I went into a local guitar store with my mind set on a new Gretsch hollow body guitar. I had played a friend’s Gretsch a few times already so I knew which guitar I wanted and planned on an in and out transaction. The guitar manager recommended me to plug it in to one of the floor amps just to make sure. I plugged into the ’65 Deluxe Reverb and 30 minutes later I walked out the door with a new amp also.

I couldn’t be happier. This was my first full tube amp. The tone is amazing at both low and high settings. The tube driven reverb and vibrato couldn’t be better.

This amp is an industry standard and it reinforces my satisfaction of this purchase every time I see the same amp being used on the professional stage by professional musicians of every genre from rock and roll, blues, and country.

bhunter owns this item

Big sound, great reverb tube tone, perfectly usable for gigs and still portable. The Deluxe Reverb is the best of both worlds.

breun owns this item

The 2000 Deluxe Reverb Amp w/ Eminence Speaker is an excellent amplifier. I use it with a 2004 Acoustasonic Junior w/ DSP, and a 1987 Concert w/ 12" Eminence Speaker. I use these Fender amplifiers with a 2012 Gretsch G5120 Electromatic Orange w/ Deluxe Case, a 1993 Telecaster Custom Reissue Sunburst w/ Deluxe Tweed Case, a 1978 Stratocaster Sunburst, and a 1984 Guild D-17M Natural. And, I use Fender 351 Extra Heavy Shell Picks and the AX-12 Chromatic Auto Tuner.

All of my Fender Family instruments are out of production, and many have been highly customized by me or a Fender-Amp-Tech. A Fender Guitar is where I started in Granada Hills, CA in 1966 with a 1965 Jaguar Olympic White. I can't say that that guitar made me famous or even popular, but to this day some still talk of me and the 1965 Olympic White Jaguar. So good enough.

John Anthony Menanno owns this item

Tone, tone, tone. If the room can handle it, play it at about 7 for sweet, clean or subtle, warm drive depending on guitar settings and attack. I run an OD pedal when playing at lower volumes and the amp handles it well. Many compliments on the tone, with and without the pedal.
Add an extension cab for some crazy big sound.

STWMaine owns this item

this amp is great for just about any style. it has a great warm sound. it can be clear as day, or if you turn it up it's got a nice natural overdrive.

the reverb and vibrato add a great dimension.

some people are down on the lack of a true overdrive/distortion, but spend a few extra bucks on a nice pedal and get this great amp!

toothysaw2 owns this item

When I first played one I thought wow this is the clean sweet tone I am looking for, and from that moment I had to have one.

Well I got one and I'm in reverb heaven. Sweet sounding verb and a nice vibrato. I only use channel two and the amp does what I need it to, to sound great clean. Oh, it's sweet pushed dirty as well.

I've owned my DRRI now for over 5 years and little tweaking some nice NOS tubes and a speaker swap, and it's perfect. Don't get me wrong the original speaker was nice but I just wanted a bit more crisper cleaner sound with a tighter low end, and hey what guitarist doesn't tweak his gear?

Everyone says these amps can be a bit bright, but you've just got to learn to use the tone knobs on the amp and your guitar. Works great with a tele and a strat, even those les paul thingy's.

For shimmering clean and reverbalicious sound the DRRI is the amp

leftrightout owns this item

Stop contemplating it, and just buy it. This is THE Fender sound. You want that chimey clean bell like tone that only a Fender amp can produce, then you must buy the amp that makes that sound. You want crunch and dirt? Use a pedal or look into getting a Bassman or a Champ. This thing is clean all the way up and takes pedals like a pro. If you're used to solid state amps, you'll have to tweak your pedals a bit for the difference in sound, but you'll be happy to do it. This is the first amp I've ever enjoyed just plugging a guitar straight into it.

Dr. Satan owns this item

This amp has the best clean tone of any I've ever had or played. The reverb is fabulous for blues and anything else you'd like to drench. The tremolo will make you want to play surf. You can get a little distortion by cranking the volume, but not a lot. This is not a problem because it can wail and scream with pedals. The Deluxe Reverb (with the the Twin Reverb and Super Reverb) is hands down the most versatile amp among the major brands. It sounds just great. At 22 watts, it is surprisingly loud. Setting the volume knob at 3 may drive you out of a room at home and drove my ex crazy. It is easily loud enough for gigs at small venues. I would have give this five stars, but my amp was made shortly after they started making them in China when there may have been a reliability problem. The reverb tank acted up early, appeared to be ok, but then failed just out of warranty. It is now in the shop again for the first time in about 10 years. Not bad and it may be sometthing simple like a tube problem. It has been used a lot more than any of my other amps including Vox, Marshall, and Mesa Boogie. Great amp.

slickstring owns this item

I've owned my 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue for about 5 years now and it's been a great all around amp. The clean tones are as sweet as you can get. With 22 watts you have plenty of volume. You can also get a smooth overdrive tone if you crank things up. Very surprising big bottom end as well. With the reverb and tremolo you can play anything from classic rock, surf, country, blues or jazz with the 65 Deluxe Reverb. I've had the opportunity to try out vintage units for the 60's and 70's and the reissue compares very favorably.

gk8489 owns this item

I bought this amp about 8 months ago, my first tube amp. I had initially thought I would use a smaller modeling amp at home, but this has become my only amp for home or band use. It is WAY more than loud enough to keep up with a drummer, and the louder you turn it up the better it sounds. At home, I rarely turn this up beyond '2'. With a band and drummer indoors - typically 4-5 on volume is all that's needed. In my home I use a tube screamer clone for dirt at lower volumes, but really love the warm, clean sounds out of this amp. I play mainly classic rock and some blues, and for me this amp nails the tone I am after. It sounds good with my Strat, but I was really surprised by how well it sounds with an LP style guitar. I could be happy plugged straight into this amp as well with no other effects than a TS. Build quality is fantastic, no reliability problems, classic looks and design. If it got stolen I'd just buy another one.

db2112 owns this item

Since the purchase of my first 65 deluxe reverb I fell in love. The tone stands out solid and direct in the small to medium blues venues that our band plays in. I did however notice that a little more bottom end would make it sound must bolder and after working with a fender tech via email we came to the conclusion to add a closed back single 12" Hot rod extension cabinet. Wow this has added so much bottom that this Amp can now hold up to a even bigger house without adding a mic. I have since purchased the limited edition wine red 65 with the upgrades they have added and the tweed front this Amp stands out and amazingly sounds exactly the same as my 17 year old 65. Now I know why I has been the most recorded amp in history! Nice product ...

magoos owns this item

I love it ! More with eminence canabis rex inside. Take very well pedal. Super thanks!

Episound owns this item

This is my main amp and I use it to it cover a variety of styles, from country to classic rock, in different bands. It nails the classic Fender clean, and gets even better as you turn it up to the sweet spot where there's just a hint of break-up. Takes pedals extremely well too, which is a major plus. The speaker needs a bit of time to bed in - it can sound a little harsh "out of the box" but before you do a speaker swap, give it a few hours of cranking it up and the tone really mellows. It seems pretty robust (something that I can't say about the original Blackfaces I've used in the past) and has served me well in 100s of gigs. The volume knob on Channel 2 has always been a bit scratchy, I'll get it looked at one day but it's not a biggie.

It's very close to the sound of an original Blackface - not exactly the same, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's worse. If you want classic Fender clean, or bluesy dirt, you can't really go wrong. It's also very poky - no need to worry about cutting through, I've used this in everything from small halls to theatres (mic-ed) and with a very loud drummer. It is very loud for its size. Replaced my Twin with this - nice to be able to carry your amp in one hand!