Modern replacement for a Tweed sound

[Justinvs]

I made a bad mistake a couple months ago. I loaned a buddy my '59 Vibrolux so he could try his '55 Gibbie ES through it, and now he won't give it back!

What would be a good, relatively cheap modern equivalent to get the Tweed sound when he finally gives my amp back and goes shopping for his own? He mentioned he misses reverb, so I was thinking something along the lines of a Delta Blues or a Classic 30. Any other thoughts?

Justin

[musicmatty]

I find the Blues Tweed Deluxe Reissue to be very nice..just my opinion of course

[Singin' Dave]

Sounds like your buddy has good taste - expensive vintage amp taste. I'd recommend a Victoria or similar variant.

But it also sounds like he has a limited budget despite owning a '55 Gibson. A Delta Blues or C30 is a considerable knock down from a '59 Vlux but nice amps that might make him happy.

[muchxs]

Tweed clone. Tastes just like the real thing, less calories.

[Dellis]

Peavey Classics/Delta Blues do not sound like a tweed amp to my ears. They look great but the sound is quite different.

D.

[vibrasonic]

It's not going to be an easy quest especially with an amp like that one.

[tino7770]

Originally Posted by Dellis

Peavey Classics/Delta Blues do not sound like a tweed amp to my ears. They look great but the sound is quite different.

D.

The Delta Blues will work better with a Gibson than your tweed....If my DB is anything to go by....but its all subjective...I had Marshalls worth a load a dosh...the Blues is as good in many respects ...NOT ALL....and at the price it can be abused without fear

[Justinvs]

Originally Posted by tino7770

The Delta Blues will work better with a Gibson than your tweed....If my DB is anything to go by....but its all subjective...I had Marshalls worth a load a dosh...the Blues is as good in many respects ...NOT ALL....and at the price it can be abused without fear

That's kind of what set me to thinking about a DB. I played an Ibanez semi-hollow through one last year and really liked the sound.

[sacrificetravis]

Originally Posted by Dellis

Peavey Classics/Delta Blues do not sound like a tweed amp to my ears. They look great but the sound is quite different.

D.

I don't believe there is any possible way to make an el84 amp sound like a 6v6

[Silverface]

One of the old sleepers is the Fender Musicmaster Bass amp. Both the 6V6 and EL84 models (the way Fender ran them) get a sound close to a late wide-panel Deluxe (I have a 5D3 and A/B'd several Musicmaster Bass amps I worked on for others years ago) with a few little tweaks and a good speaker. They do not *look* the part, but are one of those "close your eyes and just play" amps.

Cheapest route to a tweed-like tone I know of, unless you can find a 5D3 or 5E3 Deluxe clone cheap - and some of those are hit or miss. I've not found an equal to the Treolux or Vibrolux tweed versions...and I've been looking!

[mad dog]

I'm quite taken with a Victoria Trem de la trem, their take on one of the tweed tremolux variants. Not many around, and they're not cheap. One I'd look for is a 50s Gibson GA6. Relatively a sleeper, as it's squarely in tweed deluxe territory for generally way less bucks.
MD

[ojaverde]

What about a 4 knob brown or blackface 6G2 princeton? It's almost the same amp from what I can tell. You can find them for less than $1000 if you are lucky. There are five on ebay right now. That's vintage.

If you want a modern replacement take a look at the Allen Hot Fudge.
http://allenamps.com/hotfudge.php

[BWNadeau]

Check out a Valvetrain.

[mtshark]

I think your friend needs to lend you his '55 ES, it seems only fair ;)

[Jakeboy]

Lil Dawg Amps. Great tone at great prices...lots of options. Fulfills the tweed-need.