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Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Guitar Combo Amplifier (40 Watts, 1x12 in.)

40 watts. 3-channel. Reverb.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Best All-Tube Sound Out There At Even Twice The Price!!!!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from earthlink.net
Submitted: 1/17/2003
Style of Music: Rock, Blues
Location: Philadelphia, PA

 

 
I bought this as my first guitar amp back in December 2000. Not really knowing what I was doing I was a little disappointed that I couldn't get EVH and Kirk Hammett out of this by just plugging in and playing. As my sense of tone matured and I learned a thing or two about EQ'ing I came to truly appreciate how great the all tube sound of this amp is! Add a couple of analog pedals (like a Visual Sound J & H Overdrive) in front to shape your sound and you're good to go! SRV, Buddy Guy, Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, they're all in there. As with any piece of professional gear you've got to be patient and take your time to find the tone you're looking for. One suggestion I have is to immediately swap out the stock Groove Tubes for a quality name brand such as Electro-harmonix or Sovtek. One of the stock pre-amp tubes started dying on me almost from day one. Also, my footswitch started dropping out on me after about a year. A little soldering fixed that though. I've since been through other tube amps, hybrids, and modellers and I always seem to keep coming back to the beautiful sound of the Hot Rod. All in all this is a GREAT AMP with GREAT CLASSIC FENDER TONE at a very affordable price!
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"Taming the Hot Rod Deluxe"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 8/23/2007

 

 
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Feature:
Mine came with footswitch and cover. The HRD is a compact versatile amp.

Quality:
The only trouble I have had is a power tube that went bad, which is normal for tubes.

Sound:
I have found the perfect volume regulator for the Hot Rod Deluxe: Get an ART Tube MP original($30.00) or V3($70.00) and put it in the effects loop of the amp. The effects loop does not color the tone, and you have a low voltage tube volume reducer with no noise and a great sound. The amp is very versatile, and Fender did a great job of matching the volume of the drive and more drive channels.

Ease of Use:
With volume, treble, middle, reverb, and presence, you can dial in any sound you need.

Overall:
This amp is great. I will keep it permanently.

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"my new friend"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from austin.rr.com
Submitted: 4/9/2004
Style of Music: Alternative/Hard rock
Location: LA, CA, USA

 

 
Feature:
Nothing fancy, simple but gets the job done. Presense control is an avantage and really helps getting a good sound. Bright button is also good. the pedal is really good because it allows you to switch between clean and more drive without having to press the drive button twice.

Quality:
usual fender quality. I expect to grow old with this amp. Make sure you get a cover for this amp...so incase you do one day want to sell it, little cratches and stuff won't bring down its price. yeah, i know some people are just shallow like that.

Value:
great price! a tube amp for this little. the only thing you have to take in account before you buy is the cost a weber load dump or a good distortion pedal, if you play the kind of music i do.

Desirability:
I really like having the controls on top because then i don't have to crouch to adjust them.

Sound:
The clean channel on this amp is excellent. I play alternative and hard rock-the drive channels arnt good for rythm guitar but really nice for lead or soloing. specialy the more drive channel. i havn't gigged with this amp yet (i've only had it for about a week) but i've practiced with my band. this amp is LOUD, i'm broke from buying the amp but i suggest getting a weber load dump. thats what i'm going to do as soon as i save up the money (75$). for now i run my digitech RP300 through the effects loop (for use as a volume pedal). Its not as good as the weber load dump but it'll do for now. I use my digitech for rythm distortion and use the amps drive for soloing, i suggest doing something like that if you're into hard rock or metal. the amp sounds great with pedals. The reverb on this amp is awsome. A+ I have it on around 2-3 all the time.

Support:
I've never had to deal with fender, don't think i ever will. i purchased a two year warantee from guitar center just to be safe though.

Overall:
eventually i want to get a marshall stack (when my band becomes rich and famous) till then, this amp is great. The clean sound is great. Eventually maybe i'll exeriment with different tubes to get a harder distortion but for now its great. jazz, blues, rock this amp does it all

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"Made slight modifications to make a killer small amp."

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          7 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          7 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 6/6/2005
Style of Music: As I age, the rock gets less and the blues gets more. Seems to be more accepted.
Musical Experience: Active pro, gig weekly for over 35 years.
Location: South Berwick, ME USA

 

 
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Feature:
Good enough. After experimenting, I use only the clean sound with a vintage Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Quality:
Cheap plastic sleeved 1/4 inch jacks. Don't stress them or they'll break. Pilot light funkiness is a well known issue.

Value:
A decent value. The price has increased quite a bit since I bought mine.

Desirability:
I'd get another one if I needed to and make the same modifications.

Sound:
Great sounding amp. I've made it better. Installed some nice Russian tubes and got rid of the stock speaker, replacing it with a JBL D120 that I took out of my old Fender Twin Reverb. What a sound! Lost all that boominess of the original speaker.

Support:
Haven't used Fender support, but haven't heard much good about it.

Overall:
I have no reason at this point to look for a replacement for this thing. I have several amps gathering dust that I could use in a pinch, one being of course, my old Twin.

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" Super Hot! Fender Hot Rod Deluxe"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from alltel.net
Submitted: 11/22/2003
Style of Music: Rock, Blues.
Location: Bethlehem, Georgia

 

 
Feature:
The amp has everything you would want to play in the house or on a stage.

Value:
I listened to alot of amps in this price range from alot of manufactures and nothing came close to the warm tone this all tube amd can deliver.

