• Registered: 2008-10-02
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Topic: Tell me about these amps Fender blues deville & Fender Tonemaster

I am can get a good deal  on a 212 blues deville I haven't played one but I have played the Blues deluex reissue and the clean sounded great the OD not so much. I did play a fender Tonemaster that I liked both channels but its out of my price range. I am just cruious what people think of these amps. I play Blues and Alt Rock in my bands and need something with a good clean and overdrive.

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,420

Re: Tell me about these amps Fender blues deville & Fender Tonemaster

Hmmm for great Fender sounds no comprimises I would definately recommend the Fender Supersonic or even better a Ceriatone OTS 50 watt Dumble clone.  The OTS gets the fantastic 6L6 Fender cleans and the fantastic singing overdrive all in one package.  I have to say though my current favorite Fender would have to be the Supersonic.  It's Vibrolux setting is pristean and has tons of headroom, the Bassman setting definately reminds me of my own original '65 Bassman, and the Burn channel takes you to Mesa/Boogie Land.  The combo has reverb; a lot of amp for the money IMO.

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • Registered: 2008-10-02
  • Posts: 373

Re: Tell me about these amps Fender blues deville & Fender Tonemaster

Hey Stratpaulguy,

Thanks I have played the supersonic many times and I love the Vibrolux and Bassman side of the amp but I was never really into the burn channel on that amp. I don't know why I really wanted to like it but never could find settings that I dug for me. I have heard others sound great with it but not me.

I do have a Jubilee and a 68 Bassman and both are killer amps, but I need one amp that is versital has a good clean and a good OD. I play short 45 minutes sets with my band and really I don't have the time, and space on stage to set up both amps. I realise there is no one amp that will do both great but I am just looking for Good! HA

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,420

Re: Tell me about these amps Fender blues deville & Fender Tonemaster

What about one amp that gets real nasty and then you just clean it up with the volume knob on your guitar?  I think that would probably solve your dilemma.  I'm really getting into that as of late and I think the best amp made that accomplishes that would probably be a Trainwreck style circuit.  I am really considering a Liverpool or Express clone myself.  In the end I'd like to have pretty much one of everything: Marshall, Fender, Dumble (clone), Trainwreck (clone), Vox etc...

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
  • Posts: 2,926

Re: Tell me about these amps Fender blues deville & Fender Tonemaster

I have a Hot Rod Deluxe which is similar to the Blues Deluxe.  Its minus one speaker from being a 212 Deville Hot Rod Series.  From what I can tell thus far my Hot Rod Deluxe sounds great I like it better then the Blues Deluxe.  I think both of them have about the same Clean channel but the Hot Rod Deluxe has a better Gain sounds in the distortion channels.  I Prefer a Stratocaster with the amp and as much as I like Humbuckers I feel like the amp is not suited for them as much as it is for Single Coils.  I've got a Les Paul and several Strats and a Telecaster and it seems like the Strats just sing through the amp.  The Telecaster did good too.  The Les Paul I've got just felt like it was too much gain trying to push it.  If I backed it off it got better but I think Humbuckers do better with higher gain (higher quality) amps then what the Hot Rod Deluxe could muster up.  Don't get me wrong it sounded good but I've got something magical happening with that amp and my Stratocasters.  Thats just me though.

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