Why is nobody talking about this $600 amp? | Friday Fretworks

[@G5Hohn]

Well, there are $600 amps and then there are $600 amps that Chris Buck is playing and making sound incredible.

[@alexcrouse]

Which instantly become $1000 amps...

[@davidlecours1023]

and then there is me making a 3k amp sound like a line 6 spider.

[@notabot6837]

I've owned 500 guitars, and well over 100 amps, and I'm of the opinion that there's a good tone in practically every one

[@solocam1962]

Jack Pearson's Squire ($100.00) straight to the amp. 💥 💥 💥! 95% is the player not the gear.

[@soundssimple1]

Fingers and the player.......

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

Our boy has been a wonderful musician for years already but since the latest Cardinal Black era he’s really found his own grove and tone and now There’s no mistaking him for someone else he has really carved out his own piece of the tonal landscape and continues to shred with that glorious Rev Star

[@BeefNEggs057]

Still sounds like Chris Buck to me. Strat Chris Buck is similar to Revstar Chris Buck. Just more nasally and less stratty which I miss. Strat is the best guitar ever made. It was the sound of electric guitar before I even knew anything about electric guitars. Nothing else sounds like it. Every other guitar is generic by comparison. Just my heavily opinionated not very humble opinion. People get religious about stupid shit these days.

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

@@BeefNEggs057 I love strats aswell…….but I also love Les Paul’s, telecasters, and PRS’s. …… Different guitars are just different tools and you can never have too many tools ….. now that you mentioned it, i really need a Dan electro. Got to run mate the “tool shop” closes at 5

[@jjfalstaff]

I've had my Rivera Concert for 30 years and it's the best amp I've ever played through. It has a huge amount of head room and is, to my ear, fatter overall than other Fender amps I've played. I've almost always stuck to the simple clean channel with the bright off and the presence all the way up, but there's a ton of range in the tone. I use pedals mostly, but playing open mics where it was too cumbersome to set up a bunch of pedals, I stuck to the overdrive channel and a wah, and it worked pretty well. Replaced tubes a couple years ago and put a Celestion Vintage 30 in it. Still the best amp I've ever played.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

The workout you put on that Revstar was brutal. The sounds that came out of the amp from that workout are heavenly. Thank you Chris.

[@PhilthyCasual]

That guitar was seen asking for a cigarette after

[@donbishop6994]

​@@PhilthyCasualEveryone in that building wanted a smoke when he was finished. Even Chris. 😂😂😂

[@elibeachill1150]

I was at that gig, was amazing, that also may be my video ;)

[@CharliePutz]

Man, that solo at the beginning of the video should put right up in the Mayer/Trucks/Bonamassa category. You deserve be as widely recognized as these guys. And you'll get there for sure.

[@Winstonrodney6989]

I was definitely picking up some Derek Trucks vibes from that solo. It’s amazing how Chris gets a slide guitar tone without a slide. He definitely has a unique style.

[@larrypower8659]

I have a Concert 2, single 12” combo. They listed at $700 in 1982. I paid $500 cash for mine and it’s probably still the best amp I own, even though I don’t use it much anymore-too heavy. A Rivera-built combo like this today would be boutique priced-over $2K and close to, if not over, $3K. $700 was a lot of money for 1x12,” channel switching combo in 1982. I switched out the original Jensen spkr for a 100 watt Celestion, which gave it more crunch in the drive channel. People (like me) hoard them. It’s not a secret anymore, though. If you can find a Concert 2 for under $1,000 in today’s market, buy it. You won’t be sorry. Love you, Chris, but Concerts aren’t a secret anymore!

[@masasikaak]

Some people say the amp sounds dull. True when the effects loop is not used. However, some extra tube is supposed to engaged when using it. Whatever happens, the amp starts to shine once you engage it by simply using a patch cable or some pedals in the loop for that matter.

[@TNNLZ]

Thanks for the suggestion - Will try this today on my Concert II

[@theodorhoem2403]

@@TNNLZ how was it?

[@tunnel7]

One of the finest guitar players of our time!! take note.👌👌

[@ththejackjumper]

I just picked up a Peavey Classic 50 from the '90s for $400ish. 2x12 spring reverb, all tube. Headroom for days. Amazing amp and so undervalued!

[@thezootsuits8151]

I'm after a Peavey Delta Blues 2 x 10. Have a Classic 30. The 50 is great (and has a cooling fan). The Fender Concert has been an open secret for a while.

