Fender Blues Deluxe vs Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III Amplifier
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- this video is a comparison between the tones (sounds) you can get between the Hot Rod Deluxe III Guitar Amplifier and the Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue amplifier.
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Fender Blues Deluxe vs Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
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0:36 - Clean Tones
1:59 - Drive Channel (lower gain)
3:21 - Higher Gain (Hot Rod Deluxe)
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I would love to hear/see an updated video with the Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue vs Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV comparison.
12 years ago I compared the two amps in a store at gig volume. The BDR had a warmer, softer, richer clean tone compared to the HR which sounded just a tad more brittle to my ears. I didnt compare the dirty tones much since I was looking for a clean pedal platform. Changed the speaker and v1 tube over the years and the BDR is still serving me extremely well.
Yo vi este video hace casi cinco años y me ayudó a decidir cual comprar. En aquel entonces compré el Blues Deluxe porque me ofrecieron un buen trato para llevármelo. Hoy es 2020 y miro otra vez el video y sigo pensando en lo genial que es el canal... obviamente ya junté y tengo ambos amplificadores pero men... los recuerdos afloran al ver el video.
I bought a Blues Deluxe recently. It sounds phenomenal. I got it from a guy that maybe played it a handful of times. Still had the tags on it and the pedal in packaging and cover in the amp. Best $500 I’ve ever spent.
How good is the presence on it? Played one in a shop a few days ago while trying a jazzmaster, and preferred the amp to the jazz, unfortunately the presence was broken and they used the amp as a “use this when you wanna try guitars” and it wasn’t for sale.
I've had both and I'd say I'd use one or the other depending on what drive pedal and other pedals I wanna use, use the better amp to the better pedal board I guess is what I'm saying here, cause both are extremely giggable amps and sounds. Both are very different live together matched on the knobs... they'll show their unique character just like in the vid. Both about same money on Reverb.t
I bought the 40 watt tweed deluxe reissue from zZounds about four months ago. I can't get my Les Paul out the case fast enough to plug it into this amp. It has otherworldly tonal quality, it's simple to use and It's worth the money and then some. Oh btw, did I mention that it's beautiful?
I have used a blues deluxe for years. Now I put and Xotic A/C booster and an EP booster in front and an Carbon Copy delay in the loop and it is absolutely killer. Just changed the stock speaker to a C. Rex after about 8 years of the stock speaker. Makes for smoother sound and not as harsh at louder volumes. Even without all this stuff it is a great amp for the money. Nice vids Shane!! I watch'em all. Keep them coming!
Ideally, I like to get my distortion from the amp rather than using pedals. So even though both are great, for what I do I prefer the Hot Rod.
Great video and thanks
Blues sounds more compressed while clean. I'd just say buy them both when you can't make up your mind and eat ramon for a bit.
What did Ramón ever do to you?
@@classicZEPP Ramon is a 🤬🤬
The human body can go up to 120 days with just water and a fender deluxe amp
Dude learn to spell the right way!!!
Best comment I've seen on the the interweb yet.
Quick summary: the blues deluxe sounds more bluesy.
You're welcome.
Abe Val Whats “bluesy”?
Yah Think!!??🤔. Brilliant
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thank
Thomas B N4G The hot rod is warmer... To me that’s more bluesy 🤷♂️... The blues deluxe is brighter (eh)
Really good comparison video! It`s hard to tell which one I would prefer. To me the clean sound of the blues deluxe sounds a bit fuller but the bit more drive of the Hot Rod sounds just awsome, too. Tough decission which one to choose.
Hot rodd for me, classic 70's tube fender sound
The Fender Blues Deluxe (more highs) gives you the true Fender vintage sound. The Hot Rod Deluxe (more mids) is obviously more versatile but you sacrifice your foundational-clean sound. I would get the Blues Deluxe and use an overdrive pedal while in the amps' gain drive and you'll have your own customized "more drive" sound. You can't go wrong; however, with either amp. Nice demo!
Wow! I really digged the blues deluxe! I think I know which amp I'm going to get now , thank you!
i've played many fender amps over the years and that hot rod deluxe is probably number one on the list. am currently playing one at band practice once a week and i look forward to seeing it every time. sounds great at any level, quiet, lightly driven or cranked. it's solid, has plenty of power and works beautifully with a pedal board in front. there's certain aspects of harmonics, sustain and tone that just can't be described with words.
