Best Amp You've Ever Played Through-Clean - Page 2

blackguard1135 · October 11th, 2007, 09:47 PM

if you want to hear all the clean tone of the best BlackFace Pro you can get your hands on and then some of the sweetest overtones you didn't even know could come out of your Tele, plug into my Bruno Cowtipper Pro II 35...and my 66 DR will get close to that in a smaller room.

blue metalflake · October 12th, 2007, 12:42 AM

My SF Pro Reverb, or a SF Twin. Same sound - just louder and heavier.

JohnnyCrash · October 12th, 2007, 01:46 AM

A Blackface Princeton Reverb circuit I modified for 6L6's.

I built it as a head unit and generally run it through a 1x12" cab loaded with a Jensen Neo12-100, although through my 1x15" Jensen P15N cab is pretty dang badass.

I can't believe how good the clean sound is. Its nice and warm, but still bright and clear with a fat unsmeared bottom end. Mucho vibe and magic.

Mr. Sparkle · October 12th, 2007, 02:07 AM

Alright, alright. Guess I have to say it, but just about any Savage has clean tone for miles that will knock yer longjohns off!

Smokin' Joe Picante · October 12th, 2007, 02:20 AM

My Dr. Z Maz 18 Jr. is just incredible for me.

JDC · October 12th, 2007, 02:28 AM

The see the majority of the posts have been in the Fender camp. But, as was originally stated, we all have different tastes so I'll throw my $.02 into the mix.

My favorite "clean" amp is my Matchless DC30.

Tim73 · October 12th, 2007, 03:04 AM

Really enjoying the tone of my Blues Jnr right now...

OaklandA · October 12th, 2007, 03:22 AM

For cleans nothing comes close to the 1970 SF Pro Reverb I had until earlier this year....to my ears anyway. I know I'll regret letting that one go for a while.

Rhubarb Red · October 12th, 2007, 03:30 AM

'66 Fender Super Reverb

dibber124 · October 12th, 2007, 07:09 AM

Also remember a Roland JC-120 with JBL speakers, that belonged to a keyboard player friend. Sounded like any full chord could knock down a wall without any distortion. You could feel
this amp as much as hear it. Used it for some rhythm work with a 335, incredible punch.

PhatTele · October 12th, 2007, 07:59 AM

BF Tremolux through an open back 2x10 cab or a modded BF Bassman through the same cab. Great for low volume surf and country.

teleman77 · October 12th, 2007, 08:11 AM

Without a doubt, my Vibro-King first, and my Super-Sonic second.

Both are great amps with lots of headroom and killer tone.

4 Strings · October 12th, 2007, 08:58 AM

Hos does a SF Bassman 100 head do in the Clean department? Any experience with this, anyone?
I play bass through one, and though I've never tried it with guitar i reckon it ought to stay clean quite long.

freeradical · October 12th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Try your Tele through a '59 Tweed Bassman RI. Beautifully full, round, shimmery, clean tones. For my money it was this or an AC30 tbx with clelestian blues in them.

Clean tone was important to me when my wife finally approved an amp purchase a couple years ago. I was a big Mesa fan before taking my Tele to the store to try out some amps thinking a Mark IV might be the most versatile amp ever. In the clean dept the Mesas did not compete with Fender very well. Distortion would be another thing altogether.

Make sure you get your axe down to a store with some variety try out different amps yourself before you buy. Best of luck.

tele1 · October 12th, 2007, 09:51 AM

The real deal...It looked like it fell out of a truck, chassis was bent, a couple of pot froze up, rat #$%t inside, cob webs, beer stains.........Never seen an amp so loud and clean ever again..........Wish I would of kept it.........

bluesfordan · October 12th, 2007, 09:54 AM

for the money, bone stock, no-changes-necessary and relatively readily available, a low poer tweed twin. I say relatively cuz out here in the sticks, they're not always in stock. Seems the big chains think we only need 2 a year to satisfy the demand, in spite of the fact they sell within a couple of weeks of arrival.

68tele · October 12th, 2007, 10:01 AM

Mission 5e3 - warm buttery clean - the kind of clean that'll bring tears of joy to your eyes.

stax · October 12th, 2007, 10:20 AM

SF Pro Reverb with some mods.