[@annunacky4463]

Also have a classic 30. Plenty fine for my modest needs! Not very good with pedals, but that’s ok. The drive channel sounds pretty darn good.

[@888jimm]

​@@thezootsuits8151- I had a Delta Blues 210 great great amp..... Had to sell it.....worst feeling ever.... Get one!

[@boabglen]

That pickup change at 52 secs! Not only is one the best out there but his tone knowledge is top 👌

[@johnusiak2941]

I am the original owner of a 1984 Fender Concert.....never gigged and in pristine condition. I agree 100% that the clean channel with pedals is the best way to go. Thanks for a great review Chris.

[@jamesrobertson5025]

Thing is some players can plug a frying pan into a toaster and make it sing and some people can spend thousands on custom shop 'X' and plug into thousands worth of boutique 'Y' with hundreds worth of obscure pedals in between, oh and the klon and still chase a sound they'll never get. Love the channel keep rocking Chris.

[@sgriggl]

Fender 75, hey that's my amp! had no idea it was essentially a Mesa Boogie. wild... i got it b/c it was a "Fender" and it had tubes and it was cheap. it's a good amp.

[@Barabyk]

Yeah. Apart from it’s weight, it’s perfect amp. Best sounding reverb circuit as well!

[@frankmitman3347]

Every Friday I come back to listen to your informed opinion, hear your amazing tasteful playing, and watch your wobbly watch.

[@wilkowilkins363]

At least it's always fully wound!

[@ClarenceHW]

Yep, I have one of the single 12 inch Concert models, great sounding, point to point wiring. I have worked on the distortion channel trying to get it usable but ended up restoring it to stock specs. Lordy, it weighs a ton though. Thanks, for an honest review. One thing you can do is take the effects loop out in the back and run it into the effects loop in, it adds another preamp tube to the mix and really warms and fattens the sound.

[@Jason.Brayshaw]

They're not going to be £600 for much longer now.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot9403]

it happens regularly on youtube

[@oldmantwofour5561]

My exact thoughts. Between Chris and Josh Scott, I can't afford anything anymore. 😊

[@ryangunwitch-black]

Lol he’s probably got three he wants to get rid of 😂💰😊

[@bobbystereo936]

These amps have never been cheap.

[@steveymoon]

The Studio Rats said a similar thing a few months ago and I've never been able to find a Fender Concert anywhere that cheap, so I've no idea what's going on.

[@BobEstremera]

Thank Chris. Let's see how quickly this amp starts selling at $1500 : )

[@officialWWM]

Mine just doubled in value 😂😂

[@roberthofsteadter1266]

Look on reverb there are some going for 3000

[@xfighter1117]

These haven’t been that cheap in awhile every once in awhile they pop up under $1000.

[@glynnbird]

I've got a 2x10 Fender Concert and can echo what Chis says in the video: normal channel is standard Fender cleaness, dirty channel pretty unusable. For me, the advantage of a "hand wired" amp is that it is serviceable (by a professional) - I think a lot of PCB-made amps are difficult or impossible to repair. Also price: a hand-wired fender princeton is £2200 and a Deluxe £2800!

[@kjatexas3679]

Chris, you are INCREDIBLE guitarist ! That intro solo......WOW !

[@officialWWM]

I’ve watched it about 7 times! Makes me want to burn my guitars!

[@hearpalhere]

I used to own a Fender 75 back in the day, with a 15" speaker. It was an absolutely awesome amplifier, I really liked it but sold it when I moved overseas. Can't really complain too much about any of the old Fender amps - they offer amazing clean sounds and beautiful reverb.

[@TheBadgie17]

Good seeing the back of my head right up the front in that first clip, Glasgow was amazing!

[@MrUltraworld]

I have a Twin II I purchased in 1982, it has the EV speakers. It loves boost pedals in both channels. It never leaves my studio.

[@bartacristian]

I just can't get over Chris, how can every solo be so damn perfect...

[@VeniceKing1]

Good to see footage of the Glasgow gig. Hope you guys come back next year!

[@RealReado]

Chris - you could make an elastic band on a broomstick sound magnificent. Most of us mere mortals would still make a Fender Concert sound 💩 come to think of it, I’d probably get similar sounds from a Two Rock or Dumble!😂

[@ShaneBakerTV]

That beginning jam was freakin amazing! And that quick sliding lick you did after the big bunch of hammer on and pull offs was so Jeff Beck sounding I had to rewind the video to see if it was a tremolo bar!

