i have had my '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue for about a year now, and I was able to try out both the '68 and '65 side by side before purchasing it. I chose the '65, because I prefer the clean sound better, and was able to push it farther before breakup. At home, I find it to sound best with the volume up around 5. The '68 breaks up sooner, something I also found to be true with the '65 vs '68 Princetons. If you are into distortion, then you may prefer the '68, but for me, the '65 is the ideal choice.
I made the same choice and now I’m trying to sell the twin so I can get a deluxe due only to weight. I will chops low weight with less tone at this point
I’m on my 3rd ‘68 and this one will never leave. 1st one - Needed the money to move. 2nd - bought a Headrush and didn’t think I’d need it. 3rd - I have an awesome wife who knew I missed it. Pull V1 and use channel 2, put that 12ax7 in V6, Put a 12au7 in V3, swap in a 25w Weber 12F150 w/ light dope and you’ll get that power tube break up at lower volumes. Now I’m considering slaving a blues deluxe into channel 2 as well to have the warmth of 6v6 with the blues deluxe tone.
0:28 the answer is 6, he offered 3 (I think to Hendrix, Harrison and Townshend) of them and from the 3 left he picked up the best parts and made "Blackie".
I like the 65’ deluxe but with a celestion vintage 30 speaker. Gives a little more mids and balances the sound really nicely. Great video and playing, thank you kindly. 🎶🤘🏻🎸
After owning both of these (still have the 68, let go of the 65) and owning some vintage silverfaces I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that the 68 custom is much closer to the vintage amps. They are warmer, spongier, and also have more guts. The 65 ri by comparison sounds colder, more clinical, and slightly more sterile. Also the way the 68 responds to your playing is just off the charts, it almost plays itself.
Once again. It’s subjective. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that I feel the absolute opposite is true. My 65 reissue is slightly warmer than my original 66. But no two vintage deluxes sound the same either. So who really knows! I do know they both sound great in their own way. Just wish the 68 wasn’t so noisy.
I enjoyed the video! I picked up a 65 reissue black face Deluxe today after long considering it.After trying my pedals here at home through it I'm very pleased I chose it! The 68 is great too however for me running effects I wanted a purely clean tone without the amp breaking up as early.
Me-thinks these are better the olden ones coz they are more consistent builds. I loved my old Twin/champ/ V0x/Hiwat but they are too expensive to cart around and they do get damaged or "borrowed". Having said that the hand-wired sound better when you are playing alone but in a band it's almost un-noticable to the ear. Best recording tone was from the little silver champ as I recall. Anyway I would be happy with either cos they are smaller and lighter than most 1×12" combos and the trem circuit is better than the old ones that used a diode that blinked which was a pain to fix. Thanks for the Viddy, not much diff between em.
You have a nicely edited video, so you couldnt add an icon on the one you were playing? You said you'd point to the one you were playing.. and you kept pointing to both several times.
I own the 68. 2.5 volume is a great clean tone. But nothing, not breathing. Your pedals don't do their full potential. I was honestly expecting this amp to be louder. But it does fine. Cranked up to 5 it breaths almost like I want it to. Anything passed that is overdrive territory. If you have a rocked out drummer in any genre of music. You will want to mic this amp or no one will hear you, and you will not hear yourself. Good tone though.
I’m new to the fender world, but I love this “stereotypical”? fender style music that is played in the video. Where do I start learning this style of playing? And hearing it??
i have a 68 original mine is on 2 the overdrive i use increases the volume quite a bit and the volume on it is low.i listened to what you were doing and i kinda played along to get an idea of your sound as compared to mine i used 2 strats one a 2018 amercan special the other a 1996 50s reissue that i put together all fender parts with 56 reissue alnico 3 pickups.played clean the reissues sound pretty good not as good as the original but worth buying if that is the sound you want i enjoyed the video thanks for posting it
Plainly and unmistakable the original has more gain and a less shrill high end tone but the user may like the cleaner sound so tone is subjective but for my money the original sounds better under the fingers, ymmv.
@@joshuasarabjitHave an original 68 that snaps, crackles & pops, so I use a noise gate when I’m on the 1, 3 or 5 position. The 2 and 4 are much less noisy. Tone is killer on all positions, though. Every tech who’s ever worked on it (owned it since 1990) has said “Hey man, if you ever wanna sell it…” Nope. Power light is red on mine, not the green like this reissue. Identical looking otherwise, drip edge & all.