Stax

refin · October 12th, 2007, 10:25 AM

My '59 Bassman or '56 Pro Amp

The Bassman was blackfaced cosmetically before I bought it (good job,even had the Fender badge on the grill!),and the Pro is due for another recover and 15" baffle.With a 15" JBL D-130,the Pro was very nice in the clean mode.

tele_jas · October 12th, 2007, 11:13 AM

Dr Z Stangray:

airtractorfan · October 12th, 2007, 11:32 AM

1970 Fender Super Reverb with Reverend Alltone 1030's.Without a doubt!

CancerLeoCam · October 12th, 2007, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4 Strings

Hos does a SF Bassman 100 head do in the Clean department? Any experience with this, anyone?
I play bass through one, and though I've never tried it with guitar i reckon it ought to stay clean quite long.

I used to have one then sold it. They are great guitar amps-very clean.

edgetone · October 12th, 2007, 11:58 AM

My buddy's late 70's Silverface Deluxe Reverb. Beautiful clean sounds and a reverb to die for.

2nd would be my Bassman Ten. Loud and clean.

TelZilla · October 12th, 2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyCrash

a fat unsmeared bottom end.

Hey, I think I know her...

jazztele · October 12th, 2007, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexGoneNW

Surprisingly, my '60 tweed Bassman.

It's very LOUD. I have to use a box to get it to break up at tolerable volumes, but the clean, straight to the amp settings are very...ummm...dimensional?

i don't think that's too surprising-- i've always thought bassman's have a lot more in 'em than just grit. good call.

fuzzferatu · October 12th, 2007, 12:16 PM

I love my 67 Bassman to death, but the best sounding clean amp I ever used was a Princeton Reverb belonging to Rick McCollum of the Afghan Whigs (back when they were together and had a studio). He "lent" it to me to record an album, i.e. it was left in their studio and the bassist offered to let me use it. Ran my Fender Lead II through it. Heavenly!

October 11th, 2007, 09:47 PM	#41 (permalink)
blackguard1135 TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 69	if you want to hear all the clean tone of the best BlackFace Pro you can get your hands on and then some of the sweetest overtones you didn't even know could come out of your Tele, plug into my Bruno Cowtipper Pro II 35...and my 66 DR will get close to that in a smaller room. __________________ Blackguard1135

October 12th, 2007, 01:46 AM	#43 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,134 39 Photos	A Blackface Princeton Reverb circuit I modified for 6L6's. I built it as a head unit and generally run it through a 1x12" cab loaded with a Jensen Neo12-100, although through my 1x15" Jensen P15N cab is pretty dang badass. I can't believe how good the clean sound is. Its nice and warm, but still bright and clear with a fat unsmeared bottom end. Mucho vibe and magic. __________________ . Learn about safety before building/repairing/modding an amp. When in doubt, take it to a shop. Never drink yellow snow. Have fun.

October 12th, 2007, 02:20 AM	#45 (permalink)
Smokin' Joe Picante Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 491	Dr. Z Maz 18 Jr. My Dr. Z Maz 18 Jr. is just incredible for me. __________________ http://www.joecurtisband.com/ Overheard at a gig... "The guitar could be louder... I have no idea how, but I'm sure it can be done..." ;)

October 12th, 2007, 03:04 AM	#47 (permalink)
Tim73 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 35 Posts: 875 21 Photos	Really enjoying the tone of my Blues Jnr right now... __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...

October 12th, 2007, 03:22 AM	#48 (permalink)
OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,478 28 Photos	For cleans nothing comes close to the 1970 SF Pro Reverb I had until earlier this year....to my ears anyway. I know I'll regret letting that one go for a while. __________________ ________________________ _________________ ___________ That's what she said.

October 12th, 2007, 12:42 AM	#42 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 54 Posts: 2,274 10 Photos	My SF Pro Reverb, or a SF Twin. Same sound - just louder and heavier.

October 12th, 2007, 02:07 AM	#44 (permalink)
Mr. Sparkle Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carlsbad, CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,301 4 Photos	Alright, alright. Guess I have to say it, but just about any Savage has clean tone for miles that will knock yer longjohns off!

October 12th, 2007, 02:28 AM	#46 (permalink)
JDC Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 283 4 Photos	The see the majority of the posts have been in the Fender camp. But, as was originally stated, we all have different tastes so I'll throw my $.02 into the mix. My favorite "clean" amp is my Matchless DC30.

