Limited Edition '57 Deluxe

rhinocaster · February 3rd, 2008, 11:40 AM

Well, I finally decided that I had to have it. The amp sounds VERY different than my tweed Richter 5E3. I know that the styling isn't for everyone, but I like everything about it now!

fenson · February 3rd, 2008, 12:46 PM

congrats nice, nice teles also.

JamonHamon · February 3rd, 2008, 02:45 PM

How do the amps compare
and do you like the Richter

rhinocaster · February 3rd, 2008, 02:50 PM

My Richter has very little clean headroom. It has a thick, saturated tone when turned up. It also gets loud very quickly and the sound seems to come out of the amp in 360 degree "Ball" of sound. Basically everything you would expect from a tweed deluxe. It's my "Go to" amp for gigging, and I can't imagine anything taking its place.

This new Fender stays quite clean until you turn it up about halfway. The cleans are big and round and have some blackface type tone added to the mix. The amp is more directional and when it goes into natural power tube saturation is maintains its focus and low end. The high end gets grittier when the amp is pushed.

It really sounds great!

JamonHamon · February 3rd, 2008, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rhinocaster

My Richter has very little clean headroom. It has a thick, saturated tone when turned up. It also gets loud very quickly and the sound seems to come out of the amp in 360 degree "Ball" of sound. Basically everything you would expect from a tweed deluxe. It's my "Go to" amp for gigging, and I can't imagine anything taking its place.

This new Fender stays quite clean until you turn it up about halfway. The cleans are big and round and have some blackface type tone added to the mix. The amp is more directional and when it goes into natural power tube saturation is maintains its focus and low end. The high end gets grittier when the amp is pushed.

It really sounds great!

Thanks for the reply
I notice you have a set of Bardens when I play my Bardens I really like the sound with Tweeds and my Roland cube amp but with my Vintage pickups I like my Ac30 and Blackface amps

rhinocaster · February 3rd, 2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JamonHamon

Thanks for the reply
I notice you have a set of Bardens when I play my Bardens I really like the sound with Tweeds and my Roland cube amp but with my Vintage pickups I like my Ac30 and Blackface amps

I think that the Bardens really sound fantastic with the Richter. The pickups seem to keep more sting and a tighter low end when the tweed is turned up. The Glendale also has the thin pine body and I find that the Bardens help balance out the inherent sweetness of that body wood.

I agree that a Tele with Bardens into a tweed deluxe is a great sound!

February 3rd, 2008, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
rhinocaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 44 Posts: 1,217	Limited Edition '57 Deluxe Well, I finally decided that I had to have it. The amp sounds VERY different than my tweed Richter 5E3. I know that the styling isn't for everyone, but I like everything about it now! __________________ Just because I "Don't" get it doesn't mean I "Won't" get it!

February 3rd, 2008, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
rhinocaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 44 Posts: 1,217	My Richter has very little clean headroom. It has a thick, saturated tone when turned up. It also gets loud very quickly and the sound seems to come out of the amp in 360 degree "Ball" of sound. Basically everything you would expect from a tweed deluxe. It's my "Go to" amp for gigging, and I can't imagine anything taking its place. This new Fender stays quite clean until you turn it up about halfway. The cleans are big and round and have some blackface type tone added to the mix. The amp is more directional and when it goes into natural power tube saturation is maintains its focus and low end. The high end gets grittier when the amp is pushed. It really sounds great! __________________ Just because I "Don't" get it doesn't mean I "Won't" get it!

February 3rd, 2008, 12:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
fenson Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Age: 54 Posts: 267	congrats nice, nice teles also.

February 3rd, 2008, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
JamonHamon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,300	How do the amps compare and do you like the Richter