Fender Super 60 user reviews ( 9/10) - 7 user reviews

• 07/28/08

  pdecirce's review

  Characteristics

  The Fender Super 60 is an all-tube 12'' speaker amplifier, manufactured in the US "Rivera" era of Fender amps, which means the early 90s and also sporting their fiery red knobs. 2 ax7 Pre-amp tubes, 26L6GC post tubes. Rivera went on to form his own amplifier company, but the one's he designed for Fender are well known. This amp is a hybrid, sort of a more powerful Blues amp, with two channels of tone, one clean and one driven. The clean tone boasts a bass, mid and treble setting; the drive channel has volume and tone. Both channels have a sweet dial reverb and a dial presence knob. The pedals I've found for it pass the signal back and forth between channels only; the reverb has to be dialed in. This is a fundamental weakness in the design of the reverb, as it sounds really lush and full (and sensitive; 3 is like 'church-room' reverb) but you can't cut it off for a solo or something. It has 1/4'' ins on the front and the usual direct outs and effect loop 1/4''s on the back. It has the solid grey grille with one 12'' speaker, red knobs and the "Super 60" in cool cursive. Oh by the way the thing weighs in at a hefty 55 pounds, so do what I haven't and invest in an anvil road case.

  Utilization

  The set up is as easy as any combo, plug in and you're ready. You can fool with the split effects patch in the back but I just use my pedal board in the line. I've been using this as my stage amp for all of 2007 and 2008 and at any coffee-house or bar level this amplifier it's sufficient. The two channels have a shared eq which can be limiting. I've been able to stay on the clean channel all night, using volume + tube drive pedal to get a kind of rich bluesy distortion, however if you do use the overdrive channel, be prepared for bone-crushing volume and distortion. It's almost unheard of to use 60 watts into one speaker nowadays. I just tapped the knobs on the O/D channel and ran my guitar through an '81 MXR Distortion+ and a mild setting on an Ibanez Tube Screamer and came out with the most amazing "Sabbath" meets "Deep Purple" tone, it split my drummer's face! However, all is never perfect in using a vintage amp like this...read on.

  Sounds

  The bottom and top of the amplifier are relatively thin, meaning the bassy tone and the trebly. The fender speaker has a slight muddy feel at high volumes in general and this amp is no exception. The treble can take more before it 'thins out' and starts to sound cheap. The amp is extremely versatile. It can play picky country twang (try a Tele with a good chorus pedal), clean channel on 5 and crank the presence. It can handle heavy metal (try a Les Paul with bridge pickup and a tube screamer), distortion channel on 3 and that's enough for most bars in your town. It can even handle midrangey jazz; the "Fender" tone is really excellent on this amp, it can often sound like some of their best lines, but requires a lot of adjustment to make really clear. I've found that by 1) killing the bass volume, 2) cranking the tone and 3) chiefing the mids around here and there you can cut through everything from horns to loud drums. But like I said, I found myself wanting when I finally got her to a festival stage. The open air swallowed up my tone and I found myself raising the volume to the point where my pedals became muddy. If you use it outside make sure it's miked AND/or the sound man knows what he/she is doing.

  Overall Opinion

  For the money you will pay in finding and buying one, it can't be beat. The amount of power in the little amp will not disappoint. Most money today will get you much less power. The amp can be used with other cabinets from the outputs in the back, it can handle massive amounts of drive; it may be worth upgrading the speaker to Celestion or newer Fender perhaps; and while it may not be the first choice for super loud or heavy heavy groups, it is an absolute workhorse for the loudest of blues, funk, reggae, rock and jazz. Its most interesting feature is how 'modern' the distortion still sounds today.
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• 02/06/11

  patta's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Not bad, but ..."

  Characteristics

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  Utilization

  Config simple EQ settings are very effective and it seems to me, interact with each other (like some Mesa so I understood)

  Sounds

  Clean channel: very fendérien, good sound right away, rather flattering, very rich, very deep bass, clear highs
  
  Drive channel: its driest bit of bass, good crunch, but it saturates quickly, setting the media plays heavily on the output level, tone that stands out in a mix of group
  
  I found a large imbalance between the two channels of sound

  Overall Opinion

  Purchased based on very positive reviews, sold two months later:
  
  good amp, but robust (for my taste): imbalance between the two channels embarrassing, its not quite vintage
  
  not to mention the weight! Hell when you have a rehearsal room upstairs with no lift!
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• 01/11/09

  bobert44's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Tube amp (2x 6L6GC Lamps + 2x + 1x 12AX7 12AT7)
  
  
  
  60w (hence the big big sound)
  
  
  
  An effects loop with no control on the back
  
  
  
  Channels 1 and 2 equalizer

  Utilization

  Super simple setup

  Sounds

  I play funk, blues, jazz and rock, this amp fits exactly to these styles.
  
  
  
  I have an Epiphone ES335 dot, I can have a warm, round or only a very slamming.
  
  Otherwise I am BD2, the DS1, wahwah a cry baby and the JamMan. The BD2 sounds great with the fender.
  
