So, I Fell In Love with Fender Amps. Here's Why

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Комментарии • 287

  • @disistheway2010
    @disistheway2010 7 месяцев назад +402

    Next week: “Why I’m selling all of my Fender amps.”

    • @lehardeu
      @lehardeu 7 месяцев назад +32

      and it's gonna be 17 minutes of heavy british accent explaining why the touch response does not feel enough like a marshall , or too much like a vox ... but it's supposed to be a fender ... but he's got a great kemper profil of that amp

    • @ElmoRitter
      @ElmoRitter 7 месяцев назад +9

      facts though lol throughout his channel he’s almost always ever gigging a drive into a line 6 but it’s fun to see the flavor of the week.

    • @SGWChaosteam
      @SGWChaosteam 7 месяцев назад +16

      Soo True…. And i‘m still watching it 😂

    •  7 месяцев назад +3

      😂with a good cup of coffee @@SGWChaosteam

    • @youreatoilet
      @youreatoilet 7 месяцев назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @RonGusky-ei5em
    @RonGusky-ei5em 6 месяцев назад

    I’ve had quite a few amps and half/full stacks over the years, including brands like Crate, Marshall, VOX, Boss and Fender
    Fender is the one brand I’ve decided to stick with and have three, but would honestly like a few more
    I currently run through a Twin Reverb as my main amp of choice with the group of friends I play with
    I also have a HOT ROD DEVILLE and HOT ROD DELUXE
    There are pedal boards for each of these amps, because I love options (don’t we all?)
    The Deluxe and Twin have very crisp cleans where the DEVILLE is just a bit dirtier
    I’m really enjoying your content, keep up the great work!

  • @Emperorjones
    @Emperorjones 7 месяцев назад +27

    Next week: “I’m moving on from fretted instruments, the trombone is where my calling truly leads me.”

  • @AlexH8280
    @AlexH8280 7 месяцев назад +26

    The day I finally grew up, was the day I got a Deluxe Reverb.
    It was last month. I'm 44.

    • @borgassi
      @borgassi 7 месяцев назад +1

      2 month ago for me, I'm 40

    • @Art-zs6sl
      @Art-zs6sl 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@borgassi Hilarious! I was 40ish too!

    • @compucorder64
      @compucorder64 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Art-zs6sl This year I plan to join this club. I just keep saving, and hunting for one for a not terrible price. Have a pair of Vox ACs and a Marshall JTM. But, here in Europe Fender Deluxe are pretty expensive. Twins show up more often for around 1000, and sometimes Princetons, but Deluxe's rarely. Got a bit impatient last week, and put a bit on a Victory V40 for under 1000, but the seller changed their mind about selling.

  • @Tjones36
    @Tjones36 7 месяцев назад +18

    The “Fender clean” sound is undefeated. I use a Twin Reverb as my base tone with a strat for gospel and r&b

    • @jimbeam-ru1my
      @jimbeam-ru1my 7 месяцев назад

      you should pick up a princeton reverb. better than a twin, especially the reverb. I don't know if your twin is this way but the reverb on mine is hard to get right. somewhere between 2.55643 and 2.55646 it goes from too low to way too much.

  • @garyeggleton1142
    @garyeggleton1142 7 месяцев назад +2

    I was going to comment on the click bait thumbnails and I see that it is well covered....John you are an awesome guitar player but the videos and click bait are becoming apparent

  • @davidsummerville351
    @davidsummerville351 7 месяцев назад +25

    You fall in love with everything! Lol. Falling in love with a Fender tube amp is no big deal, everyone loves them. Own as many of them as you can afford.

  • @michael_caz_nyc
    @michael_caz_nyc 7 месяцев назад +11

    Give me my 65 Fender Princeton Reverb all day/everyday. Whats not to love? = Pristine Cleans, gorgeous Reverb, tube-driven-tremolo & takes pedals well > (Barber Gain Changer SR) . Always enjoy your tone and incredible playing brother.

  • @t3golf
    @t3golf 7 месяцев назад +12

    The best clean tone I’ve heard on your channel was the Suhr Bella. Absolutely killer. Granted it’s derived from a Fender Bandmaster.

    • @modusceo
      @modusceo 7 месяцев назад +2

      That video made immediately had me searching reverb for them. That tone was insane

  • @None-lh5mx
    @None-lh5mx 7 месяцев назад +9

    Guthrie Trapp plays a Tele straight into a Princeton in his RUclips vids and it's glorious. Really made me take a big step back from pedals and focus on the playing.

