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[@dylanadamsguitar]

Something I forgot to mention: those Super Reverb settings are essentially the same as Derek Trucks’ settings, and I wouldn’t have figured them out on my own if I hadn’t researched how he gets such a fantastic cranked sound out of his Supers. Didn’t mean to come across like I came up with them myself. All hail DT!

[@joshuapark1749]

That first run with the super reverb you sound like Roy Buchanan in Austin playing Hey Joe. Really amazed bro. Keep it up. 👍

[@dylanadamsguitar]

@@joshuapark1749 Man his playing/tone on that album is some of the greatest of all time, so thanks!!

[@talltim9579]

Saw DT recently and he has such control over his guitar he is definitely one of the best gun slingers out there these days. Very impressed.

[@BrothaAustin]

Who made that strap?That thing is sweet

[@waynewhiteside]

I saw Johnny Winter use a Super and he always had the bass turned down to zero and the treble at 10. One of my favorite Fender amps was my 1964 Vibrolux with 2 ten inch speakers.

[@RhettShull]

we were moving some air! It was a blast having you up man, cant wait to do it again!

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Hell yeah man, so much fun! Let’s do it again soon 🤘🏻

[@BeefNEggs057]

Ease off the beans next time 💨

[@versnellingspookie]

Hey Rhett, at 25:09 you said something about an AC30 and a tele being really special! the way that amp rings out reminds me of Wilko Johnson, have you ever heard of him? He's a fenomenal player who sadly passed not too long ago.

[@joebranston6330]

Great video guys, loved the super, tweed and ac30!

[@ZekeMan62]

Super Reverb ruled the roost.

[@LouieTM]

A Super Reverb + AC30 dual rig would be glorious onstage but also have its own gravitational field.

[@matthewf1979]

And somehow the Vox would be twice as loud, even though it's got less power and speakers. AC30's almost need something like a Twin Reverb to pair with for cleaner tones at similar volumes.

[@DarthCiliatus]

@@matthewf1979 This is why I went with an AC15C1 Still... The AC15 is loud as hell with just 15W going through a 1x12 Celestion Greenback.

[@seanpatrickwatkins640]

My thumb went straight for the like button the instant the volume went up on the guitar. Great video, guys!

[@leftwrite]

Looks like a "play date" for some really cool amps.

[@miket3353]

Excellent episode. I love old school, vintage sounds but have never actually played those specific, iconic amps. That Tweed sounded amazing.

[@jacobansari808]

Having played a real tweed deluxe from 1960, you can’t capture them on video. Playing one in real life is absolutely insane, the sound almost glows.

[@CrazyHenkie777]

I agree, it's like if they are living creatures.

[@asawilson4803]

The super sounds OUTRAGEOUS

[@rickcruzz]

Great video, guys! I own all of those amp types ('67 Super Reverb, '69 Trem, '72, and '73 Super Lead 100's, '00 AC30/6TB with Greenbacks, a Cruz 5e3 clone), and your video has reignited a curiosity in me to go back and examine what made all of them so iconic. Rhett's AC30 is a thing of beauty, and the way you guys controlled the 5e3 was so cool...great tones. Thanks for doing this 🤟

[@zundap100]

I love the sound of that VOX AC30, thanks for video.

[@boabglen]

That Marshall was special

[@TheEmZim]

Wow, that was awesome! Like a best of tube amp tones in one video and damn I had goosebumps^^ That's the stuff we guitar nerds need :D

[@timnotbrianmay]

This should be a sales video for the Vox AC30! 😸

[@j_dog7884]

That Tweed Deluxe is absolutely glorious. I absolutely love tweed circuits.

[@ErikStone1]

Another very unique amp that I would add is actually a solid state...the Roland Jazz Chorus 120. No cleaner-sounding amp out there.

[@gibsonfan159]

I had a Roland cube for a practice amp and was always amazed at how well the clean sound was for solid state.

