Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue GREAT TONES with Pedals
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Finally some one who appreciates the 2nd input lower output. I do it all the time with all my amps
I am be getting a blues deluxe and apply all these tips
Sold me on this amp!...one of the best and most informative reviews on a amp.
Glad it was helpful!
What made a difference for me on my Blues Deluxe was switching out the V1 and V3 12AX7 preamp tubes for the 12AU7 and 12AT7, respectively. What placed the icing on the cake was adding the Keeley Compressor Plus.
Thanks for this! One of the best demo/walk throughs on this amp I’ve found, and I’ve watched a ton. I just bought this amp and have been searching for sample EQ settings and tips and this vid hit the spot. I toyed with the idea of putting in the Cannibus Rex but think I’ll end up going with the Swamp Thang at some point. The stock speaker is ok but not great. I also swapped out 2 tubes for an AY7 and an AT7 for additional head room on the clean channel and to make it more bedroom friendly. Anyway, thanks for the vid!
Sounds this will be my future amp , i really want to buy one
tried one out today
very very nice amp for blues and country, fantastic in fact as you can hear
i gotta have one
Great video for tips. I have a Blues Deluxe and I love it! But I also have a Brownface VibroVerb too. I did switch out my speaker in the Blues Deluxe to a cannabis rex. I have a Texas heat I thought about putting in but the Rex is nice and warm. Thanks for the tips. I’m glad to know I’m not the only turning the treble. I keep my treble at 2 and my presence varies from 4.5 - 7.
Tremendously helpful video, from one BDLX owner to another. Thx.
Used one for sale near me for 400 bucks. Worth it ?
Best Fender amp advice ever. Thanks.
Very helpful I've been using this Amp for 6 years and I've never considered the input 2
I didn't while owning one for a few years either. Then I sold it. Then last week a friend of mine found one in a dumpster. I am not shitting you. He gave it to me, not really understanding what it was. And it bloody works. I am now doing input two as well and see no reason to part with it. I guess I must have grown older and wiser or simply deafer in the intervening years xD
I love mine after putting the Swamp thang speaker in it.. but for me i just need clean headroom and it has plenty for my venues. I play Dobro into a fishman Aura spectrum in to a fishman Tonedeq and it sings... but it sounds good when i play my tele thru it as well.. however not as well as my 70 silverface fender vibrolux.. but it never leaves home...sad but true... Blues deluxe great amp enough clean headroom for my needs...
This is good I own this amp and these are good tips to know ..
I really enjoyed the video. Great sense of humor.
I love the input 1&2 description….
Made me laugh 😅
Hi Jack, this is my first time commenting on your channel. Let me start out by saying, your channel is one of my favorites. I would like to ask you a question about something on this particular amp. I have a 1994 Fender Blues Deluxe (first year, maybe?) and I also have one of the Blonde Fender Blues Deluxe from 1995. I believe Fender may have only made this amp for 3 months or so in early 1995. If I remember correctly, I may have had some caps changed out to smooth out the shrieking highs, which worked out well, but what I want to ask you about is this. I purchased two volume controls one for each amp that plugs into the in and out send and return on these amps. its a small box will 2 - 1/4" jacks and a volume knob that allows you to plug into the in and out at the same time. you then can crank the amp as loud as you would like and then use the volume knob on this little send and return box that is plugged in. For me this really took the amp to another level. In a way it's like a power soak but different. I have use power soaks in the past, but this seems different and really makes the amp come to life at lower volumes or louder volumes. Have you tried this before and have you had the same feeling about how this works?
Thanks
Thank you! Yes I like those, I have one as well and have used a number of them. They work great as long as there isn't too much noise. Not the same effect entirely as a higher end attenuator, but better than a typical master volume.
So helpful and instructional, thank you very much for sharing that info!
This just makes me want to save up longer and buy a 59 bassman reissue.
Really good demo Jack! My next amp will be a Fender. I need to get myself a couple of good pedals. That's hands of time pedal sounds awesome.
Cool, thanks! Yeah DCW makes great pedals, that also aren't too expensive
That Les Paul...WOW, it sounds gorgeous through that fender. This amp looks to be my next investment. 😁
Bobby Osborne I’m playing a 1971 gold top deluxe (P90s) through this amp..and it is amazing.
What kind of head room do you get on the clean channel? The one I just bought is breaking up on only 3 and that is not what I was expecting.