    • @BeefNEggs057
      @BeefNEggs057 7 месяцев назад +1

      It’s a modded one with a 12” private Jack speaker. Maybe some tone mods. I put one in my Reissue special edition with 12” and it sounds really good in this amp. From cleans to OD it sounds great. Just getting broken in after a month or so of daily playing.

  • @nathanieldahman9268
    @nathanieldahman9268 7 месяцев назад +5

    I think the best all around Fender amp would be the Deluxe reverb. Kinda sits in that midway point between a princeton and twin in terms of volume and can kind of bridge both sides really well. It gets a great sound in the lower volume and can easily get a great tone at higher volume as well. I've used it both in the studio and live for many years and rarely feel like it doesn't work for the situation.

  • @oleijon
    @oleijon 7 месяцев назад +6

    So, I have been meaning to ask. Would you do a video on your choice of chord shapes that you use? And how you are thinking regarding your choic of voicings?
    Or can you recommend a True Fire course? I would prefer some curated shapes rather than a complete course, something tasty to get us started…

  • @timsellsted521
    @timsellsted521 7 месяцев назад +11

    I've always used a Fender Deluxe for my gigs. When I use a modeler, I dial in a Fender clean. Its really the best. I recently got to play a Champ. I had to play it at a higher volume. It was awesome...

    • @rumy6871
      @rumy6871 7 месяцев назад

      Cool fact, Warren DeMartini connected the Champ into a Marshall's power section for the lead tone on Round and Round. Check it out!

  • @jesusgom0245
    @jesusgom0245 7 месяцев назад +2

    man, let us know when you stop changing your mind...

  • @SeanApplePie
    @SeanApplePie 6 месяцев назад +1

    The same with Bösendorfer piano's. Once you hear and played them. They are the " best: (sidenote) you need to know how to play. And that is the same with John and his Fender. For me its my Vox AX10 1964. Sometimes I asked myself. Why doest every good gitarist play this ( Mesa, Marsall,Vox and Fender). Looking for sound ( which is in fine tuning our ears and ours practising finger (settings). Glad there is this mystery. Keep it alive John keer it alive

  • @davidkeller6156
    @davidkeller6156 7 месяцев назад +3

    Local shop has a used ‘66 Black face twin for sale.❤ just what I need for my bedroom amp.😂😂😂

  • @bobrg1459
    @bobrg1459 7 месяцев назад +3

    Black panel Vibro Champ, Deluxe Reverb, and Pro Reverb.

  • @stoneyroberts9118
    @stoneyroberts9118 7 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah fender tube amps are killer but what I want to know is how many K-lines you have lol.
    What would you say the biggest difference you notice between playing say a fender player Strat to the K-Line Springfield

  • @jimmiksche1527
    @jimmiksche1527 7 месяцев назад +5

    My '65 Bassman is incredible, as long as it's working.

  • @baronvonchickenpants6564
    @baronvonchickenpants6564 7 месяцев назад +1

    I had a fender red knob twin, what a pile of junk, it was also a gravity magnifier that could buckle the earths crust

  • @Twominutedevotions
    @Twominutedevotions 7 месяцев назад +6

    Literally every other amp maker started by modifying Fender circuits. And I've tried everything once over 32 years of playing. In the end, my desert island amp will always be either a Princeton in a 1x12 cab, or that magic silverface Super with Utahs I should have bought when I was 22.

    • @ScrubDaddy265
      @ScrubDaddy265 7 месяцев назад

      They were all just modified radio circuits anyway.

    • @electricj5
      @electricj5 7 месяцев назад

      @@ScrubDaddy265those were mostly the early tweeds

  • @tbdog99
    @tbdog99 7 месяцев назад +3

    I sold a mountain of amps and found happiness with a Princeton. Sounds great and I don't need a Chiropractor on Monday. If Mike Campbell can play stadiums with a Princeton I guess it's good enough for me.

  • @lescaster2179
    @lescaster2179 7 месяцев назад +3

    I fell in love with the best Fender Deluxe Reverb that Fender never made... a Tone King Imperial Mk II.

  • @niv6924
    @niv6924 7 месяцев назад +8

    This might be the only channel which posts totally useless videos most of the time, but still makes them tempting to watch.

    • @yarbzag
      @yarbzag 7 месяцев назад +1

      I enjoy the Chanel and think it makes a change from other styles.

