getting a leslie type of chorus sound. Why buy a uni-vibe. I have to give it a 9 and not a 10 due to the fact that there is no mid control.

I play a 1995 Bibson ES-335 as well as an American Deluxe Strat with the vintage noisless pickups. With the new JJ 6V6 output tubes I got from Doug'stubes.com (he is a great guy and helped me out a lot) and with a little bit of service to readjust the bias after putting in the new tubes as well as fixing an off-value phase inverter?/transister?, This amp is so #*&^%$ SWEEET!! Channel 2 (Vibrato) is alittle more noisy than channel 1 (Normal) especially with my 335. With my 335 using the original oxford, I set the volume at about 3 or 4 for that nice point where the amp starts breaking up and is crisp and full. However, if you are looking to use a semi-hollow or hollowbody guitar w/pickups you might want to think about getting a different speaker for more clean headroom without the speaker farting out on the low end. I actually just purchased a weber california 12" with H-screen but I had to return it because it got damaged in shipping (god damn UPS) but Ted Weber is a really nice guy and is actually paying for me for the shipping back to his shop and he is going to replace it for me.

With my strat, the oxford is fine though very trebbly so you must roll down the tone knob on your guitar or turn down the treble on the amp. I can go up to around 6 on the volume and it will still be clean with a nice smooth breakup/snap to it that makes my mouth water.

This amp suits my style of funk/jazz/fusion/rock/blues/reggae/jam music (think John scofield meets trey Anasatsio meets Robben Ford). It is really great for using stompboxes because this has the ultimate clean tone as well as portability that all musicians who do a lot of live giging need.

I was using a Marshall JMP-1 through my deville before this but I have actually just bought a TS-9 and sent it to analogman to have it modded to the silver mod. I am also receiving an analogman comprossor ( I used to have a ross compressor) and can't wait to have that great ts-9>compressor tone that I have been striving for. In a couple of days my final setup will be Gibson es 335 > TS-9 silver mod > CompROSSor > Teese RMC2 wah > Digitech Whammy 4 > Line 6 DL4 > deluxe reverb. This setup is going to kick ass.

Point to point vintage amps are a lot cheaper to service however make sure you have these gone over by a tech before doing a live show. Mine hasn't broken down yet. Just throw in some tubes of your choice whether it be NOS RCA's or JJ's, and if you would like upgrade your speaker to one of your desire (I recommend a weber california for big clean tone that also gives the amp more volume or a weber 12F150 for that legendary C12N tone but even better). I don't have a backup amp anymore so I use this by itself.

Haven't dealt with fender but Michae's Music would definitely get a negative ten because he is just looking to scam people.

I think this amp is really where it's at. I've been playing for about 9 years and I think this amp really has all of the tones that everybody is searching for or tries to emulate. Plus the fact that it's only a 1x12 this makes it a lot easier to take out to jam/gig and still has enough balls to play with a bass and drummer. though a lot of people also get an extension cab which I'll probably due in the future when I win the lottery or star on some god damn new reality show on VH-1 in which the contestants have to be the biggest TOOL to win some money. If you can rely on ebay, go for it but you'll most likely have to put in more work than you expect. otherwise, be PATIENT when purchasing, unlike me and I got duped. try to find someone who is selling it privately and has owned since before you may have been born. Otherwise just talk down those corporate music store chains like samash and guitar center. However if you check out the Guitar center in NYC you will see some of the NICEST used vintage fender amps that are in absolutely perfect condition. You just got to offer cash and threaten to walk out if they don't meet your demands. but since stores like that have actuall policies that they abide by, they will take care of any problems you may have and you also get money back guaruntees.

1978 Silverface, like new condition. Vibrato, fantastic reverb, just the right amount of power for clubs, mic it otherwise. Not full of features, jsut tone.

Sounds nice with a tele or strat. Reacts well to either buckers or singles. Better with Fender guitars than Les Pauls, although my SG Junior really tears it up.

If it ain't broke by now...

You would talk to the ocmpany that made this in a reissue? Why not just build new ones of these? they have the plans, and would they sell? Hell yes!

I've been playing since 1970. Only the Bad Cat Cub 2R can play in the same room as the DR. The Cub has better overdrive the DR has better clean, take your pick. The DR just has that magic tone and can hold it's own with a live combo where the cub needs a mic to fight it's way through a band. Both sound AWESOME through a 4 x 10 box, but then what doesn't?

Basic Fender layout. You know em by now I'm sure. Kinda primitive compared to modern amps. Formerly an early 70's silver face amp converted to blackface specs and cosmetics. As much as I've loved the Deluxe Reverb sound and portabiity, I found myself wanting more headroom and just a bit more output. I'm also addicted to real original Fender tone. (Whether with 6v6's or 6L6's) Rather than dishing out big bucks for a boutique amp, or another vintage amp, I contacted David Allen at Allen Amps. He suggested larger power and output transformers and switching it over to 6L6's giving me in essence a Vibrolux with a 12" speaker. WOW! What a cool idea! He also tweaked the NORMAL channel and made it possible to jumper the two channels together like an old Bassman as well as having reverb and vibrato available too. The NORMAL channel also is voiced a bit more aggrssively now, somewhat Marshall like when pushed. I'm waiting for my Loooper ABY to get here so I can easily switch or combine channels. Very handy indeed!

This amp suits my playing styles very well. In the weekend warrior mode I need to be able to have clean, slightly dirty, and full on Marshall like crunch for all the cover tunes. With the Barber Direct Drive in front of the amp, I get all the varieties of crunch I need without too much compression. The clean sounds are awesome just like most old Fender amps. I use several guitars including a PRS McCarty, Tele w/Bardens, ES335, and a Strat. Occaisionally I'll plug in a big hollow guitar and attempt to play some mellow jazzy stuff, it sounds equally good. I had to replace the V30 Celestion the previous owner had in here. It was way too spiky! I think it would be better in a closed cabinet application. I stuffed an old Mesa Black Shadow speaker in hear and it sounds great! The enhanced first channel is great for a nice "Larry Carlton on the verge of break-up" sound as long as I don't turn it up too high. This amp isn't brutally loud but with the mods, it truly does deliver enough juice to get over the drummer. I'm in the "if it ain't loud enough now, mike it" frame of mind. I've had my fill of amps that are too powerful that only sound good when you're peeling the paint off the back wall of the bar!

I don't expect anything to go wrong with this amp. It's probably good for another 30 years with some occaisional maintenance. David went thru it and replaced caps and biased it. I've been playing various Fender amps since about 1965 and feel that if you get something manufactured in the 1959-1980 era, have it serviced by a qualified tech you'll be just fine. If it does have any problems, I'll call David Allen again. He really gets these amps! When gigging, I take along a Tech 21 Trademark 60 as a back up, (nice amp too) just in case.

Hm...doubt if I could get any help from Fender on this one!

As I mentioned earlier, I've been playing since about 1965. I've gone thru lots of equipment phases from Fender amps to Marshall, to Boogie, to Roland, to Tech 21 T-60 and full circle back to an old Fender. To my ear it is THE sound. It's also a great platform for pedals. I really love the size and portability factor too. With the mods it is now about as modern as I need it to be. If it were stolen or lost, I'm sure I'd look for another one just like the other one.....

1972 Fender Deluxe Reverb, HEAVILY MODIFIED...REPLACED TRANSFORMER WITH SUPER REVERB TRANNY, IS NOW 6L6 POWERED. NEW OUTPUT TRANNY, NEW WEBER C12, MODIFIED TO RUN REVERB/VIBRATO ON EITHER CHANNEL, BLACK FACED AND VOICED TO HAVE MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER MIDS...NEW PREAMP TUBES...MISSION AMPS IN ARVADA, CO...PLAY INDIE ROCK, PUNK AND HI-LIFE JANGLE. IT HAS ALL OF THE FEATURES THAT I COULD REASONABLY EXPECT WHILE RETAINING A BLACKFACE FENDER CHARACTER...PLENTY OF POWER; IT IS LOUD AS HELL WITH 33 + WATTS BEFORE CLIPPING, VERY EFFICIENT WEBER...IT WILL SILENCE ANYONE SILLY ENOUGH TO TRY TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION AT A GIG, OMNIPRESENT. BOUGHT FOR A STEAL, VERY CLEAN ( $550, BUT ADDED BETWEEN $300-400 TO IT).

THE AMP HAS IMMENSE HEADROOM AND GREATER ABILITY TO SHAPE A TONE; I LIKE SCOOPED ( GOD FORBID!) VOXY MEETS FENDER TONE...I USE G&L ASAT SPECIALS, 58' LP CUSTOM SHOP WITH DUNCAN PARALLEL SINGLE COIL JB ( SH-4), RICKENBACKER 360, 68 GIBSON ES-335 12, FRANKENSTRATS...AMP IS SILENT. IT BREAKS UP MUCH LATER THAN A DR...USABLE TO 10 AND IT NEVER FALLS ON ITS FACE, IT TURNS INTO A VERY PISTOLS, POWER ROCK MACHINE WHEN GASSED. I CAN DO STEVIE RAY STUFF WITH IMMENSE CLARITY, JAZZ COMPING, INDIE/REM STRAIGHT IN OR HOOK UP A LEXICON AND IT WILL DO HUGE, DEAFENING SPACE NOISE TO ELLICIT A POLICE RESPONSE. IT MATCHES UP WELL WITH SOLDANO GTO, RADIAL TONE BONE AND EVEN A BOSS MZ-2 FOR BUZZSAW. HUGE MID SUSTAIN, RARELY USE A COMPRESSOR. OVERDRIVE IS REAL, NOT MODERN, INDISTINGUISHABLE TONE...YOU CAN HEAR THE WINDINGS IN THE STRING. REVERB AND VIBRATO MODIFIED FOR SMOOTHER MORE MUSICAL RESPONSE. TYPICALLY USED FOR RECORDING.

IT WILL OUTLAST ALL OF US

I RELY UPON MISSION AMPS LIKE A JUNKIE NEEDS HIS DEALER AND A BORN-AGAIN NEEDS HIS BILLY GRAHAM...I ALWAYS GET WHAT I NEED!

I HAVE PLAYED FOR 17 YEARS..OWNED EVERYTHING AND I MEAN EVERYTHING...MISION FENDERS ARE WHAT I KEEP ( 68' BANDMASTER 6L6, 68' BANDMASTER KT66, FENDER 4X12 WITH VINTAGE 30S, 68' SUPER REVERB, 83' MONSTER CHAMP ( 26 WATTS AT SQUARE WAVE, GRRR)..ALSO A HEAVILY MODIFIED GIBSON GOLDTONE 15...I HAVE SOLD AC30, JMP MARSHALL, BOGNER, ORANGE, MATAMP, BOOGIES AND A LOT OF EXTRANEOUS JUNK BEFORE NOW. I WOULD ENJOY ANOTHER JMP, BUT THE COST OF SETTING UP A LOUD AMP ( AND THE PURCHASE PRICE) IS JUST TOO HIGH, GIVEN THAT EVEN 500+ VENUES DON'T WANT YOUR 120dB RIG...FIND YOUR TONE AT A LOWER VOLUME, LOWER COST AND BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE LINE 6, DUAL RECTIFIER GOOFBALLS...I HAVE OCD ISSUES ABOUT EVER LOSING IT, WISH I HAD 3 MORE, BUT THE PRICE HAS GONE UP AND I DON'T GIG RIGHT NOW. IT IS TAILORED TO MY TONAL TASTES AND PLAYING STYLE AND WILL OUTRIGHT SPANK ANY MANUFACTURERS' 6L6 AMP ( I HAVE AB'D IT WITH HOLLAND, BAD CAT, MATCHLESS, VICTORIA, HERITAGE...I WOULD OWN ONE OF THE OTHERS IF IT MADE ME HAPPIER...) IT LOOKS TOTALLY STOCK AND IS A REAL SLEEPER, CONSTANTLY ASTONISHING PEOPLE. MY ONLY PAUSE IS THAT I WOULD LIKE A 6V6 MODEL THAT IS NOT SO STENTORIAN AND PATTON-ESQUE IN ITS COMMAND OF THE STAGE; IT'S A BIT FRIGHTENING...THE BEST KIND OF LOUD, THOUGH. I HAVE SPREAD MY BIT OF THE GOSPEL.

1965 Deluxe Reverb w/ original speaker and guts. a few original and NOS U.S. tubes

All the standard bells and whistles of a DR. The only features I think a Blues harp player should have between their mic and the speaker.

No guitar pickups. This amp can handle any harp mic with balls including Hot crystals and 545's. It can also handle low tuned harps for a tenor sax sound. While it's important to develop strong personal tone, rather then try to find it in an amp this amp adds a whole new dimension to my tone. Think Paul Butterfield Live. It reproduces that "balls in your face" sound at any level. This particular unit doesn't need cranked for the speaker to start breaking up. Mine has the brown/gold series. I've owned Sunn, Roland, other vintage Fenders, Valco, Premier and Gibson amps.None have the versatility of this amp. I used it last night at an acoustic gig rather then going through the pa. It has the low volume breakup I couldn't get with other amps. It out does my GA-5 in low volume situations while keeping that Chicago sound.
The amp is noisy with the reverb on but I generally don't use reverb. Natural reverb from the cab is good enough for me. I did however swap the weak reverb tube and it improved somewhat.
Since the tube was NOS I let the amp on for 10 hours to burn in the tube. The vibrato channel requires a foot switch for it to work.
Given it's age and originality the noise is expected and tolerable in a non-studio enviorment.

I can't say enough about this amp. In a way I'm glad it took 30+ years to find it. I worked hard on my chops using lesser amps and this amp just accenuates every nuance in my technique on stage.

I'm not sure how long I can depend on it since it is mostly original and I don't know its history for the past 40 years.
Once my amp tech checks it out I'll feel more comfortable taking it alone on gigs.

I've been playing amplified harp on and off since 1976. The most amps I've owned at one time was 5. The only amps I still own are a Gibson 1961 GA-5 and a 1965 Gibson Invader which is my backup amp.

My wrist has been hurting for some time now. Along with that and the fact I needed someone to help me lug the 4/10 Concert to my van and back I can easily use the subcompact car for gigs now.
I don't have the money to buy another one if it were stolen. I had to gradually buy vintage amps and trade up to get the kind of trade I got on the Concert. The dealer that bought the Concert is selling it for $1,500. I paid $1,100 for it 4 years ago. Nice investment. Btw, it was the opinions here that made me decide to trade for the Deluxe Reverb. Thanks guys.
ps. I wish I could say I traded a couple 8 track tapes and a cb for it.:(

1975 Silverface Deluxe Reverb. Two-Channels. PTP wired. All-Tube. 22-Watts of beautiful Fender Tone. Stock "Special Design" 12-inch speaker (Jensen?).

I play both strats and LPs through this amp. I play in an Oldies/Classic Rock band so this amp fills the bill to a "T". Clean 'til about 4 and then I get some nice breakup. Has the classic Fender Reverb to go "surfing." I am very impressed at how well my pedals sound through this amp. TS-9 and Sparkle Drive both sound awesome! I may possibly upgrade speakers as the stock speaker gets a little "farty" on the lowend when you push it. This is typical of the stock speakers. But current speaker is definately usable for the volume level I need.

I've only owned it a few weeks but seems pretty sturdy. I've seen a ton of old Fenders still in action and assume this amp will hold up as well.

Never owned Fender Amp before.

I had been looking for a quality SFDR for the past few months on ebay. (The reissues are nice amps, but I really wanted a PTP - and when you can get a SFDR for the same or less money as a reissue it's a no brainer!) Most I had been watching were in fair to good condition and going for $650 - $750 plus shipping. I just happened to stumble across this baby at a consignment store here in town. It was purchased new in 1975 from a local music store. I'm the second owner - original owner is a lady who played steel guitar through it. Judging from the appearence it must've set in a closet for the past 20+ years! Beneath the dust it is pristine. No marks on the tolex - No marks on the face plate. All original RCA tubes. I feel fortunate I was able to find it. It is in excellent shape, I didn't have to pay $50+ for shipping, and I got to play before paying! As mentioned above, I may replace the stock speaker at some point.

I play a couple times a month in an Oldies/Classic Rock band. This amp is perfect for me. At "4" I get the perfect "Cuts Like a Knife" tone. This amp is perfect for everything from CCR to the Beatles. With my Tubescreamer I can get into the cool 80's rock territory (Pat Benatar, Cars, Robert Palmer etc...)And ad my Boss CE3 Chorus and I'm in the Police! I love this amp! A great guitar sound begins with a great foundational tone. I believe this amp provides that. It's awesom all by itself, but it also will sound great when I add "gadgets" into the mix. Go buy a Deluxe Reverb today!

