Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III - Wine Red Tan Limited Edition

+ Preamp amp all lamps. Pre Amp: 3 x 12AX7 / Amp: 2 x 6L6
Power: 40Watts, but seems the triple
2 inputs / loop effects / footswitch: channel select - drive - drive more

Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master Volume channel saturated, mid, bass, treble, drive channel saturated clean channel volume + channel selector saturated, boost drive, switch brilliance.

Switch StandBy: very useful to keep the lamps warm settings without affecting the time of a change of guitar pedals disconnection between the scale and the concert ...

UTILIZATION

For good sound, it's not complicated: you plug it on, it waits 1 minute, maximum volume of 2 if it has no friends, and shoo.

SOUNDS

I play mostly jazz, blues and rythm'n'blues. I usually use my Les Paul, I can take all his party tunant tone settings + selection of microphones. But I'm a truffle, but I find the sound I want in 10 seconds each time I want to tackle a new song.
I also tried it with a Strat is perfect, and with a Gretsch is a killer, the power delivered by the microphones Gretsch explode when they are on the HotRod. I even connected an electro-acoustic above for an excellent result.

Overall it is the foot, especially the warm tones and accurate channel clear. Sure, it's better to play "clean" if it means later. Settings are obvious, I do not know how it is done: I can not run a washing machine, but this amp despite all its buttons adjusts in less two.

Saturated channel is good (better than a transistor amp) but lacks a bit of precision. When we hit the happiness of the clean channel is a bit disappointing. I remedied the problem brilliantly vintage overdrive pedal with a Harley Benton 30 €. I saw on the net that other HP changed, I did not try this amp is a great way.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 4 months, I use home-attention-and it plays loud concert. Given the weight of 20.5 kg and as I an acceptable alternative to repeated room, I do not lug around the. Lack of wheels for that matter! For it is against all the concerts, and if several groups spend in general other amps remain in the closet.

Purchased the right corner at 550 €, this amp has changed my life before I played badly, but now I play badly but I have a great sound! So I play uninhibited, and is a thousand times better. In short, an amp that serves as psychotherapy and master class at home!

I put 9/10 because:
- Saturated channel is a bit vague. It is a shame at this price do not use.
- Reverb frieze a bit when I play Yeah I'll look over there when I have 3 minutes