Any problems w/ 65 RI Deluxe Reverb....

Southern ILL · March 25th, 2008, 07:09 PM

I went to demo a Hot Rod Deluxe Texas Red..wasn't totally impressed and felt it was really lacking something....

But went ahead and fired up the 65 DRRI and really liked it...

Any major problems or things I might of missed..I played it for about an hour today and was very impressed....Played it mostly clean and it sounded pretty darn good....actually it was better than that !!! But what about dirty stuff....Such as Rich Robinson...Keef...Angus/Malcolm....Neil Young... Does it like pedals? I am really about to pull the trigger,but I always kinda get excited and maybe there are some things I may be forgetting that I am not taken into account.

Opinions....Is it really just a one trick pony....I am thinking a overdrive would song great and even a Fuzz/distortion would sound descent. I have P-90s'...Strat...Tele...Humbuckers...Do they all sound fairly descent?

T_red7882 · March 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM

they all sound great thru that amp in my opinion.

Michaell · March 25th, 2008, 07:48 PM

I've had that since about 2000

use it alot

no mods

dependable, solid amp

I got a good one

marshman · March 25th, 2008, 08:07 PM

I want one.

Always felt that (ignoring the current GA5 craze) it was the most popular amp here at TDPRI--if we had an offical amp, the Deluxe Reverb, in any phase, would be it.

Princeton Reverbs coming in a close second these days...

toadman · March 25th, 2008, 08:17 PM

do it, man....DO IT!!!!

Big Lug · March 26th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Like any amp+guitar+player combo some pedals will sound better then others. Having said that, I have found the DRRI to be quite OD friendly.

buddywayne · March 26th, 2008, 06:27 PM

I sure like my DRRI and I've had zero problems with it.

Murphy Slaw · March 26th, 2008, 07:33 PM

Fender says the HR Deluxe is the biggest seller.

The DRRI is the most praised.

Check it out.

I'm right!

Best of luck.

Murph.

Southern ILL · March 26th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Yep-Murph you are right....I played them both....I really wasn't to knocked out by the HRD..it I played the Texas Red version and a White Tolex version....

I was a little disappointed by both and got ready to pack up and go but decided that while I was there to try DRRI....Pretty sweet to say the least and is probbally my new amp....I just sold my fabulous Bassman head and 2x12..but I need a combo.

Axis29 · March 26th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Love my DRRI!!

Bought it used, and had to replace the reverb tank, 30 or so bucks later and I'm surfy as all get-out!

The only thing I've done to alter it from stock is to change tubes. I've got some JJ ecc83's and some NOS GE 12at7's int he preamp slots and JJ's for Power Tubes (although a set of RCA Blackplates just showed up for me to try tomorrow)

And yes, it handles pedals quite well.

It's a great amp that I have been looking for tone-wise for a long time.

thunderbyrd · March 27th, 2008, 10:57 AM

i rented a deluxe reverb a few months ago and for some reason the footswitch didn't work right. so you might want to check that before you leave the store. otherwise, it was a great amp.

blacklove · March 27th, 2008, 01:02 PM

A re-tube and expert bias adjustment can make the DRRI sound even better. There are a lot of reports how "cold" the bias is set at the factory. I can attest to that.

My bias is set pretty hot: humbuckers start to drive my amp in a really good way, even without pedals with the volume on 4. I use a Bad Monkey to be able to get overdrive at slightly lower volumes (as well as have a clean sound when I turn it off). Otherwise, my volume and tone knobs are my overdrive settings.

Southern ILL · March 27th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the replies....Few more questions and I will pull the trigger on something...

What about compareing a Blues Deluxe(not Hot Rod Deluxe) to the Deluxe Reverb....Are the cleans anywhere close to being as nice sounding as per the Deluxe reverb? IS the reverb close to being as good?

Southern ILL · March 27th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Nevermind..Found the answers I needed.

