Tone Master Deluxe Reverb from Fender - In-Depth Demo!

[@fastacesus8499]

Jim does simply great demos. Simple enough for us meer mortals to understand and covering all the bases. Jim's chops are simply sublime.

[@stanesposito2664]

I was amazed at how much it felt like a tube amp under the fingers. They have came a long way with the technology. Attenuation is always nice too because we all know, "The guitar is too loud!"

[@NowWhatRTheyUp2]

Too loud? hell no lol

[@dawsonfradin9071]

This is awesome. I think they should add a super reverb and a princeton reverb. I'd be particularly attracted to the Princeton

[@zacharytaylor3632]

Imagine a tone master head reissue

[@steveechoesguitar3295]

Rumour has it they are bringing out other models

[@nikverschuren4291]

But not the princeton, that one is pretty cheap to buy as in not far from the tone master.

[@pablozapata9694]

they just did !!

[@nikverschuren4291]

You play all the right stuff on this amp. Got it last week, and really impressed.

[@edtaylor7816]

Jim could rock MSG with a Fender Strat pack! And those shirts...pure class.

[@patrickromero5365]

I would like to hear what it sounds like with a Boss GT 100 pedalborad and i would also like to see a shoot out with this amp and a Boss Katana Artist amp on the clean settings.

[@paulrichard10]

I purchased one (as the Deluxe Reverb is my favorite amp). Really sounds great right out of the box with very minor tweaking.

[@shawnadams1693]

paulrichard10 Happy with it? What amp did you have previously?

[@paulrichard10]

@@shawnadams1693 Yeah. If you like Deluxe Reverb sound.I like the fact that I don't have to mike it up to record or loop. I have a Fender Blues Jr IV, a Liine6 DT-50 and just sold a Blackstar Stage 40. I also recently had a recent tube Deluxe Reverb but sold it.

[@shawnadams1693]

paulrichard10 Awesome, thanks man!

[@paulrichard10]

@Luke I gigged in my bedroom! Actually I only use the amp on the lower setting. It is plenty loud even at lower wattage.

[@braddietzmusic2429]

Looks awesome, seems spec-ed smartly, and on video, sounds great. No matter pro-quality review or pro/con in the comments section, I reserve my opinion about the sound after I’ve had a chance to A/B this one against a standard DRRI with my own ears. I have an open mind to consider this amp fairly. Thanks for the great demo.

[@LeF11]

Something to keep in mind when comparing these against a reissue tube version is that they didn't model these after the reissues. They were modeling after the real deal vintage amps with the proper tubes, transformers, speakers, ptp wiring etc... So bearing that, you are going to notice more clarity and note definition along with just a better over all tone and vibe. The reissues do sound pretty good but if you compare them to a real deal amp that's in good shape with original parts, you'd just think the reissue is muddy and overall not as good. It really just comes down to the quality of parts in the reissues. Anyways, hope this helps you, its going to sound similar but i think the main reason a lot of people are saying they like the sound better in some of these blind tests is that they are hearing how these amps actually should sound for the first time.

[@MrParkerfly1]

Great demo. All settings played cleanly with both chords and single note runs. Great playing too.

[@BladeDoomer86]

While i appreciate these kind of videos, it's easy to forget that a good guitarist will make ANY amp sound good (some better obviously), because the playing is 90% of the work!

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

A good amp is needed. A cheap transistor amp will sound cheap

[@BladeDoomer86]

@@johnwriterpoet1783 in a mix, you probably wouldn't be able to differentiate a 200$ amp vs a 2k$

[@mattmanley7118]

Truly mind blowing if I hadn't just bought a 65 Princeton Reverb one of these would easily get my money. I really hope that they add attenuators on many other amps to come from this range.if this takes off really well I could see them doing a Princeton a super reverb etc

[@leo.y.comprendo]

Sounds great! from the A/B videos I’ve watched with the tube one I really think they got it right! It is maybe a bit pricey for a digital amp but considering that Fender literally had to develop new technology to make these I think it is only fair. I must admit I was a bit skeptical on a digital deluxe reverb being such a classic amp but hey, Modern problems, modern solutions right?