I think I’ll be getting this amp soon. Does it sound good with fuzz pedals? I have a big muff.
Hi. Have my FBDR buzzing at low register tones. Will tube change fix that? On low volume is ok.
Thanks! Realy nice tips and playing! I bought a used one and I'm thinking of a speaker swap, did you ever tried a Creamback? I am not shure to go for a Creamback or Cannabis Rex?
Thanks! I’m honestly not sure on the Creamback, I think it depends on how you want to play it. If you’re doing overdriven most of the time it would probably sound great, but might be too edgy for cleans.
Mean playing and cool guitars. I demoed this amp with a strat and Lindy fralins on my channel. They are glorious amps
I’ve heard people clip off the high cap to tame the brittle highs and mellow it out without losing all the highs
Nice vid Jack. Unfortunately, at the 5th commercial break before getting half-way through, I had to stop the vid. Love the BDRI. I agree, it's a different animal than many of the Fender amps. Decent price-point for that much power, but you need to do some experimenting with pedals and settings. I find the tone very temperamental, relative to the venue. But, dialed in, it sounds much better than the price would indicate.
Thanks Jack this was very helpful. I got one last month and currently searching to replace the speaker. Looks like cannabis rex will definitely be a winner. Would you prefer this one over the Swamp Thang for this amp?
Cool, glad it was helpful! I haven't played the Swamp Thing in this amp but based on its character, I think either would be a good choice. Certainly better than the stock speaker.
@@JackFossett I got the Cannabis Rex a few months ago and been loving the tone ever since! Thanks. Wanted to ask you if you know the measurement to which your BD is biased?
Is this a home friendly amp I can't be super loud
Thanks!
Thanks for this - I have this and agree with your eq and channel settings. On the speaker, the Rex is only 50W against the 40W amp. Is this enough or could it cause early burnout? I’m guessing it’s ok but would value your opinion.
It will be fine as long as the speaker wattage is greater than that of the amp.
Thank you for the great video. I just bought one. It's an upgrade for me from the Blues Junior. Haven't even played it yet. I have a question. What is the signal chain? I have a pedal board with drives, mods and delay. Is it.....
Guitar into pedal board
pedal board into
power amp in to
preamp out into line 2 in on the amp??
I obviously need help.... Thanks... Great playing and teaching. Subscribed.
No, you should only use the preamp out and poweramp in for your "time-based" effects, for example delay or reverb pedals. That will be it's own little signal chain, like this: Preamp out into delay pedal into reverb pedal into poweramp in (this is called an "effects loop/fx loop").
Your other effects and stomp boxes such as tuner, compression, boost, overdrive etc. will be it's own signal chain not touching the delay and reverb pedal (or more correctly, not touching the effects loop). Your guitar will go into the start of this signal chain, and from the end of that signal chain you go into one of the channel inputs of the amp.
Hope this helps. I also just bought this amp and will pick it up on monday :)
@@AndyPandyh Ohhhhh! Thanks.
@@AndyPandyh I bet that's why I was never satisfied with the delay on the Blues Jr. I need to check out your tutorial on that. That will now be my backup.
@@douginny It might be, I don't think the Blues Jr has the preamp out and poweramp in connections, or even a dedicated FX Loop. In that case, you can still use timebased effects pedals, but for the "sweetest" sound I find it best to place them after your distortion pedals. If the amp I am using don't have an FX loop (like the Blues Jr), I prefer the following order of my pedals: guitar-distortion-delay-reverb-amp. There is no right or wrong here really, but most people I hear talk about this reccomend it this way. You will easliy hear the differences as you switch around the order of your pedals.
Step up from the jr? I don’t know about that... many guys take those into the studio
By step up I was referring to size and features.
Hey Jack, thanks for this video. I ended up buying a blues deluxe and swapped the stock speaker with an eminence swamp thang. It sounds great but I think I might have some gear lust for a Deluxe Reverb. Do you have any comments about these two amps? Should I just keep my BD? Thanks. Ps I also bought a DCW Hands of Time and it's so much fun! Playing a 2018 Fender Players Strat, all stock, sss. Thank you
Awesome! The Hands of Time is a great delay, I love the volume function built in. So honestly - I’d get the Deluxe Reverb.The main reason to keep a Blues Deluxe instead would be if you really want a two channel amp, but I think a Deluxe RI with an overdrive pedal would seriously smoke this amp. It just sounds more natural - the tone tips video for a deluxe reverb would be “turn it on. End of video.”