[@Tonetwisters]

Hey, Dylan. I'm another player from Jacksonville, but just a little bit older. Been at it 62+ years. Love your style! Seems to me you ought to be getting in some time at the Trucks complex! And you might try biasing in some 5881's for less bottom end bloom, but more bottom end punch. I like the new Tung-Sols. Rhett's a fine player, what? He cooks! Great job on the video work, Wifey! And yeh. That AC-3o is probably my top amp choice ... just so expensive. Wow. WHAT a sound!! And very articulate... Mike Campbell. Another great Jacksonville guitar player ...

[@fromtheashbandofficial]

I’ve played quite a few newer vox amps and never understood the allure. There was always a thin bitey treble I couldn’t get past. This makes me understand now. What a great tone this has. Great video!

[@kevinkeith3530]

You guys should do a demo on old Orange, Supro, and Magnatones from the 60s

[@vanderglorious]

Oh man, YES, when you turned the guitar's volume up on the Super Reverb, ridiculous

[@ichsehsanders]

My Favorite (for clean) is the Roland - Jazz Chorus Yeah its a one trick pony But it delivers on it

[@rottalmusik6563]

In the late 90s, early 2000s I played in such a Rockband with 100 watt Marshalls. It was as Rhett described it: awesome, loud and Riffi. I realy miss this stage feeling ❤😢😂🤘🎸 I feel blessed to had that experience 🙏

[@jeremycusick5399]

As a teenager, I had a '78 Super Lead 100 and a carvin 4x12 slant cab in my bedroom. Man, those were the days.

[@EdA1]

Great playing as always! And nice comparison! It should be noted that although the hand wired Marshall head and the British made reissue greenback speakers are really good they still sound different than playing a vintage Plexi through vintage greenbacks. The hand wired head is a bit harder and harsher and more fizzy on the top end and the same goes with the reissue greenbacks. The vintage plexi and vintage greenbacks are smoother and sweeter with great harmonic character. And it’s not just because of age and break-in. There’s just no getting around that the quality of the components was better back then. Also, the last time I tried the hand wired head they were using that big bright cap found later than 68 which basically makes the amp just too damn loud even at low volume. Your buddy may know this, but if he just removes one leg of that bright cap which is on the volume pot, it’s gonna make that amp sound a hell of a lot better with more usable volume settings! In any case, nice job!

[@markdakel9253]

That classic Fender is something a digital modeling amp will never come close to recreating That was absolutely exquisite

[@anthonymorales5815]

you never know, the tech is only getting better.

[@youropionmattersnot]

​@@anthonymorales5815 Yes but side by side tube amps are just so much more responsive and articulate.

[@EvgenijGr]

18:41 reminds me the opening from a certain song by The Raconteurs! Thanks for the great video!

[@dragonpundit.6443]

Some great tone rollin volume crankin tones! Don't forget plexi cleans!!!! They can sparkle.

[@johnmarshall3903]

Especially real 60's ones.

[@BlackofAzur]

Tweed Deluxe and Slide is a match made in heaven , holy shut

[@phillytle5114]

Best classic amp comparison I have come across. Great job!

[@mykhedelic6471]

Rhett's alien abduction basement.

[@jasonswitzer1748]

I’m getting some Pulp Fiction vibes here. But with guitars instead of a baseball bat and ball gags. 😂

[@chrisegg7936]

lol I didn't think you'd bring up the TPS ep in the first 2 minutes! There's room for everyone, can't have enough cranked old amps on youtube :)

[@gabrielcolvin1531]

my opinion, but those new Ac30/ac15 reissues are pretty damn good. Psionic Audio gives props to their sound and quality at the price point. Also, the new ones do have a tone cut.

[@roaminglycanthropist]

yeah. I have a newer AC15 and it's great. Very serviceable. He's being a bit snobbish.

[@steves12strings]

Less snobbish, more dated maybe. He's right in that for at least 10 -15 years, the re-issues were pretty horrible. I think they changed the formula back a little closer to the glory days within the past 5 or so years, though.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

I love each amp for what they are , icons of guitar tone . The Vox for me is " the one " , that sound takes me back to my high school days in the late 70s , 80, 81 listening to rock radio ......I have 2 Vox amps and love how they sound with my guitars ( Strat / Tele ) , fun video gents !

[@NoRegardBand]

Love that AC30! Some really great tones and tasteful playing gentlemen. Appreciate you sharing the sounds of these legendary amps.

