I preferred the one on the right! It did sound less midrangey to me though... so likely wouldn't 'cut' as much live.
@Danyella727 ай бұрын
I think you did; I really liked the almost phase effect on top of the vibrato that the other amp didn't have.
@MarkPilipczuk7 ай бұрын
I agree with your choice. The harmonic tremolo was much better. Very 3D. Love the sound. Please, please, figure out a way to get Cardinal Black to the US! If you're anywhere near D.C., I can guarantee 4 ticket sales!
@mke76057 ай бұрын
I liked the 1960 one better.
@spltrcl7 ай бұрын
right choice? i dunno, but i'd have done the same: more body/grunt/warmth in the low mids: beautiful sound, likely more sonically flexible... and there oughta be no problem getting it to cut in Cardinal Black. plus? it's different! good to have some amps of noticeably differing characters, especially when ya love 'em.
@anthonyc18837 ай бұрын
Bring an A/B stomp box (purchased or easily homemade) when amp shopping. Makes it so cool to instantly switch back and forth between two amps under consideration without pausing to unplug/plug in. Very worthwhile.
@johnelcanrab21147 ай бұрын
That's great advice. I didn't think of that and it's just common sense! Most underrated comment of the whole day 👍
@AndrewJanusson7 ай бұрын
You can't wait 2 seconds? lol
@anthonyc18837 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJanusson It's not a matter of waiting, man. Come on. OK, sure, if you're gonna strum a G chord, unplug your cable, plug it into another amp and strum another G chord. Fine. But that's not what I'm referring to. I'm talking about really digging in, playing continuously, taking solos, etc. THAT'S when flipping seamlessly back and forth from amp to amp with no time delay in between really makes the differences apparent.
@Evy-19887 ай бұрын
@@anthonyc1883 A/b-ing is overrated. Too much focus on little details, too little focus on what, in this case, an amplifier feels like, what it does to you. The best gear is where you stop thinking about all the details and just plaaaayyyyyy.
@ToddTheJoker7 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us chumps along Chris!!! Great sounding amps! Some would say "sweet" sounding! 😉👌🤘👍
@Stereostupid7 ай бұрын
I would have picked that vintage blue Watkins i think is the brand they sound absolutely unbelievable
@weschilton7 ай бұрын
This is pretty much what I did when I bought my 1967 Deluxe Reverb. I even took my DR reissue with me and got to compare 2 1966 and 1 1967 DR with my reissue for a couple of hours. Ended up buying the 1967 and am absolutely thrilled with it!
@alancharles67897 ай бұрын
Wow at first it was going to be a Bill Frisell tribute! I love that wobbly reverb / tremolo. I can’t believe what a repertoire you have as a young man. So refreshing, always surprising. Oh, and top marks for buying at Greggs!
@arthurarnould13707 ай бұрын
Love this type of video outside (tour report, vlog etc) ❤
@joecoombsguitarist7 ай бұрын
Man what a shop!!! Need to take a trip there myself, congrats on the Concert dude sounds incredible!
@mattcampbellmusicco.85327 ай бұрын
Don't forget though, Chris, that Fender did actually make the Super Amp during the brown panel era! 2x10 rather than 4 and no reverb. Fairly rare piece, but they did exist. While the Super Reverb would take the place as Fender's large 4x10 offering in 1965 in the black panel line, the front portion of that circuit was available in the Super Amp. Super cool that you're showcasing the Concert, though. I bought a '63 6G12-A Concert Amp during the beginning of the pandemic in museum clean condition, for a price that would make you cry.. you cant buy a Vibro Champ reissue for what I paid if that tells you anything.. got very very lucky. Enjoy your new toy!!
@cuckmasterflex91067 ай бұрын
Come buyyyy with me, come buy todayy
@ChrisBuckGuitar7 ай бұрын
…it took a lot of restraint not to call this video that! 😂
@cuckmasterflex91067 ай бұрын
@@ChrisBuckGuitar quite Frankly, to do it my way, would be somethin' stupid
@Morpheus22927 ай бұрын
Jesus mate, whatever you play sounds grate! Cool shop!
@livebandproject7 ай бұрын
Oh man!...I want to go to THAT store!!!
@HeathFoley7 ай бұрын
Happy NAD "New Amp Day" Chris, can't wait to hear how this pairs up with your other amp.