@@JackFossett ha, absolutely, and thanks! I had a super champ (loved your videos on that amp btw) and always used the deluxe reverb voice, just wanted something a little louder with more fullness. I thought of replacing the speaker but opted for a new amp. I think you're right about the DR. Do you have any insight as to the 65 vs 68?
Jay Egler the 68s are really cool and probably more versatile, as the effects can be used on each channel and the normal channel is voiced like a Bassman. But that’s an amp you probably can’t go wrong either way
@@JackFossett thanks, I'll keep you updated!
@@JackFossett I went to Guitar Center and played the DRRI and I have to say, I like the tone of the Blues Deluxe. Is it because of the Swamp Thang speaker? (because of course stock speakers are usually not great). I was playing a SSS strat. It sounded "dull" in the bass notes, almost as if the E and A strings were about 5 years old. Does that make sense/is that usual? It just wasn't crystal clear like in the upper register. I've also read some places you have to "re-bias" your amp to make it sound better...do you have any knowledge in this area?
the pre out/ power in is the effects loop, nothing else just a rename
I disagree. They sound great on any setting.
How can I fix that noise this amp deliver?
go to a tech
These also don’t play well with noiseless pickups. The only way to use it is to turn off the noiseless and go channel 1
Thank you! Between the blues deluxe and the rot rod deluxe, which do you think has the most warm clean sound?
Diogo Nazarian de Morais I haven’t played a Hot Rod for a while, but as I recall I preferred it over the BD in both clean and overdriven.
@@JackFossett thank you again! Great video and explanation!
Diogo Nazarian de Morais thank you!
Why do so many guitarists like the sound of their own voice, just play the guitar through the amp,
Who gives a shit abouts it's impedence and Woods,
If a guitar plays well and sounds good play the thing.
Well I can't speak for others - I love the sound of my voice because its masculine, yet still silky and inviting, with a hint of smokiness.
Also I never mention impedance or wood in this video.
Hey man I needed an in depth opinionated talk through like this. Good content 👍
Jack, all I can say is you're a Natural at this - REALLY enjoyed your video. It has great information with a friendly tone and yet a feel of professional quality. It shows you know what you're doing. Keep this style and format on future videos and no doubt you'll get many followers.
Thank you again! I'm glad they're coming across nicely. The response to some of the tone tip videos has been so positive that I'm definitely planning more.
This is a spot on remark.
Ive had this amp for about a year now. This amp has heavenly clean tones.
Nate Dean recently picked up this amp and i current am running a sweet rolling stones tone although I am looking for another just perfect clean tone that I can just sit down and play any clean tune any tips?
@@alexmetallinos1569 If you bought it new there should be a book with some tone tips the “Classic blues” option is amazing it says to put ur volume at 5 which will cause some breakup so if you turn it down from the guitar it sounds beautiful. Idk if that made sense lol
Nate Dean, I have this amp and completely agree. Actually I turn all my tube amps up on the volume and control the volume from the guitar, but especially with this Blues Deluxe. It sounds really good.
Brody the cleans I get out this amp plus a chorus pedal…I’m in heaven every single time
Pre-amp out and Power-amp in are exactly the same as the effects loop in most amps.
I LOVE my Blues Deluxe Reissue. It’s my favorite modern amp by far. No matter the guitar, the tone remains excellent. I’ve been playing my newly acquired vintage Fender Lead II through it and I’m blown away. My Fender American Elite Strat is probably the best for it. Regardless, this is the best video on this model I have seen.
I love mine too! Oddly, I actually haven’t experienced any of the negative issues he was mentioning
This is my primary amp, and I really enjoyed this review a year ago. Just ran across your review of my soon to be Supro Blues King 12 - huge help! Thanks again.
You’re absolutely spot on with this amp. It rewards a day of experimentation with settings. Your final combination is pretty much identical to mine...even use a Tube Screamer.
The high input will give some gritty sounds if require, but the low input is where it all happens.
I haven’t swapped out the stock Eminence speaker. I agree it’s a bit uncomfortable sounding in its raw state, but it makes you ‘up’ your playing techniques and guitar settings, and it can sound very good. It needs taming.
Good video of a very versatile and capable gigging amp.
Love this video and your playing is fantastic mate, with the 1&2 inputs I've always assumed that 1 was for less powerful pickups on something like a strat, curious if this may be why you prefer the 2nd channel on you LP. Thanks again for some awesome content!
