Academy Of Tone #165: Amp Magic - Fender Blackface Amps

Fender Blackface amplifiers are viewed as an important milestone in Fender's amplifier evolution and became guitar amplifier classics with historical significance. These Blackface amplifiers, produced by Fender between 1964 and 1967 are highly regarded and sought after by musicians and collectors. The blackface era introduced circuitry changes and improvements that resulted in an exceptional highly desirable tone: a warm and smooth sound, characterized by sparkling cleans, rich midrange, and smooth breakup when pushed. These amps feature point-to-point wiring, high-grade transformers, and attention to detail. The craftsmanship and build quality of these amplifiers contribute to their reputation and desirability. Thomas and Lukas Schüßler own Fender blackface amps. As Thomas used his only for session work in the studio, Lukas - a real bluesman - is touring with his as his main amp for years. The guys will show us how to get some iconic guitar tones with historical significance including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix. Be ready for some great Fender Tones - pure, and in combination with their favorite pedals plus some A/B comparisons with AMP1. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your AMP1 MERCURY EDITION and IRIDIUM EDITION with 3 YEARS WARRANTY and FREE SHIPPING (within EU): https://bluguitar.com/en/products/ __________________________________________ #AcademyOfTone #BluGuitar #AMP1 https://bluguitar.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:57 - Thomas and Lukas play "Old Love - Eric Clapton" 00:08:23 - What are we doing today? 00:11:31 - Weekly Artist Report 00:23:36 - People dance on our music now! 00:25:47 - We are going to A/B them now.... 00:29:03 - Sag 00:30:52 - Powersoak and Sag 00:34:28 - A/B Amp1 (Silver) and Super Reverb 00:35:23 - A/B Amp1 (Mercury) and Super Reverb 00:38:51 - How much bass on the Super Reverb? 00:40:44 - Other settings on the Super Reverb 00:41:20 - The Bright switch 00:42:17 - Middle 00:43:57 - Bass 00:44:01 - Reverb 00:44:33 - Fender Vibroverb 00:45:20 - History of the Spring Reverb 00:46:38 - Tremolo 00:47:27 - Plate Reverb 00:48:25 - Q:A - Which Amp1 is closest to the Fender super reverb 00:48:54 - A/B Between Thomas/Lukas Fender Reverb and the Amp1 (Mercury/Silver) 00:54:36 - Lukas's Pedalboard 00:55:28 - Strymon Flint 00:57:26 - Thomas and Lukas go surf 00:58:14 - Strymon Plate reverb 01:00:47 - Strymon Hall Reverb 01:02:30 - Let's pull out some tubes for the tremolo 01:05:38 - Lukas's Fender Tremolo vs Strymon Flint Tremolo 01:08:03 - Thomas's Guyatone Tremolo 01:15:27 - Vemuram Jan Ray 01:18:40 - Tube Screamer 01:19:59 - Keeley Katana clean boost 01:20:40 - The Thing about Super Reverb 01:21:33 - The Carbon Copy delay 01:25:37 - Boss BD2 Clone 01:29:37 - What is the Fender Tonemaster 01:33:47 - Q:A - Which Amps are in the AmpX at the beginning 01:35:02 - Q:A - What is currently the master volume set at for both Amp1's? 01:36:02 - Q:A - What about the Fender Bassbreaker 01:37:21 - Q:A - What about the Black Cat Lynx? 01:38:07 - Q:A - What about the Steve Morse Engl? 01:38:33 - Q:A - What about Spring Reverb in AmpX? 01:39:25 - Q:A - What about the Mooer Trelicopter? 01:40:17 - Q:A - Any other future releases besides AmpX? 01:40:53 - The Fender Trem-Verb 01:48:39 - Thai Ladies are fast 01:49:24 - Thank you Luke 01:50:50 - Outro