[@MrBossei]

Great demo! And the amp sounds excellent.

[@PeterPug]

Very curious to see if it "feels" right...it's too hard to tell from KZbin but it does sound pretty good!!

[@mikebourque2507]

it feels nothing like a 65 reissue deluxe reverb like not even close,or sound like it . so to awnser your question yes it absolutely does feel right.and the sound is also great..I A/B it to a 65 deluxe reverb as well as a 67 deluxe reverb and its nearly the same thing tone wise and feel wise, very similar kind of sag.

[@sugarlife485]

@@mikebourque2507 what

[@fellazuab]

@@sugarlife485 hahah right!? Like, does it feel and sound similar or not lol

[@p.s8950]

Thanks for the well done review. I went out and got one of these and loved it so much, I just bought a second one, the blonde model. They are definitely the future of amps. My only issue with them is, not being able to run an extension speaker cab. But, Selling off all my tube stuff. Thanks

[@edwinmartinez9787]

Beautiful tone

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

Just received mine yesterday. Now comes the hard part. Deciding which one to plug into the most. The Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, the Vox AC15C1, or the Friedman Runt 20 Combo.

[@Worshipcaster]

Life's such a struggle 😅 Rock on!

[@StonesFanChannel]

This Deluxe sound better than my Blues Junior (tube Amp)! The power selector is also a big advantage. It allows to have a saturated sound without it being too loud! It's ideal at home and unfortunately I can not do that with my Junior Blues. I think I will change soon!

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

No it doesn't.

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Ahh, you're describing a headphone amp with ss distortion in your room that you like. You can't pay a gig like that, band dynamics would quickly chop this thing down, blues jr is helluva amp, el84 for fender is a newer sound. Fenders previously only 6v6 and 6L6. This fancy gorgeous amp is a gimmick, not for working gigging players in bars.

[@anthonystretch4250]

@@comicblueswithjonygitar36 Not true, (from a working player gigging bars and larger venues). This thing does an amazing job in a more efficient way than a box with tubes in it. The job is providing amazing sound to an audience.

[@bryanclarke1927]

Too expensive imo. But a good piece of kit. Should do a Super Reverb next. That amp is so heavy in valve form with it's four speakers.

[@tff1293]

That's what I said when these came out. I have an old super and love it to death. It would be awesome to have a SS super that I could grab and go. I tend to be pretty cautious with my current super and like keeping it safe at home. I'll never get rid of it but I would absolutely get a super tone master if they ever come out with one. Can't beat the 4x10 setup!

[@dep1001]

Bryan Clarke Totally agree! Too expensive... At this price point I’d go for the real thing any day. If the price comes way down I would probably get both. And it’s also Chinese made so... come on Fender!

[@dep1001]

@Nic1963 D On the back just to the left of the output dial it says "Product of China".

[@dep1001]

@Luke To each their own I guess and I'm not saying that they don't have a place. But they simply are just too expensive for what they are, which is a chinese made digital solid state amp. And speaking of used Tone Masters - the resale value of these digital amps in a few years will be horrible compared to the real thing. Remember the Fender Cyber Amps...? Anyway... if money is no object then just get one.

[@nonamejones2321]

Found mine for $550 today

[@sharkair2839]

perhaps the best sounding fender amp ever...

[@MarkOinPGH]

I'd like to know how the clean headroom in the Tonemaster compares to the all-tube version.

[@anthem7777]

nice tones great playing

[@Opry99er]

Holy balls that thing sounds great....

[@ninokolen4300]

that's some tasty playing

[@t.skradde1686]

I may grab on when they are around 599

[@matthewtzivakis9567]

Quick question - if you’re going through the XLR out and you mute the speaker, do the settings on the front of the amp and pedals get picked up? As in, if you’ve got the amp cranked, plus a couple of pedals, but the speaker is muted, is that the sound that comes through front of house?

[@TurboMountTV]

IS the Tone Master that much better then their Mustang GT200 version of the Deluxe Reverb ?