You can literally copy/paste this comment to so many Fender amps. Everyone swears that his Fender is THE Fender.
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Nice playing, some great tones, and a good comparison. I cannot understand the critics of the tone of either amp. This demo shows clearly that both amps deliver beautiful bell like cleans and some good ol' Texas style blues. I personally went for the Blues Deluxe Reissue and am lovin' it! Thanks for the review.
Great demo! I ended up going with the blues deluxe. It has the better clean sound in my opinion and then for dirty tones I got a wampler plexi drive deluxe. It sounds perfect to me.
Can’t believe this is still the only video comparison still .lucky you did one at least
Both sounded great! Thanks for another great review Shane!
Thank you! They both sound great clean and dirty. I tend to prefer the Deluxe but you really can't go wrong with either of these amps. I know it is popular but I am not a huge fan of the basic Tweed look.
The Blues Deluxe is the best amp I've ever plugged into...sounds so SRVish to me.
!! Exactly right
same here. best amp ever plugged into. And with a squire classic vibe
Are you testing the Tweed version or the black one ? Either way how many amps have you "plugged into" because yes it's a good amp for sure but there is so much BETTER Amps at lower price than these, for example try out a crate vintage club 50 if you ever get the chance because they are cheap and sound like a Tweed Bassman 410 on the clean channel and Marshall super lead in the gain channel ! To this day and after buying and playing many many amps of all kinds of vintage and price that crate vintage club 50 it's the best sounding amp I've ever HEARD ever ! Too bad it NEVER works on stage but works just great at home and at the practice studios and the basement it works but not at the gig 😫
Joseph Castilon got an old Fender Champ tube and just got a Blues deluxe. The Deluxe is pretty awesome just heavy
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My goodness, that Hot Rod Deluxe grit channel sounds amazing. Even the more drive channel has that hot sticky snarl that sounds amazing... I just picked up an HRD V1 last week but I am waiting for a speaker cable in the mail before I can play it. Was inspired by a friend who plays the BDR, happy I got the goth version.
I would be happy with either. I have the HRD II which has great clean but avg drive channel. They seem to have improved the Drive in the III and I understand the excessive bass on the clean channel has been addressed.
I'll never give up my HrDx clean channel, even more so with the mods I did which bring it inline with the III version as well as a bassman tonestack :)
wow! I now have a respect for the HRD! I owned a BD years ago and didn't like it as much as I thought I would - I probably should have gotten a HRD. thanks for this video.
It seems the blues deluxe on the clean has more bass response and maybe a bit more top end. With the drive channel the blues deluxe seems fuller and more dynamic but both amps are awesome. I prefer the blues deluxe.
Hotrod seems to have more tone overall making it my choice. So, I bought the Hotrod Deluxe III. Thanks for this video, helped me decide which amp would serve me best.
Really impressed with the distorted tones he was able to get out of the hot rod deluxe. The hot rod deluxe is a great amp but it's, uhh, not exactly known for its high gain channel.
Blues Deluxe at 3.07mins ... that's the tone right there! It's more open, less compressed and less mid-focused than the HRD iii. Would have loved to have heard the BD with a boost/OD in front of it ... that I suspect would be killer!!
3:06
The BDR takes pedals VERY well.
Thank you so much Shane - this was the one I was waiting for!
You're welcome man, no problems :) I have another A/B test on the way soon
muy buena demostración, excelentes sonidos, tengo los 2 amplificadores y definitivamente son los mejores sonidos que he escuchado ...saludos desde chile
I liked the hot rod on every example, like the speakers are better or something, they aren't even close.
+Joey Bologny i liked the hot rod too.
It's a blow-out.
Joey Bologny blow-out? blow-out is a good thing i suppose. which amp do you play? i'm in need of a new sound. can't change my hands so i need to change the amp. what a difficult thing. i kind of like fender amps. but they offer a lot.
The Blues Deluxe has more clean headroom and takes longer to break up. It also sounds like it has more mid-hump. The Hot Rod, has a brighter, tighter, crisper sound, with earlier break up, and less headroom. If you're a tube swapper, you could fine tune either of these amps, in whatever direction you prefer to go with them. Both are really good pedal platforms too.
