Fender Stage 185 Demo (better audio)

Demo of Stage 185 Fender amp, made in the 80's. 150 watts RMS. Can't get real big metal sounds, but for clean and light to moderate overdrive it's real nice.

No sound for the first 20ish seconds, but don't fret... it's coming.

Mic'd and recorded into Ableton. No effects processing, mastering, etc. Recorded with a MIM telecaster, stock everything.

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• stage
• 185
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• electric

[orphan38]

I just got this amp, bought it off of eBay. It's great. This video definitely helped me decide on getting this amp. Thanks for posting it.

[onetwotrace]

@orphan38 Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video and the amp. =) Sucker's loud too!

[DigiPal]

I own the same amp for more than 15 years now. Still working good. Play real loud, even better than a Marshall Mosfet. If I could find another one, I'll get that loud stereo sound I'm looking for. Simple to set up for drive or clean sound. 2 channels. Blows enough for me with good sounding.

[onetwotrace]

@DigiPal Yeah man, they're a hard find. Good luck and keep on rockin!

[dillonmccabe1]

Fluffhead!

[MrJeffo46]

I got one of these 2 weeks ago . I traded a Crate GX-65 for it and definately got the better end of the deal . Easily the best amp I've ever had in 37 years of playing. I love it.

[pimpmylizard123]

this amp is amazing i use it in my band we play heavy groove thrash stuff

[StephenFiorentini]

Just bought a 1986 stage 185. they are lovely.

[ChickenFaeces]

I was bummed, cos you didn't play any Led Zeppelin.

[Brynner709]

@onetwotrace The 185 series (Stage and Pro), as well as the Twins, back in those days used Fender Special Design Speakers made by Eminence (part # 026488) ...they were essentially Eminence Legend 1218 speakers with a little deeper low end - they were 8 ohms and 150 watt speakers.

By the way, the Stage 185 had 105 watts through it's internal speaker ...that went up to 160 watts only with a second external speaker plugged in.