Fender

[some_dude]

What Fender amp (Fender and boutique versions) has the fattest/warmest clean? I'm not really looking for those bright, jangly cleans....but more those smokey, slightly overdriven blues style cleans.

[flank]

Re: Fender

if you set the 59 bassman right, it will be fat warm and clean

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Fender

I don't know how loud you want, but the Blues Jr. is freakin' sweet. I'd definitely call it more warm than jangly.

[some_dude]

Re: Fender

I don't know how loud you want,

Unfortunatly, neither do I. I know I want it as a mostly clean amp that'll OD, so I don't want too much headroom.....or too little.

It has to be able to balance volume-wise with an 85w MkIII. I'm thinking I could probably get away with a 50w non-MV amp.

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Fender

if you set the 59 bassman right, it will be fat warm and clean

+1

jump the channels & you'll be set

[some_dude]

Re: Fender

Cool. I'll check one out (Bassman). The Blues Jr is 15w is it not? Probably a little small for what I want.


On a side note.....how does a 100w Plexi sound when dialed in clean?

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Fender

Cool. I'll check one out (Bassman). The Blues Jr is 15w is it not? Probably a little small for what I want.


On a side note.....how does a 100w Plexi sound when dialed in clean?

Closer to a 59 Bassman Tweed amp in tone...Sought of...

[some_dude]

Re: Fender

Closer to a 59 Bassman Tweed amp in tone...Sought of...

Is it the Tweeds that are designed to OD, or are they the ones that're designed to stay cleaner?

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Re: Fender

The Blues Jr is 15w is it not? Probably a little small for what I want.

Not if you want very little headroom. An amp with one-tenth the wattage is only half as loud. What is the volume setting on your Mesa?

- Keith

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Fender

Is it the Tweeds that are designed to OD, or are they the ones that're designed to stay cleaner?

Based on the idea of a Blackface Twin being the bee's knees of cleans, I'd say tweeds are the grindy ones.

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Re: Fender

+1

I've heard some really gorgeous tweed grit.

[some_dude]

Re: Fender

Not if you want very little headroom. An amp with one-tenth the wattage is only half as loud. What is the volume setting on your Mesa?

- Keith

Anywhere from 3 to 5.....depending on the venue. It's an open back combo (EV EVM 12L) that's also run into a Recto Std 4x12 (Vintage 30s)

I know the headroom formula, but I want this amp to stay reasonably (but not perfectly) clean. It's going to be recieving the repeat side of a wet/dry delay setup....and I might add stereo chorus to both amps later on.

[some_dude]

Re: Fender

What's the difference in headroom and tone between a 100w Plexi and a JTM45?


Sorry for the rambling thread.....I'm going through idea's in my head. Can you tell I don't pay much attention to Fender or Marshall?

[jdm61]

Re: Fender

CS '57 Twin, baybeeeeee!!!!!!

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Fender

FWIW, my dad's got an old Super Reverb (silver), and it breaks up, but doesn't get anywhere near what I call distortion. It's a 30watt 4X10, and gets loud as hell. When it's cranked, you can back off the volume a bit, and it'll clean up w/o losing volume.