[@deanboca12]

It is completely different. I have used the Fender Mustang Floor into a Peavey Vypyr 30. I liked it. Then I traded the Peavey for a Fender Campion 100. I used the Studio Preamp setting on the Mustang floor so as not to color the tone of the Champion. I liked that more. But the Tone Master is a different beast. The others were good clean platforms but sounded fizzy when pushed. The Tone Master acts and sound like DRRI clean and pushed. The lighter weight and attenuator (master volume) are what I really bought it for. But the only way to decide if it is worth the high cost is to play it and lift it.

[@TurboMountTV]

@@deanboca12 I bought both TM & GT. The ToneMaster is going back. I am playing the Mustang Gt-200 via XLR output to a clean power amp & then through 2 orange cabinets. This method the GT does everything the ToneMaster does, and a million other things. The Gt-200 alone with stock speakers - Meh.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

so it's like having a good old tube amp with that technology and it gets pretty close to breaking up like one..but it doesn't break your back if you have to lug the goddamn thing to a gig at over 50 years old LOL think I'll get one

[@checkpointcovid8021]

Was there any audio "sweetening" in post? If so, that needs to be disclosed as well.

[@Terryomalleyonline]

Keen to try one of these, thinking I would go the big twin if I were to get one, given the variable wattage. Great review

[@dasfunkateer7573]

Great Demo !!!!

[@nicolasmayrand7157]

So the ir only works on the xlr ?????

[@mailvilla]

... 03/06/2020: I mostly play clean with some reverb. At what volume number does the clean channel start to break up? If I am plugged into the clean channel, can I hit footswitch to activate reverb or tremolo? Also, is there a difference in volume and tone with the 1x12 vs 2x12 speakers?

[@benallmark9671]

Great questions , did you ever find the answers ?

[@timbrackeen3508]

nice job!!!

[@GaryCost]

I have never seen anyone use the whammy bar that much! Mine is in the case.

[@Andycannonmusic]

What pedal is he using with the Les Paul. Looks like a Friedman dirty Shirley overdrive... does anyone know?

[@CentaurusRelax314]

I think it's a Zen Drive. He uses it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIrLd5KInsuEbdE @12:15

[@petergraham9267]

Sounds wonderful, but wish we could get more humbucker tones, and P90s........some of us don’t actually play Strats........I know, I know........😳🤣

[@mailvilla]

12/17/2019: Why no headphone jack? Also, Fender clean channels will break up after "3" on volume. Does this amp have a clean channel that does not break up on full volume?

[@mailvilla]

@Luke: Thank you for this polite and informative reply.

[@romanjones6124]

what distortion pedal did you use or which would you recommend?

[@mattslavik8159]

Sorry, but what does "I.R." stand for?

[@MrBossei]

Matt Slavik Impulse Response. A speaker simulation algorithm.

[@JudgeFredd]

Nice review but is it a 22W or a a 100W amp ?

[@keesketsers5866]

100w solid state, it mimics 22w tubeamp power. Or so says Fender marketing, I wouldn't know.

[@woodlhy]

Satriani does it again.

[@MrBillinchar]

Does the reverb work on the normal channel like the 68 reissue?

[@mvsr990]

One of the Fender videos said that the normal channel doesn't have reverb or tremolo (like a '65 DRRI).

[@stargroves14]

i thought it was 22 watts

[@endi3386]

Dave Loudin I think it’s 100 watts but equivalent to tube 22 watts

[@j.rozman7016]

its 100 w digital power to emulate 22 W of valve power :)

[@stargroves14]

@@j.rozman7016 OK...was confused..thanks

[@TJauernigElectronics]

100 watts actual out to sound like what happens when a 22 watt deluxe is played at various volumes ? Or is it a 22 watt amp?

[@jcmoochy1604]

Damn I had to make sure it wasn't April fools!

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

The attenuation is the biggest gimmick, can be accomplished with the volume knob, because solid state doesn't "drive" any circuitry, it's like an electric car with a tailpipe belching co2, what's that about?

