How much for a Fender Deluxe Reverb ?

Stoner-Riff

Guys & girlz, how much does a new 22W Deluxe Reverb go for these days ? (...here in SA)

Which store carries the most Fender valve amps in SA ?

Thanks to all

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Skywalker

Haven't a clue how much they would retail for but as far as I know Bothners are still the agents here in SA. Why not give them a shout?

Stoner-Riff

Skywalker wrote: Haven't a clue how much they would retail for but as far as I know Bothners are still the agents here in SA. Why not give them a shout?

Cheers . . . i'll email 'em !

Any one else know / looked into these amps lately ?

MikeM

Around R13k after discount.

Skywalker

MikeM wrote: Around R13k after discount.

AFTER discount nogals ?

EISH!!!

Stoner-Riff

MikeM wrote: Around R13k after discount.

Many thanx mate ?

I was hoping it would be closer to the 10K mark (using MF prices and exchange rates and what not) . . . whichfull-dreaming ?

Well, atleast it is not 20K, right ! :-[

MikeM

Fender is more steeply priced than other brands locally.

Try find a send hand DRRI if you're looking for one. New one has some kind of digital trem.

MIKA-the-better-one

find a used silverface one and the same if not better price...... sounds a million times better...... the RI's are ok but very harsh...... tubes help but they hold nothing on older models

Stoner-Riff

MikeM wrote: Fender is more steeply priced than other brands locally.

Try find a send hand DRRI if you're looking for one. New one has some kind of digital trem.

Digi trem WTF ? ...ermmm, i mean YUK >☹

Thanx for letting me know.

Stoner-Riff

MIKA the better one wrote: find a used silverface one and the same if not better price...... sounds a million times better...... the RI's are ok but very harsh...... tubes help but they hold nothing on older models

Are there any used (for sale) Deluxe Reverbs in SA ?

AFAIK, Deluxe Reverb owners do not sell these things.

Stoner-Riff

MikeM wrote: Fender is more steeply priced than other brands locally.

Try find a send hand DRRI if you're looking for one. New one has some kind of digital trem.

Got this from MF's site :

22W tube power
12" speaker
2 channels
Tube spring reverb
Tube vibrato
Tube rectified
Made in the USA

. . . so according to them, the whole amp is still valve driven. I'll see what Fender's site says.

MikeM

They've replaced the octocoupler with a digital thing of sorts ?

MoJo-JoJoe

No digital in a DRRI. Don't believe everything you read on GFSA/the internet. My DRRI was marked R23k when I bought back in 2008. That was retail and prices have come down at times due to stronger ZAR ... and of course there's the infamous discount. If you time it right for their annual birthday special, I've seen as much as 50% on Fender products.

MikeM

Mojo how sure are you, how recently have you checked this? Odd, usually pictures are good enough for me to believe.

@Stoner/Jack? I think the key here is

Don't believe everything you read on GFSA/the internet.

Do some research yourself if you don't believe me ? You know what the component is called now. I'll give you 1 link I got from google.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/3481789-post7.html

kapepper

I saw one at louis pawn shop for 14k... looked in pretty nice condition

well, in europe these retail for about 11k and you wont find one second hand below 8k

i dont know if silverface DR are cheaper atleast thats not the case in europe and havent seen one in SA so far in the last year

AlanRatcliffe

MikeM wrote: Do some research yourself if you don't believe me ? You know what the component is called now. I'll give you 1 link I got from google.

That's not digital Mike, it's solid-state, but analog, not digital. Optocouplers are solid-state too. All the good tremolo pedals are analog solidstate too.

Let me say again - No digital in a Deluxe Reverb RI. And it would be a shame to for Stoner Riff to avoid looking at/trying what is probably the best in-production gigging amp based on bad info.

MikeM

Oh, my apologies. I really misunderstood that.

I'd still rather buy one that's a year old and get a real optocoupler.

kapepper

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: probably the best in-production gigging amp based

My first decent amp, have it already for several years and since then have never looked for something else

MikeM

I agree! Really iconic amp. I'd love one myself.

Jacquesg4j

I hooked a friend up that swopped his vox ac15c1 for a deluxe reverb silverface! Bargain I would say! He recently sold it for R7000.