@azpranksta17297 ай бұрын
That 1st amp sounds amazing, and so does your playing.
@Paul-D7 ай бұрын
what a cool store!
@BartDietvorst7 ай бұрын
Such a cool shop!
@davidparker13427 ай бұрын
There were 2 different version of of the brown face concert models 6G12 and 6G12A each had a different tremolo circuitry. 6G12 used 2 preamp all 4 triodes. 6G12A used 2 and half preamp tubes using 5 triodes. This was expensive to produce. Leo must have moved to the photos cell circuitry and bias tremolo in the black face fenders because it was cheaper to produce. Thank you for sharing your experience buying that amp. Congratulations!
@richardelson32617 ай бұрын
Worth a visit!
@GitShiddy7 ай бұрын
The intro B-roll has me convinced this shop is epic. Especially me being a Gibson amp nerd....holy hell did that bit cause the fizz.
@Separade7 ай бұрын
Bought my tickets for the show in frankfurt today. Cant wait to see you live since back in 2018 when i searched youtube for a CG Redbone Tutorial ;)
@stevehughes15107 ай бұрын
Cheers Chris, a good hunt that's for sure, congrats on the Concert.
@clovergrass94397 ай бұрын
Just put an order in for a Suhr Hombre head and 2x12 cab. The brownface Fenders are amazing!
@honkytonkinson97877 ай бұрын
I looked long and hard at the combo. Ended up with a tweed vibrolux clone because I don’t need to be that loud. I love the brown deluxe sound though!
@billkeaveney15267 ай бұрын
Cheers Chris, another great episode
@johnmcelhaney84907 ай бұрын
I like the 2nd one the darker one
@GaryArmstrongmacgh7 ай бұрын
I have the later Rivera 1982 Fender Concert 4x10" speakers. It served me very well through many gigs. It is good for both Country and Rock.
@lonestrat7 ай бұрын
Get both of them!
@nmv8817 ай бұрын
Good gracious, those both sounded incredible. I personally dug the 60 by a nose, but would be ecstatic to own either.
@Sputnick607 ай бұрын
I have a 63 model concert amp. I’m its second owner, and it’s in very good condition with original everything including the speakers it’s got more mid range than other fender models, which makes it quite a nice amp. The tremelo is something special.
@StealthParrot7 ай бұрын
Very cool store, nothing like that near where I live.
@jessenewman59767 ай бұрын
I recently picked up a Koch the Greg amp. 2 10” Jenson’s. Built in tube driven Harmonic tremolo. Absolutely love the amp. One of a very few made amps with harmonic tremolo
@CaratacusAD7 ай бұрын
Awesome video Chris and I never knew this shop existed. I have a Marshall 80's Silver Jubilee 2554 combo that hasn't been used since the 90's that I need an expert to look at and service. These guys look perfect :) cheers
@RambleTone6 ай бұрын
I think your assessments between the two amps is correct 👍🔊🔊
@boatingforbeginners79497 ай бұрын
Huge congrats Chris.. Time to ROCK!
@kevinafflack7 ай бұрын
Awesome! Huge congrats. Both of those sounded great. I’ve found that using two amps that are slightly different blends very well. I have a ‘68 SFSR with stock vintage alnicos and a ‘67 BFDR. 6L6 + 6v6, 410 Alnico + 112 ceramic….they really fit with each other in a cool way.
@jppagetoo7 ай бұрын
I have an early Concert-Amp. It is a 1960. I love it. I had it looked at by an expert and it is a strange amp. Not much about it matches up with the published schematics. But it is is no doubt all original. Mine looks like the one on the right with the dark grill cloth. I love that gooey vibrato it has. Sounds so good. And, there are not making em anymore so get it while you can.
@timtime91677 ай бұрын
They both sound killer.
@benitoleach7 ай бұрын
Loved that instrumental Halfway lead in, awesome track
@robinr.22337 ай бұрын
I traded a piggyback Bandmaster for a "64 Concert in 1967 and gigged it heavily with a Tele for 7 years. Club gigs, recordings, and some sizable shows, it never let me down and was plenty loud. Great amp.
@paulcoleman30817 ай бұрын
Clever, clever shopkeeper! Suddenly it's not a choice between buying a vintage amp or not, it's a choice between a '60 or a '61... Mind you, I don't suppose you drove all that way to not buy something.
