• From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2007-09-10
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Topic: fender hot rod deville

Hey All-

Anyone with one of these able to get a decent, thick, semi clean, dumble style tone out of one of these? I bought one when i was young and wanted to be like SRV, now im trying to figure out the best way to blend it with a marshall ala Mr.  Bonamassa.


Thanks!
Logan

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  • macg1
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Re: fender hot rod deville

Well, the clean channel on the hot rod series are great platforms for pedals.  My first suggestion however would be to make sure you got a good set of power tubes and preamp tubes; then upgrade the speakers.  Then invest on a Zendrive or a Providence.  Make sure to crank the amp loud!

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  • From: Scotland
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Re: fender hot rod deville

Fucks plush drive maybe into the clean channel?

  • Registered: 2010-05-21
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Re: fender hot rod deville

Hi,

I use this amp at rehearsals, and use the good old trick of using a volume pedal in the loop in order to crank the amp without loosing the rest of my hearing:-) Actually I use a Boss GE-7 and reduces the level on the pedal (which do the same as a volume pedal in the loop).

The amp is so fX%& loud and as most amps, it needs to be cranked real hard to get a good tone. I use mostly the crunch channel with some gain, and turn the volume up. BB Preamp, OCD or Tubescreamer in front gives you some good tones.

Keep rocking!

André

  • From: Detroit
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Re: fender hot rod deville

I'd find an old Marshall Guv'nor pedal... they can make nice fender-y clean amp get a darker Marshall dirty sound. I liked the one I tried a lot through a Sovtek Mig 50, and it was right up there with the 800 when driven with the pedal.

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Re: fender hot rod deville

Actually, other than meticulous build quality and some really amazing power and output transformers, the real secret to the dumble deal is all about the EQ.  I still say the factory speakers and a new set of tubes does wonders for these amps;  really turned the one I used to have from bleh to ppl actually telling me "dude, how do you get that tone out of a DeVille?"  A cheap sort of trial thing would be to put an EQ in the loop.  I have done that before with my old Budda Twinmaster Plus and twas a great tone shaping tool.

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  • From: Ohio
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Re: fender hot rod deville

change of plans... i think im gonna sell the DeVille to help fund the purchase of a JCM :-)

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  • From: Frederick County, MD
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
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Re: fender hot rod deville

Logo33 wrote:

change of plans... i think im gonna sell the DeVille to help fund the purchase of a JCM :-)

Logan:  Before you do that....check this website out:

http://www.omegaamps.com/mods2.html

I've been thinking about having Jim do this mod for my Deville or recently purchased HR Deluxe and am about to pull the trigger.  There's a relatively new poster on here, whose name I forget, who has actually had it done and had very nice things to say about it.  There's a ton of positive reviews on Harmony Central and TDPRI, and check out the clips.

I'll have mine back in a week or two and report back if you're not in a hurry :-)

CarljMD

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