[@avibortnick]

I had a Rivera-era Concert II (1x12) and currently have a Princeton Reverb II - both amazing amps. The clean sound is perfect, and personally I like the dirty channel. It's great at low-end grind.

[@jochemjonker3362]

Still have a Fender Princeton Reverb 2 and a De Luxe Reverb 2,both in Mind condition and both with the original 2 button footswitch included.Changed the speakers(to keep the original one's in good working original condition) to a Altec Lansing and a JBL M-121. I have them both for sale in Germany (Vintage Oldenburg),cause having top many amps/equipment and only playing my Rivera M-60 1 × 12" combo(Tone Tubby Alnico Red) or my Rivera M-60 4×10"(Alnico Gold+ Weber Alnico).

[@KevinMerinoCreations]

What an impassioned opening! 👏👏👏

[@thevsander]

Maybe a bit too much. 2 minute long solo with closed eyes, and that much nodding.. impressive playing dont get me wrong but it is way too exaggerated.

[@VeniceKing1]

​@@thevsanderhope he takes notes. Eyes wide open, no head movement.

[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

@@VeniceKing1 😂 Duly noted...

[@KevinMerinoCreations]

@@thevsander I certainly understand the perspective on what you putting forward in the comment, but for me, what you capture in your description is very much why it is impassioned. I understand that it may not be everyone's preferred level of showmanship. For me it is great! Kind regards!

[@thevsander]

I wasnt trying to be too critical :D sorry. Your playing is really exceptional. The presentation was maybe a bit too theatrical at least for me but it doesnt take away from your playing, it is still superb.

[@pkflash2004]

I had a Fender Concert around 1987, but when the other guitarist in the band got a Marshall Jubilee half stack the concert couldn't keep up so I traded it for a Fender 'The Twin'. Still miss the warm, scooped sound of the Concert. I'm sure it would sound fab with the arsenal of drive pedals I have now. Tend to use Vox/ Marshalls now but miss those Fender cleans.

[@rubenocasar]

Your phrases are outstanding... absolutely from another planet... A total inspiration.

[@mrsullyrox]

I have one of these sitting in my closet- I purchased second hand in the early 80's ($300.00) if I remember. Gigged with it for many years- a very stable amp.

[@benallmark9671]

Dame Chris in that second clip you were given er. I love it and the amps sounds amazing !

[@dave_d_i_a_l]

I’m glad I snagged mine before this video came out 😂, I love my concert Chris, great hidden gem…

[@LPCustom3]

I love my 1982 Super Champ! I put a Celestion Alnico Gold in it. I bought it new back then. I traded a Rickenbacker 620 straight across for the amp!

[@FrettedFlipper]

Insane opening solo

[@JacobH93]

I don’t know if I trust Chris’ reviews… this man could make a rake with some fishing line sing 😂

[@sgt.grinch3299]

My thoughts as well

[@LucaMilierimusic]

Omg the solo in the intro 🔥

[@yargnad]

Chris never misses a chance to sell me on a guitar or amp. I've wanted a concert for a while now, just never pulled the trigger.

[@grene1955]

That MIM Tele and that amp were made for each other! Sounded fantastic!

[@noahmccraw2281]

Incredible as always! Can’t get over your playing style bro keep it up!!!

[@sgholt]

Yeah, it makes me want to quit, but I will continue on :p

[@Crinkle65]

It’s really virtuoso next level. He’s just great

[@Chunky_PB]

That boy damn near ripped the fret board of that Yamaha! I got a felling he'd make a shoebox sound good!

[@russstanziale3375]

As an American who was literally playing in a band when the Concert was released… I had never heard of it. First one I ever saw was on Denmark Street in London. I have since seen one in Berlin and then again in a few in the US. They just were not popular here.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Wow, that’s off the charts

[@pressp69]

That intro solo was FIRE!!!

[@analogblues9606]

I have the Deluxe ll. I’ve had an EV in it, a Celestion 100 in it but both don’t hold up to the Alexandro ‘64 speaker I just bought! Chris I love your playing in your videos but this live performance was just spectacular!! Much luck in your career!!! Cheers!!!

[@Zosomatt]

Dude, I love that TUIB solo Jesus 🙏

[@sseltrek1a2b]

love the 2 i own...absolutely full of options for creating tone, and perfect as a pedal platform...hard to believe these are 40 years old...

[@odgeUK]

Vertex FX brought these to my attention a year ago, but respected Amp Tech ‘Psionic Audio’ did a deep dive on one, on his channel, and it’s worth a watch before anyone loses it on the hype train. That clean does sound lush though.

