Favorite Tele Amp?

Deacon Blues · January 7th, 2007, 12:00 PM

Does anyone have their favorite Tele amp? One that gives you just the right amount of twang, bite, OD, chime, etc.? One that just floats your boat more than others?

I've tried Twins (BF & SF), Vibroluxes (BF & SF), Deluxes (Tweed, Brown, Blackface), Deluxe Reverbs (BF&SF), Plexi's, Voxes, Dr Z's and many others.

I'm leaning toward the Vox AC 15 w/Blue speaker. However, the Tweed Deluxe and Vibrolux come in strong for 2nd and 3rd place.

mkg · January 7th, 2007, 12:05 PM

Hey DB, how's it goin'?
My choice is somewhat similar to yours in wattage and power tubes
(2xEL84)...my Goodsell Super 17.
Loves Tele, Strat and LP, the three major food groups.

dean · January 7th, 2007, 12:13 PM

Favorites (in order):

65-68 Princeton Reverb
Savage Macht 6 (just barely edged out by the PR)
5E3 Deluxe
61-64 Princeton (6G2)
Bandmaster Reverb

I could love any one of those amps!

Dean

0le FUZZY · January 7th, 2007, 12:18 PM

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BritishBluesBoy · January 7th, 2007, 12:20 PM

My '77 Deluxe Reverb. Oh so sweet...

Booman · January 7th, 2007, 01:15 PM

My 62 Super is what I'm used to so that is at the top of my list. But I agree that the low watt 2-EL84 powered amps and Teles have a magic about them. I recently played a couple of Bruce Zinky amps. The Zinky Velvet 25 and the Supro Sahara. Both 25 watt, single 12, EL84. The Velvet was a channel switcher w/ reverb and a nice (really nice) OD side. The Sahara was a single channel with a voxy vibe. My Tele sounded wonderful through these. Course Fuzz has it down. The SF Twin is tough to beat for that classic clean country twang. Then the Deluxe....hell they're all good.

Bill · January 7th, 2007, 01:26 PM

Of the ones I've played Teles with extensively one time or another, small to large:

late tweed Princeton
Princeton Reverb
Super Champ
Deluxe Reverb
Pro Reverb

I like any amp with the name "Fender" in front and tubes in back.

lzstones · January 7th, 2007, 01:55 PM

Savage Rohr 15

RomanS · January 7th, 2007, 02:01 PM

Carvin Vintage 16 (with some of the Hasserl mods).

Dave Hopping · January 7th, 2007, 02:09 PM

'79 Music Man 210/65. 2 EL-34s,SS preamp.Original speakers.

'81 Music Man 212/150.4 6L6s. 2 68-69 Fender/Utah 12s.

sprokett · January 7th, 2007, 03:15 PM

mesa boogie heartbreaker

blueboxer · January 9th, 2007, 01:48 PM

I'm sweet on this little guy for my Tele...

blue metalflake · January 9th, 2007, 02:01 PM

Nicest I played was a Twin Reverb, early '70's , with JBLs.

My own amp since '75 has been a Pro Reverb, and its been good enough that I never wanted anything else.

woodman · January 9th, 2007, 02:24 PM

for big gigs: '62 brown Fender Pro
for small rooms: tweed Deluxe (5E3)

Platefire · January 9th, 2007, 11:04 PM

My latest Love. Late 50's Dukane PA Head with a 59 Bassman 5F6A circuit through a 1-12 cab with a Carvin British Series 100 watt/8 Ohm speaker using a Line 6 Delay Modeler. Platefire

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mad dog · January 10th, 2007, 01:43 PM

I have yet to meet a good tube amp that doesn't like teles. Recent favorites:

-- Played the G&L tele through a Sewell Wampus Cat (tweed pro type, w/Weber Cali speaker) at a weekend gig. What a fat scream of a sound high up. Beautiful!

-- Clark Tyger (3x10 tweed bandmaster w/built in reverb). Indescribably good, roll off treble for west coast bounce.

-- Magnatone M10A, 2xEL84, voxy sort of, has its own unique voice.

