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

The world standard for a portable, powerful, full-featured tube amp, the 40-watt Hot Rod Deluxe is very aptly named, indeed! Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

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

Individual User Ratings

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

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 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

Feature:
dont use fx's or loops or the ext speaker jack but the speaker jack is cool. no frills is great. Why pay for crap you dont need? Less is more.

Quality:
These amps are known for trouble but save the reciept for 5 year warranty. these amps are way cool and cheap enough for the tone you get once you dial it in. there are still a lot of working usa models out there so its good. Ive owned a bunch of these and only had a problem with one of them. built well though. Always have a back up with any amp is my philosophy.

Value:
Great value for a tube amp that rocks

Desirability:
Looks great

Sound:
Nice little amp. Plenty of volume. Basic features is enough for me. I just plug in and play using only the supplied footswitch and love it. You can achieve some cool vintage tones with this as well as some modern sounds. does blues and Punk very well. Great clean too. sounds great. love the dirty channel, sounds very old school. This amp will do AC/DC, Sabbath, Zepplin, Nirvana, Skynard with ease. Does the Surf thing pretty well too with a Strat. Im a full time gigger too and i should know. The controls do work good as opposed to some folks reviews. Works great with pedals but i dont use pedals.

Ease of Use:
Hmmm, I bought it new and there was no manual included. Did get a footswitch and cover though.

Support:
Great support!

Overall:
I will replace it one day with a new Twin Amp or maybe not. This amp weighs less.

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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

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
This is a very straightforward amp. Key points to me are an FX loop, extra drive channel and a bright switch for the clean channel (very nice). The reverb sounds great, the hardware is good quality, and the stock tubes (GT 6L6 and AX-7s) lasted me a year and a half! The only problem is the master control. It gets loud VERY quickly, and then doesn't really get louder after about 4. This makes it sound a lot louder than other amps right away, but really it's not, and makes it hard to use as a practice amp. The best solution is to replace the linear taper master volume potentiometer with an audio taper one. Ta-Da! Excellent practice amp.

Quality:
Fender has made a very nice blues, country or classic rock amp. Quality parts, useful features, and a genuine Fender warranty.

Value:
This was my first tube amp for two reasons: 1. Because it sounded great and 2. Because it was in my price range!

Desirability:
Its a nice amp, but it's just another little amp. It's only a 1x12, so it won't do that great as far as sound distributiuon goes. Also the drive channels are only so-so, not for hard rock or metal. Its clean channel however, works great with pedals, so you can easily use a distortion pedal and get great sounds that way (the better the dry sound, the better a pedal will sound). I use an Ibanez TS-808 on the clean channel to get an AC/DC-ish sounding crunch, and through the dirty channel to sound more like GN'R.

Sound:
The clean sound is absolutely great. It is very warm and rounded, and doesn't cut your head off, but has lots of headroom. The dirty channels are nice, but could be better. I mostly use this amp for blues and some classic rock, but the overdrive is only really good for rhythym. It doesn't cut through the mix enough to use effectively for live lead parts.

Ease of Use:
Like I said, very straightforward, but touchy volume. Also it is heavier than you would expect from an amp its size, but better than lugging around big 4x12 cabs.

Overall:
All-in-all, this is a great amp if you use it for what it's made for. Check it out.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Feature:
the amp does not have many features, but that's not really the purpose. Reverb sounds fantastic, but the tone knobs for the mids, treble, and bass do not have a drastic effect. the amp was made to sound a certain way so other effects are needed to change it. also i'm not a fan of he chickenhead knobs, they come loose to easily and don't allow for much percision, especially when adjusting the volume.

Quality:
besides the knobs (loose when it came) it was set up nicely and ready to use.

Value:
i got it for 600, and i plan on using this amp for as long as it will last. i don't need anything larger as i won't be playing in anything larger than a club, small venue.

Desirability:
for a tone freak, this amp is a dream. the cleans are just so warm.

