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Reviews (4)
Nov 04, 2016
Great Props
I utilize these props for my 70 class pattern plane in 16x12 size. I also use the 15x8 size on my Precision Aerobatics Extra MX and a 14x7 size on my Sig T-Clips 70. The balance is usually spot on right out of the package. These props are lighter than the APC props, and provide improved performance. They are not durable and will shatter if ground contact is made by the spinning blade on landing, where the APC props will take a reasonable beating and still are usable after a touchup with sandpaper. They are easily as durable as the carbon fiber props I use in competition, and cost around $20 versus $60 for the carbon props. I've used Xoar, Vox, and Falcon brand wood props and have found the Xoar props to be slightly better than the rest. The hub thickness is a little more than the equivalent APC, so you may need to enlarge your spinner slots slightly. I plan to try some Xoar PJN props on my 2M pattern ship in the future since 13" and 14" pitch blades are now available in 21" diameter.
Jun 27, 2018
Replaced Area '61 with this '54 Pro
Replaced an Area '61 in the bridge position of an alder/maple Strat. Very pleased with the change.
May 01, 2013
Put it in an aftermarket solid pine cabinet and it will sound great.
1 of 1 found this helpful Like most "experienced" guitar players (otherwise referred to as Geezers), I've had a variety of amps. Fenders, Boogies, Marshall, Victoria, Peavey, etc., big and small. I'm a huge Fender Tweed fan, and have had several Blackface (BF) and Silverface (SF) era amps. Of them all, three stand out; Deluxe Reverb, Tweed Deluxe (narrow panel), and Super Reverb.
The early SF Super Reverb I had was a killer to lug around, though it had superb tone, with either Fenders or Gibsons. The two Deluxe versions I still have ('56 and '64) and will never part with either. Like many of the other reviews, these amps sound amazing and run the range from warm clean to Ahhhhhh! There just isn't a bad sound in them. My goldtop through the Tweed Deluxe is a killer combination. Strats or the Tele through either amp clearly demonstrate that Fenders love Fenders, clean or dirty.
I'm no electrical engineer, so I can't speak to the printed circuit board vs hand wired stuff, but I can hear a difference in these little amps between the originals and the reissues. I would attribute it to the solid (and aged) pine cabinets of the originals (BF) versus the current boxes. There is just more resonance in those solid pine cabinets that make these little amps sound a lot bigger and richer. This difference is not one of those deals where the guitar player is left trying in vain to hear the differnce between NOS tubes and current version tubes, at a huge cost differnce. The tone/volume differences are real and very apparent. The best analogy is the differnce a little reverb makes versus a dry signal. It is very apparent.
Check the build specs of any of the top boutique combo amp builders and you'll likely find solid pine finger jointed cabinetry. It is there for a reason, and it isn't just nostalgia. Tweed is nostalgia, solid pine is tone and resonance. Even playing SFDR amps that have had the blackface mods done so they are pretty much identical circuitry sound different in the later plywood boxes CBS-Fender was using over the original BF solid pine version.
I don't notice much difference between the SFDR and the Re-Issue DR, which have similar cabinet wood, so I'd agree with the other reviews that say most folks couldn't tell a difference in a blind test. Those solid pine boxes of the old tweeds and BF era amps with the finger jointed corners just give out more something you can hear and feel. If a guitar player were to side-by-side those two versions, I'm pretty certain the difference between the two would be easy to clearly identify. I did it one day at my amp tech's place and the difference was obvious comparing a BF'd SFDR to my BFDR. We didn't swap chassis to confirm the cabinet was the difference, but I am convinced since all else was pretty identical.
After market solid pine cabinets are available for these amps at very reasonable prices all covered with tolex and ready to roar. They would be a very smart tone investment that will only improve with age. Best of all, they are probably cheaper than a set of "primo-holy grail" NOS tubes for the amp and will actually make a huge tonal difference you really can hear with your very own ears. A differece you don't have to squint your eyes just-so to hear. It will also end up (all in) costing '000's less than a real '65 and will yield up most of the tone of the original.