Fender Deluxe Reverb vs Hot Rod Deluxe - Which do you prefer? 

I didn't want to like the Hot Rod Deluxe as much i did considering its a third of the price second hand haha.

I had 2 Hot Rod Deluxe and were really fantastic clean amps in my opinion. Also had great sounding reverb. I would definitely recommend it to a gigging musician but for playing quietly it's still loud on lowest usable volume

Its a fabulous amp, I was blown away myself in a music store. Just shows how much we neglect stuf that doesnt break the bank

thank you, that's always lovely to hear!

@@connorpensonmusic With pleasure ^_^

Yeah I do feel like I'm struggling with not having that Mid control to find a nice balance depending on the room.

@@connorpensonmusicjust get an EQ pedal

@@Jeffcatbuckeye This! Bump up the mid range frequencies and voilà. The Deluxe Reverb is the best amp. Period!

Haha all for the nerdy guitar stuff! I do like the Hot Rod but the Deluxe gets my vote. Thank you :D

There is definitely something going on in the DRRI character wise but it is pretty close. it is a pretty nice tremolo isn't it!

@@connorpensonmusic it’s a classic!

I had a the Deville a few years ago which i definitely preferred to the Hot Rod Deluxe but I wasn't really gigging and it was far too loud for playing at home haha. How did you get on with fixing the Twin? Yeah I've been looking at maybe swapping out the speaker but there's too many options out there lol. I'll look into the Texas Heat

Would such a speaker swab also work for the HRDV 410 ?

@@RoyvanRikken it's highly subjective, but swapping speakers will definitely change the sound drastically. I don't think Eminence makes the Texas Heat in 10 inch, but I've heard good things about the Copperhead and the Ragin' Cajun. For the 410 deville, I'd probably go with Ragin' Cajuns myself. There's audio samples on RU-vid you can listen to and get an idea of which ones you like, but they will always sound a bit different in person. A lot of people really swear by the Eminence Legend 1028s or the Jensen P10Rs. Really depends on what kind of music you play and what kind of sound you're going for. The same speakers can sound fantastic to one person and horrible to the next. I actually rather like the stock Jensens that come with some of the older Hot Rods, but I think they moved to some less expensive ceramic Eminence speakers in the newer ones that are just kind of mediocre sounding to me. It's all personal preference.

@@connorpensonmusic My twin is back at 100%. Had to replace a couple tubes and move the heater wires straight to the tube sockets, then went ahead and replaced all the filter caps while I had everything apart. Whoever had it before me also had it biased incredibly cold, so I got it back up to about 70-75% plate dissipation and all of that together really brought it back to life. She's an absolute beast now, but I only get to take her out on bigger gigs because it's just so dang loud. I've also got an AC-30 S1 which is the newer 1x12 with only the top boost channel and that's been my main gigging amp at smaller venues. For jams and rehearsals, I usually just grab my Katana 100.

Yeah I completely agree with that. There are some aspects of the HRD i prefer but i do find it far too brittle on the ears at times haha. will definitely be keeping the DR though

Bwoah, I tried a hot rod 7 years ago in a music store, just for fun and I was stuck for 1.5 hours. I just loved it soooo much and was about to get one for my stereo rig. But that plan was gone when I moved to my appartment, happy with a strymon iridium but would still love me some fender amps

A common issue with the hot rod - it is crazy loud with surprisingly much headroom. Turn up volume to 2 and allready your living room explodes

i get what you mean but its hard to do a comparison like that as the hot rod would be way too loud to compare with the DDRI at 3.5.

@@connorpensonmusic the hot rod is just so loud so fast I know from forums that a few people used to replace the linear potis with some exp. Ones too have more control over the quiet part

Thank you Mike, I was using a Strymon Flint for reverb and The Dude & Wampler moxie for overdrive :)

I was surprised how much i liked the Hot Rod next to the Deluxe Reverb to be honest. I'd agree both are great options!

I just commented the same. Radial Engineering makes a nice one that I have- buffered.

They are great aren't they! i was using a strymon flint, the dude & wampler moxie :)

Its a J Rockett The Dude V2. :)

I definitely get the hype around the DRRI, it just sounds good at any volume which is a huge plus for playing at home

For my taste the Deluxe reverb takes them a lot better.