WGS have become really popular over the last decade, and are interpretations of Celestion designs and sound great. Celestion quality is unmatched. We're not a dealer of either, and both are great!
These lack the mid high that the real ones have, and a particular low end response. Hell buy yourself a silver face bassman head for about 700 and you are good to go.
I still do not understand why guitarists put mikes in front of amps when promoting sound of these amp. Why do you not play your amp with guitar swotched on direct so we hear how is the sound
i have had my '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue for about a year now, and I was able to try out both the '68 and '65 side by side before purchasing it. I chose the '65, because I prefer the clean sound better, and was able to push it farther before breakup. At home, I find it to sound best with the volume up around 5. The '68 breaks up sooner, something I also found to be true with the '65 vs '68 Princetons. If you are into distortion, then you may prefer the '68, but for me, the '65 is the ideal choice.
Well said, Rodney. Thanks for the input!
i've the 68 for few years now - it's a rock n roll machine. Covers all my bases, fits in the back of a taxi. I think they're great.
i tested both deluxe 68 and 65 and ended keeping my Fender Twin Reverb, big and rounded sound, i will have to carry this 30 kilos forever
I made the same choice and now I’m trying to sell the twin so I can get a deluxe due only to weight. I will chops low weight with less tone at this point
I’m on my 3rd ‘68 and this one will never leave. 1st one - Needed the money to move. 2nd - bought a Headrush and didn’t think I’d need it. 3rd - I have an awesome wife who knew I missed it.
Pull V1 and use channel 2, put that 12ax7 in V6, Put a 12au7 in V3, swap in a 25w Weber 12F150 w/ light dope and you’ll get that power tube break up at lower volumes.
Now I’m considering slaving a blues deluxe into channel 2 as well to have the warmth of 6v6 with the blues deluxe tone.
0:28 the answer is 6, he offered 3 (I think to Hendrix, Harrison and Townshend) of them and from the 3 left he picked up the best parts and made "Blackie".
I like the 65’ deluxe but with a celestion vintage 30 speaker. Gives a little more mids and balances the sound really nicely.
Great video and playing, thank you kindly. 🎶🤘🏻🎸
Loved the tone on the overdriven silverface!
After owning both of these (still have the 68, let go of the 65) and owning some vintage silverfaces I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that the 68 custom is much closer to the vintage amps. They are warmer, spongier, and also have more guts. The 65 ri by comparison sounds colder, more clinical, and slightly more sterile. Also the way the 68 responds to your playing is just off the charts, it almost plays itself.
Once again. It’s subjective. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that I feel the absolute opposite is true. My 65 reissue is slightly warmer than my original 66. But no two vintage deluxes sound the same either. So who really knows! I do know they both sound great in their own way. Just wish the 68 wasn’t so noisy.
I enjoyed the video! I picked up a 65 reissue black face Deluxe today after long considering it.After trying my pedals here at home through it I'm very pleased I chose it! The 68 is great too however for me running effects I wanted a purely clean tone without the amp breaking up as early.
I owned a Twin in the early 70s. I hear the clean sound in the 65 reproduction, and I’m going to buy it. 😏
The vintage channel on the 68 is pretty much the 65 but with the bright cap removed. I prefer it tbh.
Wow, killer playing and tones! I have the 68 Custom and can't see myself ever selling it. I do turn the bass to zero when playing with a band.
Very interesting. Thanks for checking it out!
Very informative, entertaining,. Very good guitar playing with humor throughout.
Thank you.
LTD Edition 65 Deluxe Reverb (Celestion Creamback) Reissue here and I LOVE IT
Is the only difference the Celestion speaker?
Hey man! Very good demo. I have to say that it's not very clear to me which amplifier is which. What a pity.
what tele is the one quth bigsby and the orher with boybd?
beginning at 2:02 ...really? What have you done to make a great amp sound like a guitar direkt to mixer (without amp)???
The 65 Blackface. The 68 Silverface is sadly too noisy.
Why do you think that is and is there a fix?
I had always heard that, but couldn’t you just turn down the volume and use an awesome overdrive, distortion, or fuzz pedal for breakup?
Badass T-shirt Bro !!
