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Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue Combo £599
It’s a warm welcome back for a not-so-old favourite from Fender’s back catalogue
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:09 pm BST
Manufacturer's description
Fender unveiled its “Tweed” series amps to great success and acclaim in 1993. The concept: What if a great old collectable 1950s Deluxe or Bassman® was customized with channel switching and reverb?
Behold the Reissue Blues Deluxe—a vintage-style tube amp with “boutique” tone at a great price that many a pro rock, country and blues player has used to superb effect. While its newer cousin, the Hot Rod Deluxe, has many modern refinements, more and more enthusiasts continue to request the warm tone, unique circuitry, classic features and sharp look of the original version.
Accordingly, the Reissue Blues Deluxe sends 40 watts of juice into a single 12” Special Design Eminence® speaker, fueled by two 6L6 output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Its two channels, “normal” (with bright switch) and “drive,” are voiced for classic blues, country and rock; other features include Fender spring reverb, an effects loop and two-button channel footswitch. The great look includes tweed covering, “chicken head” pointer knobs and a chrome control panel.
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User comments (8)
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I own this amp for a year now and I love it. The clean sound is wonderful, warm and sparkly at the same time. The second channel is just crunch, no high-gain distortion, but perfect for blues or classic rock. The amp takes pedals very well. Most of the time I use a T-Rex Dr. Swamp (Tube Sreamer like) in front of the clean channel and it sounds great. Reverb is good as well. Be aware: This amp is loud. I never gigged it more than 3 1/2 out of 12 on the volume knob.
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I have this amp for about a year now. It is so great I cannot believe it. The bass is deep and powerful, feels like velvet. Only problem IT IS FAR TOO LOUD FOR MY SPACE!!!! I use a THD but it really reduces level only beyond the 16db setting and then, the sound is like a transistor amp. Still, this amp looks so great and sounds so great ......
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I have this amp for about a year now. It is so great I cannot believe it. The bass is deep and powerful, feels like velvet. Only problem IT IS FAR TOO LOUD FOR MY SPACE!!!! I use a THD but it really reduces level only beyond the 16db setting and then, the sound is like a transistor amp. Still, this amp looks so great and sounds so great ......
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This is a great amp, I have had mine for a couple of years and the tone still blows me away!
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The best amp out of the 5 I have...
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oops! meant to give it a 4 star rating
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A reaslistic and accurate review, i liked the comment about being able to relic the tweed. Great idea!
I found the Fender Eminence speaker a little muddy at times, so i replaced it with a Celestion Gold Alnico, Tone Heaven.
Have just ordered a 1X12 extn speaker cab from Fender new this year at NAMM delivery i think in May.
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Specification
Blues Deluxe Reissue Combo
- Price:
- £599
- Additional Features:
- Spring reverb, dual sensitivity inputs, extension speaker jack, preamp out/power amp in sockets
- Amplifier Type:
- All valve, two channel combo with solid-state rectification
- Audio Output Power (w):
- 40
- Available Controls:
- Bass, Bright Switch, channel volume, Master Presence, Mid, Overdrive Channel Drive, Reverb, Treble
- Cabinet Material:
- Birch Ply
- Channels:
- 2
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Depth (mm) (mm):
- 267
- Height (mm) (mm):
- 476
- Loudspeaker Type:
- 1 x 12 inch Fender Reissue Gold Label
- Weight (kg) (kg):
- 22.5
- Weight (lb) (lb):
- 45
- Width (mm) (mm):
- 597
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