I traded a relatively new Vox bass amp for this used Deluxe Reverb in the mid/late 60's as a teenager. I've played guitar, keyboards and bass through it since then. It's probably an early 60's model, since there was a little wear on it when I traded for it. It has two channels, one with reverb and tremolo. I'm amazed at the volume and osund quality from just 22 watts. And now, being old, I LOVE the small size and light weight (portability). I use it with an amp stand for better projection.

I've used it with my Gibson 335, a Strat,Farfisa organs and Yamaha keyboards. I've even used it to power a Fender Vibratone (Leslie 16, really). I've used pedals with it. Once I even used it to power an Ampex 4 x 10 speaker box. My band members stopped the reheasal to tell me to turn it down it was so loud!

Since I traded for it used nearly 40 years ago, I replaced the speaker once (there was a little tear in the speaker cone when I got it). I may have replaced a tube once or twice in that time. The speaker cloth was replaced in the late 60's.

The local repair who replaced the diode told me never to sell it, that it was a beauty.

I've been playing almost 40 years, since I was a teenager in the early Beatles days, both organ, keyboards and guitar. I've never really used another amp. I've used it for amplifying my Takamine electric acoustic as well, and it sounds great. There are times I wish I had a Twin Reverb for the extra volume, but at this point I wouldn't trade for the Deluxe's small size and weight. When we do large gigs we just mike it now. I wish it had an effects loop, but when this baby was made there were no effects other than echo and reverb! I've played through Peaveys (which were nice)and other amps, but I always come back to the Deluxe. If I lost it I might buy another, but at the going rate of almost $800 I might think twice.

Mine is a Sept. 1965 (OI) Blackface model. I traded two CB radio's for it in 2001. Never owned an amp like this one before and I was impressed the day I took it home. Very versatile at any volume.

The original speaker was replaced with a Peavy Scorpion!!! (YUCK!!) I found a 12 inch speaker in a old tube radio console. The tone was much better after I replaced that junky speaker. The Vibrato was disconnected inside and the intensity pot was converted to a Master volume. I undid this retarded modification and I restored the Vibrato circuit to normal. The sound from the amp was much better. I can't believe someone would hack up such a wonderful piece. The 22 watts is a very loud 22 watts and the distinguishable tone is heavenly. I have used many guitars through this amp. I believe my Strat sounds the best through this amp.

I use this amp everyday. It is a work horse. I t will take whatever I can dish out and still have plenty of "breathing" room. The amp has only broke down on me once. It needed the caps replace in the power supply. Probably due to the modifications aforementioned. The tubes are in good shape. I don't use groove tubes. I understand they are high quality, but I like to use it just the way they did when it was new. 7025's are rare and hard to find.

Repaired it my self. A little patience and some help from Mr. Gearhead.com was all I needed. Fairly easy to work on. Never needed to contact Fender for anything. All the info you needed is on the web.

I have been playing for 16 years. I will never get rid of this amp. I got a heck of a deal on it and I have finally found my sound. If you find one, buy it!! Worth the price at any cost. Also, remember to keep it as original as possible. Even if the grill cloth is stained, or the tolex is not perfect......These amps are worth more if they are kept as original as possible. Restoring may make them look nice and I know parts can vary from tolerance over time, but preserve history by keeping your gear as original as possible.

I have a 72 silverface model which was recently serviced and all out of spec parts replaced. The original speaker was also replaced since it sounded a bit tired and I decided to preserve it. It was replaced with a re-issue Jensen P12N. The ratings are based on this.
As you know this is a simple two channel non-master volume amp with reverb and vibrato on the second channel. Also ther is no mid control, just bass and treble. Not a versatile amp but a great sounding amp as a foundation to built your sound upon.

I play both an american series strat and a gibson es-335 with this amp. I also have replaced the old tubes with NOS. The sound quality is the best i've ever experienced in an amp. The amp is very pedal friendly as well. I used to own the deluxe reverb re-issue and that amp just didn't have the chime and sparkle of this one but did sound better with a better quality speaker. I eventually sold the re-issue. This amp stays clean up to 5-6 with single coils and 4-5 with humbuckers and overdrives very nicely as you get louder. I never give 10's but this is the best sounding amp I've ever owned.

It was built 32 years ago and is very simple in design and to repair. Other than some maintenance this amp should never die.

No experience with Fender

If you like clean tones, Jazz and Blues this amp is the one. Classic and hard rock and nu-metal will require the appropriate pedal, but this amp will deliver.

See my previous review.

Ok, i take back my previous review and jack it up a few more notches. I really LOVE this amp. At a good volume (around 4), i love the PUNCH this amp has. Kind of reminds me of Neil Young's "keep on rocking in a free world" - total amp distortion, not preamp. This amp has big, hairy, porkchop sideburn, balls!!! When I first reviewed this amp, it was after a week of owning it and all at '73 Silverface spec's except for true bias adjust (not balance only). Since then, I've done a cap job, replaced the dying output tubes w/ Marconi NOS, a bad preamp tube, and more minor blackface conversions to it (just removed the parasitic caps off of the power tubes). Wow, this amp really sings now. I also took out the original Utah speaker (for resale value) and installed a thoroughly broken in Jensend C12N reissue. I SERIOUSLY soaked this puppy with acetone to soften the cone material and it sounds so thick and punchy with that plump midrange bark the Jensens are known for. This amp barks big time and sings the blues like no other with either my Barber LTD, Vox Valvetone, or DDSS up front.

Hell, its lasted over 30 years !!!!!!!

I really don't expect Fender to care about a 31 year old amp.

Love it, love it. I play this more than my Fuchs Od 50 just because its so damn COOL sounding. Just barks with authority and sustains like nothing else. I'm basing the total value on resale, tone, and ease of use. Love the funky vibrato!!!

A loaded amp for its day, but basic in today's terms. Two separate channels (normal and vibrato). I mainly use the normal channel. Reverbe, tremelo, bass and treble, volume, etc. This is a 1973 silverface Deluxe which has been changed to close blackface spec's.

Here's where this amp shines. A great rock and blues amp. Not much headroom so if your playing a club, you might want to mic it up. Clean up to around 4, at 5 and above is the overdrive range. Excellent smooth tube saturation. Sound like Greenday's "When I Come Around". I think he used this amp in recording actually. I know he's a Fender man, or at least was when they first hit it big. I saw him in concert and he had a Fender behind him. Mine has been converted over to "semi black face" specs (bias changed to adjustable not cathode, caps removed off of the power tubes, etc.) I really love this amps "mojo". Great sound.

ITs lasted this long.

Don't know, do you think Fender will support a 1973 amp?

A nice amp, goes well with my stable of Fuchs OD50 and handmande "boutique" 6v6 amp (Matchless Spitfire circuit). I love this amp, low power can easily grind without blowing out your eardrums and takes pedals VERY well.

Mine's a '78 I think, cuz there's no "Line/Out" jack, but there 'is', a "Pull-Boost" on the Vol. knob. (I'm trying to find out how many "watts rms these speakers are? If anybody knows, please write me @: lcuky@juno.com-Thanx!)...It breaks-up waaaaay too early!! At "4", leaving the rest of the power after about 6, useless. I'll have to take it to a Tech. An AU7 driver, will solve that problem, but I prefer AT's.
Even at 3, tho, the amp is almost loud enuff for me to "use" clean. I play Blues, so clean is essential. The reason I bought this amp was, a friend of mine's stayed clean until about 8!! The Reverb is fantasticly "deep", but I was hoping for more of a "boinky", Surf type; The "Vibrato", is pretty darn "weak" (There again: In to the "Tech."!) I paid waaaay too much for this amp ($673. w/"shipping" on Ebay), but I never saw one for "Buy It Now" for LESS than, $750. before, & this was "$640.", & recently "serviced". So I jumped on it...It's "probably" got enuff power for me, but after the Tech. replaces the appropriate resistors, & maybe, puts 6'L'6's in it instead...I'll be "perfect"! I DO like it! It just needs headroom.

I use 57/62 (the "new" ones, with the "original magnet material" in them) pick-ups on my Am. Strat; & Gibson 490's, & 500's (rear) in my Les Paul. I haven't even tried the "Paul" thur it, yet, cuz I figure, if it can't handle the 5.6Kohm, "57/62's", it'll never be able to handle the Gibson. I DO have a "Gibson Nighthawk" I played thru it with tho, & that don't sound too bad.
The amp, even more than other Fender amps, seems extemely "trebley"!!? And I got rid of my Cus. Vibrolux "becuz" of the "ten's" in it & too much treble!!? But, it's versitile enuff for "me", being a "Traditional" Blues Player, I INSIST on VERY "Low Volumes" of any band I work with. The distortion, like I said, is ridiculous. But Fender has done as many "stupid" things, as they have "good", in my opinion: In this case, not made this amp with "6L6's", & a "GZ343/Aru4" (instead of the weaker, AU4 "I" got in mine)...

This amp came with ALL but "one", original, "Fender Spcl Design" tubes (RCA's really, 'disquised' as...). That should tell u how "reliable" they can be!/? No, I wouldn't use it on a Gig w/o a "Back-up". There's NO such amp. I always take my "Blues Junior" (& a 1,or2 pre-amp tubes), just in case.

Cust. Sopport doesn't exist...Not "really"-? Unless you consider , "Holding" (on the phone) for 18 hrs., customer support?
I don't use "Authorized" Fender Tech.'s. I know PLENTY of good Tech.s, better than those, & much cheeper, too!

I've been using "amps" for 25 yrs. (PLaying, for 40. I was a drummer, then a harp-player, etc, until '79).
I wouldn't pay $673. for another one; I'd probablly get a B/F Bandmaster head instead, for $350.They're "40W's", but really more like "30", if you don't over-do it with the "spkr.(s)"?
It "is" (Going to BE!) the best amp I've ever owned. Sooo tierd of those, so-loud-"40W" amps, that I always have to use an Over-drive pedal cluttering-up the stage, etc!!

I found tonal true love when I bought my 1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb in December of 1990. I'm a blues guitarist on the East coast and this little gem provided me with all the tone and power I needed to work in 90% of the venues I play. Prior to this amp, I had a '61 1x12 Vibrolux but really missed the luxury of a built in spring reverb and I HATE using pedals....ain't nothin' like the real thing, right? This Deluxe Reverb is pretty much stock, save for the speaker and was my workhorse for all my performance & studio work until I got my '59 tweed Deluxe in 2002. I only use N.O.S. tubes in the amp, usually Sylvania or G.E.s. The speaker was replaced with a Fender Deluxe Reverb reissue Oxford about 10 years ago after a repairman stole the original while the amp was in for routine mantainance. I've also added a grounded 3 prong A/C cord for practical purposes.

My main guitar with this amp was a 1961 Stratocaster or on occasion a Gibson ES-5 with P-90 pickups. I also played an ES-335 for a short period of time. I always thought that the amp breathed better with a single coil pick-up, so I no longer have any guitars equiped with humbucking pick-ups.
For something so simple in design, it's one of the most versatile amps I've ever owned; and I've had ALOT over the years including Mesa Boogies and other Fenders! She'll start to break up just @ 4 and will really get "creamy" when run a bit to the hot side, say @ 5-6. For cleaner tones, I'll just roll back to volume control on the guitar and it's like a baby Twin in clarity and tone.

In the 12 years that I used this amp exclusively, it has NEVER let me down. The only problems that have occured have been so minor, that they've never been an issue; usually just a tube going bad or a loose connection from being jostled on the road. I still use this amp on occasion, usually with the ES-5....it really gets that "old time" tone with just enough cleanliness to hear each note and just enough dirt to make it funky! It's now my main back-up amp.

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I've been a guitarist for 25 years and also own a 1959 tweed Deluxe Amp (my new #1), a 1966 Super Reverb Amp, a 1963 Tube Reverb unit and a 1995 Pro Junior. The type of gig dictates what guitar or guitars I'll use. My main instrument these days is a Gibson '56 Les Paul Historic Authentic, which I bought in '02. I also will use a Fender '56 Relic Strat, the Gibson ES-5 or for slide work, a '60's Kingston...just like Hound Dog Taylor's old thing.
What I love about the amp is it's versitility and compactness, sure beats lugging around my old Super Reverb. Realibility is another asset. On the downside, what makes it so great is also sometimes a liability; it's only a 22 watt amp. I found that it was a little thin for certain dates and had to resort back to the Super Reverb to really push the air that was needed to be heard well. But like they say, "it is what it is".
I believe if anything ever happened to this amp, I really wouldn't know what I'd do. I literally played through 23 Deluxe Reverbs before I found this one. All of the others paled in comparison and had various problems with them. I guess that I'd start the "quest" again, but really doubt that I'd find another this nice. Honestly though, since I purchased my tweed Deluxe, I haven't used the amp very much and would probably look for another tweed.

This amp (pre CBS)has exactly the features needed...no more - no less. Two channels, reverb, tremelo, all the good stuff. 22 watts and a 12 inch non - original Vox Bulldog speaker round the package off.

I use a Fender Custom Classic Strat with Van Zandt pic-ups, and a Les Paul with P-90s. I play light jazz, blues, R & B, country, and some rock. The amp does it all perfect. I set my volume and both tones on 5, reverb on 3. I never use tremelo. After 5 the amp just gets distorted (very musically) but not any louder.

It is the only amp I own. I have had it for 4 years. I do all my own repairs. All I have done is filter caps, tubes, 3 prong plug, and biasing (by ear). It has never done anything wrong, and I play regularly at clubs.

I bought a cover and a new handle. I would never let anyone touch this amp but me....ever!

I have been playing professionally for 34 years. I have had lots of Fenders and almost every other kind of amp ever made. This is my first Deluxe-Reverb. This is where it ends. It was stolen 4 months ago. I got it back in two days. I am well known in the city I work in, I guess they got scared because they coughed it up. I had to pay a $150.00 ransom/reward, but I was very lucky. I was scared because they are so hard to find now. I will be even more careful in the future. If I hadn't gotten it back I would have scoured the earth looking for a replacement. I would never consider using any other amp. It suits what I do perfectly. Leo Fender was a design genius. The re-issues are better than most other amps out there, but not even close to the originals. That is truly amazing. If you are a guitar player and get a chance to buy one, do what ever you have to do to get it. Don't worry about the price because in ten years they will be selling for over three grand. Count on it!!!

1973 Silverface that I use for classic rock, blues, and country. 2 channels, reverb, vibrato, 22 watts (plenty), that I use in small clubs, parties, etc.

I use it with an '87 American Standard Strat, a '62 Tele re-issue, a new Stratosonic, a '73 Les Paul Deluxe and a Roger McGuinn 370-12 Rick. It is super quiet when idle, but loud enough for our small band un-miked with a lush reverb and vibrato. Clean sound to about 6. I don't over-drive it, for distortion I use a Realtube pedal.

Amp has never broken down in 15 years of use (except a failed power tube) I gig without a back-up, but do have a 65 Deluxe Reverb re-issue at home, just in case.

Long out of warranty when I bought it in 1989, but I have had it serviced (re-tubed, biased, new caps, and three prong cord) by my local Fender dealer to great satifsaction.

I have been playing for 30 years, and own 3 Strats, one Tele, one P Bass, one Rickenbacker 12, one Les Paul, a new Stratosonic, and a Guild Starfire IV. I love the sound of the amp with all of the above, clean, bright, with a tight bottom-end. My 65 Re-issue sounds close, but this one is still the sweetest; I wouldn't change a thing. If it were lost or stolen, I would try to replace it.

This was purchased from Humbucker Music in Leicester, part-exchanged for a Laney LC30 amp and a few old pedals I didn't use anymore. It is a late 70s silverface model; the one with the volume boost and line out jack (two features I would never use). Some people say these are inferior to the earlier silverface models but that doesn't really worry me - it's still genuine fender point-to-point hand-wired all-valve combo, so it's already better than most modern day amps, especially when you consider its infinite customisability. Features are as listed many times below.

When I tried it in the shop, I thought it sounded OK, but knew that it was behaving suboptimally. It was loaded with a Celestion G12M-R speaker (which, I believe, is very much a 'rock' speaker) and, as I later discovered, had the wrong valves in it. I decided to take it to a local amp & valve specialist (Mark at Hot-Rox in Nottingham - absolutely top bloke) who gave it a good going over, replaced a few components and re-valved the thing. Now it was starting to sound more like it. The icing on the cake came when I replaced the Celestion for a Jensen P12R - now it was truly a great amp.