Can you please answer this question, I am curious as well, I’d really appreciate it
Soft and warm vid. Cool playing and telling. Great amp
Thanks!
Dude, you are officially now my hero. Bought a used blues deluxe reissue to play with my band. Struggled with the treble. Also found that it is almost too loud to be used in small clubs, where I have to keep the clean volume around one or 1.5. Almost sold it till I saw this video. If I wasn’t already subscribed, I would do it now. Thanks again.
Just added this combo to my collection 1.24 ish is where this amp shines, just gets even better with LP - great video. Thanks 🙏
Right on! That's the tones I've been hearing in my head!
When I first bought this amp I was only using the first input. After seeing this video I switched to second input and haven’t gone back. I play with a Les Paul and I will only use the first input if I am using coil split.
Best demo of this amp I've seen, excellent job!
Thank you!
The interesting thing about these Blues Deluxe RI's is that they all sound a bit different. I've tried 3 or 4 of them locally... some of them have been brighter/harsher with weak sounding reverb (like Jack said), and others were warmer sounding with amazingly deep powerful reverb. You just gotta go out and play a bunch of different ones because there are so many variables in components, tubes, biasing etc. even within individual models of the same amp. But when they are right, it might be Fender's best overall modern production amp along with the super reverb RI. They are so versatile as the normal channel is voiced like a higher headroom deluxe and the OD channel is a Bassman with gain control. Plus a footswitch that switches REVERB and overdrive (unlike the HRDLX). In my opinion this amp destroys the hot rod deluxe.
I also believe alot of the issues in this particular model have been corrected in later models, based on what I've read. Seems like Fender does in fact listen to player feedback.
@@JackFossettYes seems like it!
Being ignorant, I kept playing my guitar with low-output pickups through the #2 input on mine. That input had a lot of buzzing bass that I couldn't get rid of and the drive and treble were weak. After watching a different demo clip by Staged Right, I plugged into the #1 for a short show last night, and I had to keep rolling down my treble and volume to compensate for the boost the #1 gave to them. Each one is probably going to be a little different, you're right.
As for Hot Rods, I dunno... I know two guys who play their Jazzmasters thru Hot Rods (I know that one is a Deville 4x10", the other I'm not sure) and they make em scream
Great video!! I own a blues deluxe and I've tried all your tips except changing the speaker. I found however that the best thing to do with this amp is to use it on the clean channel, plug in to input 1, crank it up to about 8 (if you're using single coils) and then use an attenuator so you don't blow your ears off. By doing this, you get a fairly crunchy base tone without the ear piercing treble and you can just turn down the volume on the guitar to get a beautiful clean tone (without a noticeable decrease in the treble). To finish off, by using a tube screamer type pedal with the gain set low and the volume set high (kind of as a boost pedal) you can get a fantastic lead tone for your solo. This works especially great for blues and rock (SRV, Hendrix etc.)
May I ask what kind of attenuator you used for this amp? I just picked up a new Blues Deluxe and I'm curious to try some of these tips myself!
@@danielkangas3948 I use a homemade 9db attenuator. Any attenuator will work perfectly.
Daniel I sell one that I make. It's just a master volume in the effects loop. It's a must have for this amp.
Just bought this amp in 2021. It sounds amazing.
If you have one, keep it! The Blues Jr is also on the top of the list for low watt blues machines, along with Blackstar Studio 10. (3 iterations) for the same money.
There is room for great improvement from the treble bite by swapping in better tubes. Mine built early 2023 had Groove Tubes which looked internally like Sovteks. I swapped in TAD matched 6L6 power tubes, a Northern Electric 12AX7 in V3 and TAD 7025's in V1 and V2 Huge difference. Treble bite is gone and the Fender tone is sweetened immensely.
Thanks for the awesome review and information! Very useful for me. I just bought one of these and it looks like Fender has improved many of the issues I have read about this amp. The volume pots are now audio taper, and I have found the amp to have perfect even sweep in volume. The reverb tank is good quality and even though I heard they have loose/cheap rca connectors, I checked mine, and it is a new/upgraded tank compared to the older ones I have seen in this amp. The reverb has solid rca connections. The tweed appears to be lacquered now (which means it will last longer). The handle is brown now, and used to be black (people complained about this in the past). Last, I can say that if you really play with the eq knobs you will hear that when the treble comes up, it will actually cut the mids and bass, especially over 4.5 on the treble, so this is an interactive eq. I read that the eq is flat at 0 treble, 12 mids, 0 bass. Idk if that is true, but it sounded true when I checked it. I set it there, and then experimented from there. I found that I like the mids at 12, the bass at 8, treble at 4.5. With that EQ having the presence at 7 works well. When the amp is over 4 on the volume, the highs and lows accentuate (classic fender scoop), and mids at 12 will be appreciated. At bedroom levels the eq will probably want to be different, but ymmv.
