Tonemaster hankering (now successfully hankered)

TimmyO · May 2023

Casting my mind back to when I heard newi playing his Twin one I remember it was a lovely room-filling sound - open back 2x12 will do that

sw67 · May 2023

I am in Nashville watching bands all night and one of the best guitar tones I heard was a deluxe reverb tone master. I couldn’t see what pedals were being used but he had a few. Sound was really good in a band mix through PA

chrisj1602 · May 2023

sw67 said:

I am in Nashville watching bands all night and one of the best guitar tones I heard was a deluxe reverb tone master. I couldn’t see what pedals were being used but he had a few. Sound was really good in a band mix through PA

I gigged my TMDR with a HX Effects and also with individual pedals and it took either option very well.

lovestrat74 · May 2023

I have the same hankering for the Princeton. I only play at home. I prefer to plug in and play. Never gotten into pedals, too much faffing about. On paper the Princeton looks like the perfect amp for me.

TimmyO · May 2023

I suspect being able to play a Blonde next to a regular TMDR is going to be nigh on impossible

sw67 · May 2023

I saw John Bohlinger of Rig Rundown playing when I was on holiday. He was using a Blonde Twin Reverb Tonemaster. I have both a twin and deluxe valve version but after seeing both in a live situation I would consider the tonemaster.

DrCornelius · May 2023

sw67 said:

I saw John Bohlinger of Rig Rundown playing when I was on holiday. He was using a Blonde Twin Reverb Tonemaster. I have both a twin and deluxe valve version but after seeing both in a live situation I would consider the tonemaster.

Love that guys playing. How was the gig ?

sw67 · May 2023

DrCornelius said:

sw67 said:

I saw John Bohlinger of Rig Rundown playing when I was on holiday. He was using a Blonde Twin Reverb Tonemaster. I have both a twin and deluxe valve version but after seeing both in a live situation I would consider the tonemaster.

Love that guys playing. How was the gig ?

Probably the best band i saw in Nashville - made everything look easy and had a great sound.

stickyfiddle · May 2023

Oh man I bet that was awesome! Bohlinger is a monster player, which obv doesn't come across in Rig Rundowns but he's worked with everybody and done a shitload of music director roles for various major productions in Nashville.

DrCornelius · May 2023

sw67 said:

DrCornelius said:

sw67 said:

I saw John Bohlinger of Rig Rundown playing when I was on holiday. He was using a Blonde Twin Reverb Tonemaster. I have both a twin and deluxe valve version but after seeing both in a live situation I would consider the tonemaster.

Love that guys playing. How was the gig ?

Probably the best band i saw in Nashville - made everything look easy and had a great sound.

Awesome , very jealous

jeztone2 · May 2023

I had a Tonemaster Twin Blonde. It sounded great apart from it didn’t like certain gain pedals. It loved Tube screamers & Rat type distortions. MIAB type pedals it struggled with.

If anything. The Fender Champion 100 might be just as good when dialled in.

stickyfiddle · May 2023

jeztone2 said:

I had a Tonemaster Twin Blonde. It sounded great apart from it didn’t like certain gain pedals. It loved Tube screamers & Rat type distortions. MIAB type pedals it struggled with.

If anything. The Fender Champion 100 might be just as good when dialled in.

So.. just like a Fender Twin?

jeztone2 · May 2023

It’s been a while since I played a real Fender Twin. It was impressive. Just not the amp for me. The Fender ML212 seems to be better with pedals.

Danny1969 · May 2023

The Fender Twin I use has a fantastic dirt channel that sounds like a Marshall, I used it in a Thin Lizzy tribute for a while. It's a 94 I think

HandwrittenHero · May 2023

My TMDR just about ended my amp gas. I still have a 1974x that I use now and then as a guilty pleasure, but majority of time is the TMDR. The only way I'd currently part with it involves Fender doing a Tonemaster 6g3 or 5e3.

HAL9000 · May 2023

TimmyO said:

I've heard a couple of good things about the Award Session amps but there's no way I'd buy one blind (deaf?) - it may well be my loss but I can't see me going that route.

Mine arrived about a week ago. My first thoughts…

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/248357/nad-award-session-5e3-extra#

chrisj1602 · May 2023

I’m still enjoying my TM Princeton. I’ve not gigged it yet but have had a couple of rehearsals and it was great. I had it on around 5 last week with a drummer and used a KOT clone for some extra drive. It coped easily and sounded really good.

TimmyO · May 2023

Tell me it's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde

Keefy · May 2023

TimmyO said:

Tell me it's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde

It's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde.

Let me know when it arrives though.

rlw · May 2023

OP - where are you based. If near me, you are more than welcome to give mine an extended test. I'm in York.

TimmyO · May 2023

rlw said:

OP - where are you based. If near me, you are more than welcome to give mine an extended test. I'm in York.

Swindon - with occasional flits to Birmingham - appreciate the offer though - thanks!

Teyeplayer · May 2023

TimmyO said:

Tell me it's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde

Terrible idea, you want the black one that’s a good price that I have in the classifieds.

Keefy · May 2023

Teyeplayer said:

TimmyO said:

Tell me it's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde

Terrible idea, you want the black one that’s a good price that I have in the classifieds.

... and then load the Blonde firmware?

HandwrittenHero · May 2023

Keefy said:

Teyeplayer said:

TimmyO said:

Tell me it's a bad idea to just blind order a TMDR Blonde

Terrible idea, you want the black one that’s a good price that I have in the classifieds.

... and then load the Blonde firmware?

I actually took this route. Started with black, was pleasantly surprised by it having never really loved DRs before (because didn’t turn them up that much!) got around to fiddling firmware wise with the different combinations, went and bought the creamback after and swapped it.

stickyfiddle · June 2023

I have the black one and did the reverb update but nothing else.

Somehow a Celestion in a black panel Fender just feels wrong

TheMarlin · June 2023

There is a lovely one for sale here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/247439/fs-tonemaster-deluxe-reverb

markslade07 · June 2023

There’s a blonde DR not too far away from you in Chippenham on FB
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/114610674958750/

willo · June 2023

chrisj1602 said:

I’m still enjoying my TM Princeton. I’ve not gigged it yet but have had a couple of rehearsals and it was great. I had it on around 5 last week with a drummer and used a KOT clone for some extra drive. It coped easily and sounded really good.

So the Princeton, at 50% volume, is doing the job in a band context? Do you mind me asking what the setup and music genre was, for context? That's interesting though, the Princeton looks extremely portable - I just hadn't thought it could do band levels.

Blob · June 2023

In the blues just did a video on using the Princeton with a band https://youtu.be/Hgz1HJ4gnJs

chrisj1602 · June 2023

willo said:

chrisj1602 said:

I’m still enjoying my TM Princeton. I’ve not gigged it yet but have had a couple of rehearsals and it was great. I had it on around 5 last week with a drummer and used a KOT clone for some extra drive. It coped easily and sounded really good.

So the Princeton, at 50% volume, is doing the job in a band context? Do you mind me asking what the setup and music genre was, for context? That's interesting though, the Princeton looks extremely portable - I just hadn't thought it could do band levels.

Drum kit, bass, me. Singer plays either keyboards or a bit of rhythm. Typical cover band songs, rock, indie, pop.

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