Great video! This is what all comparison videos should be modeled after.
Hey Shane. Merry Christmas! :)) I have a quick question. I bought the hot rod deluxe used and I love it to the moon and back. However, I noticed that it is very hissy. It just isn't that quiet sitting even with sound off on my guitar. This is my first tube amp, so obviously i have some learning to do. Thanks in advance.
Real nice Demo of these Amps!! The Hot Rod Deluxe III is with the stock Celestion G12P-80 Speaker or did you swap the Speaker for another model?
I LOVE the high gain sound you coax out of the Hot Rod Deluxe 3 at 3:30. What EQ settings did you use?
hi is the little Greta amp in the backgroung still availiable to sell ? or can you find me one elswhere ?
Good comparison video - cheers!
Hey there, awesome comparison (helped me choose my hot rod!) Just wondering what EQ settings you generally use to get your drive sound on the hot rod?
I'm picking up a Hot rod deluxe soon.
I have tried just about every amp I could find and the hot rod is definitely the best by a mile.
Nice demo, very helpful!
GREAT demo. Thanks!! Nice playing....
Great Video
do you still know what settings you had on the hot rod deluxe? for the drive channel?
stumbled on another oldy video! good stuff!
Your videos are awesome pal, already subscribed!
Now...I'm trying to watch your videos and thinking about getting a Fender Tube amp in the range of 40-60W but you know, from YT they all sound amazing. Last week I went to a music store and tried a 68 Custom Vibrolux. It sounded super clean, but it has a bright switch which is useless IMHO because you can get enough of it within the normal range. But LOVED the articulation and life of the tubes. But a friend told me about the HRD Deville 212 and my question is if you can get similar cleans out of HRD compared to Vibrolux or, other amp that you consider awesome with cleans and capable of handling great OD pedals. I also love the Vibroverb 90's reissue and the blackface version of the Vibrolux. (I've got a Boss GT-100) thank you in advance!
Had the HR Deluxe for 16 years now. Brilliant amp.
Never owner a Fender valve amp yet but going on this demo I'd go for the hot rod as I like the way it breaks up and sounds a lot more versatile
Great demo. Sweet chops. Two wonderful amps. I liked the drive on both...no need for pedals.
what are you playing at 1:05. that sounds so good i want to learn it! ha i just bought a blues deluxe about a week ago
Nice job again! love my BLDX with a Eminence GB 50 speaker, makes a nice difference!
I own a BDR but love the sound of the HRD
Hi, did you kept the eq settings the same in both amps while testing?
would this be a good platform for my Helix if i wanted to use it as a pedalboard and not use the amp modeling ?
Question for you when you get a chance: I have the blues deluxe reissue and a comparable marshall. Both run into their own Randall Iso cab and the Fender gives a lot more amp buzz than the marshall. My question is, is it just me but the cleans from the hot rod seems a little less driven and quieter than the blues deluxe?
I have a hot rod deluxe IV so you know which one I like best
Nice tone! Please, can you tell me, how do you transport your amps, what are your safety precautions? Thank you!
I don't know what people have against the Drive/More Drive sections of this amp - they sound pretty damn good to me. After many guitars & amps & 50 years of playing blues, rock & surf, I know what I like and that's my RT Overdrive, Rosie Fuzz, & Mr Black Deluxe Plus. BUT if the pedals went down I could be very happy with this amp alone.
Is it alright to put a different preamp tube in a hot rod to help the volume at low setting some told me it's not a good idea I would really like to no how it could hurt the risistors on the board or if u raised them would it be alright over time pkeae explain what u have learned over the years and is it all right to do it thanks
I have an original '94 American issue Blues Deluxe. I have never changed anything in it, except for an input jack. I have gigged with it for years and it has never let me down. Still has the original tubes and after having them tested and found to be in fine shape, I decided to not go with new ones. I have never been happier with an amplifier.
I thought the amps were huge but then I realized it's a picture-in-picture type thing going on, lol
haha
LOL indeed. :P
+TheJofrica Yea ...those microphones would be pretty huge also.
