Line 6 Pilot's Handbook manual Blackface - based on a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Amps & Cabs • Blackface – based on a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb

Blackface – based on a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb

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The Holy Grail for many blues, country, and “roots” players has been a blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb. The particular amp we studied for modeling was built in 1964, and is truly one of the finest examples of what a Deluxe Reverb can be.

Most players love a Deluxe when it’s turned up to about 7 for a nice gritty sound that cleans up when you back off your guitar’s volume knob just a little. Notice how the tone control response changes as this Amp Model’s Drive is changed: clean settings are crisp and present, while more driven settings will mellow the high end. This is typical of what you get from a Deluxe and is nicely captured here.

The Deluxe itself has only Bass and Treble controls. The Mid knob of Duoverb’s Blackface model lets you add some post-Amp Model midrange contouring when you want to expand on the Deluxe Reverb’s capabilities for a little more flexibility. And Presence adds, well, Presence. Set the Mid knob to its 12 o’clock position and the Presence knob to 0 for the classic Deluxe sound. Tweaked up right, this tone will cut through and sing.

The Cabinet Model is based on the Deluxe, which is loaded with one 12-inch Jensen.

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