SECRETS of the Fender Deluxe Reverb - The BEST Fender Amp Ever? (FULL SERVICE)

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  @TheGuitologist · 8 years ago (edited) · pinned

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• PA

  @PatCrowe · 8 years ago (edited)

  This is my amp and I have to say that I am really happy with the job that Brad did. Sounds incredible when Brad plays it and pretty darn good when I do. It now sounds like my old BF DR did back in the early &apos;70s. Before I had this one serviced, it sounded good on low volume but when it was turned up, I could tell that something was wrong, aside from the reverb crackling and the non-existent tremolo. &nbsp;I bought this last November at GC for $800. They had it priced like a reissue and that&apos;s what I think they thought it was. I knew it could not be a RI because it didn&apos;t have the drip edge, unless somebody had taken them off. When I saw the 120V receptacle &nbsp;in the back I knew it was an antique. I snapped it up. Even a blind dog finds a bone once in a while. I wish I&apos;d fixed it sooner. Thanks again Brad for the fine job you did. Not to mention the thrill I got watching my amp being worked on. Great video! Do I get any residuals???

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• JF

  @jfkesq · 4 years ago

  I have a 1979 Deluxe. Bought it used for $200 when I was in high school. Played in a band in high school and college and grad school. Still play sometimes with the same guys. We lost 2 band members, one to cancer, &nbsp;and the other to cardiac arrest. This amp was a godsend and it still sounds like gold. Sweet as honey and smooth as butter. Great video.....

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• BR

  @bradh6185 · 7 years ago

  Man, it&apos;s not too often that you see a tech with chops like that.

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• JP

  @jppagetoo · 8 years ago

  The model numbers starting in the Blackface era is date based. AB868 is August 1968, AA1270 is December 1970, AA1172 is November 72. So the 1172 version is the later one.The only difference between AA1270 and AA1172 is the placement of the standby switch. In 1972 they moved the switch in front of the filter caps prior to then it was placed after.

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• DO

  @doggod07 · 7 years ago

  Here in Adelaide South Australia where we speak correct English I feel compelled to correct the way you pronounce the word tremolo. It is Trem- Ah-Low. A good example is the &nbsp;intro on Ian Hunter&apos;s : Once Bitten Twice Shy, when he says Hello. Thanks you and good night.

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• AN

  @AndrewAHayes · 8 years ago

  I love those Batman esque zooms !!!!!!!!!!!!

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• JR

  @jrredfordmusic · 10 months ago

  Brad that tremolo fix was next level. Excellent my man.

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• SH

  @shade057 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVar2K_RLRU&amp;t=2816">46:56</a><br>This is the part which makes the video all worth it.<br>The tremolo works!!! <br>The way ya dealt with the resistor which influences the tremolo is really an art.

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• TO

  @tonyduncan9852 · 8 years ago

  I remember the goosebumps that ran down the back of my neck when I first played a Telecaster into one of these. &nbsp;Excellent, as usual.

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• KE

  @kevinski5386 · 8 years ago

  Just wanted to let you know the quality of your video in the close ups and chassis scans has been excellent. &nbsp;I&apos;m doing my first scratch build of an AB763 and some of my technique questions were answered in your close ups. &nbsp;Thanks for stressing that as an important part of what you are doing.

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• BI

  @big_snoops · 8 years ago

  Brad, the Batman transitions are money.

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