Teddy Salad · January 10th, 2007, 02:24 PM

5E7 3 X 10 tweed Bandmaster...
No OD pedals needed,
No reverb needed,
Everything from twang to grind to West coast bounce -at the turn of a knob.

T.S.

marc sosnoff · January 10th, 2007, 05:51 PM

mine sounds great with my germino lead 55 and 2x12 cab

JohnnyCrash · January 10th, 2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teddy Salad

5E7 3 X 10 tweed Bandmaster...
No OD pedals needed,
No reverb needed,
Everything from twang to grind to West coast bounce -at the turn of a knob.

I'm almost 100% with you and mad dog, Teddy Salad.

I play a tweed 5E7 Bandmaster (same as the Twin 5D8 circuit) head into a 1x15" Jensen AlNiCo P15N. I've got a 35 watt Hammond OT in there.

Good god, I restrung my Telecaster this morning with steel wrapped.

Twang, snap, and a big "grindy" midrange.

To me, this is THE BEST TELECASTER AMP. I can't even describe how tastey this amp sounds with a Telecaster. And dimed with a Les Paul it's meaner than a Marshall (although a bit too loud HAHA).

Big, full, chiming, biting, mellow... it's all there with the twist of a single knob (usually only the guitar's volume or tone or the amp's treble). 100% classic Tele sounds.

stephent2 · January 10th, 2007, 08:07 PM

a Goodsell Clairmont Super 17 (#0015) is my favorite tele amp,

TELETAMER · January 10th, 2007, 08:11 PM

vht pittbull 45
most brown 60's gibson ga amps (ga17rvt especially)
anything with the name rivera on the front of it.

gorebuc · January 10th, 2007, 08:54 PM

on the cheaper end, my little Pro Jr is hard to beat with my '69 Thinline. Set it right before breakup and hit with a boost for very Voxy sounds. mmmmMM!

beachkos · January 11th, 2007, 04:53 AM

A match made in Tone Heaven - The "Beachcaster" and this !

Regards, Gary

Sarge · January 11th, 2007, 06:04 AM

Soldano 2X12 R.O.S....and for a little more hair my 5150 1/2 stack!

Stefan · January 11th, 2007, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0le FUZZY

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+1

I´ve got one of those. And they smell good too!

Caper · January 11th, 2007, 07:14 AM

My favorite Tele amps are a Princeton Reverb and a Super Champ. I was satisfied with the stock speaker in the PR but found the SC did require a speaker swap to get more bottom end either an EV or a JBL.

January 7th, 2007, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Deacon Blues Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 493	Favorite Tele Amp? Does anyone have their favorite Tele amp? One that gives you just the right amount of twang, bite, OD, chime, etc.? One that just floats your boat more than others? I've tried Twins (BF & SF), Vibroluxes (BF & SF), Deluxes (Tweed, Brown, Blackface), Deluxe Reverbs (BF&SF), Plexi's, Voxes, Dr Z's and many others. I'm leaning toward the Vox AC 15 w/Blue speaker. However, the Tweed Deluxe and Vibrolux come in strong for 2nd and 3rd place. __________________ This is the age of the expanding man.

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dean Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 60 Posts: 1,978	Favorites (in order): 65-68 Princeton Reverb Savage Macht 6 (just barely edged out by the PR) 5E3 Deluxe 61-64 Princeton (6G2) Bandmaster Reverb I could love any one of those amps! Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."

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BritishBluesBoy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Posts: 4,245 62 Photos	My '77 Deluxe Reverb. Oh so sweet... __________________ BBB.

January 7th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Booman Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Cali Posts: 269 20 Photos	My 62 Super is what I'm used to so that is at the top of my list. But I agree that the low watt 2-EL84 powered amps and Teles have a magic about them. I recently played a couple of Bruce Zinky amps. The Zinky Velvet 25 and the Supro Sahara. Both 25 watt, single 12, EL84. The Velvet was a channel switcher w/ reverb and a nice (really nice) OD side. The Sahara was a single channel with a voxy vibe. My Tele sounded wonderful through these. Course Fuzz has it down. The SF Twin is tough to beat for that classic clean country twang. Then the Deluxe....hell they're all good. __________________ Now go do the voodoo that you do sooo well...

