Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb RI

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Anyone have any experience with this amp? I'm thinking about getting it or a Fender Princeton Reverb RI.
 
Funny, I just got one last night, in Limited Edition Burgundy

FenderDRRI_zps5fc04a2f.jpg


Thoughts so far:

- It's really small
- Build quality seems average; the back panels are about as thick as cardboard
- The Vibrato click makes the effect totally unusable for me, especially for recording
- With the footswitch unplugged, channel 2 has reverb active and vibrato bypassed, which eliminates the use of a footswitch for me (good thing); use normal channel for no reverb
- I've tried many high gain channel-switchers that have good cleans, but Fender still can't be touched
- Have yet to try pedals in front (no loop), but hoping some type of fuzz can sound good there

Short term verdict: worth it if your setup lacks good cleans
 
Check out the new fender silver faces too, they get a little better reviews than the drri. http://www.fender.com/series/vintage-mo ... verb-120v/

I had a drri, solid amp. I wish I would have clipped the bright cap on the vibrato channel, as it made it picky with dirt pedals. I played a friends original 67 dr that blew the drri.
 
I use one all the time. GREAT amp. The cleans are incredible.

Hit it with any good dirt pedal. I use a Bogner Red, Fulldrive II, Keeley Baked TS-9 and it sounds killer. Delay, chorus, wah once in a while.

Never had a problem with it sounding too bright. It's a big fat clean tone and with the Bogner it's a killer rock amp.

It's really all I would ever need. I do like the Twin a little better for the massive headroom. The Twins rule. :rock:
 
Business":2m6zo7q1 said:
Funny, I just got one last night, in Limited Edition Burgundy

FenderDRRI_zps5fc04a2f.jpg


Thoughts so far:

- It's really small
- Build quality seems average; the back panels are about as thick as cardboard
- The Vibrato click makes the effect totally unusable for me, especially for recording
- With the footswitch unplugged, channel 2 has reverb active and vibrato bypassed, which eliminates the use of a footswitch for me (good thing); use normal channel for no reverb
- I've tried many high gain channel-switchers that have good cleans, but Fender still can't be touched
- Have yet to try pedals in front (no loop), but hoping some type of fuzz can sound good there

Short term verdict: worth it if your setup lacks good cleans

Man that's pretty. Never seen that version.
Congrats.
 
I'm gassing hardcore for this amp...been between this and a super sonic 22 for a while now...need to get in and just crank the two side by side.
 
Badronald":wd15y462 said:
I use one all the time. GREAT amp. The cleans are incredible.

Hit it with any good dirt pedal. I use a Bogner Red, Fulldrive II, Keeley Baked TS-9 and it sounds killer. Delay, chorus, wah once in a while.

Never had a problem with it sounding too bright. It's a big fat clean tone and with the Bogner it's a killer rock amp.

It's really all I would ever need. I do like the Twin a little better for the massive headroom. The Twins rule. :rock:
Just curious where you are running the volume and which channel you are using? One thing I love about the bigger fenders is the switch for the bright cap....
 
Thanks guys. Anyone have experience with the Princeton Reverb RI?
 
Zap":1z4bn66e said:
Thanks guys. Anyone have experience with the Princeton Reverb RI?

Heard of quality control issues
Rattling at higher volumes and other stuff
 

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