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Post subject: Hot Rod Deluxe vs. Reissue Blues Deluxe
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:24 pm
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Apart from the tweed finish....is there much difference between the two?

Also if you own the RI....what do you think of it?

I currently own a Marshall (am i allowed to mention that here? :D) DSL50 half stack and are looking for something a bit more portable!


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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:54 pm
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The HRDLX has a more-drive channel that uses the second triode on the v2 preamp tube to get some extra boost.

The Blues Deluxe does not, I preferred the sound of the BD after making a pain of myself the the shops for many days trying them.

You really need to go to a shop that has both and give them a A/B listen.

I (we) own 2 Blues Deluxe RI, they sound and play well.
However it like all the HotRod series has a design flaws in the way the tubes sockets are surface mounted to the circuit board.
We own two of them and they both ended up in the repair shop on the same week getting the V3 (phase inverter) tube socket re soldered to get them working again..

Other people have had them for years without any problems at all..

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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:53 pm
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Same issues with the tube sockets, I also had the 5 watt cement resistors, filter caps and power supply caps go too all within a few months. The circuit boards on these things are pretty cheesy. If you use it at home and not gig with it 4-5 a week you should be okay for a pretty good while.

The more drive channel was pretty much useless to me until I tamed it with a tube change. YMMV though. I would save up and get a more professional amp like the Deluxe Reverb Reissue.


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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:54 pm
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Actually ours have been behaving themselves very well now for almost a year. They see almost daily use, but they have been parked on amp stands in the practice room, not moving and getting banged around.

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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:58 pm
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I bought a Blues Deluxe RI a while ago after owning Hot Rod De Villes for some time. I changed for something I could carry more comfortably, that's all.

To my ear the Blues Deluxe has a fantastic sound for the price, though I liked the Hot Rod too, except for the 'more drive' channel, which was useless. Like Fender's blurb says, the Blues Deluxe has everything you need and nothing you don't need. It's tone is full, fantastic resonant bass, more than the HR, good clean sound which is nicer with Fender guitars than some others imo.

Reliability? I had to change a valve after a week as it was rattling so badly, apart from that, it's just done two five hour shows, one preceeded by an eight hour rehearsal, and no worries htere. Also my Hot Rods were impeccable in that respect.

Go for it, would be my advice, tho I see your post was quite a long time ago originally, you've surely made a decision by now!


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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:57 am
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63supro wrote:
Same issues with the tube sockets, I also had the 5 watt cement resistors, filter caps and power supply caps go too all within a few months. The circuit boards on these things are pretty cheesy. If you use it at home and not gig with it 4-5 a week you should be okay for a pretty good while.

The more drive channel was pretty much useless to me until I tamed it with a tube change. YMMV though. I would save up and get a more professional amp like the Deluxe Reverb Reissue.


I think i'm going to do that, thanks for the help guys.

Also, am i right in saying that the DR, TR, and SR, are similar amps but just have different speaker configs?


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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:41 pm
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No, different power ratings. Built way better than the Hot Rod Series.


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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:20 pm
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I A/B'd the HRD and the BD at guitar Center for at least an hour. I found that the BD was warmer (and looked better) so I brought that home. But I ended up returning it, the ONLY reason being that the reverb was lacking quite a bit. But Im glad I did because I ended up buying what I really wanted...a DRRI - killer reverb and "the" tone. For me personally, the TR, SR, DR, and PR are in a different league than the hot rod series and the blues deluxe. But don't get me wrong, the HRD and BD have great fender tone (again, I took one home).

Another point: with all the controls and switches on the HRD and the BD I found it hard to dial in the tone I was looking for. The DRRI is more of a plug-n-play amp; very easy to get great tone.


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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:11 am
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awesome...i'm taking a look at one tomorrow!

i have an MIA strat so hopefully it will sound sweet :D

i have an Epiphone Les paul also! Does anyone use a DRRI with a les paul?


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bencol123 wrote:
awesome...i'm taking a look at one tomorrow!

i have an MIA strat so hopefully it will sound sweet :D

i have an Epiphone Les paul also! Does anyone use a DRRI with a les paul?


Tone to the bone. Humbuckers and P90's sound great through a DRRI.
You can't go wrong with it. :mrgreen:


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djv18 wrote:
I A/B'd the HRD and the BD at guitar Center for at least an hour. I found that the BD was warmer (and looked better) so I brought that home. But I ended up returning it, the ONLY reason being that the reverb was lacking quite a bit. But Im glad I did because I ended up buying what I really wanted...a DRRI - killer reverb and "the" tone. For me personally, the TR, SR, DR, and PR are in a different league than the hot rod series and the blues deluxe. But don't get me wrong, the HRD and BD have great fender tone (again, I took one home).

Another point: with all the controls and switches on the HRD and the BD I found it hard to dial in the tone I was looking for. The DRRI is more of a plug-n-play amp; very easy to get great tone.
I totally agree, i have a blues deluxe, but it cant even come close to my 59 bassman or my super reverb.Different league all together.


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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:06 am
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I bought a DRRI today! As well as a Blackstar Dual HT for overdrive.

Sounds awesome with my strat!


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