[@Sputnick60]

I have a 63 Brownface Concert. I’m its second owner. Its a great amp. Not the usual scalloped Fender tone. A great amp.

[@Jakexx01]

Every time I see footage of you playing live I sense that I'm listening to direct channeling from your soul. Please try to come to SoCal in the near future. Doing so will help in fulfilling this old man bucket list. 😊

[@louisg3598]

damn man...tone...respect...

[@frankyq3481]

I picked mine up 2 months ago and man it’s awesome! The drive channel is great, you just need to know how to dial it in. The master needs to be turned up before the channel volume.

[@nickshaw6085]

Damn, Chris. Just stunning.

[@viper2148]

Dude creates a video about an amp just so he can show off … Need more vids like this 👍🏻

[@GRobLewis]

I never hear about Rivera's solid state amps from that era. Paul gave me a London Reverb which I recently rebuilt with upgraded op amps and it is fantastic !

[@SparkyGoldsmith]

I have a Super Champ but I think the Princeton Reverb II might have been better. No rare tubes, but I've not tried one. These Concerts and II's are going for more like $1k. Still a good price for point to point 1x12 Fender anything with 60 watts!

[@Dang...]

Fender also later made Concert amps (Pro Tube series) 1993-1995. These are unbelievably great amps with the sweetest cleans, huge headroom, + 2 levels of an additional gain channel. The extra 2 gain channels are surprisingly good.

[@jamesprice6381]

Ive tricked those out to GREAT degree of success for a client, total agree, its FAB-ulous!

[@ianhaskins4619]

Chris, if you haven’t tried the overdrive channel on a Supersonic 22, give it a go! One of the few Fender amps that truly matches the clean channel with a ‘burn’ channel.

[@walleviolencia]

OMG that Solo! Extraterrestial

[@stephenatgraceland]

Nice video and playing! (love the rh “fingerpicking” style) Regarding the second channel, I don’t have a problem with needing a dirt pedal to get my preferred tone. Seems like a minor issue with an otherwise satisfying amp…

[@mattmurray2806]

GOOD LORD THAT SOLO!

[@GuareschiGuillermo]

Love the solo and the speed up and rall... of the band!

[@bobbyblue63000]

My best amp since 30 years!!

[@SOTOALEX2935]

Like always amazed by your playing Chris. I have found so much inspiration in your style of playing.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

I always look forward to your videos. You are very insightful and always come up with very interesting and informative material. Not to mention that you play like nobody else, just amazing.

[@daveclarke784]

Picked a concert up last month for £725 in really good nick after the studio rats video, fantastic amp, I think they will go up even more after your vid.

[@gerardvalentino]

Check out the Fender Sidekick Reverb 65, it’s another hidden solid state gem and it’s from the Rivera Era…it was made in Japan

[@BillyRogan]

Signal chain? lol Great tone and playing 🔥

[@spltrcl]

yup! i played a Concert + a 1x12 (mdded) SuperChamp on many, many records, when my special Rivera amps set-up needed to stay in the States.

[@lesharrison3739]

Incredible playing as always. Streets ahead? Community reference? Ha!

[@shanebrbich5698]

Chris! I’m pretty confident in saying that you’re one of the finest guitar players on this planet! And, I’m pretty sure (there will be those who may dispute this statement). However, those better can share the light that shines down on this prestigious stage! 👍🇦🇺

[@LiveFreeOrDie76]

this is how I feel about my 4x10 Jensen 90's Fender "Super" amp. It is tube and solid state. Great sounding reverb. But also weights more than an elephant baby.

[@pierheadjump]

⚓️ Thanks Chris 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@BrianCope-ff4yq]

Great amps I’ve had three,the one I’ve got now is the best.It’s had the dumble mod done to the drive channel which improves it 100% plus it’s got the mid boost that is footswitchable now rather than the push/pull control.

[@bloosman1]

Mr. Buck, your playing is emotive and your technique is incredible. If you get your hands on a Marshall Astoria Dual, please try it and review it. I have never played any amp that compares to it. I have owned mine since they first introduced it. I have never found an amp that comes close to it for range and dynamics. I have the 30 watt combo.

[@bobbaumeister5243]

Geiles Solo Chris!

[@Mpcoluv]

I gigged with a princeton II for a while. The OD was good just to add a little hair compared to the clean tone. The Princeton II has been pretty expensive for a while now. I am sure these videos will drive the Concert price up.