I really love this amp, but it would be really amazing if it had a Wattage switch...
Shhh put a tube screamer in the effects loop, crank the thing to 10 and then roll off volume with the screamer. Not a perfect fix but it's fun to screw with.
Jhs little black box will help out
@@YTOxygenLess Genius
Great playing! The amp sounds very boxy...maybe because the basscut of the TS?
I agree, not open at all. Is this how it really sounds in real life?
This is the best review on the blues deluxe.. I own one of this amps and i will never sell it.. its like my son.
Thank you!
If this is the best demo of it, I’ll stop watching demos now and move on.
Can it get the blues Jr type clean with that rich sweet upper mid?
Great tips...been looking for a new amp to go with my LP Classic. Had a Blues Deluxe years ago, and I experienced every negative characteristic your described regarding the tendencey to harsh and brittle tones. Your tips are excellent and I may consider another Blues Deluxe in near future. Rock on...great playing!
Excellent! I'm looking at purchasing a Blues Deluxe here in 2019. Comparing to the Hot Rod, the Hot Rod to me sounds distant whereas the Blues Deluxe sounds more up front with its midrange. I assume the circuitry is different than the Hot Rod -- not just the tweed cover.
What a load of complete rubbish.
Thanks for your kind response! We aim to please here at Jack Fossett & Friends ~
You need get a DR Watsons Lion Tamer, and turn the amp up almost to full as Leo had intended the amp to work for Dick Dale, full on! And love the creamer harmonics that the amp has hidden inside. Creamy tone at bedroom level for $27.00 US. Check it out!
I bought one, great tip
JACK FOSSETT, can you give more examples of using the 2nd input on various amplifiers because I don't really know how to use the 2nd input because its padded down so not sure how to really use it. I think it was meant for humbucker pickups or higher output pickups
I appreciate the thought and time you put into this video! You helped me resolve some frustrating tone issues with my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue. Your settings were most helpful and served as a guide to tweaking and improving my amp. I also helped considerably with the annoying amp buzz in general. Thanks again, Jack, for a great presentation!
The problem with this amp is the stock speaker. I bought a eminence red white blue speaker problem solved. Sound like a completely different amp. It rolls off the highs and tightens up the lows. It was made the fixed these amps. According to the person that works eminence. Since they make the cheap stock speaker and know what problems it has.
Try out the swamp thang speaker with this amp. Totally blows me away
I’ve learned, expensively over the years, and of course technology has pretty much taken the tube and solid state centimeters apart. I have the had wired 64 Princeton, other tube amps etc etc. I’ve played over 40 years, on the road, in the dives you name it.
This what I’ve learned. For much less money I can take one amp, no pedals, plug and play with my Boss Katana MKII 100, or bigger venues I use the Artist Katana MKII 100. Plug and play, sound guy loves me, the amp sound incredible at any setting, takes all my guitars and it’s built like a brick sh:t house. Like an old Peavey. Save your money, buy a Boss Katana make your gig life easier. I don’t get paid to talk about Boss, but, it’s the biggest no brainer ever!
Anyway great review, but I no longer have to deal with pedals, dialing in , just plug play get paid get back on bus repeat.
Changing the speaker is a must for humbuckers. I experienced frequency issues that made it unplayable with my Les Paul. The speaker change fixed it.
What did you change it to? I have always loved vintage 30s for distorted tone, but I fear it might not work well with the chimy cleans with a strat.
Got one recently...was searching around for impressions of others. You got a new sub... you mirrored what I have found. I'm putting a pot between head an speaker to tame it for everyone else in the house! Good job on your presentation!
Awesome, thank you!
Poor change, hurch sound.
Yuou aer satisfied with the cha ge of zpeaker, but it don't feed with fender amp.
We wish a chanve of good slundwas a.. Spreamer!
You eed much mord mods you play a fender with Marshal speaker!
