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I didn't have much luck putting my DS-1 into a Twin........
Blackface and Silverface Fenders have a particular cap in the reverb channel which makes any harder-clipping distortion or fuzz pedal sound *really* buzzy and harsh. Overdrives like a Tube Screamer are better, or you can use the Normal channel and just blend in a little of the reverb channel (using a jumper cable) with the treble turned off if you want reverb.
A Mesa V-Twin pedal into a Twin is great though - the next best thing to actually using a Mesa amp, when I was gigging with one but often used whatever backline was available.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
they sound great together, just like Satch.
Then you plug into a Twin.
Ouchy.
Gotta be the amp right?
Although the 'Steve Jones Solution' is just to crank the amp up until the speakers simply can't reproduce that much treble any more…
Yes, but very different ones. There is so little similarity between a tweed Bassman (Marshall, Mesa Rectifier) and a blackface Princeton/Twin (Mesa Boogie) that they could easily be from totally unrelated companies.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Is it a 1x12 sorta 15w combo??
It's in a totally different ballpark to what you like. I could never see you turning up to a Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah, Dorje or Periphery and The Haunted gig with them plugged in to an old Vibrolux and getting the tone you're after. It's horses for courses and all that.
Many Fender amps are classics, although more are just OK (lower cost models)
I've noticed that none are great at heavy OD
Everyone should be searching out the classic designs that by skill and luck are amazing
Fender made more of these than anyone else, although they made plenty of lemons too
Is that a Deluxe with a Metal Zone?
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