7 Tube Amps That Techs Recommend Instead Of A $1,899 Fender Reverb (And 2 To ABSOLUTELY Avoid)

7 Tube Amps That Techs Recommend Instead Of A $1,899 Fender Reverb (And 2 To ABSOLUTELY Avoid) The Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue sounds gorgeous. So why won't the guy who fixes them for a living buy one? Pop the back off and the answer is a printed circuit board, where the 1965 original was soldered by hand. We ran every amp through two tests: does it sound like the records you love, and when it breaks, can a tech actually fix it? 7 tube amps pass both. 2 of Fender's most popular amps don't. For every amp you get the price, where it was built, how it sounds clean and pushed, what a tech finds inside, and where buyers get burned. Plus why Fender's own hand-wired '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb lists at $3,359.99, and the heat and solder-joint problems that keep sending the Hot Rod Deluxe and Blues Junior back to the bench. Prices reflect new and used listings at the time of recording and change often. Have a qualified tech check any vintage amp before you buy. #FenderDeluxeReverb #TubeAmps #guitaramps #vintagefender #Silverface #Blackface #AmpTech #HandWired #guitartone #PrincetonReverb #TwinReverb #guitargear