Instant vintage sound

1 July 2019

I've been using a well broken in P12Q in my own hand built Deluxe Reverb, loved the alnico feel, but was never totally satisfied with the tonal response. After seeing that the '64 Custom Hand-wired version uses the C12Q, and hearing it, I thought I'd give it a go in my amp which has similar circuit mods. Well, I was pleasantly surprised (actually stunned!) at how good it sounded straight out of the box. The low sensitivity is similar to vintage speakers and means you can crank the amp to get to that sweet spot at a lower volume. Finally my amp sounds, and equally if not more importantly, feels, like a vintage D.R. and still plenty loud enough for gigs. Very happy with the purchase.

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