Re: What amps have great cleans and take very well to distortion/OD pedals?
You are kidding, right? A Classic 50 should be much more mid-rangey than a 65 Deluxe! I would think the deluxe would be way better!
nope not kidding... my all original 1965 Deluxe amp is not the best sounding amp i own for Clean tones... I use the Deluxe with a few distortion pedals once in a while... The C50 head has some seriously nice BIG clean tones.. i use that head into either a Marshall 1x12 or my 5150 cab.... sometimes i mix in a little piezo with my neck pickups on my Godin for some extra sparkel but it sounds good on it's own without Piezo... A little chorus here and there and a neck pickup.... wow...
I like the C50 clean sound thru those cabs better then i like my C30 combo's clean tone thru it's own speaker and a matching Peavey Extention Cab... That little marshall cab i have with the 150 watt speaker in it can be cranked with the c50's clean channel and it still sounds clear as a bell...
I've heard many nice SS Clean tones over the years... Roland JC120 started that i guess. I used to love a Fender Ultra Chorus amp i owned for that crystal clear SS type stereo sound, but it was lacking something... When i visited the Peavey Warehouse in the mid 90's they had a room that housed a bunch of old wrecks and discountinued amps.. They had some sort of 2x12 SS chorus combo that was sitting there and we cranked it up.. Clear as a bell and the windows in the front office of the place were shaking! It had the SS Clean tone for sure that i loved from the Fender only better, but had some guts for sure.
For Tube Clean sounds i also love the Fender Hot Rod series for clean sounds.... Hate their OD channels but the Cleans can be big and full... Twins are nice as well, there is a nice custom covered one i see on discount that i'd love to buy....... But my heart would love to own a Bassman Reissue oneday after hearing what Albert Lee did with one of those and his signature model that has the 3 P90's in it... Nice!!!!!
Lots of Fender amps out there make nice clean tones.. But in my Case the Peavey's do wonders for me
