Fender Excelsior amp

[wwit]

GEARMANNDUDE on youtube has vids alot of us have been waiting to see/hear on the new Fender Excelsoir 15" tube amp.

Fender Excelsior Guitar Amplifier demo with Telecaster - YouTube

Fender Excelsior Guitar Amplifier demo with Les Paul - YouTube

Fender Excelsior amp demo with Gearmanndude Luther Drive overdrive pedal and Tele - YouTube

[wwit]

oops my bad, I didnt see the other thread already started on this.

[Batman]

This one seems somewhat tamer than the other one.

If you like Fender Amps, this amp sounds pretty decent. . .

[wwit]

Yeah I just read threw the other thread or flame war that the other thread became.

Jeesh guys, its just a $300 amp. Let it go.

[Splattle101]

I think it sounds fine.

Looking at the schematic posted in the other thread:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B94M...E0X3lYdlk/edit

it looks like a modern take on a 5E3 style circuit, cut down to one channel with the extra triode used to run a tremolo. It's interesting that they've gone for a fixed up cathodyne PI for this amp instead of the parahase PI they put in the early Tremoluxe (5E9 from memory?). The paraphase would sound looser and messier (), but I understand it would take the trem better.

All in all, it looks like a really simple circuit that would have minimal insertion loss. Sheet, it doesn't even have a normal tone circuit! That makes me think this amp could be modded to sound like just about anything you want, short of a high gain monster.

[Syrus]

Fender copied this design or they must have acquired some production rights for the excelsior, because it almost exactly looks like a vintage Excelsior amp from Holland/Netherlands.

Same build up and even the 2 seperate chassis and guess what, a 15 incher.

Can't find a picture, but those amps are made in my country and I've seen people gig with em. That's why that amp had such a familiar look to it.

EDIT:

Those amps even had an accordian input, primarly because Excelsior also made accordians Lol, so that explains why that input is on the Fender.

[jay1williams]

can you jump the channels like on a Silvertone 1472?

[Splattle101]

Originally Posted by Syrus

Fender copied this design or they must have acquired some production rights for the excelsior, because it almost exactly looks like a vintage Excelsior amp from Holland/Netherlands.

Same build up and even the 2 seperate chassis and guess what, a 15 incher.

Can't find a picture, but those amps are made in my country and I've seen people gig with em. That's why that amp had such a familiar look to it.

EDIT:

Those amps even had an accordian input, primarly because Excelsior also made accordians Lol, so that explains why that input is on the Fender.

That's interesting. I'd love to see a pic of one of the old ones.

[Syrus]

Originally Posted by Splattle101

That's interesting. I'd love to see a pic of one of the old ones.

Problem is that our guitar scene isn't that big over here, so those amps are few and rare. Imagine how hard it is to find a accordion amp lol. Can't seem to find a picture of it.

Guess what happens when you search for excelsior tube amp?
The Fender keeps on popping up.

Excelsior is still a brand seen in new Accordion production. Dunno if this is the same brand, because they are based in Italy.