Fender Hot Rod Deville 212 Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok lets agree together that fender has the most awesome clean sound on planet earth that all guitar amp manufacturers wish they have. And this Fender Deville 2x12 has it! however,the overdrive/distortion is really unuseable unless all you play for the rest of your life is twang rock and blues!
There are tons of musicians like me who play more than two styles of music, and on a weekly basis that really play gigs on the weekends and rehearse during the week. My complaint with this fender amp model is that,WHY PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS AMP AND USE ONLY ONE CHANNEL ,WHICH IS THE CLEAN CHANNEL. then ending up spending more money on 3 or 4 more solid state pedals to put infront of the clean channel and claim to have a great tube sound! uuh duh!
to prove my point, just google this amp concerning the modification on the overdrive/distortion channel and there's tons and tons on the web costing you and extra $400 more not including the shipping. If this was a one channel amp and the price is $400 street deal, then you will see 5 stars from me,cause its not made in the U.S.A.
there are other amps out there for $100 less "use" and some new! and both channels are useable and gig worthy out of the box without pedals. any used mesa boogie would do,peavey classic series,bogners,marshal DSL/TSL,egnaters,vOX ac30 etc... if buying a name brand is your thang cause you wanna be associated with the "club" your pathetic! The Fender frontman 65R has a much better overdrive/distortion at gig level and its not even a tube amp! aaaaaahhh!
TONE IS NOT A NAME BRAND IT BEGINS WITH YOU.....
FENDER CORPORATE! SHAME ON YOU!!! IF LEO FENDER WAS ALIVE TODAY MANY OF YOU WILL BE FIRED....
TO PROVE MY POINT FENDER HOT ROD DEVILLE 2X12 III IS JUST OUT AND IT HAD TO DO WITH THE DISTORTION CHANNEL! I GUESS FENDER POLICE WAS READING MY COMMENTS!

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Everything you need, and nothing you don't! The Hot Rod DeVille 212 sends 60 scorching watts straight into a pair of 12 in. Fender Special Design Eminence speakers, courtesy of two 6L6 Groove Tube output tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes. Three channels give you a choice of 'normal' (with bright switch), 'drive' (with gain and master controls) and 'more drive' sounds, with additional features including an FX loop, Fender long-spring reverb, external speaker jack, internal variable bias control and 2-button, 3-function channel select footswitch. The look is pure Fender, featuring a chrome panel with vintage pointer knobs, plus black textured vinyl covering and silver grille cloth. Features:Independent Gain and Master Controls in Drive ChannelBright SwitchEffects LoopReverbExternal Speaker Jack2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectChrome PanelVintage Pointer KnobsInternal Variable Bias ControlTechnical Info:Model Name: Hot Rod DeVille 212Type: All tube preamp and power ampOutput: 60 watts into 2 or 4 ohms (Switchable)Ohms: 2 or 4 ohmsSpeakers: 2-12 in. Fender Special Design SpeakersChannels: 3 Selectable Channels (Normal, Drive and More Drive)Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive, Volume, Bright Switch, Standby SwitchCovering: Black Textured Vinyl with Silver Grille ClothWeight: 53.5 lbs. (24.26 kg)Dimensions:Height: 21 in. (53.34 cm)Width: 24.25 in. (61.59 cm)Depth: 10.75 in. (27.30 cm)Tube Complement: 3 X 12AX7, 2 X 6L6, Solid State RectifierAccessories: Comes with 2-Button 3-Function Footswitch for Channel Select, Drive Select and "More Drive" SelectFootswitch: Uses 2-Button 3-function footswitch p/n 0050419000, Accy.Introduced: 1997

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Low Down HD400 Bass Amplifier Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a fairly active musician playing several performances and am in the studio recording a few days a week. I own several bass rigs including a full tube amp, a solid state amp, and a tube hybrid.So I have a fair assortment to compare it to. I bought the amp not knowing what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. I just unplugged from my tube amp and turned on the Line 6 and was not at all impressed. However, when I got it home and began to tweek it a bit, I found it to be great sounding and a lot of fun to use... While it is a modeling amp and the amps you a are simulating will sound better. You can get some great tones without bringing the house down......Very easy to use and adjust to get a sound that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Also the ability to store a few pre-sets is cool. Works great for switching guitars, you can even set up volume changes that you experience between different instruments..(as in passive to active or 4 and 5 strings). It would also be nice to have better control of the effects. The biggest draw back that I did notice is that it may not be powerful enough for a medium to large room. Although the direct line out sound is real good.I think that I would like to have more power in the event that I need it. So I'm going to get the HD750 to have 750 watts just in case. I hate to run it flat out. My main amps stay in the studio because they are too large to move unless I have to. This head will be my new amp of choice for playing out locally... It weighs roughly 30lbs. I don't want to leave you thinking that it isn't loud enough... It's extremely loud and I'm sure can perform at volumes that you shouldn't be playing at anyway! But for the price difference between the 400 & 750, I would rather have the unnecessary power on hand..... This amp is a great value for the money... Buy it!!!

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LowDown HD400 offers relentless, fully adjustable, venue-filling tone.LowDown HD400 boasts 400 bone-shaking watts of venue-filling volume in a powerful bass head from Line 6.Offering a relentless, fully adjustable Rock tone, and four additional indispensable tones, ranging from Clean to R&B to Grind, HD400 delivers uncompromising power, extraordinary versatility and, supreme tonal definition in a rack-mountable head for the pro player.Five essential effects, led by a dedicated studio-quality compressor, don the front panel of HD400. Three Smart Control FX, including Envelope Filter, Octaver and Chorus, and a full-featured bass Synth with fully adjustable parameters, allow for unparalleled tone shaping and sonic versatility. Plus, the Deep switch achieves instant fatness!Two Neutrik Speakon speaker outputs, boasting significant advantages over standard 1/4" outputs, share the back panel with a balanced XLR direct output, a 1/4" preamp output and rock-solid construction specifically designed to withstand the rigors of the road. Legendary amp and cab combinations, and the famous mics that recorded them, were modeled to create HD400\'s commanding tones. The balanced XLR direct output, which features exclusive Line 6 A.I.R.\' processing, ensures consistently brilliant tone whether recording or performing live. Featuring a crucial array of tones, ins and outs, and a front-panel tuner, HD400 ensures one great gig after another, night after night.

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