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Telemikester |
Clark Vs Vicky Tweed Amp Shoot Out |
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I have a Victoria 35310 Tweed amp, which is basically a replica of an old Fender Tweed Bandmaster. It sounds great and that's about all I use these days
with my Tele & Strat. However, there has been an on-going net battle for years between Clark & Victoria tweed users. I'm just wondering if anyone
out there has had a chance to A/B the two brands side by side? If so, please share...
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I have a Clark Beaufort (Deluxe) and a Victoria 5112 (Champ). I suppose that I'd be comparing the 5F1 circuitry to a that of a 5E3. That probably is not
apples to apples. The Clark is new, and I haven't had a chance to put it through its paces, let alone compare the two. However, I did play the Clark
briefly, and it does sound sweet.
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Tricone |
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BTW, Telemikester, you're welcome to stop by and put the Clark through its paces. Or I can bring it by and A/B it with your Vicky.
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So Telemikester . . . what was your take on the Clark vs. Vicky pseudo-shootout, even though they were two different Fender clones?
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00045 |
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They are both good Fender clones. But the question should be "How do they sound compared to an old Fender Tweed?"
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Telemikester |
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Hi 00045,
That's a good question. I can only think of one way to find out. Unfortunately I don't have a vintage Fender tweed to use to compare them. I did play through an original '59 Bassman prior to buying my Victoria 35310. This was many years ago, so I don't remembe the exact sound of the Fender. I do rememeber that it was really beat up and expensive and I was concerned as to how much life was left in the old girl. Soon after I found Victorias's version of the Bassman in a shop, played through that and decided to buy the lower wattage version that was closer to a Bandmaster. It sounds absolutely perfect to my ears and for my guitars, so I no longer search for, or even pay much attention to amps. Oh, I did play through Tricone's Clark. It sounded great! Very much like my Victoria, only smaller sounding with the lower wattage amp, one speaker, and smaller pine cabinet. It still allowed a Tele to sound like a Tele... |
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00045 |
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I played a few Victorias and liked them a lot. A friend of mine own's a 35115, which is a '59 Pro copy. I own a real '59 Pro and there was
something missing. The Victoria sounded somewhat stiff, we installed an old 50's Jensen P15N , NOS tubes. After that it sounded great, very close to my
Pro. I could be very happy with a Victoria, I would love to try one of their new Gibson replicas.
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Telemikester |
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I was lucky, the Vicky came with the new reissue Jensen P10's. I tore the amp apart soon after it arrived to see what made it tick. It's built very
nice and of course the circuit is extremely simply. I had a handful of NOS tubes, so I did a lot of experimenting myself. I'm not sure exactly how I left
it, but it sounds very open and warm at all volume levels.
I hear that all speakers do have a break in period, so that could be a good part of the warmth associated with the real '59's. Those are sweet...
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00045 |
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I don't like the reissue P10R's, but the P10Q reissues are quiet good. If you got a chance, try them in your Victoria Bassman.
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