[@TrentSolo]

the Deluxe doesn't have a master volume, so this is the only way to bring the volume down in similar fashion. This is one of the biggest complaints about the tube version; it sounds the best at ear splitting volume unusable in most applications

[@fisherguitar9071]

Uh Joe Satriani has lost so much weight, what happen to him?

[@gregbrown4136]

Little expensive for non tube.

[@StonesFanChannel]

Fender tubes amps cost from 550 to 3500 USD. However, the cost of the whole tubes kit is approximately the same (150/200 USD). The price difference is in the rest (speaker, electronics, hardware and accessories). This is the reason why digital amps can cost from 50 to 1150 USD. Personally, I'm willing to pay more for a digital than for a tube amp if it is better and this is the case between this amp and my Blues Junior (tube amp) that I bought 700 USD! If It's to expensive you can buy an emulating software ( Amplitube Fender Collection) which cost 99 USD.

[@henrymillsiii4961]

Young Satch!

[@michaelcope9501]

See you tomorrow folks, credit card in hand!

[@NowWhatRTheyUp2]

I have a holy grail brown 1960 Fender Super Amp. Fender hasn't made a better amp since, with one exception. The blackface Fender Concert amp. Fender never seems to learn!

[@geneparmesan8827]

Do you have any other clothes beside the ones you always where in your demos!!

[@geneparmesan8827]

@Luke are you assuming I’m gay. That would be classified as sexually harassment.

[@philjohns6361]

This has been done so many times in the past with amp builders. It will never take off-- Again!

[@endezeichengrimm]

You're an idiot

[@philjohns6361]

@@endezeichengrimm YMP

[@endezeichengrimm]

@@philjohns6361 What?

[@randymusik]

I would buy this but no because of the manufacture from china, many feel the same Fender.

[@bradsexton2315]

Sounds great but still sounds like a solid-state. Too Dry.

[@nresnik]

Are you really sure you can hear tube or the lack of it on a clean sound through computer speakers? Not to mention the feel when played. You should really try to do some blind test of a really good SS or modelling amp compared to the good tube amp. You might be surprised. Belive me, I have tried many times. Still do. :D

[@bradsexton2315]

I'm still very interested in the amp just not a the price point that they're presently at. I have a 65 DRRI. so I defintely know the difference. I do want to test it live instead of through the headphones. It's always been my experience that solid-state comes off sounding dry and brittle.

[@8sigreg]

Brad Sexton never judge an amp by a video. Sit in front of it and work it for an hour.

[@weschilton]

BS man.... I spent 5 hours playing this amp with two different '65 DRRIs and two different '68 Custom Deluxes.... and guess what? Every amp sounded different. You cannot tell that this is modeled. It sounds just like any other Fender tube amp. The main difference is in the speaker.

[@Stratblooz]

it´s not a 100 watt amp.

[@betty4774]

"Using a high-performance 100-watt digital power amp to achieve the headroom and dynamic range of a real vintage Deluxe tube amp".

[@SomeTimeGuitarist]

Good Amp in isolation, but does not sound like the original a 100%, it does not have the sparkle, sounds a little flat, just my 2 cents. My honest suggestion would be that you'll be better off with a Fender Champion 100XL or even the 50XL, which is way cheaper and offers a lot of good tones and can do many things well compared to this. This product is great in isolation, but the pricing is too high, it should be below $500.

[@weschilton]

Whatever... you only say that because you're biased against it. I bet you a grand that you couldn't pick this amp out of a selection of fender amps.

[@SomeTimeGuitarist]

@@weschilton I'm going to most likely buy one of these when available in my area, always wanted a 65 Deluxe Reverb and always wished a product like this was available, good tones without the hassles of the tubes (I have never had good luck with Tube Amps) but I think Fender has got the pricing wrong, and I still think even though it sounds great in isolation, it isn't exactly the same as the tube version.

[@dafxtone]

Digital will never sound like analog amp. Cheers

[@nresnik]

Wrong. It can be done. I have (or had) large tube Music Man, 1965 Fender Showman, Marshall, Boogie, Rivera, and on the other side Fender Cyber Champ, Mustang V, Cyber Twin, and they ALL sound stellar !