I play a Gibson ES135 (stock P100s replaced by Kent Armstrong 'Vintage PAF' humbuckers) for jazz/soul/rock 'n' roll sounds, and a Fender Japan 60s re-issue Strat (stock single-coils hopefully soon to be replaced by Kent Armstrong 'Tweed Tones') for the rest. I have a bunch of pedals (all analog, mostly rather old - wahs, phasers, fuzzes, overdrives, choruses, vibes, delays, envelope filters, and a H&K Tube Rotosphere) which I use when appropriate, but love the sound of the guitars straight into the amp.

As you probably know, these amps aren't the loudest (rated at 22W), and get crunchy without too much effort. I can get the most delicious, warm, clean sounds up to about 3+1/2 on the volume (guitar vol backed off a little), above which I get an extremely natural and non-grainy sounding overdrive which is very responsive to guitar volume. I can totally nail the intro to Them's version of 'Baby Please Don't Go' like this, and all manner of classic blues and jazz tones are possible, from BB to SRV, Benson to Burrell.

For the record, I also own a 70s silverface Twin Reverb and, although the Twin is the best for loud, clean strat sounds, the Deluxe wins hands down for blues and jazz (plus it is so much more portable).

This truly is a beautiful sounding amp. The reverb is spot on (although not as deep as on the Twin) and the tremolo is extremely useable, although you won't get heavy heavy 'How Soon is Now' or REM effects with it.

Haven't gigged with it yet. Obviously this amp is going to require some maintenance, but that's part of the joy of owning and playing one.

Who needs customer support when you've got Hot-Rox??

I've been playing long enough to know that this amp is staying with me for a very long time. It does everything I want it to (ie amplify my guitar), sounds amazing, looks cool, is eminently portable, and very customisable (I'm considering 'blackfacing' the Vibrato channel and converting the Normal channel into a 50s tweed type amp and linking it up to the reverb and tremolo, thus creating two classic amps in one). I probably wouldn't pay the #700+ asked by some crazy dealers, but, for a good price, this baby is the dog's.

Mine is a 1980 "back to blackface" model. These are identical to the late 70's silverface amps, but the faceplate is black, similar to the mid 60's amps. I'm the second owner and was able to get it for a steal from the original owner who had stopped playing and just wanted to unload it. Way back when, he'd gotten the BF mod done and disabled the pull-boost knobs. It's in great condition, but the original speaker was worn out and I replaced it with a Celestion Vintage 30. Otherwise, the features are common to the others reviewed here. Not many, but enough to take care of just about anything I'll ever use it for.

Without a doubt, this is the best sounding amp I've owned, and that's a fairly long list that includes several other Fenders (incl a '59 RI Bassman), Vox, Marshall, and Ampeg. I play mostly classic rock, using an American Std Strat with Fralin Blues pickups and a Les Paul studio with the stock humbuckers. This amp just sings with either guitar. I love the "edge of break-up" tone. I don't bother with any pedals other than a DOD Icebox Chorus, which I use sparingly. I like to just dime the volume control on the amp and adjust the amount of overdrive with the guitar's volume control. This Deluxe is plenty loud for gigging, unless it's an outdoor setting. But even then it's just fine miked into the PA.

It's 23 years old and never needed anything other than the speaker replacement I mentioned above and an occasional tube replacement.

It's beenout of warranty for more than 20 years. Why would I ever call Fender?

I've owned this amp for about a year and a half. It's become my number one and I've sold all of my other amps except for an Ampeg J-12R that I use for practice. I wish I would have gotten it back in the early 80's when I started to play guitar, then it would have saved me the expense and effort I've spent on all the other amps I'd purchased over the years. It's perfect. No other amp I've ever played through measures up to it.

I just purchased this amp off of ebay for $1200 USD. It is an all original 1966. If you are reading about this amp you know the features. It has everything that you need and nothing more.

I'm playing a custom shop relic strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard and occaisionally a tube screamer with this amp.

At first this amp sounded pretty good but I could tell it needed some work. I brought it to my amp tech and he replaced the filter caps, tubes, and a few resistors and capacitors that had drifted off of factory specs. I also had the bright cap removed from the volume pot which makes the tone controls more useable in my opinion.

The final step in resurrecting this amp was adding a WeberVST 12F150, 50 watt, doped speaker. Man does this amp sound fantastic now. The bass response is much better and the overall tone is dramatically better. I definitely recommend this speaker to any one with this amp who wants a little more headroom but likes the sound of the amp.

This thing smokes the reissue amp that I rented prior to purchasing this on ebay. I'm glad I bought vintage because the sound is much better, they are easier to service, and much easier to get your money out of them if you decide to sell.

I have a fairly large collection of vintage Fender amps to compare this too including the following:

59 Bassman
64 Super Reverb
65 Twin
66 Vibrolux Reverb
65 Pro Reverb
54 Twin
Several smaller tweed amps as well as piggy back white tolex amps.

This thing is my favourite of them all except maybe the Vibrolux Reverb. (You should check out the vibrolux - they are fantastic)

I'm sure I'll have a few problems here and there after all this is an old tube amp

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Fantastic. Buy one and you'll see what I mean. I recommend upgrading the speaker to a Weber 12F150, 50 watt, doped.

Much better value than the reissues - especially long term. You will make money on these amps if you decide to sell in the future. (How many new amps will you be able to do that with?)

Do you know what year the amp was made in?
c1973
Is the amp versatile enough for you and the styles of music you play?
absolutely, this amp "is" music.

What are those styles?
Whatever your fingers dictate.

How many channels? 2

Does it have channel switching? Effects loops? Headphone jack?
no, no no!

What features do you wish it had? Why?
It is typical Fender amp PERFECTION

Are there features you never use? nope.
Where do you use this amp?
small clubs, home
Does it have enough power for you? yup
Feel free to enter any other features: all tube, point to point wiring. Nuff said. Stay away from the reissues!

What guitar and pickup styles are you using it with?
an arsenal of Fender/ Gretsch/ Rickenbacker gear
How does it suit your music style (and what is that style)?
perfect. Rock, blues jazz are all reasonable with this amp.
Is it noisy? nope, only if I want it to be :)
What kind of sounds can the amp make? Musical ones
Is the clean channel distorted at high volumes? yes and I wouldnt have it any other way.
How brutal is the distortion? its MUSICAL pure tube overdrive!

Fender amps (pre '75) keep on ticking with regular maintenance. Very reliable, thats reason #487,263 why they are CLASSICS.

Stay away, repeat, STAY AWAY, from modern circuit board amps. They sound terrible compared to vintage amps, and cost a FORTUNE to repair/service. And they have plenty of built in planned obsoloescence. There are plenty of deals out there, and a good amp tech will get it cookin for you (note: watch out for jerks who try to tell you your vintage speakers are blown. More than likely they are trying to steal them.)

two channels, regular and verb/trem. Footswitch control for verb and trem. No effects loops, master vol or other junk. All tube, point to point wired. this is an early silverface (68) and so not much altered

Why use this amp or amps like it? I won't try to describe the sound except to say that it's really good--no matter where the knobs are, clean or overdriven, it sounds good--pleasing to the ear, musical. Can you "cop" the tone of this or that famous guitarist? Sure, I guess so, but that's not the point

People use these fender amps because they are the perfect foundation for whatever you're doing--the basic sound is just great--it makes you smile. Put your pedals and effects junk on top of it, an it still sounds good, because the foundation is there. Simple circuits make for great sound, and they are easy to fix and repair, and rugged

The perfect club amp--enough volume to keep up, but not like lugging an anvil. Is it versatile? Absolutely--you can play ,rock, blues, country, jazz on this amp and they all sound great. Can you footswitch in a preamp buzz mesa tone? No. So maybe it isn't versatile if that's what you think versatile means. But try bringing that Boogie to a jazz gig

Classic fender blackface sound--sparkly clean, cut mids, great overdrive. The amp is quiet and solid. Rich reverb, deep trem. The lows are more solid than on a princeton, but not as tight as on a 6L6 amp. The attack is warm and easy, smooth--6V6's sound "sweeter" to me.

Ok, you could tweak here and there, look for more of this or that, I'm not going to claim it's tone nirvana because that's an illusion. You could tweak it to be closer to whatever you like, but even if you don't tweak it, it still sounds great. It's a working tool that will help you make music--it will never get in your way

What guitar and pickup styles are you using it with?
Telecasters (blues, soul, country) and archtop (jazz)

How does it suit your music style (and what is that style)?
Lots of styles--it's versatile in the best sense. whatever syle you want, except maybe death metal, and it sounds good

Is it noisy? On what settings, and in what environments?
Nope, no noisy

What kind of sounds can the amp make? How much variety?
See above--classic fendr clean, classic fender creamy spongy overdrive.

Is the clean channel distorted at high volumes? In what settings?
Starts to breakup around 5

How brutal is the distortion?
Is the distortion "brutal?" I would say no, it's not brutal, it's musical, ya want brutal, look elsewhere

extremely well built by design, easy to maintain and repair

There's a good reason people pay a lot for these things

prcey, but worth it. A good tool that won't let you down and always does what you need--the right tool for the right job, works, feels right

Mine is a first year Silverface, identified by the silver beading around the grill cloth. (I'm sure the collectors could quickly say the year; I can't) What this means, I have been told, is that the cosmetics are 'silverface,' the guts are pure blackface.

Features: Few. Two channels ('plain' and w/ reverb/tremelo) Ech with dual inputs (high and low sensitivity) Three tone controls (Bass, Mid and treble) reverb and tremelo controls. That's it.

The Deluxe Reverb has two things going for it that one could call "features": True classic fender tone AND low wattage output. Whaythis matters... (see "sounds")

I regularly play several different guitars. Most commonly a Les Paul Custom (SG style), an ES- Artist, a Epi Sheraton II and a Fender Tele reissue. All sound great through this amp.

The glory of the D.R.'s tone is, as seaid above, based on two factors, the classic Fender amp sound AND the low maximum power of this amp; only 22 watts.

That means one can realistically turn the thing up and overdrive both the pre-amp AND (this is important!) power amp.
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In a few words: Great tone = overdriven 6L6s. (or EL 84s for clasic Marshall sound lovers)

Having just one 12 inch speaker is important here for the same reason: Distortion and compression come on at lower, more easily reeached, volume levels.

Played clean (moderate volume) or driven, single coil or HBs, this things simply sounds good.

The one thing I miss is a circuit that would allow electronic compression between the amp's stages.

Approx 30 years and she stills rocks. Only "repair" is replacment of 2 preamp tubes.

Playing 40+ years. Blues, and primitive rock.

I lived and played thru the sixties and early 70s. Saw the emphisis in power and volume kill the appreciation for TONE. If you younger guitar slinger get the chance to really spend time with one of these early DRs you'll quickly come to seee what was lost.

This is a silverface purchased used in '78. Stored in a closet while I went through digital-peavey-crate-effects-carvin futile search for tone. I got this out a few months ago and plugged a new fat strat texas special into it. What the **** was I thinking. THIS IS THE TONE.

Again the Texas special, American Fat Tele. I play mainly country and the twang and punch is there. I have a Mesa Mk III with an EV and it makes my buddies jealous, but this thing brings evil to their eyes. This amp has an ALTEC-LANSING 12" speaker with a huge magnet. I think this why it out does the other deluxes I've tried. The bass is outstanding as well as the usual fender tones. I don't try to distort this amp that's what the boogie's for.

As far as I know there has never been a problem. I had a tech check the tubes and he said they were original. There could have been rewiring before I owned it my buddies says it sounds too good to be silverface. I don"t know if speaker is original.

I have no idea but making a good product to start with speaks well I think.

I have been playing since I was 9 yrs old. I'm 42. I neglected this amp for 20 yrs, thank goodness for closet space. If it were stolen I would hunt it down. I have at my disposal through friends all the good tube amps to play except matchless and bad cat this is the cleanest,fattest and brightest amp I've played.

Hi, Mine is an early 1966 with JBL Black K-Series 12" speaker (as opposed to the JBL Grey D-Series Speakers that were actually produced and factory installed on custom order for Fender during the amp's 1964-1967 origional production era). I've had my Blackface Deluxe Reverb for about 1 and one-half years now. I origionally bought it for $1500- cash from George Alessandro,(Alessandro Amps) at the 2001 Philly Summer Guitar Show. It was really funny, I showed up with Bernie Brausweater from BB and the Stingers, (those in the northeast know who I mean), and Gerry Weber of Kendrick, (who's crazy for Bernie's playing, as is George), was at the table right across from us with every amp he had in stock. We A/B'ed this baby (which was personally overhauled and tuned up by George) against tons upon tons of Vintage Fenders and every Kendrick in creation. This amp easily won Hands-Down! Kudos to all of you Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb Owners. You Are Right! There is no Better Reverb-Equipped amp for PURE TONE.......PERIOD! As for Veratiliy, all you need is you guitar, (in my case a Strat) a cord, and This Amp. Your HANDS Will Do The Rest! I'm a Blues Player (playing about 22 years), and this Amp is the Absolute KING for Blues Tone!!! (Tweed Deluxes Also Rate Really High in My Book). If you think that you need more features, then you need to practice more.

I really Don't want to piss anybody off but I'm going to be Very Upfront Here. First, in my opinion Tweeds, Brownfaces, and Blackfaces RULE and while I'd give up a night with the finest babe for a Tweed Deluxe, (the purest of tone), Blackfaces do have that nice Reverb and Vibrato, in addition to that "forgotten channel" without it. Leo Fender, You were a true genius! BUT, I think that there are alot of falicies that people tend to create. To be honest, the Reissues Can't Even Compare with the Origionals, NOT EVEN CLOSE, These Reissues (while I am glad that they made them), are printed circut boards with Mexican parts assembled by minimum wage workers with green cards. GIVE ME A BREAK!!! Why don't you just go out and buy a SQUIRE and call it a Vintage Strat! No wonder why these reissues break down so often! Even the most basic Point-To-Point Silverface can Blow These Reissues Away! As an example, I owned a Vibro-King before my this and because of the sub-quality parts and low-quality assemblers, It was the Biggest Piece Of Unreliable CRAP I've Ever OWNED!!! Fender needs to stop trying to save on the price of machine screws and get their act together again. I honestly think that anybody on these Forums could do a better job for the players running Fender than whoever is running it now! Look all you 12 year olds, see the Awesome New Colors!, Now run out and tell Mommy and Daddy to buy you one so I can go Vacation in Bermuda with my Secretary on the Company's Expense Account!!! (Just Don't Tell Her Husband or My Wife and Kids, Oh, By the way, Because of Neccessary Costs, The price of all Fender products will increase by 10% as of next year, Thanks for your Understanding and Continued Support!!!) Next, Silvefaces, especially prior to 1975 are KILLER amps, I OWN 2 OF THEM (a 1972 Vibrolux and 1973 Vibrochamp, both of which are built like tanks, are in near-mint condition and have tons of headroom) That Vibrolux has stood up for me night after night after night at jam after jam after jam with conuntless guitarists playing through it! BUT, in relation to The Silverface Is Blackface Hallucination, NO WAY, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! But....You Don't Understand, MY Silverface is THE 1968 Deluxe Reverb With The *SILVER RIM* Around The Grillecloth and BB KING stuck this piece of chewing gum inside of it in 1968, The guy I bought it from at Guitar Center for $2000- told me so!, NO WAY, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! Do You really think that Fender would take all the trouble in 1968 to spend all of that money for redesign costs for the outside cosmetics and NOT CHANGE THE ELECTRONICS??? ,GET REAL!!!, A/B One Against the Other as many times as I have and if you still think that they Sound and React EXACTLY THE SAME, Then TRY SMOKING LESS CRACK!!!

Let's Get Real, these amps are almost 40 years old, BUT they are some of the most User Serviceable Amps EVER MADE, They WILL have their share of Maintainance Needed from Time To Time (Unless The Past Owner Abused The Amp with Alot Of Pedals), BUT in general, all you need is to obtain Quality Replacement Parts From The CTS Replacement Catalog and be able to Turn a Bias Screw While Reading a Meter and THESE AMPS WILL LAST FOREVER!!!

The MAYTAG Guy at the back of the Fender Building is Still Asleep, BUT, If you Feel Like Paying $100- to Change A $5- Input Jack, Then Fender WILL BE HAPPY to refer you to the NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER!!!