Me-thinks these are better the olden ones coz they are more consistent builds. I loved my old Twin/champ/ V0x/Hiwat but they are too expensive to cart around and they do get damaged or "borrowed". Having said that the hand-wired sound better when you are playing alone but in a band it's almost un-noticable to the ear. Best recording tone was from the little silver champ as I recall. Anyway I would be happy with either cos they are smaller and lighter than most 1×12" combos and the trem circuit is better than the old ones that used a diode that blinked which was a pain to fix. Thanks for the Viddy, not much diff between em.
Me-thinks sounds like a 3 year old trying to communicate 😂
Deluxe Reverb plays loud Clean
You have a nicely edited video, so you couldnt add an icon on the one you were playing? You said you'd point to the one you were playing.. and you kept pointing to both several times.
This particular video was edited live WHILE being shot, leaving little ability to easily mark which amp was currently engaged.
I own the 68. 2.5 volume is a great clean tone. But nothing, not breathing. Your pedals don't do their full potential. I was honestly expecting this amp to be louder. But it does fine. Cranked up to 5 it breaths almost like I want it to. Anything passed that is overdrive territory. If you have a rocked out drummer in any genre of music. You will want to mic this amp or no one will hear you, and you will not hear yourself. Good tone though.
Great vid 👌
I’m new to the fender world, but I love this “stereotypical”? fender style music that is played in the video. Where do I start learning this style of playing? And hearing it??
If you like that sound then SRV is the fella to listen to
clapton! check out the live version at the fillmore of key to the highway
He was so blown away he nearly fell at 2:38 😭
i have a 68 original mine is on 2 the overdrive i use increases the volume quite a bit and the volume on it is low.i listened to what you were doing and i kinda played along to get an idea of your sound as compared to mine i used 2 strats one a 2018 amercan special the other a 1996 50s reissue that i put together all fender parts with 56 reissue alnico 3 pickups.played clean the reissues sound pretty good not as good as the original but worth buying if that is the sound you want i enjoyed the video thanks for posting it
Plainly and unmistakable the original has more gain and a less shrill high end tone but the user may like the cleaner sound so tone is subjective but for my money the original sounds better under the fingers, ymmv.
Hope you’re doing fine in Nashville and nothing got damaged.
Will it chug?
Everytime i demo either one of those amps in a store they are always extremly noisey with white noise
because they are
@@billyshears6622 are they supposed to be that noisy? I’m losing my mind with my 65 Deluxe Reverb
@@joshuasarabjitHave an original 68 that snaps, crackles & pops, so I use a noise gate when I’m on the 1, 3 or 5 position. The 2 and 4 are much less noisy. Tone is killer on all positions, though. Every tech who’s ever worked on it (owned it since 1990) has said “Hey man, if you ever wanna sell it…” Nope. Power light is red on mine, not the green like this reissue. Identical looking otherwise, drip edge & all.
Would a WGS et 65 be a upgrade over the V type Celestion speaker?
WGS have become really popular over the last decade, and are interpretations of Celestion designs and sound great. Celestion quality is unmatched. We're not a dealer of either, and both are great!
There’s a rumor that EC had a forgotten son who was spotted giving slowhand guitar demos in a guitar shop somewhere in the US... hmmm.
These lack the mid high that the real ones have, and a particular low end response. Hell buy yourself a silver face bassman head for about 700 and you are good to go.
65 has a brighter sound without being “spiky”
Is that good?
6:14 Funny Good Demo btw
Thank ya sir!
68 silver face sounds better. It’s just a fact
Why didn’t you tell us they’re printed circuit board amps in the beginning
Anybody else confused?
Yes and annoyed.
yeah why the fuck are we living in tyranny??
I still do not understand why guitarists put mikes in front of amps when promoting sound of these amp. Why do you not play your amp with guitar swotched on direct so we hear how is the sound
I mean it is notoriously a recording amp that people mic
Bla bla bla
That Clapton mid boost really ruins the beautiful Fender into Fender tone.
😴
"An exact recreation of a guitar that was supposedly purchased 50 years ago".
You need to work on your story telling
if they are so good why put the mic up to the amp
Gives the best impression of the amp, otherwise you’d hear the room too
Yes, we're in quite a large room here that produces a lot of echo. It's best to keep the mic up to the speakers in this case.
Too much talking
i kNoW tHE diFferEncE oBviOUsLY 🙄 how pretentious was this bro
Save your money. Buy a real one.
4k for a mint one
What's a real one?