Starting with a real Tweed Deluxe, we began an extensive process of testing and measurement to understand every detail of the circuit. From here, we redesigned our all-analogue Amp Recreation circuitry to mimic the exact behaviour of this amp. The DELUXE55’s push-pull output stage overdrives in exactly the same way as the 6V6 power amp in the real amp. We’ve even included a reactive load to simulate the interaction between the amp’s power amp and speaker, a crucial part of valve amp “feel”. The cathodyne phase inverter and the famously unconventional preamp design are also recreated with equal accuracy, right down to the TONE control which adds gain as you turn it up.
The DELUXE55’s Amp Recreation circuitry features a PREAMP switch, mimicking the effect of swapping a 12AY7 preamp valve for a 12AX7 – a popular mod among Tweed Deluxe owners. This switch takes your tone from a bright, articulate crunch to a warmer, higher-gain tone, unleashing a collapsing wall of fuzz with all the knobs cranked!
An Amp Recreation pedal only makes sense if you can use it in a modern rig, so we have equipped the DELUXE55 with our Post EQ circuit. This filter comes after the Amp Recreation circuitry and ensures compatibility with traditional amps, modellers, power amps and cabinet simulators.
Designed and built in the UK to our exacting standards, and housed in a brushed stainless steel and aluminium enclosure, the DELUXE55 is ready for a life on the road, serving up vintage Tweed amp tone night after night.
- Faithfully recreates the sound and feel of the Fender® Tweed Deluxe
- Complete, valve amp-style signal path recreated in all-analogue circuitry
- Simulated push-pull power amp with reactive load
- Preamp switch selects between 12AY7 and 12AX7 valve character
- Post EQ ensures compatibility with any rig
- Ultra-high input impedance
- High-quality buffered bypass
- Premium components throughout
- Designed and built in England
All instruments from Music Makers are professionally evaluated and set-up in our historic Galesburg, IL. storefront prior to shipping.
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