[@tyroneshuz]

100w Marshall unattenuated is just too loud unless you're in an arena. I know a 50 is only 3db quieter but that's significant. 50 is still mostly too loud, but there are times where it isn't, and also if you're using an attenuator you don't have to attenuate as much with a 50.

[@johnmarshall3903]

Just get a Fryette power station. You'll be real glad you kept that old 100 watt Marshall

[@IamMusicNerd]

The thing I keep going back and forth on is that although these are 3 of the most iconic amps of all time, and I need one of each in my collection, they seem afraid to make any modern improvements for fear of pissing off the traditionalists. So other amp makers have stepped in and improved each one. In my opinion, Morgan now makes better AC style amps than Vox does. Friedman makes better Marshall style amps than Marshall does, and Magnatone and ToneKing now make better Fender style amps than Fender. So even though I had to have a Fender, Marshall, and Vox in my collection, I rarely ever choose to play them over my Magnatone, Morgan, Friedman, and ToneKing.

[@steverolfeca]

I repaired and modded amps for years before deciding to build something for myself. Thinking that it would be the first of many, I started with a 5E3. Tweaked it to perfection, and that was that. I appreciate other amps and fool around with modelling, but over a decade later, the 5E3 is still my desert island choice.

[@snodge_]

I love amps. Don't you? Ya.. I love amps. Keep playing amps. Amps are great. Amps with pedals too, that's great. I love pedals and amps. Don't you? Ya, me too.

[@mtm105]

I have little Vox NT 2W. Used under $200. Phenomenal tone.

[@brianruyack7632]

@@mtm105 Love my British Racing Green Vox VT20X with tube preamp. So versatile with my P90 Les Paul. Great channel!

[@youropionmattersnot]

I love all my amps. My lunch box Feder Pro Jr, my Fender Blues Jr. but my favorite is my Goodsell Super 17 Mark II....it's a one off with a single Jensen 15" and duel spring reverb.

[@snodge_]

@@mtm105 oopf *chefs kiss*

[@Schlumpf.Meister]

My main band amp is a 66 SR with CTS alnicos. I also own a 73 JMP 50 and the SR cleans up much better with volume rolled back which is why I never bonded so well with the Marshall. The other day I saw Brandon Miller playing with his wife Danielle Nicole (the concert was glorious!) and he had the best cranked sound I ever heard, from hearing it I expected a Marshall and came to find out it was a heavily cranked Deluxe Reverb with a Jensen speaker with aluminum dust cap.

[@Ugoeh2]

That was beautiful. Thank you for your work.

[@danthegeetarman]

Yayyyyyyyyyy!!!! Standard tuning slide course!!!!!!!

[@Splattle101]

In your list of Vox AC30 + Fender players, you forgot Rory Gallagher.

[@santiagofreitas1195]

The slave riff is probably the perfect example of that rock n roll tweed tone what a great sound guys congratulations for this fantastic video

[@MrMoneyHelper]

When I was starting out as a guitarist, I bought a 200 watt amp with a 412 speaker cabinet. It was always work bringing it around. It had wheels. Which made it easier to roll to the gigs. If I were to do it again today, it would be a BluGuitar Amp 1 mercury with a 112 Barefaced cabinet and a couple of pedals.

[@luckygui2814]

Yeah mens! One of the most interesting tests I've seen on the main sound styles of historic amps. Nice shot!

[@pzupich]

I mainly played Marshall 2203's since 1983. I believe 5 different 2203's over the years. The best one I had was a '79 JMP, sounded like VH Fair Warning tone. The cab was a 78 with Blackback 55hz cones. Around 2000 I was living with my dad and picked up a used 1959 Plexi Reissue. I was in the basement playing it at full tilt. The lights at the bottom of the stairs started flicking on an off. I was my dad at the top of the stairs flicking the light to let me know to shut it down ;) He was coming home for work and said he could hear it LOUD as soon as he pulled down our street ;) Dad is no fan of the Plexi ;) Both those amps sounds amazing but at the point they make there own wind.....like pants blowing wind ;)

[@REKlaus]

Thanks for the great video. I'm long retired from playing and 1970's amps where new when I was actively playing. For full disclosure, clean was king when I was playing. Spent a few years filling in at small clubs/ bars, a few times in the lower Broadway area of Nashville (best learning experience of my life.) For tone, my favorite amps for guitar and pedal steel are still the Fender Twin Reverb with 2 CTS 12" speakers. I did played through a Plexi once and I liked the clean tone you could get with it. Never had the opportunity to play though a Vox but knew a band that used them and I liked the sound. I also have a soft spot for the old tuck and roll Kustoms particularly for bass guitar.