    • @nickmarbot
      @nickmarbot 7 месяцев назад +3

      I only watch for the jams

    • @christopherjbutler
      @christopherjbutler 7 месяцев назад +1

      I came here 2 years ago for a sire review, which I found to be exactly the right level of criticism of the product I needed to hear. I stayed and still do, for the newly created pieces of music and improv he does every day. And the lessons, and the modeler programming examples.

    • @SheepWaveMeByeBye
      @SheepWaveMeByeBye 7 месяцев назад

      I really don't understand why I keep coming back. It's weird.

    • @niv6924
      @niv6924 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@nickmarbot Yess the opening jams are just 😘👌 (chef’s kiss) Exactly my style. But the video contents are questionable

  • @johnelcanrab2114
    @johnelcanrab2114 7 месяцев назад +1

    I've got the victory v140 have you played one Nathan? It's not the same as a v40 or a deluxe even, it's a different circuit and not pcb mounted. It's Fender esque and does most every job. Bedroom volume to gigging I've been impressed. Got dumble esque tones too and also Marshall. It's more versatile than I realised plus a 30 watt mode. I love the long spring reverb tank on it but it's not quite enough for some implications..

  • @davegrice3423
    @davegrice3423 7 месяцев назад +2

    Pretty hard to go wrong with a Princeton or Deluxe Reverb. I'd happily play either all day.

  • @JRandallS
    @JRandallS 7 месяцев назад +2

    Disclaimer, I'm an old guy and I've owned a few amps over the years and also prefer Fenders.
    Right now I have a '59 Bassman LTD, for loud stuff and a 65 Princeton 12 watt into a 12" speaker, for everything else. The 12" speaker in a Princeton is a bit unusual, the 10" is bit brittle to my ear. Princeton 65 Bordeaux is my current gigging amp and really the one I prefer. I also have a couple of Hot Rod Deluxe's with creambacks (for use in stereo live with the Bassman dry). I recently sold off 3 special issue HRD's and a Blues Jr. Blues Jr's were a fun platform for modification, but I eventually slipped over into the HRD's and now have settled into the Fender reissues. Years ago I had a Super Reverb, which may be the best gigging amp for louder gigs, though I've never played a Vibro King. The Super Reverb was purchased after comparing it side by side with a Twin Reverb, and it just sounded better. Up until that time I though the Twin Reverb was the holy grail. A friend of mine plays through an old Vibroverb, that I love. Another studio friend has his grandfathers original 1952 Fender amp. That amp is the single most amazing amp I've ever heard or played through im my 50 plus years of playing. What is interesting about the brands you mentioned of course is that the Mesa Boogie amp was a rip--off of the Fender Princeton, and the Marshall was a rip-off of the Fender Bassman, at least in their inception.
    Love the feel you have in your lead phrasing, and the tone is stellar. All the best.

    • @electricj5
      @electricj5 7 месяцев назад

      Agree about the ‘52. I played a ‘52 Bassman copy with Octal pre amp tubes. One of the best amps ever. Freaking amazing!

  • @bengreenacre3612
    @bengreenacre3612 7 месяцев назад +1

    I got a Bartel sugarland second hand recently and really like it, have you played one? Id like to hear what you think about Bartel amps.

  • @caleshtcincredibles
    @caleshtcincredibles 7 месяцев назад +3

    Fender Amps are great if you don't have to carry them to gigs. Heavy AF! I'm happy with my Boss Katana 50w MK2 EX Combo , very light and does what I need it to do .

    • @jasondorsey7110
      @jasondorsey7110 7 месяцев назад +1

      I have a couple fender 1x12 solid states from 1983, the "Rivera era", which I often chose over my tube amps...just plug in, turn it on, and there's that classic fender sparkle and chime instantly

  • @fossilmatic
    @fossilmatic 7 месяцев назад +1

    It would be churlish to point out this is hardly news. Given your amp history as outlined it’s easy to see why the dynamics and tonal signature of a tube Fender would appeal for your melodic and articulated style of playing. So welcome to a rather large club, and enjoy! I’ve played a 1972 Fender Twin Reverb since 1989 when you could pick them up cheap. It’s been the core tone my playing and music has developed around. Other amps have come (and sometimes gone), but they tended to address things I thought the Twin would not do easily. But I’ve always come back to it because my playing developed in response to key characteristics and I would miss them; transient attack, full bass response, clarity with bloom on the note. The stuff that introduces more chance and perhaps risk. I’d note that these characteristics don’t always survive recording, compression, and attenuation well, which is why your use of modelling amps may suit the demand of your RUclips videos well. The amp is just a tool that has to be fit for the job. As such, I would never survive the “burning building” test because rather than grabbing a guitar I cherished above all others, I would be slowed down trying to lug 42kgs of Fender through the flames!😂

  • @muckytrails323
    @muckytrails323 7 месяцев назад +2

    Blah blah blah I’m of to watch Guthrie trapp proper tone

    • @johnnathancordy
      @johnnathancordy  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks for letting me know. I had wondered.