Sound:
I play a Fender American Strat through this amp and it rocks. I play Rock and blues mostley in a home atmosphere. I use the clean chanel the most, but this amp gives you more than enough crunch when it comes time to hit the more drive switch. the reverb gives plenty of adjustment. The amp is very responsive to pick attack. My brother plays his Gibson Les Paul standard through it when he comes over and this amp seems to love humbuckers. No mater how loud you play, this amp produces a tone that you won't get anywhere else for the price. I have played it outside ( I live in the country } with a full band and for only being 40 watts you won't cover it up. I love it.

Support:
Have never had to use customer support.

Overall:
If this product were stolen I would replace it. For the type of player I am, I don't see me buying anything except maybe another one so I can play in stereo. I love it.

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"Buy one, you won't be dissapointed."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 8/11/2006
Style of Music: Punk/Ska/Rock/Blues/Alternative
Musical Experience: a wanna-be rockstar.
Location: Milwaukee, WI

 

 
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Feature:
Great amp cover, footswitch, great reverb. Its a no frills amp that just rocks!

Quality:
This thing is solid. It will last many many years of giging.

Value:
$599 for a tube powerhouse?

Desirability:
It looks amazing. Many compliments on this. Retro yet modern. I love it!

Sound:
The clean is so warm and crisp. Nothing like a solid state amp! AMAZING! The dirty channel can sound bluesy, rocky, punky, you name it. Again, so warm sounding. Picking dynamics are phenomenal. I only gave it a 9 as I compared this amp to MESA's at 3x the cost.

Ease of Use:
Peice of cake. If you can't figure this amp out, you shouldn't be playing guitar.

Support:
N/A

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"one of the best amps out there"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from mckenzie.us.com
Submitted: 4/26/2005
Style of Music: rock, (alt, blues, classic)
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: Windsor, CO, USA

 

 
Feature:
great features especially for the price... materials are great... stands up to wear

Quality:
its very sturdy

Value:
for $600 this is a steal

Desirability:
only thing i would change is the fact that i dont like grey fender grills id like it better if it was a tan tweed

Sound:
Cleans are so gorgous I could never part with them... Ive used various different pedals to boost the distortion... whats worked best for me are metal distortion pedals and it gives it a good enough distortion for some of the better alternative rock... think incubus/science... another sweet thing has been a tube driven distortion such as mesa bottle rockets or v-twins

Support:
i gave it a 10 cause i havent had any problems so havent had to deal with the company

Overall:
i would replace it for whatever reason it was lost

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""White Lightning""

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from lycos.com
Submitted: 2/5/2007
Style of Music: Rock & Alternative
Musical Experience: Hobbyist

 

 
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Feature:
Great features but the overdrive pedal could have been better. I Fender would fix the volume issue.

Value:
There might be a slim amount of amps out there that are better (not sure which ones though) than this. I am very satisfied with this amp and would highly recommend it.

Desirability:
I purchased the "White Lighning" and it is very nice looking. It came with an upgraded speaker as well. Very nice sounding and nice to look at!

Sound:
I am not much to write reviews but after purchasing this amp I am inclined to. I never owned a tube amp and decided to take the plunge and I couldn't be happier! This amp sounds absolutely great for the style of music I am into. Great cleans and put a nice overdrive pedal on it (the Fender overdrive isn't that good) and your in business.

Ease of Use:
Easy to use for me. I love to experiment with diffent sounds so ease of use is no problem.

Support:
No support needed and hopefully none will be.

Overall:
Hopefully this is the last amp I will need. If it was lost/stolen I would defininately try to find the same version. I really wish that Fender would fix the volume issue.

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"i like my amp..."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 10/21/2003
Style of Music: whatever it sounds like it is...
Location: central coast, nsw, australia

 

 
Feature:
i like the footswitch, although it would be much better if it was done with one switch for each channel (rather than a clean/drive and normal/more drive switch). the reverb sounds great for an amp reverb (i kinda like the 'fake' sound of amp reverbs) but the ability to turn it on and off with a footswitch would have been nice.

Quality:
i dont know much about the internal quality but it seems quite solid to me.

Value:
....and i'd buy it again.... that way i'd have two... that would be cool :)

Desirability:
anyone takes this thing from me and i will be incredibly pissed off.... looks nice too, i like the old fashioned look, suits the dirty sound.

Sound:
this thing sounds bloody huge for the price range it is in... all my friends use marshall amps (bloody heavy metal kids...lol) and their faces just dropped when they heard this thing going. whilst it is not the cleanest sound around (hence the non-10 rating) i wasnt looking for that anyway (hence the almost-10 rating) :)

Support:
havent needed it :)

Overall:
if anyone disagrees with my review then feel free to send me your one, i could do with more... hehe

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"great combo if you tweak it right it rocks!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 3/23/2008
Style of Music: blues jazz country classic rock funk r&b acoustic
Musical Experience: gigging pro
Location: santee ca

 

 
Feature:
I would have liked separate eqs for the channels but other than that I am very happy

Quality:
it does have have a few problems from time to time but its usually tubes that need changing nothing really major

Value:
for the sounds you can get look vol etc its a steal put a few pedals and you have a 4 channel boutique amp for thousands less

Desirability:
very cool look tweed combo very vintage

Sound:
beautiful clean the od really works with humbuckers say 335 or paul I hardly ever use the more drive as it gets a bit buzzy as I run the drive high great creamy tone clapton santana etc..

Ease of Use:
could not be easier just use your ears set the clean and set the od and your good to go

Support:
n/a

Overall:
I have used this on gigs for over 10 years for harder rock gigs I take a marshall but for anything else this does the job very well

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