[@gnawbabygnaw]

I listen to KZbin through a proper stereo. Lordyyyy!!!!

[@segproductions6094]

Mi old 4/10 Blue Angel or ol Laney 65 wt need a place at this table😮

[@billfournier3625]

Killer amps! Need to throw a Peavey Bandit in the mix next time.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

1:30 FANTASTIC!

[@TeamJizzy]

Fantastic tones and awesome playing as always!

[@zenmaestro04]

Great video and GREAT playing from both you guys! Love the comparisons. The Marshall is hilarious as Rhett said. I had an original '69 50 watt for years when I was young but it was too loud to play anywhere. The super sounds amazing, only thing with those is they're backbreakers lol. I ended up scoring a 67 deluxe reverb that's almost as good and half the weight ;-)

[@DaBoondox]

Excellent video. Thanks gents, and kudos to the wifey on her camera skills

[@palexallen]

I've never really been interested in a guitar course, but your style of slide work and having it in standard has me keeping an eye out for when it drops!

[@ezbass]

The most characterful sound, for me, is the Vox. The clean tone with single coils is almost acoustic like, just so sweet. It's bit bitey when driven, but not in a nasty way. The Marshall does what it does and, with the Novo, I was reminded of Malcom Young's tone and despite being the 'classic pairing', the Plexi/Humbucker tone was my least favourite. For a show up and play anything, the Super Reverb seems the most flexible. All subject to KZbin audio compression, of course.

[@fisch723]

I started with a Marshall, then played Fenders most of my life, but only recently discovered Vox amps as that’s what’s in the space we rehearse (an AC15) in and easier to just plug in instead of lugging my gear for a simple rehearsal or writing session. And I’m consistently amazed at how great it sounds. I get the appeal now. Both warm and bright and probably the best amp to play clean leads on.

[@Berndaddie]

Dylan and Rhett thank you both for dropping your knowledge 🙏.

[@kevinafflack]

I really enjoyed this. My ‘68 SFSR has the alnicos in it and I really think that’s a big part of the super reverb sound. They give a little more compression and sound very musical and organic. I think you’d dig it.

[@rickcruzz]

@@kevinafflack I once changed the speakers in my '67 SR, and abruptly changed them back to the original CTS Alnicos!

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Mine came with the CTS Alnicos and I agree, they are the ultimate speakers for that amp. Sadly I blew two of them on my 2nd or 3rd gig with the amp, still need to get them reconed

[@scottemmonsmusic6001]

I have an AC30 Top Boost, but I have a '65 Vox tube Berkely. A pretty much unknown Vox but man, what an amp! The cleans are the opposite of brittle even with chiminess, a Strat sounds amazing. Then plug in a Les Paul, crank it and it sounds very similar to a Marshall Bluesbreaker!

[@merseybeat1963]

Is that Marshall Reissue Point to Point Hardwired ?

[@youropionmattersnot]

Can't wait to see Dylan and his band Smokestack open for JJ Grey and Mofro in Douglas Georgia. Got 5th row tickets, Dylan.

[@danielerenda25]

Lot of talent in that room!

[@kevinvandenberg5548]

Yeah Dylan is amazing!

[@SlickCat]

A Tweed deluxe with the right speaker in a small club rivals that Marshall. Outdoor gigs, Marshall rules and them Vox amps they are just pretty sounding! Loved that Super Reverb and this video 👍

[@gavintramuta1287]

What is the riff at 13:56?