    • @muckytrails323
      @muckytrails323 7 месяцев назад

      @@johnnathancordy at least you replied 😉

  • @skipneumann1
    @skipneumann1 7 месяцев назад +4

    In 1970 my goto was Fender Vibrolux- now it’s the reissue of the same amp

  • @mortonwilson795
    @mortonwilson795 7 месяцев назад +1

    Better late than never, I guess . . . I have used Fenders since the early '70s.

  • @lookmanostrings
    @lookmanostrings 7 месяцев назад +1

    Until the next video LOL

  • @jnh73
    @jnh73 7 месяцев назад +4

    No joke: I miss my Fender Super Champ XD. Such a great amp for small gigs and home use. That Clean channel was really something.

    • @philipmarsh3522
      @philipmarsh3522 7 месяцев назад

      I have one of those for when I don’t want to fap around with the Z and the board and all that jazz. The ‘more overdriven’ channel settings (5 and 6 I think) are also very good.

    • @afterstars
      @afterstars 7 месяцев назад

      Great little amp! I still have one. Just so easy to play with. I’ve got a pretty nice collection of combos and heads but I love that little fender. It sits next to my early 70s silverface pro reverb and I go for the little guy more often.

  • @dontuckerjr
    @dontuckerjr 7 месяцев назад +1

    I put an EVM12L in my Hot Rod Deluxe and I love the sound. I’ve also modified the reverb circuit so it’s usable. My HRD would be my desert island amplifier, but I did have to modify it to make it so.

  • @IamMusicNerd
    @IamMusicNerd 7 месяцев назад +2

    I often feel like all I really need is my deluxe reverb, and some petals in front of it, and I can get pretty much any tone. But at the same time, there is no way I will ever give up my Soldano or Synergy amps. So it’s kind of a moot point for me. :)

  • @fixedgear37
    @fixedgear37 7 месяцев назад +2

    ADD is strong with this one...

  • @jesusmachado9087
    @jesusmachado9087 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'm curious as to what you were listening to ok your mesa Boogie era

    • @johnnathancordy
      @johnnathancordy  7 месяцев назад

      Petrucci pretty much! So Dream Theater, and I think also Marco Sfogli was a Mesa guy? Then Gary Moore/Thin Lizzy before that and Iron Maiden, who I think were Marshall mostly (bit of Soldano for Gary?)

  • @michaelsilva3513
    @michaelsilva3513 7 месяцев назад +5

    I have a Rivera Quiana. The fender clean channel is to die for. Had it for 20 + years

    • @jimsmith4611
      @jimsmith4611 7 месяцев назад

      I love the Rivera rigs that I found on the rig manager for my Kemper.

    • @billsherrington5996
      @billsherrington5996 7 месяцев назад

      Great amp. Had one for a while but found it a bit heavy to carry around. Now have a Two Rock combo

    • @michaelsilva3513
      @michaelsilva3513 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yes very heavy. I leave it at home and play it for pleasure. Use a fractal live

  • @GuitarJawn
    @GuitarJawn 7 месяцев назад +1

    Whatever you do, swap your speakers that come in your fender combos to the Alessandro SC64

    • @strumminronin
      @strumminronin 7 месяцев назад

      I had the 10-inch alnico version of that, yep, they are amazing!!

  • @Herfinnur
    @Herfinnur 7 месяцев назад +1

    Bah, that's easy to say when the object of your love is beautiful. Try saying it publicly when it's an early 90s Carlsbro!

  • @modusceo
    @modusceo 7 месяцев назад +2

    You gotta remember guys, the marshall “plexi” was just another take on the bassman circuit. I’ve had a 65’ super reverb for a long time, and everytime I take it out to a show it blows all the other guitarists away 😂 it’s the most dynamic amp i’ve played, and I REALLY REALLY love marshalls

  • @cortmiller
    @cortmiller 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve always felt you can play pretty much anything with a black panel fender and some pedals. My favorite desert island amp is my 67 deluxe reverb with a celestion in it

  • @jeppej4265
    @jeppej4265 7 месяцев назад +2

    I've had deluxe reverb tonemaster few years now and it works really well as my only amp. Tonemaster enables to change the volume while keeping same sweetspot so I basically keep same settings and adjust the "virtual" voltage to match a room size. Understand it's not 1:1 sounding compared to tube ones but in a band mix I couldn't tell the difference so the flexibility makes it better for me.

