blonde bomber

i dont normally do this kinda thing but i just gotta say thank you tim harrington for recommending this amp to me and thank you fender for making all my dreams come true , this thing is a MONSTER , it pumps and breaths like a wild animal , i plug in my 58 strat and its better than sex , and the clean channel sounds like classic fender tone that will make you cry , thanks , jim

I doubt you can find a better amp for under $1000 ..........

I rarely give a perfect score to any hardware. I've had this about a week, but I was in love with it the first time I demo'd it in a local shop.

Sound:
To use a quote from one of my favorite books the sound is "Honey poured over Thunder" (Makes my old amp sound like "Piss poured over a fart") Seriously though, sound is so subjective I wont get into all that, but I will say that I think most people will be able to find a sound they will love from this. It's really versatile when it comes to the sounds you can get from it.

Quality:
The construction is really high quality ofcourse, with great components, comes stock with GrooveTubes, Eminence Speaker and the foot switch is really heavy duty. (The foot-switch is a little large though, I think it could of been smaller)

If your looking for a good practice amp or something for small venues (Or even large venue, since it sounds pretty amazing through a good P/A) Buy this amp.

Just listen and you'll fall for it instantly!

I've listen to this amp when it first appeared few years ago. I heard that they would have a 20 watt amp which is perfect because i don't use much power because i play at a church. I'm ready to trade my Reissue Bassman just for this puppy!

Killer Amp with a lot of Personality

I got my Super Sonic 22 two days ago and it sounds great. I have played every current production Fender tube amp except the Vibro King, Vibroverb and the new Super Sonic 60 and would say if you’re comparing amps without any modifications just taking it out of the box and turning it on this is the best amp fender makes.

This is a killer amp with a lot of personality. Advertising says it’s sort of a combination of the older super sonic and a deluxe reverb, sort of ironic that I would buy it as these are two fender amps that I always felt were some of the biggest disappointments from Fender. What surprised me is that it sounds way better than a DDRI reissue. Compared to the DRRI the Super Sonic 22 sounds bigger and richer sounding, has more chime, more punch and is louder (sounds about as loud as my 40 watt 68 Vibrolux). The fat switch replaces the Vibrolux/Bassman switch of the older supersonics. The strange thing is toggling the fat switch on and off actually gives you a really good vintage Vibrolux or Bassman sound, way better than the old supersonics were supposed to do. I stick mostly with the clean channel as you can get a good edgy growl by turning it up or hitting the fat switch if you want. I didn’t spend as much time with the burn channel as I never liked the sound of multiple stages of gain as much, but I could tell you get some really good sounds off of that as well if that is more your style.

Works equally well on my Telecaster as well as my Les Paul Junior. Compared to most other Fender amps the EQ controls are much more sensitive so little adjustments make a big difference. Because of this you will probably spend more time initially to find just the right settings.

I’ve never really been a big fan of Eminence speakers they always seemed a little too airy for me but this one even without any break in sounds exceptionally full and rich. Gives you a really nice warm 3-D sound.

S-S 22, an alternative to the '65 DR

I finally found the perfect amp for me- the Super Sonic 22. I traded in my '65 Deluxe Reverb because it was just too clean and one-dimensional. I'm 59 and have been playing mainstream rock and now classic rock for about 45 years- the S-S 22 allowed me to get rid of my overdrive pedals. My only complaint is that the footswitch cord is 3X longer than it needs to be :) Highly recommend this blonde beauty!

Great Sound in a Small Package

Well to start off, I am on amp #2 the first had an issue, Sweetwater had another amp the next day, I can’t say enough about their great customer service. I play southern gospel in which I need a great county sound, a great blues sound and every now and then a little more distortion for some praise and worship songs. I usually use a POD HD500 which is great, but I wanted an amp that could nail the sounds live that I get in the studio but not so much power that I can’t take it into small churches. The clean channel is simply amazing, all the sparkle you would expect from a Fender. The Fat switch adds more mids in the mix and a bit of a volume boost that gives you a fuller clean sound. Now for where the amp differs from the Deluxe Reverb, the Burn channel gives you as much or as little distortion as you like. It gives me a great blues tone on my Strat, or Tele neck pickup, and a great dirty country sound similar to a (DR Z). I cranked the gains up with my humbucker tele and it will get mean. If you need more info on this great little amp just ask for Tim Harrington.

The super Fender Super-Sonic 22

This is an easy amp to love. With only a few tweaks of the knobs you can dial in a great tone at any volume. The approach of the two amps in one works really well for me. I love the main clean channel on Fat for a full but clean base tone to build on and the "gain" side of the amp offers several ways to shape the tone and dirt. I use it for a dirty rhythm channel and my Barber DD for solo boost on both channels. No need to do it that way, but it works for me. You could easily use the Gain side for that, too.

I'm a classic rock/blues player so this amp fits perfectly. And, it's light enough to be portable.

I have only about 10 hours of playing time on it, but so far nothing to report. I like the very durable footswitch that looks road worthy. That should really hold up well.

I had this sent to me in Singapore by Jason @ Sweetwater( a great guy to deal with), it arrived safely and in perfect working order. Thanks!

I would buy this again if lost or damaged. My half-star reduction is for the footswitch cable. My issue with it is that it's a non-standard design for multi-pin, so if it breaks somehow I cannot easily fix it. I like Line-6 for using a heavy duty computer LAN cable. That's easy to replace anywhere.

Fender super sonic 22

Loud right off the mark. Doesn't get louder after 5, crap reverb. No where near a Deluxe. Channel switching is ok loud pops at times. This amp is a good example of not listening to customers and rushing an amp to market. If Fender had addressed the problems of the 60 watt model this could have been a decent amp. I always wonder why you can get a decent tapper on the volume controls. instead they blast at almost full volume on one. My advice is to try it out first. Especially the reverb which only approach's the Deluxe.

Great sound for a short time

Had the amp 45 days and it smoked, been at the fender reair shop Dec.1st.......If this was a car it would be a lemon law case for sure...