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eddie27 · December 22nd, 2008, 02:49 PM

I'm looking to sell my Mesa F-30 to get a Fender style amp that is better suited for cleans for rootsy country/blues. Think Ry Cooder or The Band. There's so much info on different Fender amps, it's overwhelming. I'll be playing small gigs - some outside. The set list will range from Loretta Lynne's "You Ain't Woman Enough" to Neil Young's "Powderfinger." I play a 62Hot Rod Strat and a Reverend with p-90s.

I'm open to any brand.

muchxs · December 22nd, 2008, 02:55 PM

When you say, "Neil Young" I say, "tweed Deluxe".

TelZilla · December 22nd, 2008, 03:55 PM

Blackface deluxe. The 5e3 (Tweed deluxe) is gonna be too dirty, I'd think...

Lawn Boy · December 22nd, 2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TelZilla

Blackface deluxe. The 5e3 (Tweed deluxe) is gonna be too dirty, I'd think...

+1

twangcaster1 · December 22nd, 2008, 04:17 PM

Deluxe Reverb

Hecks · December 22nd, 2008, 04:54 PM

Tweed Bassman.

Bonehaid · December 22nd, 2008, 05:01 PM

Super Reverb

Kingsnakes · December 22nd, 2008, 05:02 PM

Deluxe Reverc will do it all!

greggorypeccary · December 22nd, 2008, 07:16 PM

Duh! Deluxe Reverb!

eggman · December 22nd, 2008, 10:58 PM

Howdy,

I've done C&W/Rockabilly gigs with my red knob "The Twin" and it's proven to be quite useful. The clean tone is outstanding and for raunch, I simply activate the 1/4 power switch, turn it up and wail. These amps are quite affordable on the used market.

Eggman

JDaveG · December 22nd, 2008, 11:30 PM

I'd say Deluxe Reverb, too, but I'm with the other folks who say that given the sound you describe, a Tweed is probably in order.

If you get a Deluxe Reverb and an OCD, however, and set the OCD to the "HP" ("High Peak") setting, you can get a passable tweed distortion and all of the benefits of the blackface cleans. I guess it depends on which sound you'll use more. For me, the Deluxe plus OCD was the ticket. I'll end up getting a Fulldrive II and probably a Keeley Compressor, but I could make do with just the amp and this one pedal.

Big John · December 23rd, 2008, 03:20 AM

Check out the Fender SuperSonic !!, it will do the whole range and enough punch to cut through a stage full of noise.

nosuch · December 23rd, 2008, 03:38 AM

can you be a bit more specific about your needs?
how much headroom?
switching channels?
effect loops?

HighTower · December 23rd, 2008, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDaveG

I'd say Deluxe Reverb, too, but I'm with the other folks who say that given the sound you describe, a Tweed is probably in order.

If you get a Deluxe Reverb and an OCD, however, and set the OCD to the "HP" ("High Peak") setting, you can get a passable tweed distortion and all of the benefits of the blackface cleans. I guess it depends on which sound you'll use more. For me, the Deluxe plus OCD was the ticket. I'll end up getting a Fulldrive II and probably a Keeley Compressor, but I could make do with just the amp and this one pedal.

That pic of Oswald, Ruby & Roland is just hilarious!!!!! I think I've seen it before; but I laughed just as hard as ever !!

Brad Miller · December 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM

DELUXE REVERB!

Big Lug · December 23rd, 2008, 10:39 AM

I'll chime in with another vote for the Deluxe Reverb.

Find a suitable pedal to do the dirty deed.

Axis29 · December 23rd, 2008, 02:09 PM

Deluxe Reverb.... It'll get you the country clean. then just experiment with dirt pedals to find the right one. My OCD is nice, but I like messing with other ones too. I have more dirt pedals than anything else right now and I'm always fooling with them!

graphs · December 23rd, 2008, 02:51 PM

I have to agree with the Deluxe Reverb + drive pedal solution. I've got a Fulltone FatBoost2 and it gets a decent tweed sound with the drive turned up.

RCinMempho · December 23rd, 2008, 03:28 PM

A Blues Deluxe Reissue will do it as well. It sounds different from the Deluxe Reverb. Either will work, but with two different sounds.

Chris A. · December 23rd, 2008, 03:35 PM

I use a 65 Fender Deluxe, but mine does not have reverb. Great amp for what you want, in my opinion.

