Profiles of Vintage Amps (<1960)

I could profile more vintage amps - but not all old amps sounds great.
So I have to look to find a really nice one first.

Profiling (the way I do it) is this much work - so I have to be careful to choose the right amps.

By now I offer a lot of Fender tweed amps:
-Fender Blues Junior LTD (1x12" - close miked)
-Fender 57 Deluxe (1x12" - close miked)
-Fender 59 Bassman (4x10" - close miked)
-Fender 54 ProAmp (1x15" - close miked)
-Fender 56 Harvard (1x10" - far miked)
-Fender 52 Deluxe (1x12" - far miked)

The next profiles are a little bit more modern - from the '60

Did you try the 1952 Deluxe?

Some larger pictures for amp lovers - all from the 1952 Fender Deluxe.

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Download the Deluxe in full size (3744x3632 pixel)

1952 Deluxe Full Size

Large picture of the Fender ProAmp

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Quote from IanHay

Hi Armin,

Any chance your next round of profiles will include a 60's Fender Super Reverb? I'm a little surprised that the Super Reverb hasn't been profiled by either you or And44 - it seems like a big miss in collections of classic amps.

I need to get my Derek Trucks on. A few profiles of high-volume, tube-saturated cleans/push tones similar to these is what I'm looking for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDK9YCplcCY

Thanks for all your efforts, Armin. (And fantastic photography, too!)

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Yes, you are right a Super Reverb is missing.
The problem with the vintage amps is - the quality is very inconsistent. Some look great and sound poor - others look very used (like the ones I profiled) and sound great.

Did you try the Concert?
The Concert sounds very close to the Super Reverb - without the reverb - but that can't be profiled anyway.

I'll look for a great Super Reverb for you ....

Here is a large picture of the 1957 Harvard.

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If you have any clips let us hear!

Quote from RistraTone

Thanks guys! Armin, Your method of profiling the harvard feels very real to me, and its nice to be able to dial through the profiles and virtually adjust the controls of the amp itself. Is there a chance of a tweed Princeton in our future?

Not a tweed but I found a nice Princeton - hope to start profiling next week...

Some great old Fender amps coming soon!