[@Fcsushi]

The solo at 4:35 is just nuts

[@robertmuir4178]

Outstanding man!

[@sseltrek1a2b]

fantastic solo at the beginning...

[@buckbreaker5185]

that intro jam was just gorgeous, well done that was beautiful

[@elwrongo]

I was there during the 80's and he's right, it was hard to tell what Fender were doing. The amps they released had very little relation to their antecedents even though you might think they would given that that they had the same names and sort of looked the same. Very confusing time with no internet to inform you of what was happening. It was about then I began to realise you had to get the "older" amps to get the good sound. Having said all of that, the Fender 75 is a really good amp with a really good clean tone and I think the last point to point non custom shop amp they ever released. They are still cheap, get one if you feel inclined.

[@JS-mz4xf]

When you coming to The States Chris?

[@cchavez248]

I think the dude from Vertex Effects had featured this amp as a hidden gem, sadly my imagination is WAY better than my memory!

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Yes he did and several others have also. Vertex effects has the best video about this amp.

[@MyWordPressGuy]

Great, thanks, man! What do we call that guitar mic solution you're using, Chris?

[@henrod27]

I remember when I first brought my first Stratocaster it was a 2017 fender Stratocaster Roadhouse deluxe, by the way, probably one of my favorites made in Mexico guitars from fender. Well proceed to the story. I was looking at that guitar and I plugged it in into a used fender concert with evm evl12l I remember plugging it into my strat and I started playing and it literally reminded me of a John Mayer sound and I couldn't stop playing John Mayer on that amp and I noticed that people around me and Guitar center were just looking at me like when you going to stop playing but the amp was absolutely sounded so amazing with so much. Headroom and clean. As much as I wanted to keep going on the drive it was not breaking up on me and this is 2018 fast paced. Later I learned about Stevie Ray Vaughan using these types of speakers and about the amp and how it's built and the Rivera era. And it's funny that you have posted this video cuz it literally reminded me of that year. It was literally New Year's of 2000 of 2018 and I remember just playing that amp and I thought it was my Stratocaster sounding like that. But meanwhile the whole time I'm saying it was that amp and that was probably one of my favorite amps I've ever played through I wish I would have brought it because it was actually going for $800 I brought my fender stratocaster Roadhouse deluxe for $500 😅

[@vinsanityguitar]

Im picking one up tomorrow for $800. I will make a video for some tone reviews on my channel. Thanks Chris for the cool video!

[@seanthomasmusic]

I see a new Friday Fretworks video and I think to myself is "Ahhh another epic guitar solo awaits my ears"

[@vecernicek2]

0:13 Real nice solo!

[@jseitam]

I like all the Rivera fenders Got Champ Ii Super Champ Princeton II Deluxe II Concert and Twin II Been a fan of the them for 20+ years back when you could score them for way cheap My favorite is the Deluxe reverb II Same as the concert minus the effects, loop and 6v6 instead of 6L6 tubes The Drive channel does do a nice break up over driven sound and lower volumes. Definitely not a high gain amp Chris Tanksso much for all your videos Amazing playing as always

[@rickeymitchell8303]

Nice bar gain

[@hoagyguitarmichael]

Fab playing as always. I owned two Concert heads back when they were more like $300 a piece. I think I ultimately decided that since, like you, I never used any of the features, just the clean channel alone, I was better off selling them and getting a Bandmaster Reverb head. Those could be had for about the same price back then, provided plenty of clean headroom, and the more direct signal path improved the sound considerably.

[@ja5304]

Bruv. With your playing, you could make a frontman 10g SING 🎶

[@treastonschmuckley5111]

I have a twin reverb 2 I inherited from my friend. I'm glad I got a 2 series before the price inflated

[@chrishill264]

Great guitar playing like always brother 🤘

[@joolsgrudgings5776]

Just Amazing playing - never mind the amp!

[@bigwavedave8492]

I was lucky enough to have as my first amp a super champ still have it still like it

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

First: Great Playing…and that Revstar just sings… When it comes to $ 600 amps, I love tube amps but Roland has gotten there. Their solid-state Blues Cube line are absolutely brilliant amps. If you’ve got that to spend, and can’t find the right used tube amp at the right price….I feel like the Blues Cube is a really solid and reliable option. That’s as close to a great tube amp as I’ve ever heard a solid state amp sound. Although I have a great Mesa tube amp, once I played through the Blues Cube, I did downsize to just those two amps (and let my Hot Rod Deluxe go to a new home).