At this point, this amp is like having a Car for me, IT'S ESSENTIAL!!! If this amp were ever stolen, I'd Probably Filp Out! , But I do confess that I Probably WOULD Shell Out the Bucks To Replace It With Another One (and I Know EXACTLY WHERE to get those Old JBL's, and it's Nowhere Online), BUT I would HATE to Go Through Another Year Of Fine-Tuning and Working The Kinks Out Of Another Amp. Overall, I think that this amp RULES, Especially for BLUES and is Well Worth The Investment for the Serious Guitar Player. BUY ONE TODAY BEFORE THEY ALL END UP IN JAPAN!!! P.S. I plan to take this amp out alot including alot of jams (tone machines like this are meant to be used), and I am one of these nice guys who will let you play through the amp if you are Respectful and Don't Use Any Pedals, I play and jam in and around N.J. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to raed this, Jim

Mid seventies Silverface in excellent aesthetic condition. Standard features of which I never use the vibrato effects. This tube amp has potential for what I paid for it!

I run either an '84 Ibanez Roadster II or an '02 Fender Strat Deluxe through it for my church worship team which specializes in everything from acid-paced disco praize to slo-motion australian hillsongs worship. It usually compliments my musical style when I run it in stereo with a Boss effects processor & compressor/limiter. It can get that clean twangy country sound at low gains but often buzzes out when I boost levels.

I can barely depend on the performance of this box, but I think some maintenance applications are in order. I would use it as a third combo because it has not performed with stability on the road.

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I have played for nearly 18 years in that same venue (Faith Community Fellowship Church, Inc.) If it were stolen, I would buy a new with a good warranty and try to max its potential within the first year. I love the light weight and performance of the 22 watt model. I have no reference to compare it to other than perhaps a Mesa Boogie I tried out about 6 years ago at Morrison Brothers Music in Jackson, MS. I wish it could talk back to me, I'm sure it would have some interesting commentary. God bless the USA!

I bought two Deluxe Reverbs in 2002. First one is August 1966. Cost $625.00 (mods up the ying yang, treble boost, pentode/triode switch, master volume, cab beat to s#*t) Still a bargain.
Second one is a Sept. 1966 model. I bought it last week in a shop that specializes in Metal Guitar players- I got a 100% original (footswitch intact, two prong cord,RCA clear-top 6V6's,Telefunken P.I's, Mullard, RCA preamp tubes- all tested strong transformer codes from 1966, Oxford speaker from 1966 cab & Tolex are 9.5) Someone traded it in for a new Peavey amp(aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhh). I snatched this one for $499.00!!!! It is PERFECT!

Use with Gibson Explorer,Tele Strat.
rock, country ,blues
two prong is noisy but I don't want to change a thing on this amp- it should be in a museum.

Sounds unreal. REAL LOUD! Super clean up to 6 then breaks up and goes psycho-sonic. Does everything except Metal (Line 6 does the metal for me)
I play in a cover band with a Line 6 Flextone(the way to go for gigging IMHO). The Deluxe is for home and band jams.

Got two of them and they work fine. My tech loves working on Blackfaces. Says they are real easy to deal with

Why bother?

If stolen I would just sit by the side of the road and cry. I don't think I'll ever be able to replace them. I bought two 1966's in 2002
for a grand total of $1100.00. How could you possibly beat that?

1968 Silver Face with silver edging. 1st year out. Really a blackface. Stays clean at lower volumes. It really sings at different levels depending on the guitar - single coil vs humbuckers. I can play Rock, Blues, C&W, Folk etc... with it. Use the amp for home recording and jam sessions. Use to use it for gigs but I had to find a real job.

I use it with a Tele, Strat, Rickenbacker 12-String, Gretsch Country Gentleman, Les Paul Studio, and Firebird V. All sound great. With the humbuckers I turn the Treble, Bass down to 4-5 setting, otherwise it sounds far to dirty. Single coil I turn up the Treble and Bass to 7-8 a bit... I swapped out the 12" Oxford speaker that came with the amp, with a JBL... that really fattened up the sound.

I'm the 3rd owner. The prior owners gigged hard with it for the first 5 years. Got it in 1972... traded an 8-track player and $20 dollars for it... It developed a hum in the mid 1990's. In 2000 I had it recapped and a tube changed... That reduced the hum considerably... still has a minor hum... So for 30 years its been real stable. It has never broken down... just needed some standard maintainence...

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I've been playing since 1969... I own a Marshall's AVT20 as well etc... which is really nice but the Deluxe Reverb is still the prize. I can use it anywhere... from basement jam sessions to medium size clubs... It is light enough to carry around... Thought the older I get it too appears to be weighing more.

This is a 1965 (recently checked the serial #'s), which came with a factory installed 12" JBL speaker. I have never seen a bigger magnet on a 12" speaker-its huge.
You know the drill-two channels, vibrato (play "Empty Heart-Stones), and you'll fall over), and that amazing, deep Fender reverb.
When I was in a high school band, I played with a mic and a guitar running through this baby.
All tube, it has a handy electric plug in the back.
Vanilla amp, but it supurbly does what it does.

PRS, Tele, Gibson 125TC, Dano 12 string--they all sound great.
Very loud, stays clean to 7, then gets a bit gritty, in a wonderful way. I play classic rock and blues, and its great. You have to watch out for the treble, especially on a Tele. Dogs start barking, if you aren't careful.

I bought this used in late 1966, for $140. Its been in the shop for some minor repairs over the years-a few tubes replaced, the orignal wire is long gone, new fuse and fuse holder. Lost the original cover,too. Except for a few times, its held up like a tank, but I do baby it-with good reason-I want it to be around for a long time.
It is old enough, though, to make a back up amp a good idea.

Never contacted them.

Been playing 38 years. Have six guitars, two amps (the other is a 2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe-it actually sounds very similar to my DR, but not as good). Lots of effects, and recording equipment.
Using a POD 2.3, its all I could ever need, sound -wise (until I get GAS again). I have a Heritage 535 , with lots of options, on order. Will report on that when I get it (almost seven months waiting....and waiting...)
If this were stolen, I'm pretty sure I would not pay the $1800+ that these seem to be going for. That's a lot of money. I might buy a really good Fender Custom Amp Shop. Hopefully, I won't have to make that decision.

68 with silver edging round speaker cloth,don`t need anything apart from a tele and a pick !!
it stays clean upto about 4 then depending how you play starts to sing
or drive if you realy dig in

i just use a home made tele with b-bender and a peavey EDI box for DI`ing through pa sounds huge,tremolo is not great on this one my old twin was better.
all tones from clean sparkle to roy buchanon wails are available at the twist of the volume and how hard you play,VERY RESPONSIVE...

not gone wrong yet ,its 34 years old what more do you want!!!!!!

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been playing `bout 25 years, had all types of amps ,marshall,boogie,peavey,vox.nothing compares for sheer tone!

Not sure when this amp was made late 70's I 'd guess brought it second hand 'silver face front, usual fare single channel and reverb and vibrato, no effects loop but who cares! 22w 1x12 all tube not a transistor in sight and its loud! but I did'nt buy it for the volume I run this amp with a Route 66 overdrive and a H20 (both Visual Sound)and I get goose bumps!(see sound quality)

This amp is everything I ever wanted! I tried all sorts looking for MY holy grail it is so warm in tone, my toes curl when I stroke a cord. No I 'm not the best guitarist in the world I happily play with my buddies in a pub band, but this amp does make me sound good! Its very much a bluesy amp very traditional in its sound, no thrash here (thank god!) Clean sound is great but what is really nice about this amp is the way it breaks up at number 5 on and it very sensitive to how you play - hit it hard it breaks up, gently does it and its nice and soft almost bell like in character, I have only played with strats and teles and it feels and sounds like as you would expect, they were made for each other, I love SRV and I think this as close as I am gonna get to that sound without buying a twin and blowing the pub doors off!

? lets keep our fingers crossed here!

I think it may be out of warranty by now!

If it were stolen I would give up the will to live, I nealy brought a blues junior instead of this but I tried this and it felt so good I had to have it, I understand you can 'blackface' these but I would like to know more, it has been retubed (Chinese tubes) and I think it could be made even better with better valves I dont hate anything about this amp we play small gigs in pubs and clubs and its dead easy to lug about, the car boot looks empty, it really is plug and play I have tried Marshalls Laneys PODs and SS Fenders but this amp is just what I wanted it's just simply a great amp the dog's bo***ks!

Blackface Deluxe reverb.
Not many features, but that's a good thing.

Bluesy stuff, works perfectly. I occasionally use a tubescreamer, but it makes it different, not necessarily better. Used with a squier strat (cheapo mexican crap) and a es335, the gibson won hands down.
Sometimes my friend and I use ours together with a delay pedal, for a stereo & slight slap echo effect. It is unreal. I'll be getting another one identical as soon as I see one for the right price (i'm broke)

Yep. doesn't break. But i don't abuse it

Buy this amp. Don't argue, buy. Also, get a powerbrake or something.

BTW, the guy who is dissing this amp because it didn't have a gain knob or a mids knob, you're a sad, sad little boy. You were GIVEN a deluxe reverb and you'd rather have a solid state marshall. Go buy your solid state amp, run it for a while, and you'll notice that the power fets getting hot too. Why do you think they sell solid state amps on the basis that they sound like tubes? Sad.

For the guy under me, hes a complete idiot, a marshall mgd100 better ? WOW, thats pretty dumb. This amp is like the marshall jcm800 2204 and 2203's it has one channel, and its the best at that. Thhe feature are perfect, more knobs=less tone.

now for sounds, this amp and its big brother are the BEST clean sound. The amp is wonderfulwhen played clean, thats it job, is clean, thats why its such a good amp. when its cranked to 10 i can get ac/dc tones since the tubes overdrive themselves. Don't let the 22 watts fool you, this thing is a screamer, easily loud enough for titty bars. I run a 1965 fender mustang through it, and it sounds nice.

well (knock on wood) nothing ahs broken in 37 years, im the only owner, the tubes are stock, and still rocking.

haven't delt with them.

if your looking for the best clean amp available, and to get ac/dc type of tone stock, this amp is for you. the more its cranked the more tone your gonna get. Like i said don't let the 22 watts fool you, their a powerful 22 watts, thats for damn sure. This amp is quite versatile, can play blues, country, rock, heavy polka, hell is doesn't matter.

Best reverb and tremelo. No extra features that suck tone.
I hate channel switching and preamp tube distortion, so to me it's got every feature that won't hurt the sound.

Good for every style of music.
I use an original Ibanez TS-808 for distortion. There is no better OD.
I replace the stock speakers with oiginal Celestion grey "Vox Bulldogs" 003 cones. There is no better speaker. This is the magic combination.
I also use Svetlana 6l6's having found other tubes unsatsfactory especially Sovtex 6v6's and 5881's.

Every tube must be checked to see if it's strong, toneful and free of microphonics. New power tubes once a year at least if played hard and often. New filter caps every 10 years. I change and upgrade all the small caps with orange drops, silver micas, and other goodies from Hoffmann Amps. Old amps deserve this going-over. 9 because tubes fail so carry extras. Buy one with rust-free transformers.

Nada. But any good tech knows Fenders.

I have a"67 Blackface and a Silverface.
The Blackface sounds a little nicer even after I made them identical.
Why? Lower plate voltages on the Blackface plus a real wood floating baffle board. Make sure that the cab is solid and rattle-proof. Both of mine are. After taking apart many amps, I settled on Deluxe Reverbs as perfect because of tone and portability.

71 redone to blackface specs.

Wow, after trying to get these sounds with a mesa for a couple of years I finally found a really good one. It's great for blues and country and rock. I use an distortion pro pedal for that srv tone and have to say I'm really pleased with this amp. If you don't want it to break up so soon just hook up to the second input. The reverb is amazing and the tremelo is superb as well. It's also plenty loud for a small club. My clapton strat sings through it.

Only had it a month but it seems sturdy enough.

Very cool amp. I corresponded with a guy in Lebanon who knew his stuff and he inadvertantly talked me into it. Thanks man!

1968 Silverface Deluxe Reverb Amp/Original except tubes / 3 prong plug makes it safe to play and protects the circut.
1968 Fender deluxe reverb serial #'s inside chassis T350968 outside chassis F071568
manufactured the 9th week of 68- march or late february production = AB763 Blackface circut.
Oxford 12K5-6 speaker
Home use
Amp has plenty of power

Sounds very clear with plenty of tone !

I'll give it a B rating
Tubes can short out and should be checked
occasionally depending on amount of ON time.

No contact

Have been playing for 30 + years
1983 Gibson SG electric-lefty
1963 Yamaha Nippon Gakki No. 100 Nylon-lefty
1960s Goya T-16 steel string-righty
2000 Yamaha FG412L steel string-lefty
1970 Yamaha G-55 Nylon-lefty
1920s Mandolin-Sears catalogue model-unknown manufacter
If lost or stolen I only hope I have enough $ to acuire another
This amp is one of the best to obtain
The newer versions can't compare
I wish it had the original footswitch

2 channel all tube 22 watt tone monster!1973 silverface with reverb and tremelo.

I have a variety of guitars that I play through this unbelievable amp!Usually a 1959 stock standard sunburst strat or an emg equipped 1980 fender tele,though any of my guitars sound awesome through this amp!!I do think that fender guitars sound better than gibsons through it though.I have used my 1957 les paul (yes with the original PAF humbuckers)but i still believe that les pauls sound mighty through marshall type amps(yes personal preference only)I have an old marshall 100 watt super lead thats way too loud for me now(yep getting too old!)

Reliability is another matter!My deluxe has broken down twice!!lucky I have a brilliant amp tech that knows fenders back to front.Broke down at rehearsals thank god cause I dont gig with a spare amp.Had it serviced when I first got it,but shit happens!!

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I have been playing too long!(hence the 550 aust dollars I paid for my strat)own a lot of gear(1959 gibson melody maker that I bought from gary moore in 1980)and a swag of other stuff.I have NEVER seen another old deluxe reverb for sale here!my back up amp is a peavey delta blues(as a second amp,great but doesn`t have THE tone that the deluxe has)

I purchased this 1964 Deluxe Reverb in '84. I wasn't my first Fender, but I still think it is the best. It has the usual Fender features such as great reverb, and fairly good tremolo (change in volume as opposed to vibrato, which is change in pitch - like singers can do).

I am amused at the many other reviewers that are "stuck" on the 22 watt power rating... The Deluxe Reverb used as a model to build the re-issue was rated at 22 watts, as are the re-issue. This is due to much closer tolerances of todays electronic components, and their lower prices.

The platforms Leo Fender was aiming for was 20, 40, and 80 watts. The student amps were usually rated from approximately 4 to 18 watts, and the rest fall into the 20, 40, or 80 watt range, plus or minus as much as 20 percent (the goal was +/- 10 %). So, some Deluxe Reverbs could be as low as 16 watts, or as high as 24 watts. This large "tolerance range" kept costs down. Close tolerance was a luxury then.

A 3 decibel increase in volume will be percieved as nearly twice as loud. Hence the 20 , 40, ande 80 watt "platforms." So the Twin Reverbs and Showman's are "supposed to be" 80 watts, the Bandmasters and "Baby Twin" Pro Reverbs (both of which I also own and love) are 40 watts, and the venerable Deluxe Reverbs are 20 watts (the Tremolux - which I also own and love - is a 20 watt Deluxe platform with 6L6 tubes, producing somewhere between 25 and 35 watts).

For lower power situations the Deluxe is the best. It covers the whole range of clean to driven sounds - no "Metal" here folks! And for louder venues, it is paired with a Pro Reverb (basically a "Double Deluxe" - twice the power, twice the speaker compliment) which sounds like a VERY loud Deluxe, and handles the clean duties. HEAVEN! I love new guitars and old Fender amps!

Speaking strictly about the Deluxe, it is quite versatile. Only the super saturated/overdriven/distorted sounds cannot be replicated by this amp. Hence the rating of nine out of ten.

I use mainly Teles, but all Fender amps when properly maintained sound great with just about any guitar with very little tweaking of the volume tone controls. That is the beauty of simplicity, and Leo turned it into an artform! What this amp does with its sparkling clean to its very edgy overdrive is nothing short of magic. I am a Blues and Classic Rock guitarist, and can play well for my 30+ years. But I can sometimes just play one note, or one chord and absolutely love the SOUND coming from this amp (same with all my Fenders)! I love the "plug-n-play" aspect too. KISS is a great principle in Rock and Blues.