Before I got to the end, I was suggesting a speaker replacement with Cannabis Rex tens. Lol. My BJ IV sounds awesome with the CR 12
Ending with the Joe Bonamassa sound.. Awesome
I bought this amp online some days ago and it has a kind of buzz that stays constant no matter how loud I turn it. It sound somewhat like a campfire burning... is it normal? And if yes, is there a way to get rid of it?
come on, this sounds amazing , clean and distortion , dont know why these guys always have something negative with these amps .
Noel Gallagher used two of this at Rock in Rio 2001, cranked and pushed probably cause the sound is very distorted
Salut,
Très bonne vidéo de présentation ! Vous avez réussi à restituer la chaleur blues dont est capable cet ampli ! Personnellement il s'agit du meilleur ampli "industriel" à l'heure actuel pour celui qui cherche un son vintage et versatile !
Merci, à bientôt.
I must have gotten a modded one used. It’s impossible for me to get any high biting treble out of it lol. I had to get a treble boost to push the highs. Suprised to hear that it’s infamous for having too much treble
I think a lot of us like the "2nd" input. :P
i like the idea of the effects loop except for the extra chords running all over the place
Jazz players tend to love the extra chords. ZING!
I always thought input 2 was just for birthdays and anniversaries. Maybe Christmas.
Very informative. Got this amp used about 8 months ago. New sub. What mic set up are you using? Thanks.
Thanks for the sub! I stereo mic with a Shure SM57 and Blue Encore 200
Glad I decided to watch this since I literally have a Les Paul with Duane Allman style pickups…
Two things have to be done to this amp to make it a great amp and rival any other fender amp. Change the Stocks speaker to a quality speaker with at least 70 or 80 watt speaker. Change the lineup of the preamp tubes in valve one from 12aX7 to a 12aY7. Change valve three -phase inverter) from 12aX7 to a 12aT7. 12aX7 is a 100% distorted tube….12aY7 is 45% distorted tube. ..12aT7 is a 60% distorted tube. These couple changes will render you an amp with a usable EQ section and a very fat warm tone. The hot Rod deluxe finally got an upgraded speaker so no swap is needed there but I still would change the preamp tube line up in that amp as well.
I play harmonica so I went a step further and put a 12AU7 (20% gain) in V1.
Would you recommend a Jensen c12n speaker for the deluxe?
@@MGMMirage2000 I really wouldn’t be comfortable recommending something I don’t have any experience with. What I can tell you is this, I would choose a speaker no less than 80 watts to handle the output of the deluxe. As you turn the amp up you need a speaker that will not lose its integrity. Also, I chose the ceramic Jensen speaker because I play single coil guitars such as the telecaster and jazzmaster which tend to be bright. Ceramic Magnet speakers tend to be warm which balance out the brightness of the guitars. Of course taste in tone is subjective to each player. If I played Humbucker guitars I probably would go within Alnico magnet speaker.
@@MGMMirage2000 I cut a new baffle and put a pair of Greenback G10's in mine (diagonally), and HIGHLY recommend it.
just buy a peavey classic instead of recreating the amp
Jack,if you have to choice one from this (for clean and edge,medium drive sound,blues rock,classic rock sound):Blues Junior IV,Bassbreaker 15,Hot Rod deluxe IV,what would your choice be? CIao,Grazie.Mauro (Italy)
Probably the Bassbreaker to be honest. I think its tonal character suits the edge of breakup tone the best.
@@JackFossett Thank you!
With my strat, i use the tone knob to get a better sound its works very Well. Treble half way or more on the amp and turn down my guitar tone knob between 5 and 7. Sound perfect to me
Jack - another great review with no-nonsense, straight forward great information. ONLY WISH I viewed your video BEFORE I bought a Hot Rod Deluxe Ver 3. I'm with you all the way with preferring a more vintage ROUNDER TONE. My Hot Rod Deluxe SHAKES the house at volume 2. , it's currently for sale. In brand NEW cond. The first $425.00 takes it . Looking at buying or TRADE for a used Fender Blues Deluxe.
Appreciate the kind words! For what it’s worth a lot of these tricks also work with the Hot Rod just with some tweaks. The clean channel in particular - the drive channel is quite different, but generally speaking the best way to get a good tone out of these is to use an overdrive into the clean channel. IMO.
@@JackFossett I agree. I'm more of a collector than a player and a self described TONE ADDICT. Been buying & selling amps and guitars since 2005. It's a hobby of mine. I too believe the most important aspect of an amp tone are the CLEANS - after that you can pedal-in or dial-in any tone you want.
