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Mesa Boogie vs Fender

I own and really like a Mesa Boogie Tremoverb 2x12 combo. Sweet amp with great mids and lows...However, I am considering getting something a little less ’commanding’ like a 60’s era Fender Deluxe reverb, Twin reverb, Princeton reverb or maybe a Super reverb. Since I only use singe coil PUP’s, what would one expect the SQ to be like vs. my Mesa??
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three_easy_payments
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Not being a smart a$$ but the SQ of the Fender will sound more like a Fender.  There is just a signature sound of their early 60's amps.  
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@three_easy_payments   That is obviously true, but in what ways does the Fender sound differ from the Mesa sound for these particular amps, in your opinion?
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I still have a little Mesa .22 Studio from around 1992.  It sounds very neutral to me compared to the vintage Fenders which benefit from more headroom - brighter and sparkling and able to playing "chunkier" without breaking up.
edcyn
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davey -- To put it simply, I just don’t play any electrified instruments anymore. Just like one of my band members happily/mistakenly exclaimed about the Grateful Dead during one fleeting moment back in the previous century, I’ve gone completely acoustic and haven’t looked back.

Electric guitars have to weigh a ton if you want any tone out of them. It’s tough on the shoulders and back. And feet. More importantly, I preternaturally crave acoustic sounds. That Carr amp in our living room hasn’t been switched on in several years. As for the sound difference between the Fenders and the Mesa, three-easy-payments has it right on. Sparkle, headroom and dynamic range are currently out of style. Instead, players seem to crave power and punch...not that this is a particularly bad thing in the rock universe. When you’re duking it out with other electric performers it’s not subtlety you generally want, anyway. You want to make your presence known. You want the audience/listener to know how bruised and angry you are at the current state of existence.
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@edcyn  I hear where you are coming from, but I also think that a lot of the tone comes from 'playing the amp' which is what i try and do. With my Fender single coils, I can get pretty much any tone I want, depending on my playing and the amp setting. I don't particularly like the heavy weight guitars that you seem to be alluding to ( Gibbo's?) .
Agree that sparkle, headroom and dynamics are out of style, but then i guess my playing is also out of stye..oh well.
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