TheJofrica haha twat! (no offence)
TheJofrica that's exactly my point. There's microphones
The extra drive on the Hot Rod makes it my choice as I play mostly rock, and prefer to get drive from the amp rather than a pedal but use a compression sustainer to supplement it and help it “sing” on solos! Both are great however, it just depends on what you want or use them for, but the tweed look is excellent. So a tweed Hot Rod Deluxe for me👍👍
Yep I use old dynacomp(compression
low,gain up high).Best amp I've ever
Had.
Makes me feel as old as I am. I had the Bules Deluxe the first time around. Did they fix the achilles heel of these amps? That is the PCB mounted input socket that has a nasty habit of breaking off the board and being awkward to repair without the tracks lifting...
Hi Shane, the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III has a more manageable volume than the Blues Deluxe?
Amazing video!! Nice job
Are you using any pedals? What pedals do you recommend for versatility of use? Country, blues, bluegrass, rock?
Great demo Shane. I never thought I would say this but the black one sounded nicer to me. The tweed was however quite impressive. Tough to beat the sound of a Fender tube amp.
If you search the HRD is available in tweed and occasionally (I managed to get one) blonde.
Really like the Blues Deluxe Reissue. How would it be for Southern Rock sort of low to mid gain stuff?
+Royce Freeburn it would work perfectly. that and a few pedals, you are set. I actually had Ed King (sweet home alabama, lol) email one time and said he used a blues deville for gigs. that was before the "hot rods" came out. So, basically it was the same amp but different speaker configuration.
The Blues Deluxe is the bust amp for accepting pedals and it likes them straight through the input up front. I have two of them and I love them. I'm going to be getting a hot rod because it's fun to go with no pedals too. I have a peavey classic 30 with a texas heat speaker in her and it will get you close to the mix of these too with a little marshall attitude thrown in there for goodmeasure
Were the settings the same? I preferred the blues deluxe reissue and actually have one, but on the cleans I like the lift and brightness the HRD has without having the wooly low mids. I have heavily modified my BDRI and one of the things it has is an input bass trim. I wonder if the bright switch achieves the clean sound on the HRD that you demonstrated. The cleans here on the BDRI were a bit too thick and weighty without enough top end sparkle. I've got it on a quarter stack, tone tubbies 1x12 alnico and 2x10 ceramic, pine vintage cabs, mercury transformers, went through a lot JJ and TAD tubes, circuit mods, fromel mod, power cord mod, bridge rectifier mod, negative feedback loop switch mod etc etc. I think it sounds great I haven't really wanted to get another amp since I had finished this one out. I just hope I'm getting more sparkly cleans than that, I'm sure running a pedal into it I automatically compensate when setting the EQ by ear. I use a Siegmund Double Drive always on in front and that has an EQ that I set to each room. Definitely the less clean it gets the better the BDRI sounds. I'm sure whichever one a player has they automatically start dialing in the sound with their hands, guitars, EQ, and pedals.
Thanks for the video , good demo and great playing.
I just spent an hour trying these amps. Started off between the Hot Rod Deluxe and the Blues Deluxe, the Blues Delux won. Then I tried a HR Deluxe limited edition.
It was a really tough call to make, as I liked both these amps for different reasons.
The Blues Deluxe , broke up earlier and sounded more balanced, but the drive channel didn't get me the sound I wanted. frankly I thought it sounded just bad.
The HR Deluxe ( Special Edition ) had more meat in the low end , and the drive channel sounded better to me.I found it sounded a bit harsh for my taste at first. but after i brought the presence knob down a notch or two, (used the same settings on both amps at first ) it won the battle.
I ended up taking the Hot rod deluxe special edition home.
I agree, both these amps sound great.
If I had had the money I would have bought the two of them.
youtube is a great starting point, but nothing like trying them out yourself.
Blues wins on looks... hot rod for sound IMO. Wish the hot rod comes in tweed too :)
+ken masters They do, check out Amazon.
+ken masters you can get it in brown covering, i seen one today
Guitar center has the hot rod in tweed!!
The Blues Deluxe seems to hit more of that Hendrix /SRV type tone but I cant help which sounds better or would just like to hear a test of each of them through clean channel with a couple of high end distortion pedals to achieve more of a metal sound? Just curious.