[@DrCool238]

Slave by the rolling stones

[@TheFRiNgEguitars]

That Super Reverb is something special, got synergy going with the speaker compliment! The Vox AC-30 is an incredible amp paired with Rhet's single coil axe, however too much on the bottom end with the Les Paul, maybe roll back the bass a little? That's not to come across as a fault, just what I heard!

[@gabrielgarcia8114]

In the 70-90's I had a Ampeg V-4, which for me was more than sufficient.

[@kylestrickland1112]

A little bummed Dylan didnt give me a little shout out. I did the Blackface conversion on Dylan's Super Reverb. Blueprinted the circuit to original specs. Did a few mods as well. I'll keep those private. Dylan did build his Tweed Deluxe. Did a very good job. The amp lives in Florida. Humidity isn't kind. I gutted the circuit and replaced the board with a fiberglass turret board and used higher quality components in the circuit. I am blessed to have had the pleasure of working on Dylan's equipment. He is a really genuine person, and monster player!

[@GuitarTabsDaily]

Great video fellas!

[@seanrosedotcom]

Great video~! Enjoyed!

[@CustomTele52RI]

I only have a Vox AC4TVH, a kit-built 5e3 like the one demo'd here, and a couple of heavily-modified Blackheart Handsome Devil 15/7 Watt tube amps that I have steadily modified for > 10 years, which include 3-way voicing switches. I completely agree, there is something unique and magical about the 50's 5e3 circuit. Couldn't afford even a used one so I bought a tweed 5e3 kit and built it well, wrapped in genuine Fender tweed with a genuine Fender 50's leather handle :o) Everyone I have jammed with heaps praise on it! SO responsive, with complex harmonics that obviate the need for a lot of effects pedals IMO. I use a stripped-down board with just tuner, delay and reverb for that amp, with a subtle overdrive like the Cochrane Timmy - it has a bass cut that could come hand handy with the tweed 5e3 amp.

[@svbarr]

50 watt plexi would have been the winner winner chicken dinner. The 1959 is only usable outdoors or in a huge club. That Super is nice too.

[@fon267]

Nahh... I use mine in a medium size flat with a good attenuator and sounds awesome. Sounds incredible on the cleans too, even for jazz.

[@johnmarshall3903]

Agreed, the excellent attenuators that are out there now, really let you enjoy any of these old, loud Marshalls.

[@scottcurry4116]

Cool video. I love hearing these amps loud, which we can’t do in music stores. Thanks for posting.

[@ScottTAnderson]

My god Rhett. That AC30 tone. Unreal.

[@marshallmajor6019]

Great video. Just like to mention a couple of small things.... 1. You can patch the channels on the Vox 2. Use an attenuator or pull 2 of the 4 Power tubes in the plexi for less volume. Else a PPIMV mod. Last but not least try Yellow Jackets / ToneBones or similar converters to run the Plexi with EL84's for less volume. Latter option is probably a better option with a 50 watt Plexi, due to the lower Plate voltages etc ....... As I say, an enjoyable video :-)

[@johnklimeck]

Is that a PRS Archon 50/100 behind you? I had this head a few months back and I created a ToneX capture with a Re-Amp Radial box and a Two Notes load box. It came out great. This was the clean channel. It was huge and warm, and chimey. I though I had saved / uploaded it to ToneNet, but I didn't, all that work wasted.... If you have a Tonex, might you do that capture, thanks...

[@masterofreality230]

Been working on soldering lately.....I need to look into building a little tweed amp like the one in the video, its awesome.

[@kurtniederstadt97]

Excellent VID!!! Never played VOX, very cool and interesting, I love my 73' Super Reverb, I loaded mine with Eminence Cannabis Rex 10's and WOW! This thing is on steroids!

[@mikewolfe9458]

Awesome video! I’d watch a ton of these amp comparisons. A follow up with modern hand wired takes on these amps would be very cool.

[@ebeep]

Those '64 silver T.1088s are the exact same speakers as the blue T.530s, just a different paint job.