@kennethmaynes38016 ай бұрын
Harmonic tremolo sounds so so nice!!!!!!
@zeroamplification7 ай бұрын
These had the same output transformers as tweed bassmans and is why so many get robbed and have replacement OT's. They're great sounding amps and you made a solid choice! Your normal channel can definitely be easily serviced and likely needs electrolytic caps replaced in that channel or maybe just a new tube. The 12AT7 phase inverters in these get hit hard and seldom replaced as well, can wake up and restore a lot of character so get em tested. Congratulations, nothing beats a brown trem!
@jppagetoo7 ай бұрын
Shhhhh. LOL. I just said the same thing. My Concert was a September built one. It uses all 12AX7's and 5881's. No mention of a 12AT7 on the tube chart that I recall (I will have to look). Love my early brownie. Fenders long lost secret amps.
@zeroamplification7 ай бұрын
@@jppagetoo good call, they moved around a lot. Some are labeled as all 7025, so a mix of 12ax7/7025, some 12at7 equipped but maybe that was later on. It's a cool amp!
@jppagetoo7 ай бұрын
@@zeroamplification Now that you mention it, I do believe they are all listed as 7025's and 5881's. The Brown circuits were tweaked a lot until late in 1960 when they settled in to a final design. My Concert has a 6g12 board with a 6g12a circuit built on it. It also has completely different values in the tone controls. All original solder joints, so it came that way from the factory. I think this was one of the 1st 6g12a's Fender ever made. That seems plausible. Why the different tone circuit? That is a very good question. It was obvious Leo was still experimenting with the Browns at this point, but his cheap side prevented him from wasting anything.
@ronsheehan7 ай бұрын
It’s amazing how much a good harmonic tremolo sounds like a great Univibe
@goodun29747 ай бұрын
I recapped and refurbished a brown Concert for a customer some years ago, and one of my technician friends asked "is there any way I can make the vibrato in my reissue Deluxe Reverb sound like that"? Uh, no.....😉
@neiluj2337 ай бұрын
Thanks for youre share. What I can ear on the white face one is that there's one hp that is in opposite audio phase. The black face has a more open sound. I prefer the black one.
@dragan46587 ай бұрын
Hello Chris! You made the right choice. Both amps are the right choice whether you chose the '61 or the '60. I preferred the sound of the '61 and the appearance of it also.
@John-the-Bass7 ай бұрын
There was a Fender Concert with a single 12 inch speaker. I repaired one once. It was excellent.
@nickjones32226 ай бұрын
I bet that place smells amazing 😻
@ricklanders7 ай бұрын
That trem is so rich at first I thought you were playing through a vibe pedal! - ok, after a bit of research I now realize that's a "harmonic tremolo," never heard of that before! And yeah, the one on your amp was definitely deeper and more univibey.
@guitareveryone7 ай бұрын
I preferred your choice too at least with the position of the camera mic position to the amp on the left. More warmth and punch with less brittleness than the amp on the right. Both great amps though.
@johnmac80847 ай бұрын
Sounds a bit like a Leslie, without the hassle of rotating the speaker. Or maybe more like a UniVibe. Lovely sound anyway. Yes, definitely better sounding in the one you bought Chris.
@andrus1087 ай бұрын
So jealous of that purple jewel light! I recently bought one to put on '65 PRRI, turned out the original Fender part does not fit the original Fender amp..... :-/ Harmonic trem sounds lovely.
@spencinijones11207 ай бұрын
Right choice the trem on your one seems to have an extra dimension 👍🏼
@steverhenius67347 ай бұрын
For you of course ! I’d have gone the other way 🙂
@peteemery63847 ай бұрын
Super shop and two great sounding amps.
@arnolddealiii42597 ай бұрын
I liked this episode. Guitar safari is always cool!
@ryanstitt48146 ай бұрын
vintage amp content is the best!!
@seangillen9207 ай бұрын
Good choice and the tremolo is sweet.
@shanef5177 ай бұрын
I have a 1960 Fender Concert, it’s a phenomenal amplifier and the other piece which I was interested in is that 1960 models like these share the same output transformer as the ‘59 Bassman!
@anthonyc18837 ай бұрын
My 1962 brown tolex Fender Reverb Unit would look and work great with your new Concert!
