Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb Guitar Amplifier

After one day using this amp, I've tried with some of my pedals. My fiesta recommend is to use an EP Booster to improve the smoothness provided by the mid push of this pedal, on the custom channel it will feel like a real Deluxe Reverb '65. For overdrive, the TubeScreamer ir anything alike is a good one to test. I've been pairing the Vox AC15C1 and this amp, and sometimes I can't notice any difference in sound, but for a good thing.

if you like the EP preamp sound then an xotic, or better yet a real echoplex, will always improve every amp LOL... if you don't like it (some crazy people don't) then it ruins everything. The deluxe and ac15 are a great pairing for gigs where you can get away with some volume.

Both amps plays really good, Jim! I have been trying to check many configurations (Vox or Fender as lead, on stereo with balanced volume and others). The Fender is not totally clean but it is compared to the Vox tone.

The only cons that I found is that if you want to play this setup as clean tones in a big scenario, you have to mic the amps.

The Vox maybe can still be clean until some point... thought.

Finally found a way to merge the sounds of these amps but in pedals terms. Say, you can put an overdrive pedal for the Vox and it sounds incredible good for your taste but maybe doesn't goes well at all with the other amp. So, the TS Mini has a good taste for both amps, but I need something more flexible on tap like the Fulltone FullDrive 2 Mosfet. On the next step, I was trying to make a setup with two chains, but that resulted in a more complex pedalboard with dynamics losing. Then, I put the plug in the Vintage Channel and voilá! This way the overdrive pedals paired well on both amps.

Just some hours ago, I had another session to test the setup. I ended figuring out that I like better the Vox with a little more volume, the Fender just a bit behind so in a strong strumming, the Fender pushes its mids with a volume at the same level like Vox.

This night I have tried a real Wet-Dry setup, using the Comp and drives pedals through the Vox AC15C1, for a dry setup. Then, I micked the amp using the Behringer UMD404HD and I sent that processed signal via 1/4" plug through the Echosystem and Hall of Fame 2, to finally reach the Fender Custom Deluxe Reverb '68... It's awesome!!! It's a whole different experience than splitting the signal with the Echosystem, which is a good and easy setup but a real Wet-Dry setup rocks! I would like to hear this as Wet-Dry-Wet. My thoughts about using a tube amp for wet is that when the tone is saturated, the amp brings warmness to the tone, sounding attenuated rather than rigid or "cold".

Some minutes ago, I turned out the beast up to Vol 10... Whoa... Fantastic! The Custom channel, with Bassman tone stack, does that "Bzzz" fuzzy sound that rock players will love. Recently, I'm more into the Fender CDR '68 than the Vox AC15C1, but definitely, I love both amps.

My guitar have been customized to magnetic induce less electrical current within the coil (I put off tje poles a little), so the guitar sounds more acoustic, and this amp can do vintage and modern music. The reverb, depending your guitar can work for any style, but depends the amount used for every one.

Turn it up to 6-7 on the amp, then turn down to 1-3 in your volume guitar pot, you will notice the dynamics of the amp at a low audible volume. Or you can do it on inverse for a classic sound.

Common FAQs for Vox AC15C1 (AC15C1 from here) and Fender CDR '68 (CDR68 from here).

1) The CDR68 has more volumen than the AC15C1. 2) Both amp overdrives on differently flavor. The AC15C1 is more metallic (listen to Kings of Leon's Black Thumbnail song) and the CDR68 more cristalline (on youtube search this demo https://youtu.be/7HWlGsNB_p4) 3) If you will pair both amps, try to get pedals that match for both amps, or you should think on split the signal for them. 4) It is more easy to do rhythms on the AC15C1 than the CDR68 (from what I have been played). 5) If you're into classic rock like ACDC, Led Zeppelin and so, probably you will want to get the CDR68, sometimes it gets into the Vox range. 6) The CDR68's custom channel does on mid range. And the vintage channel is mid-scoped. 7) Boost pedals on CDR68 is volumen boost, but an overdrive pusher for the AC15C1 (a really good thing). 8) The AC15C1 can go clean on loud volumes if you turn up the master and you keep low the Channel Volumen (Normal or Top Boost). Probably even on higher volumen than the CDR68, but lacks on bassy tones. 9) AC15C1's clean tones are 'thin' and the CDR68's are 'bold'. 10) Both amps do a good contrast in the mix.

it should be plenty loud for club use, then again, a real deluxe reverb has a lot of headroom for its conservative 22 watt rating.... good review

and what you're describing is exactly what a vintage fender reverb does.... long pan with a long decay, sounds best low unless you are in a surf band.... only the outboard reverb from the 50s and 60s sounds different and that's because it has more controls and a different driver tube... I never understood why guys go nuts for the fender reverb amps, I've owned a few from the 60s, the reverb is overbearing compared to ampeg's reverb.... on the other hand the fender reverb seems to record really well, sounds completely different on tape... cheers!

Great observation about the reverb. Maybe a reverb tube change would improve the sound, but it's just not THAT spring sound. Sort of so-so

Just this morning I played it in a small room with a loud drummer friend, and it was plenty loud. Definitely loud enough to sit nicely over the drummer, but I worry about how well it would project in a decent-sized club with people in it.