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A friend called me today to ask if I had any opinions on the Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo amp. Up until today, I was unaware of such an amp. It is a Class D "modeling" amp... made to simulate the 22 watt Deluxe Reverb. This amp looks the same as the original (Blackface). It is much lighter due to the loss of the heavy transformers and being equipped with a NEO speaker. The Reverb and Vibrato are digital as well. But you will not see a "DSP" designation on the amp.
The question posed to me... if this is a 100 watt amp, what is the deal with the dial on the back that starts at Full/22 watts and goes down to .2 watts? The only thing I could guess is the "simulated" sound of an amp working at full or partial power, the way the original sounded. So when in full, you would get the "sound" of the original deluxe but you have the benefit of a louder output since this amp is rated at 100 watts. So if you had breakup when the volume was at 5 (on the original amp), you will get the same sound if the setting is at Full but it will be louder. That is my guess.
I've watched a couple YouTube videos but that question is not addressed.
Do I have this right?
Thanks, Tom
A friend called me today to ask if I had any opinions on the Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo amp. Up until today, I was unaware of such an amp. It is a Class D "modeling" amp... made to simulate the 22 watt Deluxe Reverb. This amp looks the same as the original (Blackface). It is much lighter due to the loss of the heavy transformers and being equipped with a NEO speaker. The Reverb and Vibrato are digital as well. But you will not see a "DSP" designation on the amp.
The question posed to me... if this is a 100 watt amp, what is the deal with the dial on the back that starts at Full/22 watts and goes down to .2 watts? The only thing I could guess is the "simulated" sound of an amp working at full or partial power, the way the original sounded. So when in full, you would get the "sound" of the original deluxe but you have the benefit of a louder output since this amp is rated at 100 watts. So if you had breakup when the volume was at 5 (on the original amp), you will get the same sound if the setting is at Full but it will be louder. That is my guess.
I've watched a couple YouTube videos but that question is not addressed.
Do I have this right?
Thanks, Tom
) it's not uncommon to see tube amps used in audio programs produce a great deal more on peaks than their RMS rating. SS amps have a harder speed limit (as they are implemented, meaning that I don't know if the same same allowance could be exploited with transistors?). This characteristic combined with the fact that tubes run at high-ish voltages and tax the power supply makes for much "bouncier" performance by the power supply, which the tubes will tolerate. The only way to get the same NOMINAL power from a SS amp (as they are implemented) is to use generous wattage and have the anomalous tube amp behaviors programmed into the input signal.
I've built a couple of amps for myself that I do like even better, but certainly aren't as versatile overall. The Prosonic is definitely an amp with good tone for all it's modes. Not a one trick pony.
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