Johnnyguitarjl wrote:Hi I bought a Hot Rod Deluxe in 2002.Mine was brown and came with a Jensen speaker in it.the normal channel is very clean,and yes they can get loud but stay clean in the normal channel.I played classic country music for 4 years with it and used my Fender Telecaster.Fender into Fender makes Fender.The only thing I had to do was turn up the midrange on it until I got a Sonic Maximizer by BBE.I ran it into the effects loop and it make the midrange come out alot better without turning the mid up.I never did use the overdrive channels.I guess they would be good if you play Hard Rock.I went from classic country to surf music.So I sold the Hot Rod Deluxe and bought a 65 Deluxe Reverb amp.I love this amp it's got the tone I was looking for.
I play a 98 Fender Strat and a 68 Mosrite Celebrity.If you want sweet tone get a BBE Sonic Maximizer about 100.00 bucks and run it into your effects loop.It will push the mid out and make your amp sound even better.
Thanks for the idea, I'll have to look into that Sonic Maximizer!
Duane...