Standel vs. Fender

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Nov 2000 8:31 pm

Greg, I've never had, or used, a Standel...and now that they're $3500, I doubt I ever will! At that kind of price, it better have a lifetime no-fault guarantee on EVERYTHING!
[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 28 November 2000 at 04:47 PM.]

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 28 Nov 2000 4:40 pm

Hi Greg,

got curious and checked out Paisleys tone on "Me neither" ..you're right. Sounds fantastic, but it is obvious that most of his tone comes from his hands !!

Andy[This message was edited by Tele on 28 November 2000 at 04:43 PM.]

Greg Derksen · Post by **Greg Derksen** » 28 Nov 2000 6:14 pm

Donny at that price your right it better
have a warranty out the ying yang, believe
it or not a friend of a friend actually
ordered one, and get this, he lives in Canada
and will have to pay 1.56 for every American
buck. He has a bunch of blackface Fenders,
played the Standel and had to have it.He is
not rich either, he's a picker who has gone
tone crazy!
Tele, that tone on"me neither" for me is the
punchiest, warmest, slap, snappy, tele tone
( how is that for a discription ) I have
heard . I believe he uses DR Z Maz amps.
Sometimes you actually get what you pay for!
Greg

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 29 Nov 2000 2:43 pm

Anyone that played the old Standels:
how do the early 50s compare to the late 50-early60s still alltube 15" Custom?

same amp, or upgraded, better ..?

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 1 Dec 2000 4:13 am

I started buying Standel's after hearing Bob White play through one the first time in the 50's..... I bought my last one in the early 60's before they added reverb. I played it for years in conjunction with an Echo-Plex(anyone remember those things?),and then when the electronics "went south" I used it for an auxillary speaker on the bandstand. It was a killer for it's time, but would have to "mic" it today because of low power. I probably wouldn't buy one of the "retro's".

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 12 Dec 2000 1:48 am

Just got an old 80L15T which has tremolo but no reverb. All tube and JBL D130 speaker. I'd say it compares to Fender brown Vibrasonics in output but more headroon. It is a great amp but I suppose it doesn't compare to the 25L15 in sound. I think mine is a classAB amp compared to true Class A.

Andy

Robert · Post by **Robert** » 12 Dec 2000 3:25 pm

Maybe this should be a new thread: I played through a Tone King (Baltimore) amp recently.
It was a twenty watt single 12" with two channels - one that sort of goes for the blackface sound with spring reverb, the other (w/o reverb) voiced like a tweed. It was an enticing amp . . . not cheap, but versatile, and great-sounding. They have a 40-watt 2-12" combo (two twenty-watts in one cabinet, really) that's probably even more versatile - oh, well. Maybe in a year or so a few will hit the "used" market.

Chris DeBarge · Post by **Chris DeBarge** » 13 Dec 2000 4:42 am

Andy, how about a picture of the new amp?

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 15 Dec 2000 3:20 pm

[This message was edited by Tele on 16 December 2000 at 01:31 AM.]

Martin Abend · Post by **Martin Abend** » 15 Dec 2000 4:10 pm

Andy,

the link seems to be broken. Can you fix it?

...and send my videos....

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Robert · Post by **Robert** » 15 Dec 2000 5:29 pm

Hey, Tone Freaks:
That 20-watt Tone King I told you about? It was a 40-watt! But nevermind: there's a '67 Twin Reverb with JBL's (consignment) to be had at www.flynnguitars.com - I took a look today, but didn't play through it (not in the market) - but it was clean for a '67. And for those who were wondering - that's the last year for "Blackface" Fenders. BTW - the Flynn brothers and I have known each other for ten years and they've never been anything less than enthusiastic, fair, and business-like. Very professional. Somebody buy this amp!

Rob