Sweet amp man! I've got a 67 silverface, one of the first they made after the blackface. They are the perfect desert island amp. Beautiful cleans and nice drive if you crank em. Also not too loud but just enough volume to get you over any drummer!
Just got the same amp today. I am in the same boat and always thought vintage amps like this were out of my price range. I lucked out and got a crazy deal on Craigslist. I bought it without even plugging it in from a Starbucks parking lot. Got lucky, it works perfect and sounds great.
Love that! The story and the chase are half the fun. With the way the market is going now, I hope that we don’t see a lot of vintage amps become unobtainable for average players.
Nice. I also recently found a ‘67 DR in lovely shake as well. I took the Oxford speaker out for posterity, and put in a Weber Blue Dog Alnico and wow! It really opened up and it is much louder, too. Great many choices of speakers out there for a vintage DR. I bought a rolling road case and plan to gig it out often.
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I used two-prong Fender amps FOR YEARS and survived. Always better to be as safe as possible; but those amps are not as treacherous as today's amp techs will make you believe. You can test the polarity to the PA system by touching those tuners to the microphone ... if it sizzles, a ground needs to be changed.
Hey great video and playing man! I just scored an all original 1965 Deluxe Reverb myself and it is seriously killer. Out of curiosity tho, how loud is yours at idle or when you have your axe plugged in but you aren't playing? I have a couple other vintage Fender amps that have a reasonable amount of hum at idle, but I can't tell if this old DR has more than what is considered "normal" or not. I also mainly play single coil guitars and often have to rotate my body to find the sweet spot where the hum is the least loud. Cheers!
A few things: 1. Mine is definitely fairly quiet at idle, meaning guitar volume off. 2. When playing with single coils I can definitely get some noise, but my Suhr has a hum cancelling circuit in the body which allows you to use non-noiseless pickups but get the same effect 3. Is it isolated to one room/location? Power varies depending on the space, so it’s not uncommon for an amp to be more “noisy” in one room than another. 4. Has the amp been serviced? Cleaning the pots/tube sockets can do wonders on an old amp. Not every tech “services” an amp, but simply fixes problems (ie advises you to get new tires because your car is riding rough, rather than changing the way past due oil) Hope that helps!
@@RiggsTaylor Man thanks for such thorough feedback! I was lucky enough to snag this amp back in May of this year and haven't had a chance to bring it to a tech yet, mainly cause all my local ones are backed up for months lol. The seller said that he recently had it serviced by a quality tech in his area, but I see what you mean with the car mechanic comparison. I'm not sure if this amp got the full cleaning treatment then or not. I mainly play it in my music room in my apartment, but I have noticed some odd electrical quirks in this apartment, so it could very well be that. Another odd thing is that the "hum/buzz" will change depending on how long the amp is running. Sometimes it will start more quiet and then will get louder if I'm playing through it for a while, and sometimes the other way around. I think you're right tho, I probably just need to get it to a good tech. It is definitely tolerable, but I'd be somewhat nervous to bring it to a gig in case the hum really started to get loud. they're seriously killer amps tho and I'm super grateful for this one. I'll also have to check out a hum cancelling circuit. Never have really bonded with noiseless pickups so that sounds perfect! Thanks again man!
So you probably know by now that your vibrato probably works fine. But it doesn't turn on without a footswitch. If your tech charged you to fix it he may have ripped you off.
@@jayceburns8246 Ha ha, I guess you’re right! And I agree. It’s a killer amp- just put some Kemper profiles of it up on my website and I was blown away by how good it sounds across the spectrum!
It’s either a Fender Oxford or Utah! Original speaker, sounds great. That doesn’t always happen on these old ones, but since it’s pretty humid in the south the paper never got to dry and cracked. New video with this coming up soon!
When I was 18, I put a down payment on a ‘72 Deluxe Reverb with a big pink wax stain on the grille cloth. I ended up using that down payment on a pickup for my acoustic, but I wish I would’ve gotten that deluxe! If I buy another, it’ll be a silverface because I think it’s a better “value”, but I did get this one for a screaming deal 😎
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Sweet amp man! I've got a 67 silverface, one of the first they made after the blackface. They are the perfect desert island amp. Beautiful cleans and nice drive if you crank em. Also not too loud but just enough volume to get you over any drummer!
Just got the same amp today. I am in the same boat and always thought vintage amps like this were out of my price range. I lucked out and got a crazy deal on Craigslist. I bought it without even plugging it in from a Starbucks parking lot. Got lucky, it works perfect and sounds great.
Love that! The story and the chase are half the fun. With the way the market is going now, I hope that we don’t see a lot of vintage amps become unobtainable for average players.
Price $?
