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It sort of depends.

 

The Deluxe Reverb is ideal for practice and rehearsals.

 

The Vibrolux Reverb (I had to look twice at that picture of a Vibrolux non-reverb) is great for medium gigs and the Pro Reverb is right for larger gigs.

 

The Henriksen JazzAmp is great when I need to get somewhere without a car.

 

And I have a homebrew 5E3 but I'm not sure what to do with it yet.

 

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You know what I'm talking about' date=' right? 5E3 Deluxe with a Celestion Blue Alnico and Solid Maple Cabinet.

 

Yeah you do. Whatcha got? Come one now. Whatcha got?

 

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+1(bajillion). The 5E3 is my favorite amp PERIOD! Although mine has a pine cab and a WGS "Reaper" speaker..

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Victoria 35115

 

OK, maybe not my all time favorite, but I have had the pleasure of using one of these at a show. Deliciously bright with plenty of sweet highs from a 15" combo? Hell yes. This is one handwired beauty. The one I played was not tweed, more of an oatmeal colored tolex.

 

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While my Fender '57 Deluxe is a great amp. Killer 6V6 clean tones. Touch sensitivity. Loud as hell.

I do enjoy my Fender Two-Tone Amp with the dual speaker configuration (10"x12") in a larger solid pine box, EL-84 Blues Jr. circuit, and reverb. The fat switch is an added bonus in that it really gives the amp a sonic boost.

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Biggest mistake I ever made was swapping the Deluxe Reverb in the mid '70s for this big twin-speaker 120-watter I have right now that never leaves the house 'cuz I don't need the power nor the strained muscles. The company (AIMS) doesn't exist now, but I'll tell you, it's a helluva great amp for a band in about any size venue and it's aok as a solo amp 'cuz you can even run a mike through a separate channel - and it was designed for that.

 

I dunno, never had any problem making enough noise for the era with the DR - and that included a mid 60s' big auditorium show. Of course the audience expectations weren't what they are now. But even nowadays, it could be miked and still give me sound I like. It even works as that solo mike and guitar function in a small saloon or coffeehouse gig.

 

Alas... I now have a little 10-inch speaker 30-watt Kustom acoustic amp that is incredibly versatile for small solo gigs and even for recording my practice sessions. Separate channels for mike and guitar. In a way it's my favorite. I don't really know if I'd use a DR as much overall nowadays since it doesn't have that "line-out" option - and I don't need anywhere near the amount of sound anywhere I've played lately. In fact, I'm not sure I'd not just as soon run the little Kustom even a PA in a bigger joint though it's SS 'stedda tube if I were in a group; I'd struggle with the big mamajamma if it were a solo gig somewhere big if they didn't have a decent house pa.

 

I think with just a 12-inch speaker for a little more lows, the Kustom would make it as is with my multi-effect box added mostly for thickness. I've used it in a solo situation in a 500-plus size theater stage environment and never turned it anywhere near half way...

 

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