65' Deluxe Reverb vs D25JL | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 47

This week on Golden Age of Gear, Derek & Joey nerd out on vintage Fender amps and put a 1965 Deluxe Reverb (blackface) up against Joey’s Revv D25 JL. We dig into what makes tweed / brownface / blackface / silverface circuits feel different, why bias-vary tremolo hits different than opto trem, and how much “neutral pedal platform” is myth vs reality. Plus: backline survival tips (hello Hot Rod DeVille), stereo tricks, and a few road stories.

👉 In this episode:

’65 Fender Deluxe Reverb tone tour (vibrato channel, spring reverb, trem)
A/B: Deluxe Reverb vs Revv D25 JL (mid focus, low-end feel, headroom)
Tremolo talk: Opto vs bias-vary (and why Joey prefers the latter)
Era breakdown: Tweed vs Brownface vs Blackface vs Silverface—what actually changes
Backline reality: Why pros often ask for a Hot Rod DeVille and bypass the preamp
Stereo pro tip: One amp wet, one amp dry = instant width

💬 Question for you: What’s your desert-island small Fender—Princeton, Deluxe, or something brownface? Tell us why!

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