    • @trentberry4081
      @trentberry4081 7 месяцев назад +1

      Funny story I played a gig once with a band who brought in a tube Deluxe and at their soundcheck they were politely scoffing at my Tonemaster. Only after the soundcheck did the guitarist (and then the band) realize he had plugged into my amp by mistake…they were then backpedaling and eating their words! The guitar player came over to me afterwards and said “I have back issues…your amp is so light!”

  • @lazvt8469
    @lazvt8469 7 месяцев назад +8

    Now to get you to drop the Strats and love the Tele...another original product of perfection...

  • @fisch723
    @fisch723 7 месяцев назад +1

    A lot of amps can get a good lead tone, but only Fender amps get that gorgeous clean sound.

  • @shaneblock6926
    @shaneblock6926 7 месяцев назад +1

    I just picked up a Supro Amulet and prefer it to the Princeton. Sounds incredible and smaller size.

  • @garrynathan8478
    @garrynathan8478 Месяц назад

    The Fender amp paired with a single coil guitar is top for me, you cannot beat the cleans. I played a Fender Supersonic 22 Combo 112 that did a fantastic crunch, gain, to. The problem with my Supersonic was it was so unreliable, always at the amp techs, cost me a fortune, the new Fenders are difficult, expensive, to repair,and use cheap parts. I had enough and bought a Boss Nextone Artist which are supposed to be built like tanks, a slight compromise in sound, maybe, but overall a better, more pragmatic choice for me.

  • @lionhead7497
    @lionhead7497 7 месяцев назад +2

    waiting for John Mayer to start singing at the beginning loop

  • @robertritchie2860
    @robertritchie2860 7 месяцев назад +1

    Deluxe RRI settings learnt from a famous Nashville session guy - these settings go against everything that thought you should do.. Sounds mind blowing - here we go.. Volume 6-7, Bass 2 and treble at 6.. With a Les Paul is a rock monster. The thing is to get rid of the bass flab. Try it!

  • @BrianVallotton
    @BrianVallotton 7 месяцев назад +1

    I am playing the 59 Bassman in my Tone Master Pro and loving the sounds. A dash of reverb and slight chorus and I am good to go. I have a Fender Twin... It is a beast! Too much amp for my needs but I don't want to let it go.

  • @electricj5
    @electricj5 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve said it before and now you make a video on it, if you think that Mesa’s are a great sounding amp with all the switches and pull pot knobs, just play a simple clean amp like a Fender. Killer tone. You don’t need all the modeling and channel switching, just use a few nice pedals and be done with it.
    I have the equivalent knowledge and experience with tube amps as you have in modelers and patches. I’ve literally played over 200 different tube amps and can say a vintage Fender is certainly my fave. It you have the chance, try playing a vintage Ampeg Reverb Rocket - another beautiful clean tone.

  • @compucorder64
    @compucorder64 4 месяца назад

    I agree with you, in the sense that basically all the amps I love are either Fenders (Tweed Champ/Bassman, Blackface Princeton, Deluxe, Twin). Or they are the Vox AC or Marshall JTM or Sovtek Mig 50 designs that basically are cribbed off the early Fender Bassman circuits with affordability/availability and slight voicing tweaks. What I don't get is why there aren't loads of other fairly large manufacturers basically doing cut price, rather than Boutique, versions of those classic Fender combos. Especially now Fender are soooo expensive in UK/Europe. Would make sense for there to be a clone army of these things, the same way the say Behringer are doing with analogue synth circuits like classic Moog, Roland & Sequential designs. If EHX can make and sell a modern Mig 50 watt head for under £700, should be possible to do a Princeton for similar. The EL84 Harley Benton Tube 15 hints it should be possible to do it for even under £500.

  • @oldguyplaysbass6503
    @oldguyplaysbass6503 Месяц назад

    What make is the Strat shaped guitar used in the opening of this video? I can't quite read the name on the headstock. Cheers!
    Never mind, a quick search of your channel showed me it's a K * Line ...