@Livelaughlimpbizkit7 ай бұрын
Sweet amps is about to become my local amp shop when I move in the next few months
@eliasthury4257 ай бұрын
Played though a vintage amo the other day for the first time. A 73 silver pannel twin reverb, and man it was sweet. Volume at 5, master at 2-3 it would start to break up just a bit with my 2010 ibanez single cut. And I get it, these older, somewhat bigger fenders just got something to them.
@jonathanhorne65037 ай бұрын
My main amp has the same Brownface circuit. It’s a 62 Bandmaster in a 2-10” combo cabinet. It’s loaded with a pair of AlNiCo Celestions. The amp is a keeper.
@zguitar717 ай бұрын
The “a” model Browns are very special amps. I have a ‘62 concert and I will keep it forever. There is a big tonal difference in the two channels for sure and the normal side starts to sound really good when it is anywhere from 5-7.5 on the volume but that is LOUD! The Harmonic trem side is brighter since the harmonic part of the trem manipulates the tone even when it is turned off which makes the difference in tone between the two channel. There is an interesting thing with the trem side in that it has an unused side of a 12ax7 that can be tapped into and used as an extra gain stage on the normal side and it really wakes up that side. Since the amp you bought is already not stock it could be a thing to do.
@zguitar717 ай бұрын
Here is a 16 second clip of the Normal channel at 7.5 and the treble and bass at noon. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2HSpKt8jr6Voq8
@BRANDX_MANAGEMENT7 ай бұрын
Great video as usual Chris...some of that camera work was especially awesome too! ;)
@kevinarbogast93097 ай бұрын
The dark one sounds like a FENDER!!!! I have an all original 66 super that sounds unreal! The 60 concert reminded me of that tubby fender tone!
@bobdillon11387 ай бұрын
I would kill fo a 50's Pro or Super they sound fn incredible.
@walthaus7 ай бұрын
I wish you would have looked in the back of the chassis to see whether the 1960 Concert is a 5-preamp tube model or 6 preamp tube model. I'm no expert but my 1960 is the 5G12 circuit and indeed its trem sounds like the one in this video. The '61 in this video is likely a 6G12-A 6-preamp tube circuit and that harmonic trem does indeed sound richer, better, what-have-you. The cool thing about the '60 is that it has the same transformers as the 5F6-A Bassman and Jensen P10Q alnico speakers. Regarding the buying experience, yes, try as many as you can. When I bought my Concert in 1991 at Ax'n'Hand in Dekalb, IL, USA I had my pick from 6 white bassman sets ( my first choice) and 5 brown Concerts (my 2nd choice). I blew up one amp after the other and was feeling guilty about it but the shop attendant ( not the owner) was grinning, saying "thanks for sorting out the amps in need of repair" My '60 5G12 Concert was clearly the best and healthiest amp and I still have it and use it regularly. Great amps.
@jeremyhickersonsalem7 ай бұрын
the 2 browns next to each other will definitely look killer!!
@jppagetoo7 ай бұрын
BTW: There are only a couple known Concert-Amps made in 59. I think they were mostly proto-types and artist test units. Nobody knows for sure. These are really a 59 Bassman in Brown trim. The 1959-1960 amps use the same transformers as the 59 Bassman, which they get raided for to fix. The first commercial runs of the Concert-amps were early 1960 and had the volume control in the center. There are a couple runs known of those and they are rare as heck. Most of the Concert amps you find from 1960 were built late in the year and have the maroon grill cloth. These are the most interesting amps of the Brownface era, but sadly don't get the recognition they deserve.
@noelmcmahon45667 ай бұрын
Keeping my thought to myself as requested 😂
@Incountry7 ай бұрын
The Concert Amp just increased by $500+ today and $1000 come Tuesday because you’ve got a twitch for it..!!! You need to play a Carvin Belair or BEDROCK BC-50 (both USA made) and then my amps will be ready to sell.!!!!
@pierheadjump7 ай бұрын
⚓️ Thanks Chris 🏴
@briannelson10577 ай бұрын
That trem sounds like a leslie! Amazing.
@BeefNEggs0577 ай бұрын
Harmonic trem is totally different and so good.
@commonbirdsband7 ай бұрын
Cool. I've owned a brown Princeton for ages, and it's fantastic for recording. I find them a bit less forgiving amps. I remember a time when these browns sold at a huge discount to blacks because of the lack of reverb. But my thinking was you could just put a high quality reverb pedal in front of it? So I grabbed the Princeton for cheap.