When properly serviced, these amps will deliver the goods. Mine is still kicking! Its the service folks that leave something to be desired! Find a good tech, stick with him (or her), and overpay them so they will continue to fix these wonderful tone monsters.

FMIC has reissued these great amps to regain business lost to old amps. But they can't touch the old handwired originals for durability and they may have only come close in sound. Time will be the best judge there. Repair is better accomplished by a tech that specializes in repairs. Not a company that builds new-to-replace-old. The rating of 2 reflects that FMIC's is willing to send schematics if they have them.

As mentioned, I have many years on the job (BTW, both as guitarist and bassist) and this is by far my favorite amp. It does everything I ask it to and then some. No other amp company has even come close (though Jim Marshall tried by copying the '59 tweed Fender Bassman!).

I have a 1979 model which I bought used for CDN$850. It's in mint condition - everything works great on it. This is an amp that doesn't have tons of features - but that's one of the things I love bestabout it. Two channels - one with only volume, bass and treble, the other has volume, bass, treble, reverb (and oh, what reverb) and speed and intensity for the vibrato. What more do you need? It's low power - only 22 Watts - but that only means it breaks up beautifully at about 4. And believe me, it's plenty powerful to gig with. I play small clubs, and my amp is always mic-ed. Plenty of volume to cut through.

I play an Amercian standard strat - and when I got this amp, plugged in and started to play - I cried. Here was the tone I have been searching for my whole life. It has that great chiming, ringing sound - and cranked a little, you can get that mid-70's Stones guitar sound. Sweet. If you want real heavy distortion, you'll need a pedal or effects unit of some sort. And it sounds great with a stomp box in front of it.

I just got it - so I don't know. But it's a 79 and I'm pretty sure it has all original tubes in it still - and the speakers are definitely original. I may eventually replace the speakers and outfit it with NOS tubes. But it sounds so good right now, I ain't gonna mess with it! I also understand that putting in a solid-state rectifier can give you more headroom on the clean sound. But for now, I'm extremely happy with the sound.

Never had to deal with Fender - so I can't say.

I've been playing about 25 years. I sold a Hot Rod Deville to get this amp - and I don't regret it for a second. This is the real deal - the tone I have always been waiting for. I play pop/reggae/some pop-punk/rootsy-country-rock - and it works for everything. I use a stomp box for some of our more aggressive pop-punk tunes - but on everything else I don't need anything other than a delay pedal. The vibrato and reverb on this amp are gorgeous. If it were stolen or lost I'd definitely replace it. This is the amp I have always wanted.

I've had my little '66 Deluxe 1 week now and I'm in love....
Not much in the way of features , just great reverb and vibrato!!!

Awesome,awesome clean tone up to 6 or 7...then starts distorting..and the feedback through my '68 Strat gives me goosebumps!!!

Only had it one week, so can't tell yet....the power tubes were original (RCA 6V6's)but I replaced them with 5881's, put in new caps and resistors, re-biased, put in a Class A/A-B switch and a few other awesome sounding mods like bass and treble controls for the reverb!!!

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I have been using the Marshall 30th Anniversary Head for 4 years and haven't heard much better until now...OK these two amps are not in the same category but this little Fender kicks butt

late sixties "blackface in a silverface" deluxe.

i rank this amp among the finest things in life; it has that unmistakable presence that belies an object not from this realm of maya, but rather a visitor from the Platonic world of ideals, and archetypes. once or twice i imagined a master volume type control would be nice to access a broader range of tones, but when i came to my senses i realized this would be sacrilidge. the amp sounds like <this> at <this> volume, if you want it to break up, you play it <louder>. if it distorted earlier, it would be broken. yet, it is substantially more flexible than earlier fenders (with e.g. no tone controls); the result is just the right amount of discipline for a modern monkey.

the deluxe excels for processing drum sounds; as an overall mastering device it can not be replaced. i believe the induction of "feedback" is familiar to guitarists; in this scenario the amp provides a non-linear resonant element that brings feedback systems to life in a way that drab transducers can not replicate. (note to self: find soft, heavy objects to hold down clavinet keys)

a successful rendering of a minimal techno mix was recently achieved via close-micing the deluxe with shoepps wide cardioid capsules in a concrete warehouse. elevation was required to clarify the lower frequencies.

it has not inspired me to learn to play the guitar, because i am entirely satisfied by picking a few random frets and just sounding a single chord, or just one note. i feel that if i learned to do any more, it would start to compete with the raw tone of the amp, which would seem presumptuous.

if you look at the amp from behind, you see that it is a speaker bolted onto a wood and metal frame, with a pair of wires leading up to a small integer number of bulky components wired together in a simple fashion. it reminds me of my volkswagon thing: this is the basic stuff, because if you are bored and think you need more than just the basic stuff, than you don't really understand the basic stuff yet. i replaced the original tubes, and had the capacitors done as well. the caps, in particular, brought new life to the amp and it was at that point that it was restored to its glory as a fully actualized individual.

i guess this would be the same company that made my rhodes, i don't know anything about them.

the other items in my trust that i place in the same category are, genelec 1031 monitors, 1928 steinway model "o", seq.circuits prophet five, roland dimension D, eventide H3000SE, aforementioned rhodes electric piano, hohner clavinet... all of these sound that much better played through the deluxe (have not tried the steinway yet).

This is a great little amp. Not exactly a plethora of features but it's vintage '73 so what do you want?! Bought it used at a music shop that was selling on consignment. Actually could have purchased the amp and MINT SRV strat for about $1400 CDN, but only got the amp -dumb ass! Amp had original vinyl cover and came with custom foot switch giving reverb/tremolo options. This amp has been the best 400 bucks i've spent. Only pain in the butt has been the non-grounded cord (i've electrocuted myself many times).

I play blues and that's about it (ie Jimmie, SRV, Big Sugar). Setup is simple. I play a Ibanez 'Super Tube'& a Dunlop Cry-Baby. If i'm after a more subdued distortion, i'll play the amp at 3-4 and alter the Super Tube. if i'm after an all out fat sound, the 6-8 range will do nicely.
Unlike many others, the higher i turn this honey up the better it sounds. it has kicked out on me at 9+, although i think this was a combination of a lot of vibration and older circuitry. the longer i let her warm up the deeper the tone. this is definitely NOT the amp for the experimental studio musician. it's rock-solid, great sounding amp with some meat on its bones.

been an extremely reliable amp. it goes everywhere with me. i'm no professional player, but we've done a lot of gigs together and never a problem. previous owner did basically nothing in the way of repairs or mods, and it works beautifully. like i said, will do interesting things when pushed past 9, but no compaints.

never dealt with fender - never had to!

great amp - great price. lots of other players i've met with other vintage and re-issue amps drool over this one. she's a beauty!

This one is maybe a '67 or '68. Not much to it as far as features. Simple, basic.

This is where it shines. It is the BEST sounding R&R amp I have ever played and I will be buried with it. A pre-amp of some sort is mandatory to get the thing into "the zone", but what a zone it is. I used it mostly with a stock '72 Tele, a '67 Bronco (Bill Lawrence strat pickup) and an Ibanez Roadstar w/ humbuckers. It just plain sings.

Handle with care. Not the most solidly built amp in the world, so I case is nice. Wouldn't trust it as an only amp.

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What.... 30 years of guitar playing? Sheesh! I've had a bunch of Peavey's, all of which sound laughable compared to this thing. If only it was a bit louder.

Made in 1965. 2 channel. Reverb and tremolo. No foot switch.
Celesion speaker. Easy to carry. Sounds great. 3 prong plug update.
Balck face. Looks pretty good. Cranks. I've used it on gigs and in
the home and at church. This amp is great for blues solos. I'm
not big on modern features so I like it as is.

I play either my Strat or my Tele. And get gteat high end distortion
sounds. I just put the verb on 4 and Bass and Treble on 9. The distortion is truly unique and unexplainable if you haven't heard one.
Variety is not what this amop is about. This amp is for a specific,
much sought after sound.

It's a tube amp and has all the limitations of such. If you take
care of it there is no problem.

Only my most trusted friends work on my stuff so it doesn't go
to shops.

I've been playing 35 years or so and the only other amp I ever liked
is a Super Reverb so I have to have one ot the other. You guys who
know equipment know what this is. I have 2 of them and would sell one
for the right price.

I am one lucky S.O.B. I have two of these amps. One a 65 blackface and the other a late 70's silverface.
Both are great. I would rarely use the volume boost on the silverface, but it's tone is happening with humbucking guitars. It sounds like the "big booty two step thang"...(Oh well, sorry about that.Trying to be "cool man" again.)I'll take the features on this amp... And I have played lots of amplifiers since about 1965. Another thing gents..If you'll notice that many of the guys that own these amps are players that have been playing for years. The reason for this is simply that all of the new "modeling" stuff sucks. No clean sound can compare with a Fender amp like this. An experienced player is going to choose an amp like this way ahead of some "fancy doodad gismology" type amp. I haven't found one modern "expression pedal" that adds any thing to an amp like this. SELL ALL that stuff. SOme guy in one of the previous reviews said something like "find an amp that has a good CLEAN sound and you can modify it. (Somewhat...in my opinion.) But that guy knows what he's talking about. Buy some "LINE 6" crap and it will be in the crapper six years from now! Name ONE solid state amplifier that works and sounds this good that is 30 or more years old; I can't. Lord bless the Deluxe Reverb.

I choose this amp for one reason. It sounds good with a tele, a strat, or a brighter sounding Les Paul. Sounds pretty good with a Jazzbo too. (mine is a Guild X-500, late 60's vintage.)It has some hiss with single coils,but gee it goes away with a little guitar playing.The amp kicks in with a great little growl when you pick a little harder. If you like heavy metal, don't by this amp,sell it to me cheap.

I gig constantly with these amps. Change tubes when they need them. A recap job is necessary every 15 yrs. or so. It will last me my lifetime. It is much easier to work on than the circuit board or "modeling" amps.

Never called Fender in my life. I don't want a "T-Shirt" or a watch.

I started playing the minute I saw the "Beatles" on the Ed Sullivan show. I have used every gadget made for guitar and owned most Fender/ Marshall models. I have owned Peavy, KUSTOM, Traynor, Teleno, Flot-A-Tone, Gibson,etc. I have also tried the big rack jobs. The rack jobs do a particularly good job of sounding lousey. (I like most of the other amps I mentioned.) This amp does what I need it to do in a reasonably portable package. Try changing the speak to a 15watt Celestion Blue or an old low wattage Celestion speak. THe Celestion Blue does a particularly great job. Just don't wank it too hard. Too bad all the old Fender stuff is going for big $$ today. However it doesn't surprise me. If someone other than these stupidly expensive "boutique" guys makes an amp like this, they will be doing a great service to mankind. Look at Eric Johnsons' setup. He uses two of these things for his clean sounds. Nuff said. Praise Jesus and thanks for readin'.

I think it's a '65 or '66. Not sure. Got it about 7 years ago in almost perfect condition. Doesn't look like it ever left the house. This amp is extremely simple, not a modern effects platform at all. What you get is the real deal sound, plus an excellent reverb (my favorite effect) and vibrato channel. This is my home amp, though I do play out with it also. It's ideal, the perfect tone machine for blues especially. All is stock, except for a repapered speaker. (Made the most wonderful noises just before it blew!)

This is the best sounding amp I've ever played, no exceptions. I mainly use a maple-board G&L telestyle w/stock single coils, also a 60's stock strat. The subtlety of sound you can get is really amazing. It's take me years to slowly learn the sonic tricks. One important one is to let the amp do the work. Put it up to 6, treble at 8 or so, bass on about 3. Use 4.5 or 5 on reverb, to taste. Then roll off guitar volume and tone. (I roll tone off half way on the tele, less than that on the strat.) The sound compresses, deepens and somehow sharpens at the same time. Emphasizes picking dynamics so well, and increases the useable differences between pickup selections. With volume headroom in reserve, I can control rhythym vs. solo dynamics from the quitar, without using distortion or boost pedals. The sound is so fine, I actively listen and experiment. It keeps me interested. You can't do better than that. For gigs, I use the Deluxe along with a BF Super Reverb. Put in earplugs, stand right in front of both, and thank you Leo, you are my hero! Some of the midrange subtlety of the amp disappears as bass and drums grab mid-range. The amp is loud enough for gigging by itself, depending on the room and on the drummer. Too loud a drummer, and it doesn't feel like enough to me.

Seems destined to work forever, perhaps appearing next to my mummified form in some future Natural History museum. It's so simple and well built, there's little that can go wrong. Aside from rebuilding the speaker, I've had to do nothing.

None needed.

I've been playing over 30 years, mainly blues. The only other amp I actively desire is a Tone King, the 40 watt single 12, mainly because it is essentially a more powerful version of the original Deluxe Reverb. Even then, I'd use both together in gigs. The Deluxe plus a tele is probably the most soulful sound I know of. If you want to hear that live, go see Bill Kirchen (Hot Rod Lincoln, et al.) He uses two vintage BF Deluxe Reverbs together, plus a 50's tele. Oh yeah!!

This is an original black face amp made around 1965. It has no modern features at all (ie effects loops etc.) but does have a pretty good reverb and Trem. I have used this amp in verious bands playing all sorts of stuff.

I got the amp some years ago but recently bought a Line6 flextone and have been mainly using that. The reason I bought the Line6 was that the blackface sound was pretty good in comparison with my Fender. But like all guitarists, I've got use to the Flextone and bored, so I'm using the Fender again. Having gone back to it I can appreciate just how good it is. I used a PRS into a Boss CE2 compressor, then a cry baby and finally a modified Marshall Guv'ner. It's had to get a loud clean sound out of the amp, but then who wants that?

The speaker has been replaced at some time, but it must have been years ago cause it looks pretty old (it sounds good as well with more bass and treble than a G12) The amp has failed once, when a power supply cap gave up on me. Luckily I'm a qualified electronics engineer so mending it was no problem.

Usually people are willing to offer help and advice on old stuff like this, just hunt down some knowledgeable poeple and shops and you should be OK. Of course now the've reissued it parts should be available through Fender.

A great amp, but there's loads more great amps out there!

1974 Silverface. This amp has all the features I need, and it's only one, TONE!
At 22W, it has plaenty of volume. I'm playing in band situations at 3 on the volume, and it's loud enough, believe me.

I play a Strat with Kinman pickups. It is quiet, even at high volume, even with a distortion pedal. I really dig into those strings and it gets that sweet overdrive, ease a bit on my playing and it cleans up an sparkles. I find that I like the sound more and more with less effects in the way. It's just amazing.

I bought two years ago, had it serviced, replaced all the tubes, except for the rectifier. Had one problem that took minutes to fix, and a few dollars. Worked like a charm except for that. These were built well.

Never had to deal with them.

I sold a Hot Rod Deville to get it, and I don't regret it one bit. I use a Strat, I also use a Fulltone Fulldrive. Great combination. Everyone should have one of these.

This is a 1974 Deluxe Reverb by fender. made back before CBS starting screwing up all of Leo's tried and true amps. It has one channel plus a little vibrato channel that has as you guess vibrato added. But the one "normal" channel is pure TONE there is nothing like an old fender clean tone reissues just dont do it justice. since this beast is 22 watts it can start to distort around 4-5 and full distort at 8-10 into the sweetest distorion this side of a old Marshall JM45. One more thing pre amp distortion sucks once your hear a true power tube distortion everything changes imean you even play different. Ohh and for all those people that are like: "i wish it had a effects loop" Come on this is a old amp there was no such thing as effects loops Duh, i mean if the put it on a reissue then it wouldnt be a reissue then. If you have to have an effects loop then get something else like a fender vibro king i think it has an one but im not sure.

i use 3 guitars-- Fender SRV strat, Gibson '59 Les Paul Reissue, and a Fender 1982 '62 reissue strat and they all sound good through this amp but humbuckers make it distort faster than single coils do (DUH!!)i also feed me guitar to a crybaby wah--->danelectro cool cat chorus---> Visual Sound jeckyll and hyde overdrive.(i know i said preamp distortion sucks but its just a little to loud to let it play full blast so i have to rely on a pedal) and this creates no noise what-so-ever. i play emo to punk so i need a tight clean sound but not brittle(fender solid-state, ouch too brittle) and a nice overdrive and this amp does it so well that im thinking of selling my rivera knucklehead 55 but im worried about that 22 watts will not be enough. Ohh i'll say it again there is no distortion like a amp turned up so loud the power tubes distort.

i'm not sure i could depend on it since its a 74 but i have it regularly checked up and all of the preamp tubes are orginal and 1 power tube is orginal so i dont think it was used often. i havent had any problems yet so i hope nothing comes up either

fender SUCKS now so dont call them let your music shop deal with them

i have been playing for 5 years and i have owned alot of amps and guitars. so trust me if you are looking for a clean tone that distorts nicely just grab a reissue deluxe reverb (i have never heard one but a friend says they sound just as good) a GOOD fender strat or tele (good as in 62 reissue, 57 reissue, SRV, or 51 reissue tele) and play i promise there is nothing like it.

