Author Topic: clean amps (Read 8241 times)

Jp. · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2006, 10:30:45 AM »

+1 On the Hot rod series

Ratrod · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2006, 11:32:03 AM »

I use a Hot Rod too. I tried a '57 Twin (new reissue). It was double the price of a Hot Rod but doesn't sound half as good.

However, I wouldn't go for a tweed amp for perfect clean. The 60's models are way better for that.

Muso · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2006, 01:38:11 PM »

What about the fender blues junior? I'm seriousley cosidering getting this

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2006, 11:14:51 PM »

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I remember cranking a friend's Twin pretty loud and according to my memory it stayed very clean. Are there different types of Fender Twins? Maybe that would explain it. I'm no Fender amp expert.

yep, there are/were different types of Twins through the years. A '57 Twin is a tweed-era amp (no reverb) with a cathode biased output stage and a different preamp to the typical 'twin' you see on stages everywhere - they really are more raunchy and would not be my choice for a clean amp.

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HTH, are you sure you're not thinking of the Fender Champ?

nope, a (tweed) champ is a itsy-bitsy single-ended 6V6 amp with an 8" speaker - this is what Clapton & Allman used on the Layla LP.

The 'Twin Reverb' we all know and love with the black control panel (i.e. BF/blackface) was introduced in 1965 and has a quad of 6L6s in fixed bias producing the loudest 85w clean amp you will ever hear. It also has those classic reverb and tremolo effects famous in the surf era.

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lulusg · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2006, 02:16:09 AM »

The '65 twin reverb, that is as clean as you can get. :)

_tom_ · « **Reply #20 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:38:21 AM »

Quote from: Jamieh

I use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

I find the clean channel is gorgeous! It has a very very nice jangle to it. The only thing that I am not over keen on is that it is actually a tad too clena so I tend to drive it a bit further by running a pre-amp booster before the amp thus driving the input stage a bit more. Just slightly, but it allows for a bit more flexibility and bite when picking hard it just, but only just, starts to break up!

Yeah the clean is amazing, especially with a strat and cranked up a bit. I use mine at volume 3-4 with hotplate, I get some nice crunchy ish cleans now :D

Gary · « **Reply #21 on:** May 06, 2006, 10:30:31 PM »

This is my US Strat fitted with Apaches straight into the clean channel of a Hot Rod Deluxe.

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1030&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

Jonesy · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2006, 10:44:23 PM »

Fender Vibro-king custom?

bob109lr · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2006, 05:16:01 PM »

I used to love the clean on my old Lab Series L5, it was really nice, thick and consistently clean, it had a very interesting second channel as well, it apparently was built using moog parts and technology, something else to look at I think.. They also go pretty cheap on ebay when they come up.

fps_dean · « **Reply #24 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:46:34 PM »

There is a store a little over a hour from me that always has at least 10 1960s Fenders. One of the best clean tones I have ever heard was a 1964 Twin Reverb with some RCA 6L6s in it. They wanted only $800 or $900 for it too, I probably should have bought it...