Sound:
The clean sounds are fantastic, using humbuckers i can achive a nice blues sound, and with some tweaking a smooth jazz sound. headroom isn't bad, but i haven't had a problem as i've yet to use it anywhere where i've had to bring it to a level that breaks up. the distortion is a bit troublesome,however. its great for rythms, but when playing leads the tone is not sharp enough to break through. a boss os-2 overdrive/distortion works nicely, and when playing slide with the overdrive.

Ease of Use:
very easy to use. not to many knobs, very straitforwad. the only problem would be its weight, but there's not much to be done about that.

Support:
never had any

Overall:
this is my one and only amp for a long time. student loans will make sure of that.

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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

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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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

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
Pretty basic with no real frills. Wish it had a direct out

Value:
Awesome for the Money

Sound:
This amp has a really nice clean sound with my American Deluxe Strat. I really enjoy the warmth the tubes bring out. I am really not a Rocker Guitarist so my opinion on the Distortion may be Distorted. With that said I really wish I could get distortion without all of the Backround White noise that comes in when I engage the Footswitch to the Drive Channel. If anyone can make a recommendation Please do as I'm not very experienced working with distortion. I guess it sounds strange but I'm looking for a clean distortion without all the backround noise. Other than that I love this amp and highly recommend it. I has a sweet warm sound.

Support:
No opinion. Have not had to have any.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Feature:
a footswitch is a footswitch.

Quality:
I've had the amp for about 2 years. After about a year the groove tubes took a dump.

Value:
I guess it might be worth it if it holds up.

Desirability:
It's cool looking.

Sound:
The clean channel is has a nice warm, clean sound,real ballsy too. I use the drive 1 most often, rairly use drive 2. I play a jap strat,a tele, and a homemade les paul, all with duncan pickups. They all sound good thru this amp.

Ease of Use:
Pretty straightforward amp.

Support:
I've had the amp for about 2 years. After about a year the 6L6 groove tubes took a dump.The power loss was very noticable. I couldn't fine the right color that the amp came with. Any change requires rebiasing the amp.I had to take it to a repair shop that did fender warrenty work. The shop is about an hour away.(not all that conveinent) Also the tubes are not covered under the warrenty. The repair tech had nothing good to say about the parts used in the amp. ie. transformer, switches,and so on. Also the numbers are wearing off around the knobs.

Overall:
I'm always looking for something else. If lost or stolen I probably spend the extra bucks for a super or twin reverb.

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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:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
I comes with a nice dust cover and a channel switch its great.

Quality:
this amp is like a tank solid and beautiful I love how solid it is.

Value:
Yes yes yes i found this had a great value for its price.

Desirability:
I love the color its nice leathery style black and has a silvery meth on the front and the fact that it says "hot rod" on the front helps alot

Sound:
I love this amp the sound of the tubes are beautiful. it can be more mello or the oppisite. I can play all music styles on this amp. and the two channel switch is awesome. I have one thing to say play it loud its awesome I broke glass the first day I had it. I am soon going to play a punk show soon and im using this amp. but i also like to play blues on this amp because its so crisp. I also really like th reverb with the fender grove tubes in this amp

Ease of Use:
I had it up and running in no time. i also had my friend who was only been playing a month have it all up and running.

Support:
I dont think there will be a problem with it because they have been making it the same amp with no changes for twelve years.

Overall:
I love it and will use it forever and it would play for 200 years if i had it that long. it would probably meet a long range of peoples goals and wouldnt buy andthing else.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Quality:
Too tight made box good at transportations!

Sound:
If you change the tubes and the speaker the sound will be awsome

Ease of Use:
Super!! easy to make a sound

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
it came with the cover, pedal and groove tubes as stock tubes wich sound very good.

Quality:
fender always has high quality amps and guitars.they know what there doing and there #1 in my book.

Desirability:
i got to admitt i wanted the twin reverb a little more but once i got this amp in the mail... im gonna use this amp for a long long time.

Sound:
i rated it 9 because a 10 would be a blackface twin reverb.

Support:
i didnt need them but i heard one or two people have problems with them, but then again i heard many more people say how good they are.

Overall:
mid sized so it has the tone for home and the loud for out. very portable loud amp thats the reason why i got it instead of a twin reverb. it has amazing tone and again IT IS LOUD.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
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