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Published on 11/16/03 at 15:00 I had just recently joined a country/rock bar band playing lead guitar. I was using a Fender Bassman reissue with 4x10 that I wasn't happy with. It sounded really dull and lifeless to me and I knew it wasn't up to the challenge of an actual working band. So I went to a local music store looking for something with tubes, two 12 inch speakers, and reverb (that the Bassman lacked). The only amp in the store matching that description was the Deville but it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. I paid $750 (with $300 trade-in on the Bassman) and it has paid for itself over and over.
This amp really performs! It sounds full and percussive (and LOUD!) with great high end. I hooked a second cabinet up to the external speaker jack (1x12 with a horn) and it sounded even better! It is also very tough, having had heavy things fall on it in the trailer (oops!).
I don't care much for the Deville's dirty channels (drive and more drive) they seem to lack that great tone the clean channel has and cause a lot of feedback with my Dean hollowbody. I don't really use them, I substitute a Boss overdrive. I have also noticed that it gets a little muddy when I use the neck pickup.
This is a pretty solid amp (and heavy!) and seems to stand up to quite a bit of abuse. It came with a nice cover too.
The Deville put an end to my years of frustration with amps. I have tried everything from bare bones like the Bassman to high tech (Johnson Millenium) and the Deville puts them all to shame. Whatever corners Fender had to cut to make this amp affordable is fine by me.
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This amp really performs! It sounds full and percussive (and LOUD!) with great high end. I hooked a second cabinet up to the external speaker jack (1x12 with a horn) and it sounded even better! It is also very tough, having had heavy things fall on it in the trailer (oops!).
I don't care much for the Deville's dirty channels (drive and more drive) they seem to lack that great tone the clean channel has and cause a lot of feedback with my Dean hollowbody. I don't really use them, I substitute a Boss overdrive. I have also noticed that it gets a little muddy when I use the neck pickup.
This is a pretty solid amp (and heavy!) and seems to stand up to quite a bit of abuse. It came with a nice cover too.
The Deville put an end to my years of frustration with amps. I have tried everything from bare bones like the Bassman to high tech (Johnson Millenium) and the Deville puts them all to shame. Whatever corners Fender had to cut to make this amp affordable is fine by me.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com