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Fender have never made any claims about the similarity between LJs and Deluxes. Amp guys, including Jesse have. And of course the VAC and volume are going to be interactive - it's power scaling that can be found in many amps. It's a bit like being surprised at the genius of a preamp and master volume being interactive. Jesse himself describes the LJ as a Tweed Deluxe modded for gigging - presumably referring to the larger output stage as found in Neil Young's TDs for years. He has since made them to customers specific requests.
(formerly miserneil)
A huge, TGP like assumption...
Naturally, both @Gassage and myself don't use and enjoy ours to make music... We couldn't aspire to such lofty heights.
Money/investment is not even an issue here... I guess we are both fortunate to have expendable cash, but I know I lose more than I make...
We both just happen, quite simply, to find these Lazy J amps to be very good indeed.
Yes, because that's like exactly what I wrote. Again we're going down that road you supposedly objected to.
(formerly miserneil)
It is based on a Tweed Deluxe but there are significant differences. For me the speaker is a big part of it. The Blue (or sometimes the Tayden equivalent) probably gives it a little bit of "British" flavour and doesn't fart out like the original ones can. With the GZ34 rectifier and 6L6 power valves you get more power, more clean headroom, and it is tighter than a classic 5E3 circuit. I don't know if there are a few component or value changes to optimise the sound.
Ultimately it is a great amp. I've played one or two other amps that are probably as good, but I don't think I've played one that I'd say is better. Not counting little 5W amps, I went through 6 amps in around 8 years before buying the Lazy J. I've not bought an amp since in a similar amount of time (although I did buy a Kemper).
Obviously it depends on your taste and it's probably not suitable for everyone. I use it for a cleanish sound where it's clean if you play lightly and it starts to break up if you hit the strings hard. It's a lovely warm clean that I'd say is the best I've heard. I then use pedals to add drive to that. Some of the drive is coming from the pedals and some probably from the amp being pushed a bit harder.
@crunchman if you ever manage to get a good profile from this for the Kemper KPA, I'd love to hear about it, as I can't justify having both my Kemper and a Lazy J! I may be being a big optimistic there, but it never hurts to ask...
I bought mine because I liked it.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
(formerly miserneil)