  • @stratplayr6997
    @stratplayr6997 6 месяцев назад

    I've owned & tried various amps over the years - but I've always gone back to Fender amps. It's what has always worked best for me. I have a 212 Hot Rod DeVille (2001 USA-made) that was my workhorse amp for many years. Since 2014, I've gigged only with my 1964 Deluxe Reverb. Nothing comes close to it for the tone and it's suitability for the music I play.

  • @clayteasouth
    @clayteasouth 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love deluxe reverbs and use 2 in stereo with my mostly stereo pedalboard. I’m hooked.

  • @GracesGarden80
    @GracesGarden80 6 месяцев назад

    Great video, thank you! Always wanted a Fender Deluxe Reverb, but it’s a wee bit out of reach price wise at present. Instead, I use a Laney Lionheart L5T-112 combo, which new cost £600-£700. It has a beautiful clean channel, manageable volume (it’s 5 watts but can still make the room shake if cracked!), an excellent G12H Celestion speaker and is really well built. It handles pedals brilliantly also. Not really loud enough for gigging, but for home and practice use it’s perfect. It’s often an overlooked amp, despite all the awards and accolades which is a real shame as it’s a peach of an amp. Cheers!

  • @michaelgriffin5304
    @michaelgriffin5304 6 месяцев назад

    Put NOS RCA long plates in your fender input slots. Grey or black are great but sound different. NOS RCA in the output slots as well. More 3D than you'd even imagine. You're welcome.

  • @snoopywalker1881
    @snoopywalker1881 6 месяцев назад

    Nice video. Straight up talk . Leo Fender made great amps. Always did & always will. Princeton is a good clean tone . Very versatile. A 2X10 is my favorite through . Tweed Super if you can find one and a blackface Vibrolux . Also for an affordable lightweight fender big clean tone try the Fender Rumble 4x10 w a reverb peal. It’s a bass amp but used with a strat it’s dreamy.

  • @newstuff1107
    @newstuff1107 7 месяцев назад +1

    Please! Now use the HXStomp with a preamp model of the same Fender amp into the effects return of your actual Fender amp. Tell us how it compares. Pleeeeaaaase.

    • @electricj5
      @electricj5 7 месяцев назад

      It doesn’t, sorry. Did this with a friend’s Dream 65 into the power section of a Peavey Classic 30. The Classic 30 run normally (guitar straight into the front of the amp) killed the Dream into the same amp’s power section. Not even close. My friend returned the Dream 65 the next day. Stop kidding yourself that digital sounds and feels like a great tube amp - it doesn’t.

    • @electricj5
      @electricj5 7 месяцев назад

      Digital can sound like a tube amp in one particular moment in time (like a sample), however it doesn’t react the same, compress, have the dynamics and touch note to note changes that a great amp has. Tubes are organic and change with your fingers. Digital not so much.

    • @newstuff1107
      @newstuff1107 7 месяцев назад +1

      Interesting to hear this, because my HX Stomp has the same exact feel as the dual tube Friedman ir-x into my 6v6 power amp. I had to tweak a lot though. Same thing with the Hugues and Kettner tubeman single tube preamp. I guess the fact that you have less tweaking knobs on the dream 65 is the reason, or you did not spend the time required on the unit.

  • @MintyBitesBack
    @MintyBitesBack 7 месяцев назад

    My first Fender amp was a Fender Performer 1000 amp from Bill Greenhaul in Exeter, used to be opposite Manson's many years ago... It had a valve preamp with a solid state output. I used that as my main amp for over 10 years and can't say enough good things about it. Especially as you can pick them up so cheaply. I compared it to our singer/guitarists Fender Twin and I much preferred mine. Never liked the Twin.

  • @shawn_edwin
    @shawn_edwin 6 месяцев назад

    I've my eyes on a Tony Bruno Cowtipper for ages! My VOX blackface Bruno collaboration works great for what I need right now.

  • @florisvanlingen
    @florisvanlingen 7 месяцев назад

    I've been more of a Marshall guy ever since getting into guitar. Since discovering SRV, I've developed a real fondness for Fender cleans, especially from a Deluxe Reverb. Unfortunately, the tonestack in a Marshall cuts a lot of bass and causes a hotter signal. So if you enjoy Marshall drive and Fender cleans, I believe it's best to get a Fender amp and a M-I-A-B pedal than trying to make a Marshall sound like a Fender.

  • @hammingus
    @hammingus 7 месяцев назад

    One of these days I'm gonna get myself a Princeton Reverb! ... until then I'm happy with my ENGL Savage 😄

  • @deanandthebeans857
    @deanandthebeans857 6 месяцев назад

    Yep - a Fender amp with a Tube Screamer will get you through any gig: blues, rock, jazz, fusion, even metal.