PS: Once I lose interest in an amp - IT GOES on the chopping block. Selling the Hot Rod for sure. I always buy'em right & sell'em right. Once I had a Peavey amp that I only owned for 6 days. Got a great deal on it and then sold it at a 50% profit. That amp was just not for me, like the Hot Rod Deluxe...
Really enjoyed this talk through. This guy’s a great speaker.
If you have time..... I just got a stock Blues Deluxe reissue. Great with my Strat for clean/ bluesy tones. Your video helped a lot. Before I sell my other amps, I was wondering if BD can do metal as well. I have an MXR 5150 OD that I use with my Les Paul but trying that setup with BD, it doesn't get that classic metal tone. My other amp is a solid state Peavey (closed back) and I get great metal tones. Any trick I need to know about the BD? (Input 1/2, clean/dirty channel) Thanks!
I apologize but Im the last person to ask on how to get a good metal tone -- thats pretty far out of my wheelhouse
This amp is the noisiest pile of poo I’ve ever come across. It buzzes louder than a thousand wasps.
Hey Jack! I just bought.a Blues Deluxe from a guy locally for $75. Yes, I said $75.00....It appears to be in excellent condition, but will not power up. He said they were playing in a gig with it last year and it just quit working. He bought the amp new four years ago and it hasn't been played a lot. They are snow birds and are only here half the year. They are leaving again and he didn't want to take it with them. He never had it checked to see what was wrong with it. Looks like it might just be a blown fuse. The board looks pristine.
Oh wow thats awesome!
Wound up being a blown transformer. Cost me $125 to get it fixed. I swapped out the stock speaker for a Cannibas Rex and replaced the stock AX7 with a 5751 in V1 and voila....sweet amp for not a lot of $. The tone is straight amazing too.
@@JimmyRadloff nice!
Hi Jack
Can ask you an opinion ? I need an amp to play rockabilly with my friends, I use a gretsch 5410 and I’m looking for a clean loud sound (I mean when I gig I don’t want an amp that became crunchy ). Between Fender Blues deluxe and Supro king 12 which you suggest me ? Thanks Silvio
Blues Deluxe has more clean headroom
I run my Blues Deluxe with JJ tubes substituting 6V6s in the output to lower the power slightly. This gave me more of the tone I was looking for and removed some of the harshness of the stock Grooves Tubes. Then I began searching for a speaker to complete the package. I really liked the Celestion Vintage 30 when playing solo but found my sound disappeared in a band setting. I found the WGS ET65 to be a great improvement in sound and held up with the band. I mostly play Les Paul/humbucker guitars and am pleased with where I landed with the amp. I mostly use the clean channel and get my dirt from pedals as the tone shift when going to the drive channel is too severe for my taste. I can get usable tone from the drive channel and augment with pedals if I never need to be clean but have not found success in switching between channels. Personally I find the drive channel to sound better in its cleaner range. I run the master at or toward wide open and adjust the drive control to get the volume I need.
Hi Jack, I have been troubling for past few days asking you this Vs that amp question and you were kind enough to a prompt reply. So I want you to know that finally I have settled for a fender blues deluxe reissue, pre-owned. Hopefully tommorow it will be with me.
I really like this amp too. It's got big, clear warm tone, takes pedals well and has lots of mojo. Here are tweaks I did to mine that I like: 1. Speaker - I used the Original, an Eminence Private Jack, a Cannabis Rex, and a Red White & Blues. I like the RW&B the best. 2. Tubes - replaced the preamp V1 12AX7 with a 12AY7. These 2 simple mods smooth the tone spikes and give it an even sweeter, more responsive and controllable character.
So right about Trebble. Its crazy how loud it is , its more like too much. Tho it sound good. Really powerful amp. Nice demo.
just got this amp today along with a new stratocaster. it was almost instant stevie ray vaughan and mind you its only a player telecaster (mexican)
My brother in law gave me a (non reissue) Blues Deluxe and the very first thing I did when I got home was throw a '51 Jensen Alnico 5 in it. I took one look at it and said "oh I've got the speaker for you."
Since then I cut a new baffle and put a pair of Celestion g10 Greenbacks in it. I also swapped in some 12AT7's and am shopping around for some big NOS 6L6 bottles.
So nice to see a quality truthful review of an amplifier. Great job and fantastic playing!
Thank you kindly! Glad you enjoyed it