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This is a professional all tube Fender Amplifier that was made in the USA. All models since early 2002-2003 up to today are all made in Mexico. USA made Fender amps are more collectible, but are exactly identical in design and build with the only exception being the Volume control on the Clean channel has a different taper. (Also - the newer Deville III models have a Celestion G12P Speaker) It is very loud, 60 watts and has three channels, clean, crunch/overdrive. The crunch can get dirty and the overdrive stacks all three preamp channels for a very dirty tube distortion. Treble, Bass, Mids, Gain, Master Volume, Reverb, Presence control with two inputs. (#1 is normal, #2 is padded -6db if you need a little more clean headroom) I have four of these amps and use them gigging live over 150-250 shows every year for the last 13 years. They are affordable and provide that bluesy bell-chiming Fender sound. They take just about any pedal very well and react to volume changes on guitar controls very well. These amps are not metal music amps unless you use a pedal with them, but can get very close using the amp alone. I also have two HR Deluxe amps (40 watts 1x12") As with all tube amps you must maintain them to a certain degree, but minimal is required, and only needing to bias the power tubes when changing them, or switching to a different rating tube. Most times you can just replace the power tubes with the same rating tube without needing to bias or "adjust" the voltage settings, which is is usually done by a qualified professional or avid enthusiast for around $30.00. The amp usually comes with a two-button foot switch and a nylon cover. I put this amp next to a Fender Twin (100 watts) and the four 10" speakers seemed to have more punch and moved more air for a tighter ballsier sound than just the two 12" speakers in the Twin, and felt that spending the extra money for the Twin was not justified, although the Twin has some distinct advantages such as separate tone control for each channel and a dedicated Loop circuit with adjustable volume control. The Loop circuit on the Hot Rod DeVille basically does the same thing without the volume control. You can add extension speakers for a wall of sound as well as piggyback amps using the Line Output to a second amp's Power Amp Input. The speaker & amp's ohm rating will go down to 4 ohms allowing for two 8-ohm speaker cabs to be used at one time. Sometimes I hook up my 4x12" Marshall Cab in addition for a total of eight speakers moving a lot of air. These are professional all-tube amplifiers that are affordable, loud and road sturdy. Very sensitive and dynamic. If you can play in a big venue, the best way to use this amp is to turn up the Clean channel to about 8 or so, and then use the volume control on the guitar for cleaning it up and letting it loose - the natural overdrive of the tubes sound ten times better than any pedal tries to replicate or saturate...but be warned, these amps get very loud very quick and are not suited for bedroom practice, really small gigs, most churches, but do very well in loud rock, bigger stages and blues. These amps work well with either Gibson Humbucker type pickups or Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters. Gibsons have that full rock tone and Fender guitars have that spongy single coil sound and twang. Brand new in 2011 they sell for $900 from most retailers.Read full review
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This is by far one of Fenders best amps in my opinion. It does everything I need it to do. I love the crystal clear cleans for blues and it has the right amount of crunch. I was lucky enough to get an early 90’s model that was made in USA. If you have the opportunity to get one of these, get it. You won’t be disappointed.
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This amp is great only complaint the distortion is not heavy enough for the style I play but that's nothing a pedal couldn't fix. The clean tone is the best cleans I ever had on any of my amps
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Very good clean sound for an inexpensive tube amp. It has no ability to add gain to the clean channel, at all. The drive channel is a bit high and tight for my liking but gets the job done, it doesn't seem to have much low end harmonics. All in all the DeVille is well worth the price I paid and I will get plenty of good use from it. BTW, I didn't mention, it is very loud!!
Very versatile! Cleans are amazing, ive played mine for over 5 years and it keeps going. If you need a clean amp you can crank and stay clean then this is for you. If you want dirt, this amp is also for you(punk rock, alternative, classic rock) Metal etc, it works for that too with a tube screamer. 4x10s pack a punch. Great amp
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