@markh63847 ай бұрын
Enjoyed this one Chris, the odd video like this would be fun and different!
@BenTothHU7 ай бұрын
Missed hearing Chris on a Strat!
@sgt.grinch32997 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@Mikkeyboyy6 ай бұрын
the concert is warmer good choiice
@stanesposito26647 ай бұрын
Yep, sweet amp you got. 👍👍
@scottcameronweaver997 ай бұрын
You should have bought the '52 Bassman. Super rare and not redundant with what you already have.
@mikethebloodthirsty7 ай бұрын
2nd amp sounds WAY better, i hope you brought that one.
@lucistired7 ай бұрын
the way Chris says 'heard' makes my life longer
@ManchurianCounterweight7 ай бұрын
I had a hand-wired Ampeg Jet reissue from the 90's that had a harmonic tremolo, it was beautiful.
@taylornutt7 ай бұрын
I bought the JHS Harmonic Tremolo pedal that copies this tremolo circuit. It's fantastic tremolo but to hear the original is super cool.
@tinkercavedweller7 ай бұрын
both of these amps would have been the right choice 😉 but yoú're correct, the trem in this one sounds better...stocked to hear it in person at the gig in vienna in a few days time! 🤘
@DavidHendersonMusicChannel7 ай бұрын
Clearly lacks the Hi Mid Harshness of my vintage Modelers...... ;-0 Killer Store!! Nice Playing!! 60's Leo what's not to love?
@michaelclarkphoto7 ай бұрын
Not sure if you have explored the new Maganatone Twilighter Stereo or Panoramic Stereo amps but they are pretty fantastic.
@fernandonichols71687 ай бұрын
Yeeeesssssss! Friday fretworks. Wales to east London??!?? Now THAT is what you call commitment.
@BeefNEggs0577 ай бұрын
How many hours is that?
@fernandonichols71687 ай бұрын
@@BeefNEggs057 around 5 hours depending on what part of wales.
@Funkybassuk7 ай бұрын
“This video is sponsored by Greggs” 😂😂😂
@johnelcanrab21147 ай бұрын
😂
@matthewgregg317 ай бұрын
🤣👍
@danz25097 ай бұрын
Sometimes I’m jealous of people who live near cool vintage guitar and amp shops like these but then I realize it’s a good thing that I don’t 😂
@roddyrobertson53937 ай бұрын
Great video. I really hope Greggs cuts you a deal they can afford it and you deserve it! 😁
@brain216 ай бұрын
There is a common mod done to Brownface harmonic trems that I think is just replacing a transistor. It especially helps with slower trem sounds. I'm wondering if the 61 had the mod done, and the 60 did not, and that accounts for the difference between the 2 trem sounds (or vice versa)? My understanding is that it is a fairly simple mod to get done. At least the one you got has a rewound rather than replaced output transformer. Great buy though! The Concerts and the Pros are my fav Brownfaces.
@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid7 ай бұрын
It's always commendable to see a young man purchase a vintage amp and then release it into the wild. If everyone could do this, the amps would repopulate wilderness places in short order.
@johnpolkinghorne1597 ай бұрын
Nice!
@frankfrank79216 ай бұрын
A Brownface Concert! I can only dream....and pretend with Tonex captures.
@VeniceKing17 ай бұрын
Man, as if the Joey Landreth Two Rock didn't make me love harmonic tremolo enough, now Chris is going to be showing how amazing it can sound?!
@NathanNagel7 ай бұрын
These brown fenders were a huge inspiration to Joeys love for harmonic tremolo. He has one or more of these.
@shanedennis2637 ай бұрын
when we coming to the USA buck! Much love bro keep up the great music
@jwstout0077 ай бұрын
I say matchy matchy, you married one of the good ones =)
@TeleCaster667 ай бұрын
I'm old, I love vintage amps but have grown tired of dealing with old amps and reliability issues. I've found Amplified Nation amps and won't look back.
@keithdownes25544 ай бұрын
As long as there is food on the table then there is no wrong choice.
@Carlo_Grande7 ай бұрын
Nice amps! See you in Cologne! 🤘
@garygratzer96707 ай бұрын
Those amps sounded so drastically different. I agree the tremolo on yours was superior but I’d try some different speakers. Just my two cents listening through an iPad. Thx for the trip!