Damn fine video comparison! Been a JCM man for decades. Playing more blues than Van Halen these days...both sound great! The BD is more SRVish bright and the higher gain on the HRD sounds more Claptonish, in my humble opinion. Bought an exclusive run HRD IV after watching the video. ABYing the Marshall and Fender...I feel complete now. Lol!
Very nice video! Thanks!
In the future, playing some power chords on the drive channels would be beneficial.
Yeah, sure, doing some pentatonic leads with bends is awesome, but it doesn't really show us how the amp handles the low ends when distorted; do they break up when presented with a chord? I'm left with a lot of questions.
Whats your preference, the USA bandit red stripe? or the hotrod deluxe iii?THX
Hi, dude! What kind of telecaster do you have there?
Nice both of them.... but what pickups did you put on that Telecaster..?
im thinking of getting a blues deluxe. It just sounds so nice. Thinking of putting a p90 in the bridge of my lp 70s tribute studio. Any tonal input on this?
The way you had them set up I liked the Blues Deluxe on the clean and the Hot Rod on the drive. Great amps the both of them.
Great demo!
The Blues Deluxe here has less reverb and yes i'm using an overdrive pedal to get the Blues Deluxe breaking up without being thrown out of my appartment. Works fine for me.
I listened in expensive headphones Sennheiser,
deluxe III sounds much better.
Thank you!
Yes yes with headphones it's. Magic
Sounds great!! What’s the settings on the deluxe reissue ?
That tone on the blues deluxe, I want it
Excelente video. Me ha ayudado mucho. Te agradezco por mostrar estos dos equipos. Soy Hugo desde Argentina. Un gran abrazo.
I had a Hot Rod once. It sounded terrible (blurry) until I put a Celestion Blueback speaker in it. That really rocked !
I like Blues Deluxe better for the clean sound, but that drive on the Hot Rod Deluxe is unreal. I'm leaning towards purchasing the Blues Deluxe but am curious if the drive can be enhanced to sound like the Hot Rod Deluxe. What are your thoughts?
In your fender amp shoot out. What was the wattage of the amps? Thanks.
I prefer the Hot Rod, I have a version 1. Only trouble is that the extra gain is useless - it hisses like mad. There is sufficient for most uses in the first gain unless you keep it clean and use pedals. It "only" 40 watt valve and it goes from 1 to 12, but comes on at 2 and gets a bit loud at 4! I have never had it louder than 7 and that was just to test it!
These are both excellent amps. I have used the Hot Rod Deluxe at gigs where we rented gear, and was impressed by the little amp. My personal ride is the Blues Deluxe and I love the amp - love it. It is a tone monster. You do have to overcome the drive limitations (for full on rock stuff) with any stomp box, but I find that use of the clean/dirty channels with the addition of the stomp box gets me anywhere I want to go.
would you recommend the blues deluxe reissue for surf rock/indie rock??
I have the hdrIII. I use it when I play small clubs. I play on the drive channel all the time. Love the amp. My only complaint is unlike most tube amps when you turn it above 4 the amp sounds worse.
Perfect, exactly what i was looking for.
both amps are great it depends on how you will set the EQ to get what sound you want. for blues deluxe reissue what tubes and speakers do you recommend guys, celestian greenback speaker? I want to upgrade the speaker. "blues deluxe reissue" :D
Hello fellas! I 'd like to ask you wich is the best fender amp to get the clapton 1975-1979 sound, You know that fat,sweet sound. i think he was using a music man amp at those glory days. Thanks.
i bought my HRD new in 96 added a 410 Marshall cab and increased the Bias to around 75 did wonders for the drive channel but its been a work horse ever since the extra cab made all the difference in tone ,, its cheaper and has way more options then the Blues Deluxe enough said ,,ABY'ing it with my JCM800 absolutely makes the rockin' world go round
Very well done ! Thank you very much ! ;)
I'm a little late to the party, 🤘 but nice comparison. I have a Blues DeVille and also a Hotrod DeVille which is obviously the 4x10 version of these 2 amps and basically have the same results. It depends on your tastes and your mood of what you want to get out of the amps. Hotrod is brighter and clearer and the Blues is creamier and smoother.
What are the settings for the hot rod deluxe you used?