This is a 1964 pre-CBS Blackface Deluxe Reverb Amplifier. The amp has 2 channels, normal and vibrato. There are no bells and whistles except the reverb and vibrato. This amp is all about TONE! There has never been a sweeter sounding blues amplifier....it just doesn't get any better than this! The amp is 22 watts, but it seems a lot more powerful. This amp is the ultimate small club amp (although it never leaves the house) it is small and portable. I removed the original Jensen Goldseal speaker (I didn't want to risk blowing it) and have an Emenince speaker in there for the meantime.

I strictly use this amp at home, and for recording.....it's just to valuable to me to risk anything happening to it. Although it does not have a ton of features, that is not what this amp is about.

Strats and Tele's sound the best through this amp. Humbuckers just don't get the tone to make this amp sing. I use it strictly for blues and rock. The amp begins to break up into the sweetest distortion around 4.5 - 5

The great thing about this amp is that the sound breaks up (distorts) more the harder you play, you just can't get that from solid state, or higher watt tube amps. There is no tone like Blackface fender tone!!!

10+++++++ The Holy Grail!

Hasn't faild me in the 3 years I've owned it.......and it's been around almost 40 years! Gotta give that a 10!

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I've been playing 20 years....started playing heavy metal, and then got seriously into the blues. This amp is it. Tone from Heaven! I have 2 vintage 6v6 Sylvania "coke bottle" tubes powering this amp. I bought the amp used at a small music shop, and fell in love right then and there. The amp is in amazing shape.....the grille cloth is yellowed, and there a couple minor scratches on the tolex......but I'd say it's a solid 8.5 out of 10! If it were stolen I'd cry because I don't think it is replaceable.

When I got the amp, there were 2 mods.......someone hot rodded the normal channel (which I had put back to spec) and there was a mid control added in the back of the amp which would be easily removed.....to return the amp to 100% stock. I kept the mid.....because I like having that feature. I tried a reissue Deluxe.....and it can't compare! This amp is all about tone......there is none finer!

73-74 SFDR Blackfaced, recapped, biased, etc. Had original Utah 12" speaker that I replaced with WeberVST C12N. Great cosmetic shape; original footswitch and all the features accorded this legendary amp. Specific features? Others below say it far better than I could ...Simply put: just enough switches and knobs to not over manipulate and massacre the guitar's sound...I suppose I like it clean and simple.

I play a 68 Fender Mustang w/ an Anderson pu and an 89 G&L ASAT Deluxe Hollowbody, Bigsby, 2 Duncan pu: The best guitar I've ever played. A Z. Vexx SuperHardon OD pedal and Fulltone Soul-Bender distortion box complete the set-up: Obviously, a rather vintage style set-up . Both guitars react exceedingly well with the DR. Initially, the Utah speaker farted badly and the ice pick E string problem were both an issue. The Weber C12N (thanks Ted, your product is GREAT!) solved that and helped bring out the range of my guitars. The Mustang, with its narrow neck and low action, is a riffing machine. The amp breaks up lightly around 5-6 and is growling at 7-8. It is suprising how much power the DR 's 22-24 watts puts out. The Weber speaker is rated 25 watts(?), and its efficiency retards the amount of break-up heard vis a vis the Utah; however, the tone and inherent character of my guitars are much more realized. The pedals help offset the volume issue, especially the Z Vexx. The amp's treble level has to be watched when cranking the OD as it can get a little brittle when OD is max'd. The G&L is a brighter sounding guitar: lively, spritely, feathery and extremely responsive to strumming techniques and pick-up switch positions. I am not all that good a player, honestly, and all my hardware greatly exceeds my abilities. Nonetheless, the DR reproduces the character and tone of my guitars in a sweet, classic vintage sound. The reverb is awesome, tho I seldom use it above 4 and the tremelo is a feature I love when used very modestly to give more sustain and roundness to the guitar's tone(speed:7-9, intensity:1-3). The tremelo when heavily engaged can get a trifle 'blippy', tho it is only an issue at low, low volumes. It is a great rock, blues, country and surf amp. I don't think it's a metal amp at all, unless you throw some obvious noisy effects in front of it(Let the Big Muff rule, I suppose). Generally, I like the bass:7-10 and treble:3-5. Volume is inversely related to the OD and how much break-up I want. The amp is everything I've ever wanted out of an amp; my only other desire was the Vox sound (60's AC-15), but I chose to be versatile as opposed to stylized.

The only amp I now own: Sold all the others! It has not broken down to date and I play daily. I did have it serviced, which is required with these tube amps. When I play in a band (maybe once a week we rehearse these days) it keeps up with the drum's volume. It is light enough to tote about and amp techs are very familiar with these amps, so repair, when needed, is easily found.

This is a 27 year old amp. I have had no contact with Fender. Service is done by an amp tech residing locally; I am not inclined to ship this baby off via UPS/FedEx.

15 years playing...badly for 10 years, and in last 5 years I've gotten, maybe, semi-decent. Others say I am hyper-critical, but they usually sound like crap, so what do they know? If it were stolen, then I'd try to replace it. Aside from the Vox sound, I thought about getting a vintage Princeton Reverb, but the pricing was way out of line for a single channel, 15watt(?) amp. I also found the DR to be more versatile overall: more power, clean headroom at higher volume, 2 channels. I do wish it had a headphone jack and speaker cut off switch, but I suppose I could have those installed at the next servicing. I thought about the Gibson Falcon as a less expensive alternative, but couldn't find any to demo (in pictures I've seen, they look very, very ugly). Cosmetically, I am not crazy about the silverface plate on the DR, but I just HATE the idea of trying to make this amp appear as something it is not. Overall, this is a WONDERFUL vintage amp that I would recommend to everybody, except metal/grunge/speedcore/thrash types: they should stick to the Marshall/Peavey/Crate..whatever.

65 reissue
i play country , blues ,and classic rock. good joe walsh tone!
this amp has two channels no channel swiching
has the best tone ever
use amp with gigs loud enough any club i played at

i play a strat. , tele , sg. they all sound great!
this amp is dead quiet even all the way up
i like this 65 reissue perhaps better than the 1965 deluxe reverb
that i had 15 years ago. I also had a 70's silver face not bad,
but the pull boost reaked. the silver face amp seemed somewhat thinner
my 1965 was great and when i traded it off it was like i was missig a vital organ for years. boy am i glad i found the 65 reissue
it is as good as the original but i think it is slitely quieter
best amp in the world

fried the 1965 six time so i had it repaired and traded it away
regreted it for the next 12 years
fried the silver face half a dozzen times in a matter of months
store bought it back
the 65 reissue seems to be as good as the original 1965 which lasted six years at volume ten and i bought it in the 80's
i will give it a seven because my 1965 was probbly 30 years old when i fried it

been playing 18teen years. i own a50 watt marshall good amp i own two music man amps rd50 tube amp and hd130 tube amp and 100 watt univox
and a laney vc30 class "a" 30 watt tube amp.
the fender deluxe reverb blows them all away!!!! the marshall is my second choice because it is versital but sounds like krap next to the fender and the deluxe reverb is the loudest 22 watt amp you will ever here
i gave myself a headace in 20 minutes practiceing in a 10 x 10 room
on volume 6
this amp makes you really want to play
has that Who won't get fooled again tone
if it were stolen or lost my wife would probbly divorce me
it woud be like missing a vital organ
i woud have to get another deluxe reverb this is the best tone ever

Chassis dated May '67, some of the parts (transformers, pots) date to late '66. Two channels, non-switchable. Reverb and tremolo can be switched on/off with the footswitch. Volume, treble, bass controls, no mid range. Uses a 5AR4/GZ34 rectifier and 2 6V6GT power tubes plus several 12AX7's and a couple of 12AT7's. This amp has never been serviced other than replacing some tubes. Looks totally untouched inside the chassis. Except for tubes it's 100% original and near mint, so I think it's hardly been used. Supposed to be rated at 22 watts. Plenty powerful for what I do, which is play blues around the house. I don't gig.

I have an old Kay guitar modified with Gibson P-90 pickups. Sounds good with those. I've also played a Les Paul with humbuckers through it and it sounded about the same to my ears. This amp gets very loud, but starts distorting between four and five on the volume on both channels. It's a great amp if you like distortion. It doesn't get totally fuzzed out though, even at 10. You can still hear some definition. The clean channel is OK but I like it on the reverb channel with the reverb on about 3 just to give it some depth.

This particular amp I would not use if I had to depend on it for reliability (not without a good technician giving it a once over to see if the filter caps, resistors, etc., we're still OK). The thing is 37 years old. Around the house? Fine for that. As far as I know it's never had a problem with breaking down. I don't think it's had extensive use in it's lifetime and I know I don't use it much. I like looking at it as much as playing through it. At first glance it looks like a reissue because it's that clean and near mint.

37 year old used amp. No warranty, but Fender must have built them well!

25 years playing, still no good. If this amp were lost I'd be looking for a blackface Super Reverb.

Two channels, one with Reverb and Tremolo. I suppose an effects loop would be about the only thing else I'd like to have on this amp. I know some newer amps have like two hundred features which give you the
option of having every quirk of tone---except the right one.

Mine is a early 70's Silverface and I Play a Les Paul into a Memory-man analog delay and sometimes use a overdrive pedal. (The Memory-man really adds another dimention to the already great reverb) I would say this amp is great for Country,Blues and Classic Rock(with a pedal) To me my Deluxe sounds a little less bright than the reissuse which suits me fine as I don't really like ice-pick high notes anyway.

29 years and still going strong. I wonder how many of those digital modeling amps will live that long?

Never delt with them.

Have owned some Line 6 stuff, Johnson stuff, Marshall stuff and a couple of newer Fenders. The Deluxe has a very good tone and is small
enough that you can crank it up without going deaf. What the hell is the deal with all those 100watt monsters? Does everyone play at a stadium? I would like to see more 5-15 watt tube amps, something those of us who mostly jam around the house can use.

this a 63 or 64,it isnt all that versital but the features it does have are very sweet

i use a Fender Mustang (reissue),its only been runnig for a day now,but i all ready love every bit of the sound that spuues out of it.
it sounds awsome clean and slightly distorts at around 9 to 10 settings.

its been around for about 37 and has had no problems that i know of,seeing that i got it for free from a friend that had it sitting in his shed for 16 years,all it needed was a speaker and a couple of tubes.i would gig without a backup,that being my only decent amp.

from what i here fender is a bitch,plus my amp is older than i am,they
would do anything for me

i've been playing for 4 1/2 years,my chain goes as followed,
mustang,E-H big muff,BOSS DS-1,DOD Tech 8,Deluxe Reverb.i also own a crate gx15r which sucks ass,and a peavey rage158 which licks sphincter
also.as well a many other effects.if it were stolen id probably get a twin reverb,cuz i got it for free so i cant complain that its not exactly loud enough for me(whoops)but i still love this amp

Mine is a blackface from 1966. My needs are pretty simple, and so is the amp. I play mostly blues and some melodic stuff. This amp, for those who don't know, has two non-switchable channels. One channel has vibrato and Fender's sublime reverb on it. The amp is all tube, 22 watts through a 12-inch speaker. I use it at home because it can overdrive nicely at a reasonable volume.

I have a Strat, a reissue Danelectro, a Hamer and a PRS (both with P-90 pickups). It's a great blues/rock amp. It's clean and punchy, and breaks up in very musical way. There's a barely audible tick when the vibrato is on, but otherwise it's pretty quiet. The P-90s (especially the hot ones on the Hamer) can overwhelm it and make it hard to get a good clean sound, but it sounds great otherwise. You need to keep the bass down, particularly at high volume, to avoid speaker distortion. The speaker sounds a little dull to me; I may replace it with something that has more life. The vibrato is a little harsh, but that can be adjusted. The reverb is lush, a work of art. The best reverb there is.

Shortly after I got it, I had it overhauled, so it should be fine now. Michael's Music of Long Island, the weasel who sold it to me, claimed it was in good shape, but the innards had been screwed up by someone who didn't know what he was doing. Fortunately Fenders of that era are easy to fix.

Haven't contacted Fender and probably wouldn't on this.

I've played more than six years. I also have a reissue Bassman and a Top Hat Club Royale. There is nothing like a '60s Fender amp. It just sparkles and oozes tone. The overdriven sound at low/medium volume and the reverb alone are worth the price of admission. There's nothing I dislike about the amp (other than the shifty place I got it) that can't be easily fixed. If I'd add one thing it would be midrange control, but talk about a minor gripe. Like other blackface amps, I think the Deluxe Reverb represent the peak of Leo Fender's amp genius.

My Deluxe Reverb is a 1973 post-CBS, pre- CBS messing with the design model. Two non-switchable channels (one w/reverb and tremelo, the other "Dry". Not very versatile without pedals, but it sounds great clean. Power tubes are 6V6. Pretty loud for 22 watts.

Amp sounds good with humbuckers or single coils. Out of all the amps I own it's the most "neutral", and I mean that as a compliment. It seems to take whatever guitar you plug in, and make it louder. My Vox AC-15 reissue is a great amp, but it puts a Vox spin on things. The Deluxe sounds great, but it's more like:'Here's a Tele, and I made it louder..."

Being stupid kids in the 70s, we replaced speakers, took out the reverb (so an EV would fit), put in a circuit that allowed the Deluxe to be a preamp for another amp, etc. Used it on hundeds upon hundreds of gigs...I can't remember it ever letting me down on a gig. Makes you wonder why in this technological age, new amps break down...

Never had to call Fender, so the "customer support" was making a good product in the first place !!

It's no accident that Aspen Pittman of Groove Tubes listed the Deluxe as the amp to take to the proverbial desert island. If it got lost or stolen, I'd be too bummed out to even talk about it..Along with my Vox AC-15, it's my favorite amp. I'm a firm believer in smaller wattage all tube amps, unless you're playing with loud drums. Then you need an all tube medium wattage amp. Mesa Boogies sound good, but part of good tone is getting the power tubes to "sing". Turning up the pre-amp tubes in a master volume circuit does allow distortion at low volume, but the real rich tone includes power tube distortion.

I don't own this amp any longer! Wish I did! I'm from the "Stone age" I had 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb as teen in a "Garage 60's rock n roll band of the day. I started playing in 1963. 1st amp was a vibro-champ 2nd. Princton Reverb Amp. 3rd.Deluxe Reverb then two Bandmasters (one white apx. early 60's the other a new 1965)
My prehistoric "stack" was the white Bandmaster and the black Bandmaster bottom (2-12" ea.)--one powered by the Deluxe and the other
powered by the Bandmaster with the guitar into #1(virbrato)@Bandmaster with a short patch from the #2(vibrato ch. bndmaster) to #1 (vibato Deluxe)ahead of this was a 1967 Fender Jazzmaster to a Fuzz Face,the crybaby wah pedal,early 60's Fender Reverb Unit (brown)then the Bandmaster. I also used a 1963 Fender Strat. I bought for $75.(for the Hendrix stuff) Hey I thought it sounded fairly decent!!
We also (at one point)used the (22w) Deluxe for a PA system with 2-12" and two large EV horns with 60w drivers (mounted on stands) Hey one gig in Minnesota we smoked a band on the same gig with a Dual Showman head with 6-15" JBL's!! There's s*it the bed and the old Deluxe chugged along just great!! Although after a fashion we burned the transformer up!! (believe this or not we ran all mikes through a 9v powered Radio Shack Mike mixer)

Already covered this!!!!

pretty damn good (the original 1965)that is

Had some local outfit (Duluth MN ) do the repairs then.

I've played since 1963 Currently own a 1972 Tele with 1952 Seymour Duncan Brodacaster PU's- Peavey 212 stereo chourus amp (also a new Fender 15r practice amp)works great (I think) and a 1967 "handmade" steel guitar (e9+c6)and DOD efx >>>(fuzz,compressor,EQ,octave,Goodrich vol.pedal) This is just a "Dinosaur Story" for sh#$%and giggles!!

