brizee77's Reviews

Awesome guitar

Robbie Macintosh came and played on one of my recordings. He brought three guitars. One of these, a Black 1990s Jap Strat and the heaviest 1970s telecaster I've ever picked up. He used the Duesenburg for nearly the entire record. After that session, I found one in Manchester England for a very low price. Unwisely I made the mistake of giving it to a friend who later gave me it back to settle a debt. Boy was I glad. One day I set up my gear for my 335. The tone was great but I decided to try the Duze through the same settings. Wow!!! It was instant custard warm creamy delicious fuzz. I usually let guitars go if i don't use them enough but this one will always be with me as you just never know when that Duzemeister custard will be required. Mine is a 2000 model, serial number 656. I hope someday it will be worth a fortune.

Fender 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta red

Lovely guitar. Of all the old ones Ive owned the one I think is least worth investing in is the Strat. Not because the old ones aren't great. They are incredible. Its just the reissues are now so darned amazing that you don't need to shell out the big bucks. Trust me Ive owned a refinished 57, two all original 1963s, a 1962 slab board and a bunch of relics, reissues and seventies ones.

The new fender heavy relics are the dogs wee ones. Hard to better. I tried four in chicago music exchange including a 1964 original. The fifties relics won out. Looks, tone, feel and weight were all better than the old one and they cost a quarter of the price.

Beezer!!!

A great instrument. I have a 1967 model. Ive also owned two 355s and two 345s. I sold them all and would hate to part with this. I like the narrow neck and the mellow tones. Mine has a bigsby and keeps tuning pretty good. Sounds as food as any fender but a little more fragile on those long haul flights so not one i would want to put in the hold of any aircraft.

HMMM

Yes everybody raves about the old ones but my reissue works for me. In combination with my MXR and Graphic I can get all the dirt I need for low volume gigs and a nice creamy lead boost for the big shows.

Better than you think

Ok its not sexy to look at. In fact its probably the most boring looking pedal in the world. But its a versatile little sucker that can give you sparkle or mud at the flick of a slider. Very useful indeed.

versatile

having tried many delays, this one still comes out as a great tone for the stage and studio. Having a BPM is so useful when recording and having a record mode is so useful for practicing. It can be programmed and whilst its a little complicated to get to know, it delivers the most precision repeats and versatile options of any I've tried.

Tune and power

this baby owners your other pedals and give you accurate silent tuning. Whats not to like? oh and they are rugged as........

stereo volume. lovely

you can see your volume and its a very reliable pedal that doesn't colour your tone. just does what it says on the tin

for many things that sound weird and beautiful

great little pedal. Run in stereo it makes the most glorious noises.

great pedal

perfect little booster to give you the edge to your tone. Worth getting there old ones as they sound better than the reissue

The best amp in the world.

Having been an amp nerd for most of my adult life, Ive become convinced that nothing will make more difference to your tone than your choice of amp. As the man says a great guitar thru a bad amp sounds bad. An ok guitar through a great amp sounds amazing!!!

I over load the front end of my signal and drive it hard at the amp. The tube rectifier on the deluxe, grabs it, squeezes it and takes away all the hate in the world and pumps it out as sweet soul searing tone that makes puppies weep and young girls go running for their mom.

Neil young rocks one, the edge has a few and they can still be found cheaper than "boutique" clones. Its a circuit thats been imitated, tweaked and cloned but never been bettered.

I have two of these babies, both with new speakers. The old ones are nearly always clapped out. Ive owned a fifties champ, princeton, vibrolux and tremolux. None of them sound as good as a tweed deluxe. Sell your granny and get one for yourself. You'll never need another amp

If you have only one guitar in your life, this is it

You'll hear a lot about vintage guitars and how great they are. The impression given is that a guitar is great because its old. This is not true. I've had many old guitars and many were not great at all. You'll hear that a telecaster should be light or that it should be heavy. You'll often hear about wood and pickups and their originality. But none of that really matters once you own it. All that counts is whether or not its great. and My guitar is not the lightest, it s about 7 pounds which is pretty average for an old tele. Its a body only refinish. Everything else is original. So its not the MOST collectable but still nice to own. But that really counts is that this guitar is one i can't set down. I just love playing it. Its an inspiring guitar that makes me play things I don't play on other guitars. If you've only one guitar in the world. Make it your mission to find a guitar that makes you feel like that and don't ever part with it!!!