March 25th, 2008, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 835	Any problems w/ 65 RI Deluxe Reverb.... I went to demo a Hot Rod Deluxe Texas Red..wasn't totally impressed and felt it was really lacking something.... But went ahead and fired up the 65 DRRI and really liked it... Any major problems or things I might of missed..I played it for about an hour today and was very impressed....Played it mostly clean and it sounded pretty darn good....actually it was better than that !!! But what about dirty stuff....Such as Rich Robinson...Keef...Angus/Malcolm....Neil Young... Does it like pedals? I am really about to pull the trigger,but I always kinda get excited and maybe there are some things I may be forgetting that I am not taken into account. Opinions....Is it really just a one trick pony....I am thinking a overdrive would song great and even a Fuzz/distortion would sound descent. I have P-90s'...Strat...Tele...Humbuckers...Do they all sound fairly descent?

March 25th, 2008, 07:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Michaell Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: on the bus Posts: 599	I've had that since about 2000 use it alot no mods dependable, solid amp I got a good one __________________ x

March 25th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
toadman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: andoverandoverandover,ct Age: 45 Posts: 921	do it, man....DO IT!!!! __________________ toadman the plank spanker www.slugnickel.com www.zydecohogs.com "The ultimate result of protecting man from folly is to fill the world with fools" Herbert Spencer

March 26th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Big Lug Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Mainland, BC Posts: 544	Like any amp+guitar+player combo some pedals will sound better then others. Having said that, I have found the DRRI to be quite OD friendly. __________________ “To be is to do” – Socrates “To do is to be” – Jean-Paul Sartre “Do be do be do” – Frank Sinatra

March 26th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
buddywayne Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: missouri Age: 62 Posts: 555 6 Photos	I sure like my DRRI and I've had zero problems with it. __________________ 51 luv!!

March 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
T_red7882 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 26 Posts: 639	they all sound great thru that amp in my opinion.

March 25th, 2008, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
marshman Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE PA Posts: 664	I want one. Always felt that (ignoring the current GA5 craze) it was the most popular amp here at TDPRI--if we had an offical amp, the Deluxe Reverb, in any phase, would be it. Princeton Reverbs coming in a close second these days...

March 26th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Murphy Slaw Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Joppa, Il. Age: 50 Posts: 439	Fender says the HR Deluxe is the biggest seller. The DRRI is the most praised. Check it out. I'm right! Best of luck. Murph.

March 26th, 2008, 09:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 835	Yep-Murph you are right....I played them both....I really wasn't to knocked out by the HRD..it I played the Texas Red version and a White Tolex version.... I was a little disappointed by both and got ready to pack up and go but decided that while I was there to try DRRI....Pretty sweet to say the least and is probbally my new amp....I just sold my fabulous Bassman head and 2x12..but I need a combo.

March 26th, 2008, 09:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Axis29 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,046 1 Photos	Love my DRRI!! Bought it used, and had to replace the reverb tank, 30 or so bucks later and I'm surfy as all get-out! The only thing I've done to alter it from stock is to change tubes. I've got some JJ ecc83's and some NOS GE 12at7's int he preamp slots and JJ's for Power Tubes (although a set of RCA Blackplates just showed up for me to try tomorrow) And yes, it handles pedals quite well. It's a great amp that I have been looking for tone-wise for a long time. __________________ John F. TDPRI # 1764

March 27th, 2008, 10:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
thunderbyrd Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: central ky Age: 49 Posts: 506	i rented a deluxe reverb a few months ago and for some reason the footswitch didn't work right. so you might want to check that before you leave the store. otherwise, it was a great amp. __________________ Nietzsche is dead.

March 27th, 2008, 01:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
blacklove Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Small Pond Posts: 397 6 Photos	A re-tube and expert bias adjustment can make the DRRI sound even better. There are a lot of reports how "cold" the bias is set at the factory. I can attest to that. My bias is set pretty hot: humbuckers start to drive my amp in a really good way, even without pedals with the volume on 4. I use a Bad Monkey to be able to get overdrive at slightly lower volumes (as well as have a clean sound when I turn it off). Otherwise, my volume and tone knobs are my overdrive settings.

March 27th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 835	Thanks for the replies....Few more questions and I will pull the trigger on something... What about compareing a Blues Deluxe(not Hot Rod Deluxe) to the Deluxe Reverb....Are the cleans anywhere close to being as nice sounding as per the Deluxe reverb? IS the reverb close to being as good?

March 27th, 2008, 05:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 835	Nevermind..Found the answers I needed.