December 22nd, 2008, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
eddie27 TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville Age: 44 Posts: 51	Best versatile Fender amp for country/blues I'm looking to sell my Mesa F-30 to get a Fender style amp that is better suited for cleans for rootsy country/blues. Think Ry Cooder or The Band. There's so much info on different Fender amps, it's overwhelming. I'll be playing small gigs - some outside. The set list will range from Loretta Lynne's "You Ain't Woman Enough" to Neil Young's "Powderfinger." I play a 62Hot Rod Strat and a Reverend with p-90s. I'm open to any brand.

December 22nd, 2008, 04:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
twangcaster1 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,335 21 Photos	Deluxe Reverb __________________ Louisiana Twangmaker

December 22nd, 2008, 07:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
greggorypeccary Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 44 Posts: 2,928 36 Photos	Duh! Deluxe Reverb! __________________ Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip and get onboard the Mothership.

December 22nd, 2008, 11:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
JDaveG Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 250	I'd say Deluxe Reverb, too, but I'm with the other folks who say that given the sound you describe, a Tweed is probably in order. If you get a Deluxe Reverb and an OCD, however, and set the OCD to the "HP" ("High Peak") setting, you can get a passable tweed distortion and all of the benefits of the blackface cleans. I guess it depends on which sound you'll use more. For me, the Deluxe plus OCD was the ticket. I'll end up getting a Fulldrive II and probably a Keeley Compressor, but I could make do with just the amp and this one pedal. __________________ 1996 Fender American Standard Telecaster 2009 Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster 2008 PRS DGT 2008 Taylor 816ce 2008 Oldfield Club D'Lux 1985 Fender Concert

December 23rd, 2008, 03:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Big John Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Austin Tx. Posts: 8,829 39 Photos	Check out the Fender SuperSonic !!, it will do the whole range and enough punch to cut through a stage full of noise. __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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December 22nd, 2008, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
muchxs Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New England Posts: 5,974	When you say, "Neil Young" I say, "tweed Deluxe".

December 22nd, 2008, 03:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
TelZilla Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 43 Posts: 2,967 6 Photos	Blackface deluxe. The 5e3 (Tweed deluxe) is gonna be too dirty, I'd think...

December 22nd, 2008, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hecks Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Age: 30 Posts: 276	Tweed Bassman.

December 22nd, 2008, 05:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bonehaid TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brenham,Tx Age: 59 Posts: 34	Super Reverb

December 22nd, 2008, 05:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kingsnakes TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 42 1 Photos	Deluxe Reverc will do it all!

December 22nd, 2008, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
eggman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bossier City,La. Posts: 2,651	Howdy, I've done C&W/Rockabilly gigs with my red knob "The Twin" and it's proven to be quite useful. The clean tone is outstanding and for raunch, I simply activate the 1/4 power switch, turn it up and wail. These amps are quite affordable on the used market. Eggman

December 23rd, 2008, 03:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
nosuch Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cologne Age: 46 Posts: 2,202	can you be a bit more specific about your needs? how much headroom? switching channels? effect loops? __________________ "I enjoy getting up and performing for them and seeing the smiles on their faces. " (Steve Cropper)

December 23rd, 2008, 10:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
Brad Miller Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kokomo, Mississippi Age: 39 Posts: 1,011 8 Photos	DELUXE REVERB!

December 23rd, 2008, 10:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
Big Lug Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 715	I'll chime in with another vote for the Deluxe Reverb. Find a suitable pedal to do the dirty deed. __________________ “To be is to do” – Socrates “To do is to be” – Jean-Paul Sartre “Do be do be do” – Frank Sinatra

December 23rd, 2008, 02:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
Axis29 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 45 Posts: 3,329 1 Photos	Deluxe Reverb.... It'll get you the country clean. then just experiment with dirt pedals to find the right one. My OCD is nice, but I like messing with other ones too. I have more dirt pedals than anything else right now and I'm always fooling with them! __________________ John F. TDPRI # 1764 Please check out the Fredericksburg Blues Society or, if you're really bored, A year in Guitar

December 23rd, 2008, 02:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
graphs Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,767	I have to agree with the Deluxe Reverb + drive pedal solution. I've got a Fulltone FatBoost2 and it gets a decent tweed sound with the drive turned up.

December 23rd, 2008, 03:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
RCinMempho Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Age: 53 Posts: 1,526 2 Photos	A Blues Deluxe Reissue will do it as well. It sounds different from the Deluxe Reverb. Either will work, but with two different sounds. __________________ Thanks to sites like the TDPRI, I've gone from pentatonic wanking to vastly more sophisticated wanking.

December 23rd, 2008, 03:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
Chris A. NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Illinois Age: 53 Posts: 1	I use a 65 Fender Deluxe, but mine does not have reverb. Great amp for what you want, in my opinion.

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