Nice. I also recently found a ‘67 DR in lovely shake as well. I took the Oxford speaker out for posterity, and put in a Weber Blue Dog Alnico and wow! It really opened up and it is much louder, too. Great many choices of speakers out there for a vintage DR. I bought a rolling road case and plan to gig it out often.
Nice! Yeah, if I were planning on gigging more than recording it I might swap as well, but this one sounds surprisingly good for an Oxford.
@@RiggsTaylor Holy Grail amps. We’ll keep these amps forever!
@@fourbarrelbilly1500 Absolutely!
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I used two-prong Fender amps FOR YEARS and survived. Always better to be as safe as possible; but those amps are not as treacherous as today's amp techs will make you believe. You can test the polarity to the PA system by touching those tuners to the microphone ... if it sizzles, a ground needs to be changed.
I totally agree. In the words of well-known amp tech Skip Simmons, “if they’re really that dangerous, where are all the dead guys?” 😂
sounds killer dude!
Thanks man! It’s a stellar amp. More to come from this one!
Nice amp coupled wit Great playing with emotion….gotta listen again. Thanks!
Sure thing! Glad you enjoyed it man!
Hey great video and playing man! I just scored an all original 1965 Deluxe Reverb myself and it is seriously killer. Out of curiosity tho, how loud is yours at idle or when you have your axe plugged in but you aren't playing? I have a couple other vintage Fender amps that have a reasonable amount of hum at idle, but I can't tell if this old DR has more than what is considered "normal" or not. I also mainly play single coil guitars and often have to rotate my body to find the sweet spot where the hum is the least loud. Cheers!
A few things:
1. Mine is definitely fairly quiet at idle, meaning guitar volume off.
2. When playing with single coils I can definitely get some noise, but my Suhr has a hum cancelling circuit in the body which allows you to use non-noiseless pickups but get the same effect
3. Is it isolated to one room/location? Power varies depending on the space, so it’s not uncommon for an amp to be more “noisy” in one room than another.
4. Has the amp been serviced? Cleaning the pots/tube sockets can do wonders on an old amp. Not every tech “services” an amp, but simply fixes problems (ie advises you to get new tires because your car is riding rough, rather than changing the way past due oil)
Hope that helps!
@@RiggsTaylor Man thanks for such thorough feedback! I was lucky enough to snag this amp back in May of this year and haven't had a chance to bring it to a tech yet, mainly cause all my local ones are backed up for months lol. The seller said that he recently had it serviced by a quality tech in his area, but I see what you mean with the car mechanic comparison. I'm not sure if this amp got the full cleaning treatment then or not.
I mainly play it in my music room in my apartment, but I have noticed some odd electrical quirks in this apartment, so it could very well be that. Another odd thing is that the "hum/buzz" will change depending on how long the amp is running. Sometimes it will start more quiet and then will get louder if I'm playing through it for a while, and sometimes the other way around. I think you're right tho, I probably just need to get it to a good tech. It is definitely tolerable, but I'd be somewhat nervous to bring it to a gig in case the hum really started to get loud. they're seriously killer amps tho and I'm super grateful for this one.
I'll also have to check out a hum cancelling circuit. Never have really bonded with noiseless pickups so that sounds perfect!
Thanks again man!
@@CargoShorts7 sure thing! Glad to help!
Yeah, I’ll take some kemper profiles of that! Haha
Coming soon! It’s a killer amp. So clean.
So you probably know by now that your vibrato probably works fine. But it doesn't turn on without a footswitch. If your tech charged you to fix it he may have ripped you off.
Nah, he’s a great tech and does honest work. The footswitch was just a bit wonky.
6:20 to hear the amp
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That is obviously a vintage amp so it is definitely not new gear, so you are still good!
Sounds great!
@@jayceburns8246 Ha ha, I guess you’re right! And I agree. It’s a killer amp- just put some Kemper profiles of it up on my website and I was blown away by how good it sounds across the spectrum!
I’m glad you at least broke your gear fast on something worth it
Haha yeah, I was torn but this was too good to pass up! Still planning to keep it going other than this though.
I'm very curious as to what speaker is in that amp? :-)
It’s either a Fender Oxford or Utah! Original speaker, sounds great.
That doesn’t always happen on these old ones, but since it’s pretty humid in the south the paper never got to dry and cracked. New video with this coming up soon!
just picked up a 67 deluxe reverb, saw this video but the guitar face was too much lol
Haha, that’s fair 😂
I got a 72 silver face, before the changed the circuit. Even more of a bargain!
When I was 18, I put a down payment on a ‘72 Deluxe Reverb with a big pink wax stain on the grille cloth. I ended up using that down payment on a pickup for my acoustic, but I wish I would’ve gotten that deluxe! If I buy another, it’ll be a silverface because I think it’s a better “value”, but I did get this one for a screaming deal 😎