[@dafxtone]

@@nresnik No, it can't, it's simply physical.

[@8sigreg]

dafxtone You need to work with some Fractal Audio modelers. I have high end boutique tube amps and a properly set up AX8 feels and sounds amazingly like tubes. Most people people in an audience couldn’t tell by listening and most players wouldn’t know when playing through it. I’ve played over 40 years and have watched the digital modelers get better and better. I think the next generation of them will be the breaking point where they will be indistinguishable by most, and then the prices will start dropping. I’m interested in this one because it’d be a great grab and go amp.

[@erickt1974]

dafxtone I bet you thought digital cameras could never be on par with analog ones huh? Look at how much technology has improved. Cellphones, television, cars, planes. Don't be foolish. Tubes will eventually be matched and out did

[@dafxtone]

@Luke Of course it is ? But i bet a 8 bits scaled sample won't sound the same that a 24/96 one on your ears, even if it is "analog". Your remarks is simply ridiculous and out of scope. Thanks.

[@withbrando8757]

They should’ve called it just the tone master

[@michaelnichols5973]

There's already a Tone-Master. The loudest 100 watts you'll ever hear. A Bruce Zinky design from the early 90's. I have one.

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

A 5y3 rectifier and 6k6 make about 2w on my Victoria Regal 2, which allows any combination tubes, no bias necessary , truly a marvel, and sounds nothing like this. This distortion is pure barking dog ss blech.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

NOT 100w, 22w apparent volume.

[@sugarlife485]

SATCH SQWATCH

[@ajlsrv5490]

$900 for a made in China digital amp?!?? Hell no.

[@bobbyruggs808]

Or $1000 for a Cell Phone, these prices are totally outrageous.

[@erickt1974]

Made in Mexico

[@ajlsrv5490]

Tabloid Junkie it says “product of China” right on the amp.

[@oneguitarmanfromkyiv]

Digital Deluxe Reverb? Really?

[@sunkntreasure]

Really

[@leo.y.comprendo]

Alex Ko Modern problems require modern solutions

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Attenuate doesn't apply, it's the wrong term. Solid States don't change with dial changes. This is the most beautiful looking solid state conception, making a digital modeling amp totally manual with dials, that itself is an achievement, BUT this is nothing what my 64 BF Deluxe Reverb sounds like, not close, in a bar situation you'd quickly know you were on ss amp, ss reverb destroys the articulation of single note lead playing. Reverb is accomplished by a large spring in a pan that, speed of light, small ms delay, amplified by its own 12at7 driver, fed in with the direct amp, mixed with a dial, 12ax7 stack. Some experimentation with hybrids like the Marshall valvestate is an example of using tubes in the preamp stage and then throwing a lot of power or solid state class D at the signal and while it's not great it increases reliability and decreases wait but you still have tubes for the things that tubes are crucial for this one doesn't have any of that this is just pure solid state and it's never going to work In a noisy bar gig you'd quickly be the douche with no mojo. I can see the way it's going here we're going to be forced to accept something that's worse just like cell phones are much worse than pots phones as far as quality but we just accept that offer convenience we accept the drop-in call Quality it's the same here it's funny cell phones have the same class D amplifier occasion that's where he used Class D on things like cell phones not on guitar amps because there's no warmth no real ones, Peavey used to have a dial called saturation that's what that sounds like

[@mcubez817]

You’re quickly being the douche hating on this for no reason. We get it, you’re a tube snob! Nothing wrong with that but we’re in 2022 you gotta accept these things are going to make a place in music. I have a 67 Twin and it’s amazing. Nothing like a great vintage tube amp but I also have this Tm deluxe and I freaking love it. Definitely loud enough for gigs too.

[@scampthelazycat9891]

good effort fender but it's not a full tube amp so I am not interested.

[@weschilton]

Biased much?

[@shawnadams1693]

Wes Chilton Biased....I see what you did there....😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I love these amps and will be getting one very soon.