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286 Part V: Gearing Up: Outfitting Your Arsenal Fender Deluxe Reverb
The Fender Deluxe Reverb amp has only one speaker, and isn’t as large or as
powerful as the four-speaker Fender Bassman (see previous section) or the
two-speaker Fender Twin (see the next section), but to most guitarists, the
Fender Deluxe Reverb is the holy grail of blues tone, because it had sweetness
as well as bite, and its distortion content was warm, natural, but not
without edge when you really needed it.
Of particular desirability in this model is the mid-’60s blackface version,
which refers to the grille cloth and faceplate under the controls. For a time,
Fender made these amps in black instead of silver. If you find one, grab it; it
will sound great and be worth some money!
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Fender Twin Reverb
Larger and more powerful than the Deluxe Reverb (see the previous section),
the Fender Twin Reverb is one of Fender’s most popular amps and was everywhere
on the live-performing circuit because of its sheer power and the ability
to reach incredible volumes while still producing a relatively clean sound.
If you were a player looking for an amp with a prominent distorted sound,
you’d have to look elsewhere or hook up a pedal or turn the volume up to ten
and hope people didn’t call the police!
Marshall JTM 45
The Marshall JTM 45 is made by an English amp company that originally
modeled their products after early Fender amps. But because the same components
weren’t available, the company swapped out materials where they
had to and came up with their own sound.
The JTM 45 (shown in Figure 15-13) was an early amp that diverged from the
influence of Fender, and it’s a highly sought-after amp. The front panel of the
amp features a Plexiglas plate, and models with this feature often are referred
to as Plexis.