1/25/2024 0 Comments 66 bandmaster![]() After the work, the amp had good firm low end, sparkling high end, and yielded a great three dimensional soundstage. It was dull sounding with inarticulate low end, no high end sparkle and no dimensional quality to its sound before I started. I just finished a Bandmaster for a young player. With regard to the professor’s experience with that particular Bandmaster, I would suggest that that was an amp that was not functioning properly. The DR has three gain stages in the Vibrato channel so it is a bit more eager to break up, but it still will be loud by the time it yields natural, amp-created distortion, ime. My comments were really just based on the impressions of a Bandmaster from long ago and a Deluxe Reverb from both long ago and from the present day.įor home use and for anything except clean in the home, both of these amps are overkill.unless the home cam put up with some volume. In short, it's not really an apples-to-apples comparison, but I much prefer the presence, sparkle, and dimensionality that a good Deluxe Reverb can offer. The Bandmaster is a two-6L6 amp with a solid-state rectifier (I'm pretty sure) and an insulated, closed-back 2x12" cabinet, whereas the Deluxe Reverb is a two-6V6 amp with either a 5AR4 or a 5U4 rectifier and a single 12" open-back cabinet and on-board reverb. ![]() It seems to have more presence, but that is helped by its on-board reverb.īut to be fair, they're very different amps. Depending on the speaker, it can also have some nice bass. The Deluxe Reverb is full but still with each note distinct, and sparkly at the top. Sounds like a flat EQ to me, without much depth. No sparkling highs, no deep lows, and fairly one-dimensional. The way I remember my Bandmaster is about identical to the very first thing played on this video. I always suggest adding $150-300 to the budget for a Deluxe Reverb (the higher number covers you if some tubes need replacing) - it's most likely need new filter and bias caps (which should be replaced every 15 years or so no matter how good the amp sounds), pots and jacks cleaned & lubed, voltage readings taken & noted, off-spec parts (including tubes) replaced as needed, bias checked and adjusted and tube sockets checked for tension on the pins (and retensioned if necessary).Īll normal stuff that needs to be done every 15 years or so - like changing oil or tires on a car.Ĭlick to expand.My comments were really just based on the impressions of a Bandmaster from long ago and a Deluxe Reverb from both long ago and from the present day. I find that over 90% of the vintage tube amps sold in "excellent condition" have either never been serviced or are overdue for it. The DR is far more practical as you can run it hotter - a Bandmaster will be quite a bit louder by the time it hits full frequency response.īe sure to keep in mind service needs when buying any vintage amp. I've had multiple DR's PR's and Bandmasters right now a '66 DR and '62 Bandmaster.īut it sounds like you're playing at home.
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