1968 with an original BF circuit. It has a 65 oxford speaker. This amp was totally mint (absolutey a 10) minus the back plate (behid the chassis). It has 2 channels. Only one has reverb/tremolo. It also has a two button footswitch fro reverb/tremelo. It's portable, loud and oozes tone!

sounds... I live in an apartment, so I have to keep the volume rather low. There are times when I crank the amp up to about 7 or so. With my Les Paul Std, this yields instant Rocky Mountain Way. I can get a lot of the tones Joe Walsh has made famous. It's clean sounds are wonderful. They're clear, punchy and well balanced highs/lows. The reverb is perfect. It's useable even on 10, but I keep it around 3. I haven't tried ther strat yet. The DR can't get heavy metal tones. It CAN get excellent blues/classic rock tones. There is absolutely no hum. It ticks abit with the trem on, but rarely ever use it. It's too loud to crank in an apartment (for long), but it's 22 watts are just perfect for jams/gigs. It's sweetspot with buckers seems to be around 7. I usually leave the volume around 5 and goose it witha BOSS SD-1 (which is perfect with the 2204) I use the vibrato channel as it has reverb and seems to sound a little clearer. I have never played a better amp! Did I mention the reverb is THE BEST?

It's perfect inside and out. It was recently gone over and retubed (NOS JAN!) Being a fender of this vintage, I would trust it. I would bring spare tubes though.

I got this amp off ebay. The auction ended during the 4th qtr of the superbowl. I would like to have payed a little less, but I could never find another one that sounds this sweet and looks so good! The guy who sold it to me said he paid $600 for it and had it recapped and tubed. I'm seriously considering selling my other amps (except the 2204). It has a clean that can't be touched and an overdrive that is hard and sweet at the same time. I would definitely TRY to find another one as nice as this inside and out, but I don't think that would be easy. This is THE definitive club rock/blues amp. This one is DEFINITELY a keeper!

70's Silverface. Standard Fender features - two channels, reverb, trem - simple.

Classic. This amp has been "blackfaced", although for Deluxe Reverbs, I don't think there is much difference. This amp has 22 powerful watts, which is perfect for small venues, and can be cranked up to overdrive without causing your ears to bleed. Compared to a Twin, which is clean until it hurts, the Deluxe can begin to "sing" much earlier. Having said that, I also must say I'm not totally crazy with the sound when it is cranked up, or with my Marshall Blues Breaker pedal. It has a harshness that makes me want to turn it down. I prefer the smooth overdrive sound of my Rivera R30-12. The Fender is great for clean, though, and also great for the "slight" crunch it gets at about 4-5 on the volume knob. I am tempted to take it to a tech to see if there is something amiss, although this amp had been totally gone over about a year before I bought it with new tubes & caps. Don't get me wrong ? I love the sound ? just not the over the top cranked sound.

Bad news is it's 25 years old. Good news is simple to service.

No

I love this amp. I also use a Rivera R-30-12 for my main gig amp. I am considering using both, but will be more careful with the Fender. The Rivera offers much more flexibility in tones and has great overdrive, but the Fender beats it for clean tone. I have been playing for 25 years (now with a PRS and a custom-made strat). I tried lots of different Fenders before deciding I needed a Deluxe Reverb. A freind of mine has a Hot Rod Deluxe, another an old Twin ? but to me, this is the best Fender sound and power level at an affordable price. These are still great bargains in the vintage world - get one while you can!

Mine is a late '70's Silverface with a "pull boost" in the vibrato channel. I've owned it for 6 years now and the only problem I had with it was a broken solder joint on a resistor. The guy who owned it before me never had it out of his basement so it was virtually MINT! Up until last year, I was playing in two bands, one was a blues band and the other(don't laugh)a "wedding band". This is a great blues amp for those small to medium sized rooms, however it lacks power and cleanliness for large wedding halls. I don't play professionally anymore but this is the amp I plug into when I sit down to play. It doesn't have much in features but it just OOOOzes tone. You can't beat Fender's tube reverb.

I have 3 guitars that I play thru this amp...a '75 Telecaster with Lace Sensors (clean and bright at lower volumes), a Custom made hardtail strat with Seymour Duncan Vintage SSL-1 pickups (great SRV, Clapton and Cray sounds) and a '96 Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion (humbuckers really make this amp sing). All the volume in this amp comes before "5". After that, the amp breaks up more and more. The only thing that sucks here is the "pull boost". Apparently it is supposed to add about 8db of boost but it also adds 8db of annoying hiss. Therefore, I never use it. The reverb is simply awesome! In a small sized room, this amp goes from clean and sparkling to sweet crunch with a slight adjustment to the volume control on your guitar. It is simply "sweet"

I have gigged with it alone and felt comfortable with no backup. Like I said the only time it was sent in for service was for a cold solder joint and the repairman went over the entire amp and touched up all questionable joints. At that point the amp was 18-19 yrs old. I'm sure it'll last another 18. I've replaced the tubes twice already with Mesa Boogie 6V6's and they've worked out well.

The amp is too old. I found a good tech who loves tube amps and was quite reasonable too. The service mentioned above (troubleshooting, repairing and touching up) only cost me $50 CDN ($35 US)

I've been playing for 29 years. Along with the guitars mentioned above, I sometimes plug my Rhodes Piano into this amp. I also have a Fender Blues Deluxe which has more headroom than this amp but lacks the tone (it is my wedding amp). Now that I don't play much anymore, I've been thinking of unloading some gear but this amp is not "for sale". If it were stolen, I'd be extremely sad because I'd probably have to buy one of those "reissues" to have something in the same condition as mine. Like someone once said.."If I were ever stranded on a deserted island, this is the amp I would like to have".

1977 or '78 Silverface, with two channels- basic and vibrato. Vibrato channel has a "Pull for Volume boost" volume knob. It has 22 watts output, into a single 12" speaker.

When played through with a Strat, even a Squier, it brings the Strat to life. It makes each note a pleasure with glassiness and a VERY warm
bass end. It also has more projection than my Marshall JCM601. The notes hover in front of the speaker, not on the speaker like a Marshall, or buried IN the speaker like a cheap-assed Crate. I can't BELIEVE this amp is only 22 watts!! It has far more bottom than the Marshall, and better Reverb. I have obtained a better-than-Marshall sound, by throwing a Zoom 505 pedal in front of it. If I want an exact replica of the Marshall, I have to turn the Fender bass control to about 6. My friend has my old Fender solid state amp, and mine is the one WITHOUT any background noise. It may not have distortion, but even a metal-head can appreciate its bottom end, when you use a pedal like Metalzone. I do wish it had distortion, but the more circuits you add to an amp, the more you risk your tone. Marshalls have to be MODDED to have this much bass in only a 12" speaker (okay, update: I haven't tried the new DSL 2000 Marshall's- they FINALLY added a bass boost circuit). Volume from a 22 watt?!? It is as loud as the JCM601, set at 8!! If you see one of these amps anywhere, PICK IT UP! Its STevie Ray Vaughan in a can. I've owned two Marshalls, numerous Peaveys, and solid state and tube Fenders, but this one wins for tone. It has more brown tone than a Fender Twin.

For some reason, a resistor in the reverb circuit blew, two years ago.
I opened up the amp, immediately spotted the burnt resistor, and was jamming again, a whole 6 cents and 10 minutes later. There just isn't a whole lot to go wrong. IF the reverb ever goes out (like it did on my Twin), the replacement cans cost about $40, and can be bought online. I like having such an easy amp to troubleshoot. I bought this one for $180 at a pawn shop (I talked them down), and heaven only knows what it has been through, but still sounds fantastic. Amp guides will tell you that it is THE most sought after Fender, and worth up to $650 to the right person. What does one pay for the definition of tone?

For anyone that can figure out a multimeter, use an encyclopedia to determine component values, and do some handsoldering, there is little need to call Fender. Just be careful- charged capacitors can kill!

I've been playing for 15 years, and played in 5 bands. I was happy with a Clapton tone and style, till I heard Stevie. If it were stolen,
I'd have the insurence buy me a reissue. I wish it had more watts, but only for my piece of mind. I haven't driven a cabinet with it yet, but I will soon try. That's the only reason for more wattage.
I gladly give it a 10, because it is the very tone that most amps try to emulate, on their clean channel.

Mine is a 1967 or 68, silverface. Not much on features. Two channels, each with two input (high gain & low gain.) Channel 1 has Volume, Bass, and Treble. Channel 2 has the same plus Reverb and Tremelo (Speed & Intensity.)Doesn't really need features. This little guy's all about tone

If you want tone, this is the amp for you. This is one of the only amps that Fender didn't change much through out the 60's & 70's. The only real difference between a black-face & a silver-face is the snob appeal. Did I mention this amp's all about tone??? I mostly play an American std. Tele though it and sometimes a Strat. This is the sound of perfection!!!

Well, it's 30+ years old with most of the original tubes, so one must treat this with care. No real problems though. JUST DON'T DROP IT!!!

30+ years old... I doubt it.

I'm one of those lucky people with a musician father. He bought this for me as a highschool graduation gift, which was June of '96. So, for those other reviewers who said they wish they'd found theirs earlier... Well, I did. This will likly be my main amp for the rest of my life. If it were stolen I'd spend my life hunting down the thief, and do very bad things to him. This is my baby.

Found this gem in my older brother's attick : 1965 Blackface Deluxe Reverb - 2 Channels : NORMAL and VIBRATO/REVERB. I normally try to resist the "vintage is better" craze, but the tone of this amp is just amazing ! It's loud enough for clubs, and works great on bigger stages if you can depend on a decent PA and good monitors.

I usually play through a HOT ROD DEVILLE 2x12 with a BOSS GT5 pedalboard, using a 62 re-issue Strat, a 68 Les Paul Custom, a recent SG and a 63 Jaguar. The clean sound of the DEVILLE is great, so I only tweak the EQ via the GT5 to warm the sound up a bit... and then comes this amp, where you just plug in and... it's right there : warm tone, that elusive ability to cut through a mix without the usual "only mids" trick. I play Pop/soul/rock and well, this amplifier has done it for me. The first time I used it I only had a guitar and a chord (no fx or stompboxes) and I truly enjoyed the simple but effective sound. It felt like I had rediscovered my sound. Crank it up (6 - 7) and it begins to sing, although you would need a stompbox for extreme distortion, but that's not my case

Well, 1999 - 1965 = 34 years... what can I say ? Fingers crossed, a nice flightcase, regular maintenance and TLC : what car would give you this mileage ? Just to be on the safe side, the Fender Amp Field guide (http://www.zen.org/~ware/ffg/ffg.html) has the schematics for most Fender amps should you need them. Nothing fancy inside, so a decent tech could hardly go wrong.

As stated in an earlier review, I think they don't make them like this anymore. My trusty DEVILLE has been on the road without any trouble, but it was made in 1996 ! How will this great sounding little thing cope with the "push-in-cold-truck-push-out-warm-venue" syndrome ? I have no idea. My brother hasn't had to complain during the 20 odd years he's used it, apart from regular maintenance. I guess, treat it well, and it will be there for you.

I have been playing for some 20 years, have released several albums in Belgium (where I live), France, Holland, Germany, Japan, South-east Asia, done session work for many artists and toured across Europe with several others. I have recently started a pop-rock trio called SUGARPOP for which we have just recorded our first batch of songs. I have never been obsessed with amps, but this one has really made a difference. Again, let me state that I am not a vintage freak. My all time favourite is still a Matchless (louder but heavyyyyy !). But hearing is believing ! I love this thing. My only concern is those middle-sized venues where the monitors would not be optimal (ever had your guitar sound with vocals and a bit of the other guys through a pair of bad monitors ?)
But I must keep this in mind - talk about a good deal : "Hey bro', what amp did you use in your early years ? - Some kinda Fender thing... Don't really remember... It might still be in the attic... - can I have a look ? - Sure... It's yours if it's still there..."
Aahhhhhhhhh - thanx Bro ! (Just for the record - he's the same guy who gave me the 68 Les Paul Custom some twenty years ago... Are you jealous yet ?)

Two channels, reverb, vibrato, 22 watts, lots of tubes. Mine is a 1973 and was missing the footswitch. The vibrato does not work.

Fantastic clean sound. This is the amp that all th new boutique amps try to emulate. My speaker is a little bad, so it breaks up a little soon. I am going to replace it and go for a completely clean sound. The reverb is the best there is. Once you have a perfect clean sound, you can add whatever effects you like.

Over 25 years old, and the speaker is in bad shape. It is very beaten up and dirty, but the wiring was redone, the caps replaced, and I feel pretty good about it. I do have a backup 30-watt tube amp, however...

The 22 watts give just the right amount of volume. If I play a larger venue, I will mike it. I have only had it for 2 months, and I mainly play my Tele through it, though other guitars sound fine through it as well (I am not a fan of humbuckers). I have never worn leather pants.

my is a 1966 bf deluxe reverb with tremolo.its not as versatile as many modern amps but if your into KILLER clean tone there is nothing better.its the perfect blues amp...from texas to chicago this amp does it all. only small clubs or bars would i take this baby to. only screams when you crank it passed 6 or 7

i feel that fender amps sound better with fender type guitars but thats just my opinion. i plays blues,blues & more blues..and this amp just kicks ass compared to any other modern amp...but i found the tech 21 pretty good. wish it had more power but i guess that would kill the mystic of this hot little sucker. the only sound this amp is capable is fenderery clean untill you put your favorite pedal in front of it....CLASSIC sound nothing made today can compare turn this baby up & it SCREAMS. true distortion

i don't know its 30+ years old.but with some tlc will last another 100..i had the speaker changed & added a voltage regulator but thats it. new tubes,whatever it needs it give this amp.the wood is all chipped on the bottom the front is ripped it smells like an old attic.but who cares thats perfect to take to the bars when people get rowdy & spill things. to me looks don't matter..TONE does

are you kidding, fender would laugh at me. to me the old fender stuff is there worst competition. beside these amps were made with simple but old components. any decent repair shop could handle

iv'e been playing for 30 years & i wish i had this amp when i started instead of playing & buying & trading 10 other amps that didn't to it for me. my advise to all you people just starting is don't wast your mone & time with cheap stuff get an ols beat up strat & one of these amps & your in business. if you could afford the ridiculous prices.

Mine is a 1976 Silverface. This amp just bleeds classic Fender tone. It has normal and vibrato channels without switching. It is all tube, including tube driven reverb and tube rectifier. The power section consists of two 6V6 tubes. It came with a two button foot switch for the reverb and vibrato. The 12" inch speaker is the Oxford type.

It bleeds classic Fender tone. It has great tonal range, rolls off into sweet distorted overdrive at about 6 on the volume knob and gets gutsier and slightly more distorted up to 10. I take it to gigs where variety is required because with pedals I can go from jazz to blues to rock and sound great.

I do gig without a backup. I can fix most of what might break and a decent tech can fix any problem this point-to-point wired amp might run develop. It is built well like most Fenders of that era. Made for the working musician.

Bought it used with no warranty. Most any amp tech should be able to fix this amp.

If this amp was lost or stolen, I'd perish. I play an American Standard Tele and a Gibson S-1 through it. I use a Fulldrive II, Rat, Clyde Wah and various other boutique or home made pedals. Everything seems to sound great through this amp. I haven't A/B'd it with my brother's '65 reissue yet but I believe my Silverface sounds better. Get one before poeple catch on and the price goes to balckface levels.

1967 Black Face Deluxe Reverb. Very simple amp, it has 2 channels...NORMAL and VIBRATO. The reverb is only attached to the VIBRATO channel and so it is the one I use most often. Both channels have 2 inputs. 1st input being the brighter and louder one. There aren't too many features like effects loop or headphone jack or anything like that. This amp was made around the time when effects were probably not used as extensively as they are now, hence the lack of effect related features.

I wish there was a 11, because this amp deserves it. I use a 1997 American Strat with stock pickups and GHS boomer strings. You just cannot get a bad sound out of this amp. The bottom end is amazing even with the bass set at only 5. And no need to over do the treble either...seems like there is a built in "aural exciter" or something. Excellent balance of highs and lows. This amp wreaks of TONE. And noise...well just the usual single coil hum...definitely better than my 5150 combo. I have only had this amp for 10 hours and I am already contemplating selling all my other amps. I have finally found my sound. Ever wonder why some of those "ranted and raved about effect and pedal boxes" sound so bad on your amp...well you are probably not playing it through a Deluxe. If you are looking for an amp that will make practically anything you play sound good, get a Deluxe Reverb.