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Bill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,549 56 Photos	Of the ones I've played Teles with extensively one time or another, small to large: late tweed Princeton Princeton Reverb Super Champ Deluxe Reverb Pro Reverb I like any amp with the name "Fender" in front and tubes in back. __________________ B i l l B a e c k A journal of our year in London

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mkg Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 159	Hey DB, how's it goin'? My choice is somewhat similar to yours in wattage and power tubes (2xEL84)...my Goodsell Super 17. Loves Tele, Strat and LP, the three major food groups.

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0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	. ...Don't git noe better niss! The STILLWATER SAVAGE BAND(click) Terry Downs shows us how(click) Terry Downs wanna be HEE! HEE!(click) Please visit my page

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RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 36 Posts: 2,671 14 Photos	Carvin Vintage 16 (with some of the Hasserl mods).

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Dave Hopping Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Aurora,Colorado Posts: 501	'79 Music Man 210/65. 2 EL-34s,SS preamp.Original speakers. '81 Music Man 212/150.4 6L6s. 2 68-69 Fender/Utah 12s.

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sprokett Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lubbock,Tx Posts: 199 11 Photos	mesa boogie heartbreaker __________________ Twang With a Bang

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blueboxer NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 9	I'm sweet on this little guy for my Tele...

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blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 54 Posts: 2,303 10 Photos	Nicest I played was a Twin Reverb, early '70's , with JBLs. My own amp since '75 has been a Pro Reverb, and its been good enough that I never wanted anything else.

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beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 54 Posts: 606 5 Photos	easy one ! A match made in Tone Heaven - The "Beachcaster" and this ! Regards, Gary __________________ "The key to avoiding a shark attack isn't necessarily in being able to swim faster than the shark, rather the key lies in being able to swim faster than the person you're swimming with. " Beachkos - circa 1972

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mad dog Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 708	I have yet to meet a good tube amp that doesn't like teles. Recent favorites: -- Played the G&L tele through a Sewell Wampus Cat (tweed pro type, w/Weber Cali speaker) at a weekend gig. What a fat scream of a sound high up. Beautiful! -- Clark Tyger (3x10 tweed bandmaster w/built in reverb). Indescribably good, roll off treble for west coast bounce. -- Magnatone M10A, 2xEL84, voxy sort of, has its own unique voice.

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Teddy Salad Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LV-426 Posts: 188 7 Photos	I'm with Mad Dog... 5E7 3 X 10 tweed Bandmaster... No OD pedals needed, No reverb needed, Everything from twang to grind to West coast bounce -at the turn of a knob. T.S. __________________ Non-Linear, Closed-Loop, Spirals everywhere in our Universe.

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marc sosnoff Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: new jersey Age: 55 Posts: 531 10 Photos	mine sounds great with my germino lead 55 and 2x12 cab

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stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Age: 57 Posts: 2,234 20 Photos	a Goodsell Clairmont Super 17 (#0015) is my favorite tele amp, __________________ 3. If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers. - - Thomas Pynchon

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TELETAMER Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milan,Tennessee Posts: 134	vht pittbull 45 most brown 60's gibson ga amps (ga17rvt especially) anything with the name rivera on the front of it.

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gorebuc TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 16	on the cheaper end, my little Pro Jr is hard to beat with my '69 Thinline. Set it right before breakup and hit with a boost for very Voxy sounds. mmmmMM!

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Sarge Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pgh,Pa Age: 53 Posts: 3,549	Soldano 2X12 R.O.S....and for a little more hair my 5150 1/2 stack!

January 11th, 2007, 07:14 AM	#26 (permalink)
Caper Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,151 6 Photos	My favorite Tele amps are a Princeton Reverb and a Super Champ. I was satisfied with the stock speaker in the PR but found the SC did require a speaker swap to get more bottom end either an EV or a JBL.