Open Box Fender '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb 20W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Level 2 Black 197881263720

I recently bought this amp. I own a Princeton and have played/heard most amps. This is by far the best amp I have ever heard. The definition and clarity are unrivaled. It is worth the money. The only negative I have is that for my taste the Jensen stock speaker is very bright. I'm replacing it with a greenback.

Use it for gigging in classic rock and roll band and home practice mostly. It is very lightweight and has excellent tone. Reverb and tremelo sound great but for tremelo to work the foot pedal must be plugged in? I have about 10 pedals on my pedalboard and it takes pedals great as well.

All I can say is, "Wow." This amp sounds phenomenal. It just sounds so full and rich and clear. It just naturally compresses and breaks up in such a nice and subtle way. At 4 on the volume, there is just enough for the notes to be chewy without being too loud to play at home (in a twin house). I was just immediately blown away by the lush 3D sound, and I have always been a huge fan of the bias vary tremolo. Sonically it is very close to my special edition 65 Princeton Reverb Reissue which has a Jensen P12Q. the Deluxe just adds so much more on every level. I still love both amps, but I really can't imagine waiting to turn on any of my other amps after playing this. I've owned a ton of amps, and this is the first time I have felt I could actually see myself selling all of the others.

In my opinion, this amp is every bit as good as the pre-CBS amps we all love, with one forgivable exception: the tank reverb on the originals was much better. The easy and obvious workaround is to set the on-board reverb on 1 and play through an external reverb unit, preferably a tube-driven model with individually fine-tunable dwell, mix, and tone. Aside from that one small issue, the amp delivers absolutely face-meltingly gorgeous sound. Worth the money.

I've had it about a week. Solid build quality, Normal and Bright channels sound fantastic. Tried a strat, tele, and Paul through it, and they all sound great. Vibrato and Reverb are tube driven, and sound great. Pedals go well with this amp. Fuzzes need more dialing in, but overdrives and distortions perform well (Maxon SD-9, OCD. Menatone Red Snapper, and Wampler Tumnus). I've read some comments about price point, but since Fender is building these through the Custom Shop and hand-wiring them, as opposed to the reissues. Most boutique clones run the same price. Personally, I wanted an original 64/65 DR, but they cost about the same or higher, so I went for new, handwired with a warranty. The combo is light and easy to carry. Plug and play, you're ready to go. Recommend.