I am not too worried about it. Dennis Keager (founder of Ampeg Amps) lives around the block from my house and he is good with this kind of stuff.

Never dealt with them...hopefully never will.

I have been playing for 8 years and I own a few "not so" classic amps. This is my first vintage amp and also my most favorite amp. I will never sell this amp and I am going to use it till it dies. And then I will revive it and use it till it dies again. You get the point. Kids, remember this...if you want awesome distortion, don't go and buy an amp that has a distortion channel in it. Buy an amp that has a tight and full sounding clean tone and then plug a pedal into it. You will be amazed at the results.

This is a late 66 or early 67 blackface deluxe reverb. This amp has the standard two channels, one normal one vibrato. I always use the vibrato though. gave it a 6 because it doesn't do a much as some amps, but what it does it does a lot better than most.

I play mostly blues with a 60's reissue strat with custom made Jim Rolph pickups through a modified ts9/ts808. With the strat this amp is teh perfect rock blues amp. Up until about 5 the amp is clean, and sound beautiful with the reverb up about 3. With the amp at 4 or 5 there is enough sustain and compression to play a great clean blues solo. At lower setting you forced to play clean because the tubescreamer sounds like shit. Above 6 is where the amp purres, in my opinion it has the best overdriven sound around. At 6 its crunchy and from there on it doesn't gain any volume just becomes more saturated, and the tubescreamer sound great as slightly distorted boost once the amp breaks up. Can acheive any blues sound with this amp, clean BB King or jimmie Vaughan, SRV, real hot Clapton, just about anything.

Its 30 plus years old so I'm a little worried about reliability

Doesn't matter, I know a million stores that can repair a vintage Fender amp.

If this blew up on me I buy another if I found that price and one that sounded so good (played a few that didn't cut it). Doubt I'll find another like this one though so I might try one of the new botique amps, like Kendrick or Naylor.

Basic - but everything it has works perfectly. It has the effects that God gave us, namely reverb & tremelo. I almost never use it as an "overdrive" amp, I like it clean, and so load the two 1965 Deluxes I have with JBLs and keep the volume under 5. With it does clip, it is absolutely perfect. I added bright switches to both as well.

I use Teles and Strats, and play in a country-derived style (James Burton, Albert Lee, Mark Knopfler, Danny Gatton, Jerry Garcia) For this, the 20 watt rating is ideal - plenty of power to allow the amp to breathe a bit without making me bleed. I always get a gorgeous, bell-like tone off the Deluxes, especially with JBLs. I am an Electrical Engineer, so I have always serviced my own gear - these amps are 33 years old, and I have replaced all electrolytic caps and plate and screen grid resistors in them as a matter of course. This restores much of the sheen without the grit that old amps often acquire over time. My favorite also has Polystyrene caps in all signal paths - very nice!

15 years of gigs and studio with zero failures. But then, I always make sure they are healthy to begin with. Much better construction than most modern amps, very heavily built.

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The best amp in the world for me, and I've had a lot of amps! Better than my 4x10 Bassman, better than my Super Reverb, much better than Mesa, Rivera, etc. for what I do. The only competitor for tone: the Princeton Reverb, same vintage. And perhaps some Twins, but that is way overkill for power.

Only an 8 rating because it's essentially a no-frills amplifier, and I like it that way. As far as extras go, it only has reverb and vibrato, but these are both exceptional. Classic Fender reverb tone, deep rich vibrato.

According to Fender's literature on the newer reissue models, this is the "Ultimate Club Amp for blues, rock and country." Mine is an old Silverface, and it's true. I play blues/jump/swing and with this amp on about 5 or 6 I can play clean sounding rhythms, then turn the guitar volume up to get it to break up JUST enough. I use no external effects or distortion so I can't comment on how it sounds with these. Single coils or humbuckers, can't beat the tone in any position. I keep the bass at about 8 with my Strat and 3 or 4 with humbuckers, treble on 4 or 5 with the strat and about 7 with 'buckers, reverb between 4 and 5 (which is plenty), and when I use the vibrato I keep speed at about 3 and intensity at 6.

I haven't really owned it for very long, but I wish I had. Knock on wood, so far no problems, other than the vibrato doesn't work every time I turn the amp on. Waddya want, it's 25 years old!

These are common amps, fairly simply made, and any competent tech should be able to take care of any problems. Tons of literature exist on it and if you have a problem chances are the answer is posted on a bulletin board already. The aforementioned problem with the vibrato has already been answered. As far as from Fender?? Again, it's 25 years old. The stone tablet the warranty was written on broke long ago.

A silverface Deluxe Reverb is the ultimate bargain in tone, period. There was very little change in this model even into the seventies, other than the addition of two grounds in the early seventies. Most sound just as good as any blackface and have a fraction of the price tag. I've been playing for about 15 years and this is easily the best amp I've owned. I've had a Super Twin (too dang loud! and heavy!), a Marshall artist stack, and various others. I gave my Tweed Blues Deluxe in partial trade for this amp. The tonal difference is amazing. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably weep and wail and gnash my teeth, then go out and buy another one the same day, so that I'd have something to play through while I tracked down the perpetrator and spoke to him very firmly about his future and the lack of it. This is my only amp, and all I will need. Maybe for a REALLY big club you might need more volume. Can you tell I like this amp?

Ch.1 Volume, Trebble, Bass Ch.2 Volume, Trebble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity Standby switch
This amp is plug and play. With it's incredible sound it dose'nt need alot of features.

I love the sounds of it. Espically the ALL TUBE REVERB AND VIBRATO! That can't be touched. I play Hendrix-SRV-B.B. King-Buddy guy

It is an early silver face model. It once fell down in the back of a truck and a tube fried when i turned it on , but other than that nothing.

FENDER? HA,ha,ha

Sadly I traded this amp for the new Hot Rod Deluxe hybrid amp. BIG MISTAKE! Even though this was a silver face I loved it. i give it a 9 and 1/2

This amp is pretty no frills although it does the trademark vintage Fender sound terrific. Not a high gain amp! Don't expect to get Marshall crunch out of this baby but it sure sings as you turn the volume up... Mine is an ~69/70 SF. All tube (2 6v6's in the power section, and a tube rectifier). 22watts into 1 12" speaker. Two channels: Normal & Vibrato/Reverb. No channel switching b/c the channels have separate inputs. A footswitch turns the vibrato and/or the reverb off on the 2nd channel. Tone controls consist of volume, treble, & bass. Other controls for reverb, and speed & intensity of the vibrato (actually it's tremolo but Leo used the wrong term). No master volume! :O)

Great tone! I like it much better than the HR Deluxe I was using before it for the type of tone I want. Don't expect to get metal tones or massive distortion out this amp without a good pedal in front of it, and don't expect it to sound like a 4x12 stack. Great for blues, rock, and country type styles. I play a strat and an LP through it with good results from both. Amp stays pretty clean up until about 5 on the volume then starts pushing into overdrive. I use a TS-9/808 (from Analog Mike) and a Ayan Smooth & Slim (a must have if you like neck humbuckers like I do or if you've ever been troubled by flabby bass; see the reviews) and get a beautiful, smooth tone out of it. Single coils sound beautiful through it too. The reverb blows anything modern out of the water. If you've never heard an old Fender's reverb you've got to check one out to see what you're missing. My HR Deluxe had decent reverb but it still had that tendency to sound like the speaker was disappearing further inside the cabinet as you turned it up, which I hated. I can crank up the reverb on the DR and it still sounds very musical. The tremolo is cool but not really useful to me, at least not yet. I give it an 8 b/c there's liable to be something better out there but this is the best amp I have yet to own and I will NEVER get rid of it.

The old Fender amps, even during the CBS years are built pretty well with components soldered to turrets rather than today's PCBs. This baby has survived at least 27 years without any major problems. I can't see why it won't last another 27 with some care and TLC.
The only reason I rated this relatively low is that these older amps need some tuning up to be reliable (new electrolytics, etc.).

Warranty has long since expired but I gave it high marks since most competent techs have seen plenty of DRs before and working on them is relatively easy vs. modern amps. Plenty of replacement parts available although good 6v6's are getting scarce.

This is a great amp! I couldn't be happier with the purchase, something I can't say about many of my previous amps. I purposely waited a few months before posting a review so that my impressions would be less jaded by the 'new toy' bias.

Standard silverface Fender features--vibrato, reverb, standby switch, no master volume. 20 watts is enough most of the time. I've been gravitating toward smaller amps, because I like the sound of tubes; a hundred watt Marshall head at low volume isn't it. My DR has been "blackfaced" and a switching pot can disconnect the vibrato from the circuit when not in use. I wouldn't recommend messing with the negative feedback loop--this thing is too bright as it is!

I can't get a large range of sounds out of this amp, but turned half way up with bass and treble set at 3 or below, its good for rock. This amp is very unsympathetic to my Proco Rat, but a TS-9 sounds good and adds the midrange the amp lacks on its own. With my G&L Legacy, this thing is bright to a fault. Swapping around 12AX7s makes a big difference. Try your whole collection in different positions until you have it right.

My amp is in beautiful condition and appears to have been well maintained. I use NOS 6V6's because I've heard the Sovtek ones can't hack it. My amp tech spits blood at my Crate VC112 and charges me more just to remove the dozens of screws and deal with that circuit board. Not so with the DR.

Only custom shop Fenders approach the quality of this amp (point to point, finger jointed cabinets, etc.) I imagine they see their previous products as deadly competitors.

I really do like this amp. I'm most glad I bought it when I did--these aren't getting any cheaper in my area, as excessive as $500 seems for this amp, its worse a year later.

This amp has 2 channels (vibrato and normal)and has 2 foot switches. It also has a volume boost(which I never use)I use this amp for practice at home, so it has plenty of volume. This is a tube amp, with i believe 6v6's. It is a silverface from the mid-70's. It came with the original owners guide and footswitches that are still in plastic bags. It looks like it came direct from the factory. Anybody know what this is worth? Just curious, I'm not selling it.

Has a great clean sound on vol.1-3.5 and clips early. I cannot however get it to sound good beyond 3.5. I'm looking for a good bluesy tone and everyone says this is the amp i want. I'm playing an clapton strat through it, and the amp has a Fender special design speaker in it. Anyone have any ideas on a distortion pedal that would work well with this setup? Do I need to change the speaker or the tubes?

have played it for 2 years with no problems.

I love the clean sound, and if i could just get the blues tones out of it i would be thrilled with it.

Mine is a 68' silverface which internally has a mix of both BF and SF circuitry this is the 2 channel blah blah that we all know about, its not versatile but by god it has the tone that makes you just smile and shake your head, when i first got it i wished it had more headroom but for 22w how much of that can you get,i still want a twin reverb one day but considering this amp in itself,its got tone to the bone

well i play classic rock and some new stuff(all rock),and its got enough volume,but i havent jammed with it yet so i dont know what vol setting i'll be using it at.But i do use a BOSS OS-2 in front. i use the reverb channel as follows vol=4-6 treble=6-7 bass=4-6 reverb=4 the volume stays clean up to about 4,after that it gets a little gritty and bluesy above 7 it breaks into a nice warm crunch great for rythm but not for lead

well this amp has had a hard life i responded to an ad in the paper by this guy who was selling out a bandroom,he told me he had 2 twin reverbs,when i went to check them out one was sold,but it turned out the remaining one was a beat to death deluxe, not a twin. i was quite pissed off,and the guy was sorry he misinformed me. we got to chatting and eventually i decided to take the deluxe anyway,since i had heard the name all over the place,i ended up taking it for about $180 now hear the messy part, first off,it had 6l6's in it, it was in a 2x10 vibrolux cab(dont ask) the bias supply/rectifier wiring was hacked up to shit! there was no reverb tank, the vibrato was dead,
wow!what a beater!i figured i could bring it back to life,it was working fine,but it just had a bad hum next day i took it apart and assessed it,i figured new power tubes, a rev tank ,some new electrolytics and i would have a great little amp, After about a week i had the wiring done properly and blackfaced. i got a big order of stuff from angela instruments,and dropped in NOS 6v6's,an accutronics rev pan,and did over the caps and VOILA! KILLER fender tone with NO HUM i figure the abuse this thing was taking no way it'll die on me with all the TLC ive given it,and so far no problems.

i guess im my own customer support this time

hard to say,it sounds great,but i dont see myself buying another DR,i'll probably go for the twin reverb,or maybe a super or vibrolux

The Deluxe Reverb is a most primitive amp but for pure tone, when you find a good one, (mine's a 67) it's unbeatable. I. personally, like an amp without a million bells and whistles. It's better for me to use certain vintage pedals (again searching is a must to find the right one) to get the right effects I want. But for pure dark, deep tone - it's hard to find an amp that works in so many situations.

I play a jazz/rock style primarily and the Deluxe reverb is purrfect. I used to use a Twin reverb (1963 - still have it) but got tired of soundmen complaining about volume. It took awhile to adjust to 22 watts but because it's less powerful you don't notice any additional noise from your effects as much as the Twin reverb. I set my Deluxe at Volume 5 - Treble 5 - Bass 10 and Reverb 3. That's my starting point and I'll adjust for the room. I must admit I do carry a RANE aprmetric eq for those fussy clubs but for the most part the Deluxe Reverb is on the money. I switched to a NAYLOR speaker because it breaks up at the just the right place for the Deluxe. So with a TUBE SCREAMER this amp sings! It's more like a horn then a guitar type of distortion. Real smooth and soprano-saxish. But then again I can eq this amp brightly and it sings with that Allman Bros. Middle pickup Les Paul tone. My guitar is a handmade Buscarino with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, start in the middle and Gibson 335 Humbucker at the neck so it also offers a billion sounds...But I love this AMP!

I've had a master go through it. His name is Ray St.Claire. He worked with Stevie Ray, Black Oak, and countless others. Initially he found mistakes made onthe assembly line (caps & resistors out of order according to the schematic). After he sorted that out (he actually alligator clipped various caps in different places until I LOVED the tone) and replace the tubes with ORIGINAL GE's (who knows where he gets them) this thing sings even more. But never-the-less it sounded great initially. I always use two amps - we have two ears don't we? and the sound of one amp is unnatural to me...

It's a 67 - there's no warranty.

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All tube 22 Watt combo w/12" speaker. 2 channels, Normal and Vibrato. Volume, Bass, and Treble controls. Easy operation, Gets some real nice breakup at 6. awesome overdrive at 7 1/2, 8 thru 10 is compression. I love this amp. Features are simple, not a tech head amp.

This amp I've had for a long time now, and whenever I get the itch to try something else, I always come back to this one. The tone of this amp is perfect

I got this thing for free and it was in poor shape. I have spent many frustrating hours getting it bacvk into shape. I'm glad I did. But Things go on it from time to time. I'll need to take it to a "Pro" sooner or later.

Fender ain't to cool to it's users. Good luck getting much out of them

I switch back and forth between amps and this one always wins. It is an extremely cool amp. The reissues aren't bad either. If you get a hold of one of these, you can do so much with them. I use the 6v6's sometimes, and I also use 6l6's sometimes (make sure you beef up the power caps first) it's sounds better with the 6l6's I think, but thats only opinion..

Blackface, 22 Watts, 6V6 power tubes, two channels (one with tremolo and reverb). The lack of a standby switch may cause a shortened tube lifetime. The low power rating means that it sounds real nice even at low volume levels. Also, the lack of other "extras" keeps the signal path pure. As far as I know, this amp is identical to a pre-CBS blackface (CBS didn't start messing with the circuits until about '68). All in all, the features are limited but sufficient for my needs.

For blues guitar, this amp is the best I've ever heard. At low volume settings, it's super-clean but with a singing sustain. Turn it up, and its start to really wail. In part, this is probably due to the tubes and the speaker currently in it (RCA 6V6's and JBL K120 12" speaker). The reverb, of course, is superb.

I haven't had it for very long so I really can't tell. However, since it's been around for thirty years now (and few parts seem to have been replaced) and since these amps are known to be reliable, I suppose it's a "10". It's probably wise to replace some of the electrolytic capacitors as they have a limited lifetime.

Considering the fact that this amp is now 30 years old, I expect the warranty to be void. Since most competent repair techs know how to deal with this amp, it shouldn't be a problem to get it fixed if it breaks.

I feel like I've finally found the Holy Grail of amps. I've been through a few, including MusicMan amps, Peavey Classic 50, '65 Twin reissue and a Pro Jr and this one is just the best for a Fendery, bluesy sound.