40 Watt Fender Blackface Amp for home use?

Telecaster

Hi Jim,

I know that you are using Fender Vibrolux Reverb amps. Could you please tell me if they can be used for practice at home at low levels? Or do they sound too thin at lower levels? I do not necessarily need a distorted tone, but prefer a relatively clean country / jazz tone. Or would you rather recommend a Princeton Reverb for home use?

Thanks.

weelie

I had a 65 Fender VibroChamp that I thought was too loud for the apartment. Sounded great (turn up to 4 or 10), though no reverb. When I was buying an apartment, I went to one that was the tiniest one bedroom apartment I've never been to... it had a muddy waters tele and a Vibrolux Reverb in the corned of the bed"room". I had to ask if they were included in the price, they weren't sure, so I left.

So I would say get something low wattage and even small speaker (I mean 12" can be too much). I now have just microcube (sounds quite good on the AC30 setting) and Kustom Contender (has one tube in it), both very small and light. I know the Vibrochamp sounded better! (So does the guy who bought it from me, here testing a "tele": )

elreclusa

I'm intrigued by the new 2 watt Fender "Greta" for low volume home practice. Even my old 5W Gibson Skylark is a bit loud when the kiddo's trying to sleep...

JMH

I´ve been eyeing the Yamaha THR10 myself, it seems very cool for a home amp.

atom

If you're looking for a clean tone, you can use any amp you want with a volume knob. The bigger the better, I say - bigger iron usually gives you a fuller sound. A Twin on 1 sounds a lot different than a Princeton Reverb at the same volume.