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Post subject: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:01 pm
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Peavey Delta Blues 210

I was looking for a used Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III and found one at local Guitar Center... but in typical fashion they wanted to give me a pittance for my trade gear and I would be shelling out over $100 cash on top of my trade. I found this amp on Craigslist and lo and behold its seller was willing to trade even for the same gear I was going to trade to GC.

I knew nothing about these and through internet research I have found that the Peavey Delta Blues only comes in a 115 now. I took a chance on this and held my breath through the work day to bring it home. I have only had about a half hour to play through it but it sounds nice. I loved the sound of the HRD at GC, but without having them side-by-side I can't do a good comparison.

I did the deal figuring that I liked the idea of 210s instead of 112 but I don't know if that matters much in the amp world. Also, this amp is made in Mississippi as opposed to Mexico if that means anything either.

Should I have gone with the Fender? What do y'all think?

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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:55 pm
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Not too savvy with the 2X10, but the 1X15 gets pretty high praise.

Nice Find !!

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:49 pm
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Thanks Lightnin,

I have always liked the Fender Blues Deville 410 although it is out of my price range and is really too powerful for my home playing use... so I thought, hmmm, 210s instead of 410s and 30 watts instead of 60 watts? Maybe this could be the "lite" version of the Hot Rod Deville?

Sure wish I could have paired the Delta Blues with the Hot Rod Deluxe III and played through both.

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:00 am
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I think you traded wisely, TJ.

The Delta Blues is a pretty ballsy rig and it doesn't need to be pushed into nosebleed volume levels in order to sound tasty. As well, it has none of the reliability vices of the HRD.

Rawk on!

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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:17 am
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My Princeton Chorus is 2X10 and plenty loud for my Condo with it's 25W SS.

A 30W Tube 2X10 will be a window-rattler !

I'm intrigued by the 115, which is bad because when intrigued, I usually reach for my wallet... but, I'm saving up for JazzFest so it can't happen anytime soon.

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:55 am
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I've played through a few Delta Blues amps over the years, and really liked every one of them. And that's coming from someone who has a rather inexplicable dislike of anything made by Peavey. :lol: Friend of mine uses a 1x15" for harmonica - it's quite a thing to hear. :shock:

I'm quite a fan of the Classic 30 too - it's not the nicest sounding tube amp ever made, but it's reliable, sounds great at less than head imploding volume, and if you can't get a decent tone out of one, the problem is usually with the fleshy thing on the other end of the cable, not the amp.


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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:12 am
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I can't say I have had experience with a delta blues, but I have owned a Peavey Classic 20 which isn't available anymore. I will say though they make good stuff in the classic range- my only gripe is that their so called 'tweed' is anything but, as with the 'leather handle'.

Good value for money though and I'd love to get my mits on another classic 20 or a classic 30. I'd even consider trading my HOt Rod Deluxe..

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:23 am
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Wait, not to sound like an as5hole, but peavey do realise that the delta blues was all acoustic, no amps? Calling an amp 'delta blues', just totally contradicts itself.

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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:27 am
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Tiger J, you might have a winner there. Tremolux with a chainsaw attachment, lol. Daisy chain the Princeton into the Peavey for an extra boost. :D

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:29 am
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Great amp. You did fine. The Delta Blues does comes in a 2x10 and a 1x15 version. They are rock solid amp and I actually borrowed one many times from a friend of mine when my Hrdlx was in the shop. :lol: I really like the sound of two tens. Muck tighter and focused.


And no the Delta Blues was Not all acoustic. Remember Muddy Waters? Muddy brought the electrified Delta Blues up north as well as Howlin Wolf and many others.
Congrats and Enjoy the amp.

Peavey is proof that Amps can be made affordably in the U.S. Bruce Egnater mentioned on rig talk that he is bringing manufacturing back here for more of his models.

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:47 pm
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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:52 pm
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rileymcc wrote:
Wait, not to sound like an as5hole, but peavey do realise that the delta blues was all acoustic, no amps? Calling an amp 'delta blues', just totally contradicts itself.

As Supro so succinctly stated above, "Delta Blues" was not/is not solely an acoustic art form. Many Delta Blues artists "plugged in" as electric guitars/amps became available/affordable. Many of the early electric blues stylists started out as Acoustic Delta Blues players and didn't change their style or technique drastically (if at all) when they went electric.

It's interesting that so many people want to freeze "Real Blues" in a specific era; Delta Blues is "frozen" in the pre-war years; Chicago Blues is "frozen" in 1956; Detroit Blues, 1953, etc. It's irritating that they don't want the artform to progress or evolve.

Many of these same traditionalists would have us believe that no person outside of a disenfranchised African-American is artistically and (possibly) physically capable of playing Blues music....which is unequivical, absolute, steaming hogwash.

Additionally, Hartley Peavey's company is located in Meridian, Mississippi; not the "heart" of the Delta, but dang near close. They created an amp that is geared for blues players (moreso than their rock, country and metal-focused amps); what better name than "Delta Blues", which signifies both it's origin (Mississippi) and it's intended user (blues players)?

Also, sometime around the turn of the millenium, Peavey used the name "Delta" for several different series and types of devices, including some rackmount effects and stompbox effects; in this case, the "Delta" could refer to the Mississippi origin or the scientific/electronic term that signifies change (as in "affecting" or "changing" the signal)...I had a decent-to-good "Delta Stomp" multi-effect pedal that I used mostly for the Leslie setting...it was replaced by my Boss RT20.

Ultimately, Delta Blues is not a misnomer.

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
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Back to the amp--these are excellent amplifiers for either guitar or harp! I've played through both the 2x10 and 1x15 for jam sessions and lessons, and they're high on my list if I were to need a good sounding, reliable and reasonably priced amp for gigging or home use.

Great find, and and Happy New Amp Day! 8)

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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:16 pm
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Screamin' Armadillo wrote:
Back to the amp--these are excellent amplifiers for either guitar or harp! I've played through both the 2x10 and 1x15 for jam sessions and lessons, and they're high on my list if I were to need a good sounding, reliable and reasonably priced amp for gigging or home use.


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I tuned up a friend's near-new 1 x 15 Delta Blues some time back (hand-selected array of NOS glass, vintage Jensen C15N re-coned to OEM specs) and sonically, it's easily the match of any "real" tweed amp. And it's been a Rock Of Gibraltar in the reliability department for the last eight or nine years as well.

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Post subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues instead of Fender Hot Rod Deluxe???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:26 pm
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as many have said the peavey delta blues is a really nice amp...i also like the classic 30. Congrats and enjoy!


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