  • @fisch723
    @fisch723 7 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite guitar tones on record is Steve Howe playing hollow bodies thru a cranked Dual Showman on the Yessongs album. Man, ballsy and clean is the only way to describe it. Check out Yours is No Disgrace or Siberian Khatru if you get the chance. Killer.

  • @fisch723
    @fisch723 7 месяцев назад

    I have a Hot Rod Deluxe that I love for clean but the Deville in the studio I go to is even better. Just an amazing amp. I played an 80s Rivera Concert for most of my gigging career and after 9 years on the road without a case, it looked like hell and started to fade sonically. Cut to: I sell it to my friend for a song and he redoes the whole thing inside and out, new Tolex, tubes, everything and it looks and sounds like a million bucks - or at least a thousand. lol Cut to: me kicking myself.😢

  • @rossgillcreative
    @rossgillcreative 5 месяцев назад

    Really nice hearing you play this over the your usual bit more processed hx stomp vibe. I’d take this everyday!!

  • @sempercompellis
    @sempercompellis 5 месяцев назад

    gainy mid focused beasts are great for when you are first learning- eventually and hopefully you learn about dynamics and playing with feel, then it is time to get a fender. "Look Mommy-every time a guitarist puts the power cords away a fender amp is sold"

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters 4 месяца назад

    I played out for about 40 years and I never played out through anything smaller than a 40 watt Fender amp.

  • @Gary-zq3pz
    @Gary-zq3pz 7 месяцев назад

    The Deluxe 112 is a magnificent beast, that I've managed to tame and put in harness with a Boss Katana 100. That and the Peavy running a clean signal, three amps is the way to go!

  • @MilesReedMusic
    @MilesReedMusic 7 месяцев назад

    I bought a Fender Pro Reverb 68 Reissue, and it sounds great! Perhaps this is one for your consideration? It’s like a Deluxe Reverb on steroids!

  • @fronkthetooonk
    @fronkthetooonk 6 месяцев назад

    There is a reason that the Deluxe Reverb is the most recorded amp in history. It lives in that perfect goldilocks zone

  • @michaelgriffin5304
    @michaelgriffin5304 6 месяцев назад

    I have a Rivera amp that is basically a modified Fender on the clean and like a modded marshall on the drive. Silent recording capabilities and stuff. No brainer for my desert island amp.

  • @LB-qf3ef
    @LB-qf3ef 6 месяцев назад

    I may be low rent, but my amp has been a hot rod deville for 21 years. Its been recapped, respeakered, and retubed, and i still love it like decades ago when i bought it.

  • @ethagr8162
    @ethagr8162 7 месяцев назад

    Hey JNC have you tried any of the Tone Factor XR IR’s. if so what do you think of them?

  • @mike_aiton
    @mike_aiton 7 месяцев назад

    My favourite fender amp is the one that John plays - anything I plug into just isn’t as musical!

  • @TheRealCAPerry
    @TheRealCAPerry 7 месяцев назад +1

    Still happy with my Supersonic 22

  • @dorianford6227
    @dorianford6227 6 месяцев назад

    Same I got rid of my crunchy Brit amps and now I am chilling with my Fender Twin

  • @mkds7756
    @mkds7756 7 месяцев назад +3

    The supersonic 22 is fender’s most overlooked and best modern amp. You get vibrolux, Bassman, overdrive, and distortion channels that are all extremely usable and brilliant sounding. I played deluxe’s for a long time until I traded up to the ss22 and find the ss22 to be a much better amp. It does everything my deluxe’s did with more options.

    • @NoKingsNoGodsOnlyMan
      @NoKingsNoGodsOnlyMan 7 месяцев назад

      What's a good speaker for it? Or mods? I have one but i dont love it

    • @brian_mccomedy
      @brian_mccomedy 7 месяцев назад

      I haven’t seen a Supersonic in awhile. I remember seeing a band locally using one and thought it sounded great.

    • @mkds7756
      @mkds7756 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@NoKingsNoGodsOnlyMan vintage 30

    • @SanduFCB
      @SanduFCB 7 месяцев назад

      And some hiss with poping channels :D but still love it 😅

    • @mkds7756
      @mkds7756 7 месяцев назад

      @@SanduFCB I had mine five years and gig with it twice or more a week, haven’t experienced that other than when I wear out a tube.

  • @southpaw335
    @southpaw335 7 месяцев назад

    Id be keen on seeing you work up that clean tone in the HX stomp. Also i still think that white kline is my favourite.

