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Dixie_Crap

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gibson through a fender?
« on: January 06, 2009, 01:17:36 AM »
Just a thought...

I am always on ebay looking at whats around and have started wondering about fender amps.
Do humbuckers sound nice through a fender amp e.g. a les paul classic through a hot rod deluxe?

I don't think I have ever heard this combination, it always seems to be fender through fender with a beautiful creamy clean and a raspy garage rock overdrive.

For some reason I imagine a humbucker guitar would sound too fat with a fender amp.
Is this a correct assumption?

I am sure there are lots of views on this, so lets hear em!
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2009, 06:28:14 AM »
Try this one for a rough idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inh15lg0Tsg
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2009, 07:17:59 AM »
A lot of guys I know consider the Gibson guitar/Fender amp combination as perfect.Of course, like all things, it is a matter of personal taste but I do think it is a great sound-a Les Paul through a Bassman or Twin-very nice indeed.
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2009, 09:14:14 AM »
A Marshall JTM45 is essentially a Fender Bassman, and Clapton didn't do too bad with that setup in the Bluesbreakers?  Also, as all Marshalls are basically derivatives of the Fender Bassman, a Gibson/Fender combination is close to a Gibson/Marshall combination.  I think that works OK, don't you  ;)

Lots of folk use Gibson / Fender combinations:

Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Deluxe = Billy Gibbons
Gibson ES335 and Fender Princeton Reverb = Larry Carlton
Gibson Les Paul Custom and Fender Twin = Keith Richards
Gibson ES355 and Fender Dual Showman Reverb = Chuck Berry
Gibson Les Paul Special DC and Fender Deluxe clone = Twinfan  ;)

The list goes on.......
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2009, 09:56:36 AM »
When I was choosing an amp back in October (with my Crawler loaded PRS style guitar) I decided to try a hot-rod deluxe amp. Altough it wasn't bad, it just didn't really deliver what I wanted when playing rock riffs with distortion. However, it sounded incredibly immense though when I played clean and split my humbuckers to single coil!
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2009, 12:01:24 PM »
I kinw it's a modelling amp, but I play with HB's through my Valavetronix mainly on the older Fender settings (and Vox settings)
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009, 12:16:56 PM »
A Hot Rod Deluxe will sound good with a Les Paul but you need a good pedal for overdrive.

Try some Fenders like the Blues Deluxe, Bassman (or similar) and blackface amps. Plug your Les Paul into a Deluxe Reverb Reissue and crank it!
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2009, 01:19:08 PM »
Quote from: Twinfan on January 06, 2009, 09:14:14 AM
A Marshall JTM45 is essentially a Fender Bassman, and Clapton didn't do too bad with that setup in the Bluesbreakers?  Also, as all Marshalls are basically derivatives of the Fender Bassman, a Gibson/Fender combination is close to a Gibson/Marshall combination.  I think that works OK, don't you  ;)

Lots of folk use Gibson / Fender combinations:

Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Deluxe = Billy Gibbons
Gibson ES335 and Fender Princeton Reverb = Larry Carlton
Gibson Les Paul Custom and Fender Twin = Keith Richards
Gibson ES355 and Fender Dual Showman Reverb = Chuck Berry
Gibson Les Paul Special DC and Fender Deluxe clone = Twinfan  ;)

The list goes on.......

Or you could look at the Fender Strat/Marshall combinations:

Fender Strat and Marshall Super Lead Plexi = Jimi Hendrix
Fender Strat/Tele and Marshall Major/MArshall Silver Jubille = John Frusciante

and many more that I can't think of at the mo!
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2009, 01:21:25 PM »
A guy at my local jam has a REALLY old Fender amp - its something stupid like 15 watts. I used my Explorer through it once and cranked, was a brown pant moment as it sounded so good, I soiled myself (although that may have been that 9th pint of Export...)

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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2009, 01:26:54 PM »
Bassman mmmmm, also love the supersonic(has bassman..and vibrolux circuit in it I think), deville..similar again to bassman..and the prosonic...which is just mad and has a mesa type gain
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2009, 05:00:02 PM »
Like i said in another thread. I'd give one of my testicles for a bassman. And i love humbuckers and singles alike. One day i'll have one.
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2009, 05:30:00 PM »
Here you go - Les Paul Classic (with Rebel Yells) through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12615.msg161736#msg161736
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2009, 05:51:46 PM »
Quote from: badgermark on January 06, 2009, 05:00:02 PM
Like i said in another thread. I'd give one of my testicles for a bassman. And i love humbuckers and singles alike. One day i'll have one.
..not sure about my testicles but would like one
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2009, 05:59:07 PM »

Gibson through Fender ( or a nice clean Laney LH50R ) - is my drug of choice.
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Re: gibson through a fender?
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2009, 06:01:41 PM »
Depends on the Fender model I guess. Bassmans sound tasty - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcHnR581oc

I want to have a go on one :)
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