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Topic: Impressed with Deluxe Reissue/Sho-Bud |
Chris LeDrew
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 5:51 am |
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I did a steel gig with my '65 Deluxe Reissue last weekend. I was doing a later guitar gig at the same venue and didn't want to lug two amps. I was mighty impressed with it. I ran the steel through the second imput in the vibrato channel, which is supposed to be for hotter pickups, and got clean headroom up until about 3 and a half. The stage sound was fairly controlled and laid back, and I had the amp facing me from the front, mic'ed of course. The tone was great, very old school sound. I didn't have a ton of headroom, but lots of character. The fiddle player loved the tone as well, and commented on it. I think the band was relieved that the steel sound was a little more contained. I really enjoyed using it.
With the amp mic'ed into the P.A. and set up close to you, I can't see how a 200-watt amp is necessary. Although I love the Session, I think I may bring out the Deluxe again this Saturday when we play a larger venue - just to see if it will still hold up. In the dynamic of classic country, it seemed to function great on the last gig, which was about a 300-seater bar with high ceilings.
BTW, I'm talking E9 here, not C6 - which would probably crumble the amp on the first chord. 
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 9:15 am
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I'd agree. I've played lots of gigs with my '68 Deluxe Reverb with a D120 in it. If the stage is loud, I just put the amp about a foot behind my back, and it was all there. As long as it got miked for the PA. If you sit close enough, you can actually run that amp clean all night. But I like to have it so I can just barely push it over the edge as its 24 watts of power get all used up.
We should all remember that volume or loudness is a factor of both power and distance. If you can't increase the power, decrease the distance. The Deluxe is such a beautiful sounding amp. I call it the holy grail of amps. When they do start to break up, the 6V6's have, in my opinion, the sweetest overtones of all the power tubes. Running clean, they are also the sweetest.
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 5:24 pm
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Well Brad, if you're in agreement, I'm in good company.
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Twayn Williams
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Portland, OR
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 4:15 pm
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If you find the DRRI too bright at lower volumes in the vibrato channel, you might want to clip the bright cap. Also, try an AY7 in the vibrato channel's first preamp tube position (v2???) to reduce gain as PSG's have very hot pickups. And finally, I use an Eminence Cannibis Rex which is a really efficient speaker (i.e. loud.)
I also always use a tilt-back stand to point the amp at my head, not my back.
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 29 Apr 2007 7:03 pm
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Thanks, Twayn.......I'm going to try the AY7 for sure. I've heard of this before, and really want to try it.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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