Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Blues Reissue |
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Mar 24 2009, 12:34 PM
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I have the Fender HotRod Deluxe myself and I cranked it a few times when I was in the rehearsal room with it (normally I only use the amps which are already present there, so I don't have a lot of experience).
From that little experience I can certainly say that the Amp can provide quite a nice crunchy/overdriven sound, however it won't be serious high-gain as with some metal amps. If you plan to use it for clean (love the clean sound), crunchy and something slightly heavier (so blues, rock), I would say it does it job well (but check it out yourself, whether you like it). If you don't put the volume signficantly higher than 2, don't expect to get a decent crunchy/overdriven sound from this amp. I actually dislike playing at home using the hi-gain channel and am using the Zoom 9..2tt to get a tube distorted sound using the clean channel (which sounds pretty good as the Zoom also has pre-amp tubes). I did not use an attenuator with it yet, but it should work properly. Since I have the Studio UX2 I normally don't really bother putting on the Amp etc as I have so much good sounds for practicing  Hope this helps a bit. -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Mar 24 2009, 05:41 PM
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QUOTE (sted @ Mar 24 2009, 08:02 AM)  ... would an attenuator work with this amp... If you do get an attenuator make sure it is the correct load for the amp/speakers (ie 4 ohm, 8 ohm, 16 ohm). It should say the load on the back panel of the amp. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Mar 24 2009, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (sted @ Mar 24 2009, 08:02 AM) Had a bit of a jam on one of these yesterday and actually quite liked it, loved the old Tweed style coverings, trouble is i couldnt play it on anything more than 2 on the master (because 40w is freakin loud!) and couldnt get it to start breaking up like a nice tube amp should, would an attenuator work with this amp? or would a nice smooth OD pedal give me some dirt at lower volumes. Thanks guys!!  Both would help actually, only pedals are usually cheaper than attenuators. There's a difference of course - sound is better with attenuator device, BUT don't expect to hear a lot of clean sounds when cranked. I suggest you first start with a pedal, and later if you plan to get an attenuator, first go in some studio and crank the amp. If you really like how it sounds like that, get attenuator 
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