Review of the Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue amplifier. Where to buy it?

It is not without reason that the Fender amps of the tweed era (named after the amp’s fabric cover) have such a great reputation as the ideal amplifiers for blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On the one hand, they deliver crisp cleans at a moderate volume, which is often hard to find. On the other hand, turning up the volume releases a soft, creamy distortion – lying across the fine line between clean and crunch – that is simply unrivalled.

The Reissue Blues Deluxe offers two channels, one of which is predestined for the clean department, while the other can be made to sing at a civil volume by adjusting the master volume. Practically all good sounds between Bassman and Deluxe can be uced. With the Eminence 12″ speaker, the amp has enough power to fill small clubs with plenty of sound. The name says it all: The Blues Deluxe is an outstanding amp (not only, but especially) for blues and all other styles where warm, harmonically distorted sounds are desired.

• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ special design Eminence 8 Ohm speaker
• 2 Channels
• Reverb
• Colour: Tweed
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 59.7 x 47.6 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Foot switch included

• Hand-wired
• All tube
• Tube fittings: 2 x 6V6, 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 12AT7
• Power: 20 watts
• Equipped with: 1 x 12″ Jensen C-12Q
• 4 Jack inputs (2 x Normal- 2 x Bright)
• 2 Channel (Normal / Bright) Controls for channel 1 volume, treble, bass, for channel 2 volume, treble, bass, reverb, vibrato speed and vibrato intensity
• Effects: reverb, tremolo
• Dimensions: 42.9 x 61.59 x 25 cm
• Weight: 17.3 kg
• Including double foot switch and protective cover

It is not without reason that the Fender amps of the tweed era (named after the amp’s fabric cover) have such a great reputation as the ideal amplifiers for blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On the one hand, they deliver crisp cleans at a moderate volume, which is often hard to find. On the other hand, turning up the volume releases a soft, creamy distortion – lying across the fine line between clean and crunch – that is simply unrivalled.

The Reissue Blues Deluxe offers two channels, one of which is predestined for the clean department, while the other can be made to sing at a civil volume by adjusting the master volume. Practically all good sounds between Bassman and Deluxe can be uced. With the Eminence 12″ speaker, the amp has enough power to fill small clubs with plenty of sound. The name says it all: The Blues Deluxe is an outstanding amp (not only, but especially) for blues and all other styles where warm, harmonically distorted sounds are desired.

• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ special design Eminence 8 Ohm speaker
• 2 Channels
• Reverb
• Colour: Tweed
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 59.7 x 47.6 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Foot switch included

• American Hand-Wired Series
• Channels: 1
• Power: 12 W
• Preamp tubes: 1x 12AT7 – 3x 12AX7 – 1x 5AR4
• Power tubes: 2x 6V6
• Equipped with a 10″ Jensen P10R Alnico speaker
• Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity
• Switch: On/Off
• Effects: Reverb, Vibrato
• 2 Instrument inputs: 6.3 mm Jack – Input 2 with -6 dB
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 508 x 238 x 416 mm
• Weight: 14.5 kg
• Includes a footswitch (Reverb On/Off, Vibrato On/Off)
• Handwired in the USA

It is not without reason that the Fender amps of the tweed era (named after the amp’s fabric cover) have such a great reputation as the ideal amplifiers for blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On the one hand, they deliver crisp cleans at a moderate volume, which is often hard to find. On the other hand, turning up the volume releases a soft, creamy distortion – lying across the fine line between clean and crunch – that is simply unrivalled.

The Reissue Blues Deluxe offers two channels, one of which is predestined for the clean department, while the other can be made to sing at a civil volume by adjusting the master volume. Practically all good sounds between Bassman and Deluxe can be uced. With the Eminence 12″ speaker, the amp has enough power to fill small clubs with plenty of sound. The name says it all: The Blues Deluxe is an outstanding amp (not only, but especially) for blues and all other styles where warm, harmonically distorted sounds are desired.

• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ special design Eminence 8 Ohm speaker
• 2 Channels
• Reverb
• Colour: Tweed
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 59.7 x 47.6 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Foot switch included

The name Peavey used to stand for very inexpensive amps of average quality. In the interim, however, they have since worked their way up into the higher echelons of the amp class system – which is most recently evident with the specially tailor-made for Eddie Van Halen 5150 amp. The Peavey Classic Series of all-tube amps have become some of the most popular tube amps ever, which is partly still due to the reasonable price (for tube amps), but also due to the really good sound of their components.

The Classic 30 Tweed delivers 30 watts from 4x EL84 power tubes to a 12″ speaker, which is reminiscent of the classic amps (such as Fender or Vox), and the sound is on point. As well as the traditional clean channel this amp also has a modern lead channel with a master volume. No wonder the Classic 30 itself has almost become a classic.

• Tube combo 30 watts tweed
• 1 x 12″ Speaker
• 30 W RMS at 16/8 Ohm
• 3 x 12AX7 preamplifier tubes
• 4 x EL 84 power amplifiers
• 2 Channel pre-amplifier (foot- or hand-switch) Pre- and post-gain control in boost channel
• Passive 3-band tone control
• Reverb control
• Effects loop
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 50 x 41 x 27.5 cm

It is not without reason that the Fender amps of the tweed era (named after the amp’s fabric cover) have such a great reputation as the ideal amplifiers for blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On the one hand, they deliver crisp cleans at a moderate volume, which is often hard to find. On the other hand, turning up the volume releases a soft, creamy distortion – lying across the fine line between clean and crunch – that is simply unrivalled.

The Reissue Blues Deluxe offers two channels, one of which is predestined for the clean department, while the other can be made to sing at a civil volume by adjusting the master volume. Practically all good sounds between Bassman and Deluxe can be uced. With the Eminence 12″ speaker, the amp has enough power to fill small clubs with plenty of sound. The name says it all: The Blues Deluxe is an outstanding amp (not only, but especially) for blues and all other styles where warm, harmonically distorted sounds are desired.

• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ special design Eminence 8 Ohm speaker
• 2 Channels
• Reverb
• Colour: Tweed
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 59.7 x 47.6 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Foot switch included

• Hot Rod series
• 3 Channels: Normal, Drive and More Drive
• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ Celestion A-Type
• Tubes: 3x 12AX7 and 2x 6L6
• 2 Jack inputs – input 2 with -6 dB
• Controls for Presence, Reverb, Master Volume, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive, Select Switch, Drive Volume, Bright Switch
• Chicken head style buttons
• 2 Speaker connections: Internal and external
• Preamp out
• Power amp in
• Case made of solid light pine
• Dimensions: 47.6 x 59.7 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 18.59 kg
• Design: Black textured vinyl and slightly aged silver-coloured front fabric
• Includes 2-way footswitch and protective cover