  • @joshuaschecter
    @joshuaschecter 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have a Deluxe Reverb and love it.

  • @PolarBimbi
    @PolarBimbi 7 месяцев назад +1

    I use a fender princeton in my helix LT. does that count? haha

  • @mike1967sam
    @mike1967sam 7 месяцев назад

    Dude, re-examine your content because nobody cares about your personal experiences.

  • @jjcaine5225
    @jjcaine5225 7 месяцев назад

    Mesa boogie amps will be back in uk dealers at the end of march. Just saying 😌 🤷

  • @hammingus
    @hammingus 7 месяцев назад +1

    Oh! There it is, YOU played a Princeton Reverb as your 1st Fender experience! I love that thing. Sounds suprisingly amazing with an Acoustic Guitar as well.

  • @jlwhitecotten5947
    @jlwhitecotten5947 7 месяцев назад

    Whoever is working on your amp is being a bit stingy with the contact cleaner.

  • @iwandegreef
    @iwandegreef 7 месяцев назад

    you get nice tones in all your videos but you also recommand/change your mind so often

  • @benhanbury
    @benhanbury 7 месяцев назад +1

    Really enjoy the playing at the start of these videos - do you have any music like this recorded anywhere?

    • @johnnathancordy
      @johnnathancordy  7 месяцев назад

      I have stuff on Spotify and Bandcamp under my name, but not particularly like these intros which are all improvised!

  • @chrisgmurray3622
    @chrisgmurray3622 7 месяцев назад +1

    Sound great, look good, nice reverb etc... one BIG drawback with Fender amps, though,.... THE PRICE....!!!!!! Even if I could afford one, I wouldn't choose a Fender, because I don't believe in giving my hard-earned readies to people who perpetuate this bad behaviour. If everyone stopped enabling firms who over-charge for their badge, those prices would drop faster than the eruption solo on vinyl, set at turntable 78.

    • @strumminronin
      @strumminronin 7 месяцев назад

      At this day and age, IMO look at the clone kits. That way you can give business to local amp builder(s) or tech(s), and keep the money in your own country.

    • @loneranger2385
      @loneranger2385 7 месяцев назад +1

      Buy used. I’ve got fender pro jr ($400) and a blues jr ($450) The pro jr is the lacquered tweed 2021 model in mint condition. So for $850, the price of a new blues jr I got 2 amps both in excellent condition.

  • @Thomas_Paine
    @Thomas_Paine 5 месяцев назад

    two things that will never let you down tone wise a good tele and a blacface princeton.

  • @dave_d_i_a_l
    @dave_d_i_a_l 7 месяцев назад +1

    Nice episode John, just thought I’d chime in and let you know. For the algorithm and stuff…. I have 2 main amps, but my number one is a Fender Concert post Rivera pre reissue deluxe/hotrod. It is PCB, which probably isn’t sustainable, but it sounds amazing… It is part of the pro tube series they did for about 1 year The pr-244. It has a tube driven long tank reverb that is very lush and beautiful. A pretty rare amp…, you may want to check it out.

  • @MaxPower-js1sk
    @MaxPower-js1sk 7 месяцев назад

    Try a Tone King Gremlin, but try it with OD and see if you like it.

  • @nedludd3641
    @nedludd3641 7 месяцев назад +1

    The Guitarologist is a techie on YT who repairs amps. His take on the wiring/construction is always worth a look. He don't seem to be overly keen on Mesa Boogie

    • @electricj5
      @electricj5 7 месяцев назад

      They aren’t anything to be keen about - unless you have an early model (Santana) or you like thrash metal.

  • @jivetolkein
    @jivetolkein 6 месяцев назад

    Super Reverb - as long as someone else carries it for you

  • @anonymous_friend
    @anonymous_friend 7 месяцев назад

    I heard that song in an elevator once! or was it the weather channel?... 😂

  • @nomadicexplorers
    @nomadicexplorers 7 месяцев назад

    I still have and love my Mesa California tweed

  • @jeffreyduncan989
    @jeffreyduncan989 7 месяцев назад

    That’s the way I feel about my mesa lonestar…

  • @BillyTheKidsGhost
    @BillyTheKidsGhost 7 месяцев назад +1

    Wasn't the first Mesa Boogie a modded Princeton ...

    • @jacksguitarplanet
      @jacksguitarplanet 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yep. Randall modded it to a tweed bassman circuit and put a 12" JBL speaker in it.