October 12th, 2007, 03:30 AM	#49 (permalink)
Rhubarb Red Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: near Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 105	'66 Fender Super Reverb __________________ "....The guitar is just a tool to play my music.... I'm really more interested in music than the guitar.... And I think about being a musician rather than a guitarplayer...." Barney Kessel

October 12th, 2007, 07:09 AM	#50 (permalink)
dibber124 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 53 Posts: 1,174	Also remember a Roland JC-120 with JBL speakers, that belonged to a keyboard player friend. Sounded like any full chord could knock down a wall without any distortion. You could feel this amp as much as hear it. Used it for some rhythm work with a 335, incredible punch. __________________ "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers

October 12th, 2007, 07:59 AM	#51 (permalink)
PhatTele Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 671	BF Tremolux through an open back 2x10 cab or a modded BF Bassman through the same cab. Great for low volume surf and country.

October 12th, 2007, 08:11 AM	#52 (permalink)
teleman77 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Age: 47 Posts: 304	Without a doubt, my Vibro-King first, and my Super-Sonic second. Both are great amps with lots of headroom and killer tone. __________________ "Turn it up and you don't need any reverb"..........Danny Gatton www.myspace.com/reubenadkins

October 12th, 2007, 08:58 AM	#53 (permalink)
4 Strings Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gossip County Posts: 218	Hos does a SF Bassman 100 head do in the Clean department? Any experience with this, anyone? I play bass through one, and though I've never tried it with guitar i reckon it ought to stay clean quite long.

October 12th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#54 (permalink)
freeradical TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 48 11 Photos	Try your Tele through a '59 Tweed Bassman RI. Beautifully full, round, shimmery, clean tones. For my money it was this or an AC30 tbx with clelestian blues in them. Clean tone was important to me when my wife finally approved an amp purchase a couple years ago. I was a big Mesa fan before taking my Tele to the store to try out some amps thinking a Mark IV might be the most versatile amp ever. In the clean dept the Mesas did not compete with Fender very well. Distortion would be another thing altogether. Make sure you get your axe down to a store with some variety try out different amps yourself before you buy. Best of luck.

October 12th, 2007, 09:51 AM	#55 (permalink)
tele1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Ohio Age: 53 Posts: 301	1965 Twin The real deal...It looked like it fell out of a truck, chassis was bent, a couple of pot froze up, rat #$%t inside, cob webs, beer stains.........Never seen an amp so loud and clean ever again..........Wish I would of kept it.........

October 12th, 2007, 11:13 AM	#60 (permalink)
tele_jas Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Springfield/Mt.Vernon, MO Age: 36 Posts: 375 12 Photos	Dr Z Stangray: __________________ *Dr. Z Stangray & Z 2x12 cab Dr. Z Mazerati * 2 tele's * Some pedals * ect...** Good deals with: tweeddeluxe, Lwilliams, Sunkidd www.markchapmanband.com www.myspace.com/themcb www.guitartest.moonfruit.com

October 12th, 2007, 09:54 AM	#56 (permalink)
bluesfordan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 417	for the money, bone stock, no-changes-necessary and relatively readily available, a low poer tweed twin. I say relatively cuz out here in the sticks, they're not always in stock. Seems the big chains think we only need 2 a year to satisfy the demand, in spite of the fact they sell within a couple of weeks of arrival.

October 12th, 2007, 10:01 AM	#57 (permalink)
68tele Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northport LI Posts: 640	Mission 5e3 - warm buttery clean - the kind of clean that'll bring tears of joy to your eyes.

October 12th, 2007, 10:20 AM	#58 (permalink)
stax Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brentwood U.K. Age: 52 Posts: 284 9 Photos	SF Pro Reverb with some mods. Stax

October 12th, 2007, 10:25 AM	#59 (permalink)
refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,815	My '59 Bassman or '56 Pro Amp The Bassman was blackfaced cosmetically before I bought it (good job,even had the Fender badge on the grill!),and the Pro is due for another recover and 15" baffle.With a 15" JBL D-130,the Pro was very nice in the clean mode. __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

October 12th, 2007, 11:32 AM	#61 (permalink)
airtractorfan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa Posts: 138	1970 Fender Super Reverb with Reverend Alltone 1030's.Without a doubt!

October 12th, 2007, 11:58 AM	#63 (permalink)
edgetone TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East TN Age: 48 Posts: 30	My buddy's late 70's Silverface Deluxe Reverb. Beautiful clean sounds and a reverb to die for. 2nd would be my Bassman Ten. Loud and clean.