Just curious if anyone has tried the reissue '65 Deluxe Reverb. I've heard mixed reviews. Thanks

Mixed indeed,not great but for the money not bad,especially a used one.

I guess there aren't enough of them out there to have many views, but what type of amp would work best for the CL Jazz in anyone's opinion? I don't have one, but I was always curious what those would ideally pair up with amp-wise.

Can't go wrong with a Dr. Z Carmen Ghia, Volume and Tone Knob, but it's unreal the variety of tones I can coax from this amp. Dr. Z's attention to detail and quality reminds me of Collings...I think a Colling Electric through any Dr. Z Amp would be a great combination.

I also got a '65 reissue reverb deluxe, I've had 3 different speakers in it and can't get it to sing. Anyone have any ideas on how to get one of these things to sound right, I'm ready to give up and sell it.

Jaco, you can have my '65 Reverb Deluxe for $400 plus shipping, I think that's probably about as cheap as you could get one for.... not that I've researched them lately. If you can afford a Z though I think you'd be happier.

It just doesn't get much play between the Dr. Z and the Vibrolux.

"I also got a '65 reissue reverb deluxe, I've had 3 different speakers in it and can't get it to sing. Anyone have any ideas on how to get one of these things to sound right, I'm ready to give up and sell it."

Try different preamp tubes. I use vintage Telefunken, expensive, but they last a long, long time. Also, is the amp properly biased?

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Originally posted by Dmargo1045:
"I also got a '65 reissue reverb deluxe, I've had 3 different speakers in it and can't get it to sing. Anyone have any ideas on how to get one of these things to sound right, I'm ready to give up and sell it."

Try different preamp tubes. I use vintage Telefunken, expensive, but they last a long, long time. Also, is the amp properly biased?

I agree that NOS tubes are lovely, especially the Teles, but if the speaker is a poor fit then the rest won't matter.

There are companies that make very good approximations of just about every vintage speaker ever made. What speaker came in the original '65?

The Carr Mercury has my vote; ESPECIALLY DA CLEAN TONE; Backing the carr up with a plain old Peavey Delta Blues with 1, 15" speaker, good bang for the buck as is my Fender Blues Jr. NOS with one 12" . The Carr takes the prize.
Has any one tried a "Goodsell" Thanks, philcagle

I had Mass Street sell my old amp a couple years ago, thought I was done with electric.

But wattya know, something else came up,so I went through my amp search about 6 months ago.

I knew I really liked the old (60s) deluxe reverbs, so I was looking for something that compared to those.

Tried: Carr Rambler, Fargen Blackbird, Victoria (several),

Read great things about, but could not esily find to try:

Bruno Cowtipper 22, Tone King Meteor II, Sewell Texaverb,
Heritage Victory, Dave Gries 20, Clark Beaufort Reverb, Allen Old Flame or Accomplice

In the end, I wound up with:
An old blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb. Found it on Craigs list.

Costwise, it's right in there with these boutique amps, particuarly if you've got some "non-original" feature like replaced speakers, which actually might be an improvement anyway. From what I've read, the silverfaces cost a lot less but sound about the same, especially the earlier ones.

I thought the Victorias sounded great, but my amp wound up costing me a lot less.

The problem is: like boutique guitars, it's hard to find one place that carries many boutique amps so you can try them; much less compare several.

I knew for a fact what I liked best, from my old playing days, so I just decided to reduce my search time and go with the known quantity.

I think it sounds great. No idea how it compares, but my guess is: quite favorably. for the kind of music mentioned, anyway. Not the best "grunge rock" choice, I would imagine.

They're up on ebay all the time, I just prefer to play first. would be the same issue for the boutique amps that I can't find around here anyplace.

They have no printed circuit boards, all techs know how to work on/fix them if necessary.

Buying that model, used, I expect it will hold its value better than some of the other choices I might have made, if/when I choose to sell it eventually.

if you can find a killer vintage deluxe reverb AND have a tech you can trust, you will rewarded with awesome tones and a good investment. i owned a dr z maz 18 and with a 290. with the collings and especially a tele it is killer. light enough to haul. i picked up a carr hammerhead II real cheap on a dealer blow out, and it is a wonderful amp--with a high quality reverb in front it does cleans and easily cranks several mean distortion tones. if you win the lotto, check out a two-rock classic reverb sig coupled to their sig cab--serious tone, but livin large bucks.

From what I've read, seems like you're as likely, or moreso, to need the trusty tech for the newer amps rather than the older ones. Many of the newer amps are built less sturdily, without point-to-point wiring and with printed circuit boards, making them harder and more expensive to repair. Versus, in the older amps, discreet components, widely available, easily accessed and universally understood. Placed in sturdier constructed cabinets, with sturdier wiring. Most of them have been serviced along the way, already, if they are working now.

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I just picked up a new Clark 5E3 tweed Deluxe copy because the old Fender mid 50's 5E3's are are out of sight price wise and the new Fender 57 Deluxe reissue is around $1,800 in stores $1,200-1,300 used. I don't get that on either scenerio. The Clark cost me $875 and I figure his cost has to go up soon so I jumped in now.I had an original retweeded 56 with replaced speaker and it rocked.The Clark is almost there and I'm sure once everything breaks in after some playing time it'll be so close. A really nice job by Mike Clark....great,clean work,quality components,even a masked standby switch where the ground switch used to be on the old ones.....a no-brainer if you're looking for an affordable 5E3.