  
  
  You can play with this amp in is, in repeat or live, power level is impeccable '

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for a year, bought used € 400, a great deal.
  
  I love the warmth and roundness that I can get with this couple guitar / amp.
  
  I would do without any problems this choice.
  
  
  
  As it weighs against its weight ... it's arms ^ ^
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• 06/08/07

  stratocort's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Lamps 2x + 2x 6L6GC 12AX7 + 1x 12AT7
  
  Given to 60W
  
  An effects loop without the control back.
  
  Channels 1 and 2 equalizer

  Utilization

  Very easy to use

  Sounds

  The clean sounds are ok but not worth a transistor amplifier of the same brand.
  
  As against the disto .... it hard!

  Overall Opinion

  This is an amp that I looked a long time. It should be very well my music. I love playing the Pink Floyd and it's great!
  
  I do not regret one thing, the fact of having only equalizer for both channels. It's a shame.
  
  Cot power, WOW! I jou cellar with a drummer who was beating like crazy and I got along + bass perfectly.
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• 04/10/07

  gege 38's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  60w tube amp 80 years manufacturing hp 12 inches. 60w lamps enormous. Mode and clear mode saturates switschable walk. an equalization and 2 entrees. loops for adding effects to other cabinet combo.

  Utilization

  Easy configuration etil is easy to get good sounds with the settings configurationde acute medium low and effective presence.

  Sounds

  All styles can be employed with the abordes.je ibanez as 200 case and a half fender Amrican standard.c is revisited by her magnificent paul rivera fender. I have change the lamp aves jj tesla very hot and full of harmonics c is exceptional. j've played on many amps marshall musicman mid Polytone mesa peavey ampeg has all lamps. my choice is really the super60 unfortunately factory.

  Overall Opinion

  I used the last 11 years so buy second hand. value for all price incomparables.convient styles.n not hesitate if you find the site un.voyez mauro Serri there is one.
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• 04/29/05

  jeremiah's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  The amplifier provides 60 Watts is - say a lot of power, ideal for scnes and RPTS. It possde 5 lamps, 3 and 2 in powers pramp.
  
  His rock-type saturated blues.
  
  Note also rverb superb, as always with Fender ...

  Utilization

  Easy and effective: volume-saturation-frquences-prsence-rverb.
  
  The sound is very easy to work, whatever the good rglage.

  Sounds

  Beautiful clear sound with great warmth, love and I want more!!
  
  Fender type sound is - say trs bright, ideal for jazz.

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for 2 years, no particular problem report. Report qualitprix my opinion excellent. In comparison with other lamps amp I had (including Peavey Classic 50), there is no photo ...
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• 01/09/05

  lucky2004's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  The Super 60 is an all-tube Fender amp. It develops a power of 60W.
  
  Before buying this amp I had a Princeton Chorus, but had not the power to play in groups. I then DCID to take the plunge into an amp lamps. That was more than 15 years and I always regret it!
  
  
  
  The amp has
  
  - 2 input jack facade
  
  - A volume for clean sounds
  
  - + Volume gain for the channel saturbr /> - bass medium acute
  
  - Reverb
  
  - Presence
  
  - Jack for the footswitch (included) that lets you go from channel to channel saturbr clear />
  
  Like any amp lamps, it also has a power on / off and a standby.
  
  
  
  As against it has no master volume!
  
  
  
  On the back side, it is possible to open the loop between the preamp and amp for example, add effects or use another type of pre amp.
  
  
  
  Power level, he moves really. I've used live in a fairly large room (~ 800 people) without having to go through the table!
  
  When the lights are hot, the sound is really excellent
  
  
  
  Level space, it has a HP, so space is limited, as against all filled with lights, it weighs a ton! It is not practical to repeat stroll!

  Utilization

  Negative: no master volume. So if you need to play a part of a song in his clear and another in saturated two volumes must be set so that the whole is cohrent. It really is not very practical.
  
  
  
  Also this amp is powerful enough, if one channel is saturated with a high gain, even at a minimum, the sound is still quite strong. The amp is not very Adpater for use in apartment!
  
  
  
  Given the small number of settings, the amp could not be simpler to use.

  Sounds

  For the styles of music I play (or rather blues rock), this amp is really perfect. I do not play in groups then as the power is really too large for my use, I wondered for a moment if I did not change the amp, but I can not find the same quality of its amp in a smaller ... So I always had the one!
  
  
  
  The distorted sounds are sublime, clean sounds very pure ...
  
  
  
  I play this amp with a Fender and a Gibson SG strato. Since I do not want sounds very bold, and I also have an SG, I did not want a marshall. Combining the two seemed too aggressive for my taste.
  
  
  
  Strato with no problem. The marriage is perfect.
  
  
  
  It is true that, as often with the amp lights, he gives his best even when the lights are hot and a fairly large volume.

  Overall Opinion

  So I use this amp for more than 15 years, repeating, in a group home in concert ... The sound is really beautiful. The main disadvantages are
  
  - No master volume
  
  - Significant weight
  
  - Difficult to play down the volume
  
  
  
  FYI I had this amp nine 6000F pay the time! I do not know the rating used ...
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