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Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212
Ludwig59 Ludwig59
Published on 10/25/08 at 05:01
Does everything said. For more dtails, direct link on the site of Fender:
http://www.fender.fr/products//search.php?partno=0213200000

UTILIZATION

Config ultra simple. This is an amp Vintage Designed in the spirit. Little less for the absence of a gain knob (but can be compensated: manip see below)

SOUNDS

I test a lot of amp and ended up buying the Fender Hot Rod City 2x12. I was looking for a lamp with a good clean sound to attach my multi efffets (Vox ToneLab).

MODELS tests (I speak as MODELS CATEGORY boxing in the same or close enough, it 's his lamp, bowl 12'):

Vox CC2 + telecaster: excellent sound, crunch the fire god, the attack mdiator rponse excellent, good rverb trs, trs much cash modulation effects: chorus, phaser ...
Against by my lack of bass and got a little too typical. Difficult to forget that we played on the vox!

Hughes and Kettner: Tube 20 (A slap, a superb clean sound, distortion that hard, but ultimately, APRS test group, it lacks a few watts to be heard with a drummer who types!)

Hughes and Kettner Tube 50 (test used): Deception: barely stronger than his little ERRF, Dfine less sound, less fat one disto ... Bizzare. Can they be lights taient fatigue?

Hughes and Kettner Statesman Quad: Not bad, but a bit expensive (900 Euros). Dea in the fender in the clear. Good vintage sound (crunch, distortion). More: rverb assignable per channel)

Fender Twin rverb: His clear crystalline lens in a little too much for me.

Fender Blues Deluxe: Its too round, almost deaf, lack of gloss and slamming.

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (the same town but from 40 Watt 1x12 and therefore less safe). I tested the Hot Rod Deluxe White Lightning. Clear sound is a little lens.

Mesa Boogie (5:50 Express): Sounds great, great versatility, great precision in the notes, but an off-budget.

Mesa Boogie F50: Not bad at all. It's still a problem but the mesa on the F SERIES, hiss, feedback, breath ... With the F50, there's margin, but the F30 is a rel problem: the engine is too powerful for the carcass! Until noon (large max), we keep a clear, began to drool del a little! So no one can play sr clear sound as a group!
With distortion (channel 2 and 3, del 3 hours, impossible to play (my Start pickups 0 was a US ingrable feedback)

OVERALL OPINION

I hte test the amp config RPET concert, but I do not worry about its ability to take his place in the group (the lamps should help so as to be heard re clear)

The amp is indeed powerful (60W lamp adpotte!) But no problem for me because I compensates for the lack of gain by the volume knob out of my rack: advantage, the amp is pushed to its limits (volume 8 / 9) o the lamp without its destructive power as I can rgler output power. I guess that worked like a attnuateur power.

It's a versatile little amp in it even (very good clear sound, round with a desire prsence enjoyable, not screaming) but few possibilities in terms of rglages: the qualiseur (bass, middle, Trebble) does not really change the sound (it is far from the trs msaboogie). Rverb is the classic resort, enjoyable for me till 2. Then we hear beacoup springs. But why not?
LA is like fuzz distortion. It becomes INTERESTED that high volume. Otherwise, too rough.

Finally, a good amp that trs achte for his but is really the road. The lack of versatility of the amp (IDAL for jazz, blues) is compensated with effect pedals because the amp cash wonder all kinds of effects provided the hardware to which it is connected is of good quality (guitar + effects)
A good distortion and you compete with a quiet msa (the ones I test. You can also put a qualiseur and sound palette will open again.
The amp is a gross hardware that can carve his own way To create its sound.