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Post subject: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:27 am
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I was at GC about a week ago and was playing an ES335 through a Blues Deluxe. I've owned several BD's but this one was different and it blew me away! The jumpy volume had been fixed and worked like a HRDIII. The tweed was lacquered and looked great. The overdrive sounds were amazing and not thin at all. They assured me this was a stock Blues Deluxe. No way.

I went back the next day to double check. Standard "Special Issue" speaker. No FSR badge. No Limited Edition badge. No Jensen speaker. Nothing but the lacquered tweed and the volume not being an issue and the amazing sound to tell me it was different amp.

Does anyone have any idea what amp it is I encountered?


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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:46 am
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New or used? Original Blues Deluxe versus BDRI?

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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:32 am
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One of these, perhaps......?

http://shop.fender.com/en-US/guitar-amp ... ml#start=1

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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:15 pm
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Archtop Bill wrote:
New or used? Original Blues Deluxe versus BDRI?


It was brand new, on the floor. Yes it was a reissue, but different in the ways i described in my original post. Has the volume issue been fixed on brand new BD's? And the tweed was also lacquered as I described before...


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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:55 pm
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Maybe that great Gibson guitar and new Groove tubes added to the sound.
I thought I saw the lacquered-tweed edition in a music catalog. I surprised it didn't have an upgraded speaker.
I own a Blues Deluxe, I never had an issue with the volume control. If it sounds good at low volume, its ok with me, you know what I mean.


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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:58 am
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Might be a Limited Edition Hot Rod Deluxe. With the lacquered tweed it sure looks like a Blues Deluxe.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/Limited-Edition-Hot-Rod-Deluxe-Lacquered-Tweed-40W-1x12-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amplifier-Lacquered-Tweed-1500000011861.gc?pfm=item_page.rr2

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Post subject: Re: What is this Blues Deluxe???
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:14 am
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I recently got me a new Blues DeVille 410 reissue, and the volume control is fixed compered to old DeVille, it's super progressive from 1,5 onward, even slightest adjustment on these very loud amps (Blues Deluxe and BDVL) is fixed and nicely progressive. I haven't tried lacquered twee Deluxe yet.
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