[@CaptainAhab-im3kd]

Rhett, I know the Marshall is impractical because it is too loud. I bought years ago a Mojave Ampworks 50W amp head with the idea I wanted Marshall tone in a small box format with power scaling to reduce volume. I put my Mojave Amp head on top of two Mojave 1x12 cabinets, forming a mini-stack, giving a small floor print. Another advantage of this "mini-stack" configuration is that you don't have to bend over to adjust amp settings. 1x12 cabinets are much easier to manage thana 4x12 and the sound is still good. Power Scaling is enough volume reduction to play shows if you ask me. The amp also has a line out with a volume control on it, making adding delays to slave amps plenty possible. It is too bad Mojave went out of business. They just were not marketed correctly if you ask me.

[@arthurarnould1370]

So cool man ! Love these videos ❤

[@wewin03]

The Silverface is sick.

[@willwetherington]

I actually prefer the Tweed with the single coils. That amp with a Tele or a Strat... Kind of what more do you need?

[@JimmyFields-rm2zo]

"Hey, here's our presentation of the classic Fender amp tone, only we've changed the speakers... the single most important factor in your amp's voice." I keep trying to not think of Shull as a tool, but he makes it very hard.

[@dominicijavier1575]

man i love that vox the most. great sounding

[@nicennice]

I've settled on these three amps albeit cheaper versions. Everything you guys said was spot on. I watched the TPS video too. So what you made similar videos your take was different enough to be more than valid. If I could make one constructive criticism of both videos, it would be that it would have been nice to hear them in a more musical context.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

if you want to tame the super lead a bit i love putting a ge 12ax7wa at v1, the breakup will be later and more gradual and you will have more clean headroom.

[@DR._PAUL]

I'd get an attenuator or add a master on the plexi clone. All of them are great amps.

[@chrisquick9219]

If y’all want to be welcomed with that 100 watt Marshall start a Doom/Stoner band. Go see Weedeater and you’ll get the idea. 💚

[@KKMcK1]

Which Matshall cabinet is that and what speakers are in it?

[@JonnySoundSounds]

i run silver alnicos in my jtm45 they are my favorite speakers

[@ALtheDoctorWho]

Years ago I use to fool around with speakers and I always wind up putting back the original speaker in the end. The Jenson C12N is a good speaker. What I did with my Silver face twin reverb Made it adjustable Bias change 6L6s to KT66s the Speaker I used one G12H and one Alnico Tone Tubby. also one Piezo & one Midrange Horn. The amp has a big Image. I think somewhere in the 80s I started seeing guys using different amps switching out via pedal board. Enjoyed your video Thanks for sharing. c]8-)

[@jasonkerr931]

That Marshall!!!!!!! Yes and yes! Nice "noise pollution" reference... Settings???

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Settings are at 17:00 in the video! The Marshall did sound incredible 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jasonkerr931]

@@dylanadamsguitar Just saw that. Thanks. What a great video.

[@jaspersquire5931]

Sold! Looking forward to the course!

[@larrypower8659]

Great point from Dylan: Black and Silver Face Fenders (Supers, Deluxe Reverbs, Twins, etc.) fart out with too much bass. He has his bass set at 3.5. I’ve found with more volume, use less bass. At break up point, Fender amps sound better and cut through a mix more with less bass and more mid. Mids are Fender’s super power.

[@lifelongfan07]

I like the versatility of the Vox. That is a killer amp! When I first heard Rhett play the amp, my very first thought was Babe I’m gonna leave you…,for some reason even though Page used a supro. Dylan sounded the best on the Vox IMO.

[@captainkirk70]

Get the Friedman Small Box Pedal and you'll have the best sounding Marshall ever with one of your Fenders. Best MIAB pedal ever. Gives me chills.

[@MaestroErnestoGitarrenkurse]

great sounds, great players 😊!

[@abradfordajb]

One thing you didn't mention or demo, is that you can patch the two channels of the Vox together in the same way you can patch the two Marshall channels. That's a useful feature for blending the two EQ/gain curves like you did with the Marshall.

[@Jam-m7m]

Wow. Great info. I own a Victoria 45410 with four Jensen p10r speakers. Which is a pions to point Fender 1959 Bassman. The Jensen p10r is too flabby sounding. I want to install four 10” Eminence Alessandro Alnico 20Watt speakers or four 10” green back speakers. Which would you think would work best.