The loudest Fender combo amp. 85 watts of clean headroom through two 12-inch speakers make the Twin Reverb the gold standard for pristine, sparkling clean tone. Its lush built-in spring reverb and vibrato circuit are studio staples. Used by everyone from Jerry Garcia to Keith Richards.
The ToneMaster Deluxe Reverb costs $200 less than the tube original. We put both on the same amp stand, dialed in identical settings, and listened. Here's where they agree — and where they don't.
The Vibrato channel isn't the plain one with reverb added — it has an extra gain stage and, on a Deluxe Reverb, a treble cap you can't switch off. Verified panel layouts per model.
Most blackface Fenders never had a Middle control — they have a 6.8k resistor soldered in its place. Which models have the knob, what the resistor is set to, and how to get mids without it.