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FDP Forum / Fender Amps: 1985 - Current / New Supersonic line is it any good long term?

skunizzi

montreal

Shut up and play your guitar
Jun 11th, 2012 07:04 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I visited a local music store looking to try out a Fender Bassman. Unfortunately they didn't have any in stock at the time. So while taking a look around the store I cam across a Supersonic Twin and a Supersonic 22. I tried both and I liked them quite a bit.

Have any of you tried them? Do you think they would be worth the money long term? They seem to be pretty flexible amps but not the most inexpensive.

I like the ability to get the fender clean with the added bonus of having a decent drive without the need of any pedals.

Any advice?

Rick Plays The Blues

Austria

May I try that again?
Jun 11th, 2012 10:22 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Many people prefer to use a non-channel-switching vintage design Fender amp - like a DRRI or TRRI - and add pedals for overdrive and anything else.
And if you compare, you get quite some pedals for the money between e.g. a TRRI and a SS Twin.

Me, I have an older Fender channel-switching amp (pre-SS) and there have been times when I regretted not having chosen a Vintage RI + pedals instead. But on the other hand, the channel switching Fender is a keeper. It has many added features you do not have on the Vintage RIs (FX Loop, Bias feature, switchable wattage, ...) and is just as reliable as those RIs. And while today I use od/ds effects as well, I am still happy to have an amp that offers channel switching - I just had to learn that just because I paid for it, I do not need to use all features at every gig. But if cables break, the fx board voltage supply dies or whatever happens, my Fender channel switcher never let me down and so whatever happens, at the end I still have that channel switching amp ... if it was a vintage RI, I would have been stuck with just clean sound in some situations.

Resale value of the channel switchers in percent of new price is lower ... so if you buy it new, you really gotta want it, or you better look for used ones.

skunizzi

montreal

Shut up and play your guitar
Jun 12th, 2012 11:22 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Great advice thank you!

Now to decide which to go for!?

The DRRI seems like a good choice. Time to do my homework...

StratQuebec

Canada

It's time to get it!
Jun 12th, 2012 01:23 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Just currious skunizzi but it's seems to me like it's almost impossible to not to find a store in Montreal which doesn't have a Bassman on the floor. Steve certainly does! I think you SHOULD try and compare a Bassman, a Supersonic 22 and a DRRI side by side. Tweed, blackface,master volume, channel switchers... take the time to try them all!

skunizzi

montreal

Shut up and play your guitar
Jun 12th, 2012 02:35 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I went to Dipolmate Music which usually has them all, but they were out at the time. Just my luck. But I will try and check them all out.

Thanks

Ferny

USA

Jun 23rd, 2012 09:57 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Original owner of 2008 60 watt model. No probs. Provide a variety of tones & volume. Very flexible. Not a "Metal" amp unless you use pedals for that. Tube Effects Loops is really nice. Lots of "sonic" textures can be discovered trying various 12a*7 tubes in the preamp sections. I've really respect the amp's tonal sensitivity to different tubes.

framster

USA

Jul 18th, 2012 06:37 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I've had my SS22 for about two years now. No hardware issues. I want to try different speakers when I can afford to, but stock is fine. I've swapped out a few preamp tubes and re-biased the power tubes once, but again it was fine without changes even though hi-gain on the burn channel. I use it mic'd-up at all cover band gigs with great results.

RicOkc

Nicoma Park, OK.

"Let the music do the talking"
Aug 25th, 2012 04:37 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I recently bought a 2009 Super Sonic 60 used, great amp and very flexible.

I've had two different Fender channel switching amps over the years and was always able to get a nice crunchy rhythm sound out of them. I just add a distortion box for my lead tones.

Like Furny said it isn't a metal amp, but it seems to cover everything else.

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