Quick tube amp questions.

[ChuckHouse]

1) I'm planning to get a power attenuator eventually for my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. It's 40 watts driving a single 12" speaker. I wanted to get a Weber one because they are quite affordable. Which one would I get?

2) Could I make the Hot Rod Deluxe act as a head? It has an external speaker output, so I'm wondering if I could drive a 4x12 cabinet or is that just crazy?

Thanks.

[Nic__]

This doesn't answer your question, but is the Hot Rod Deluxe good for mellow jazz tones?

Im talking about this chord-

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I'd rather just ask here than crowd the main forum with another thread.

[ChuckHouse]

It has excellent cleans if thats one you mean. You can get nice warm tones as well as brights out of it. I play an LP through it and the tone is definitely mellow. I wish I could record some for you but it's night and I have to go back to school tomorrow and I can't lug it there.. (sigh). It also has reverb if you like that in your tone.

It's a real popular amp, I'm sure if you ask around you could get somebody to record it for you. You can probably find it at a nearby music store, too. There was one in GuitarCenter, Sam Ash, and my local store last time I checked.

[Nic__]

Ah, thanks. Really appreciate it. Sorry for not being able to answer your question.

[ChuckHouse]

It's all good. Good luck with your amp search. I bought the Hot Rod Deluxe because it's a great, simple tube amp at a reasonable price. Definitely check it out.

/sounds like a salesman

[CantBuyAThrill]

Not sure about the first question, I've never really needed one for my Blues Deluxe.

As for the second, however, if it has a speaker out, you can drive a cab, or you should be able to. Personally, though, I'd probably just drive a 1 12" or 2 12" cab, seeing as how portability is really one of the main appeals of a smaller tube amp. Also, that "look" would really seem better, at least to me. I highly doubt you'd need the volume that the 2 extra speakers (in a 4 12" cab) would supply, assuming there are decent speakers in the cab and the combo.

Yeah, hope that helps a bit- seems like it's more of me describing what my personal taste/opinion would be at times, but oh well.

[ChuckHouse]

Thanks a lot! I was just wondering about that in case I was ever in a situation where I would need a cabinet. But when I think about it, it'd make more sense to just mic it and send it to a P.A. or something O_o

Blues Deluxe, eh? Is it much different from the HRD? I looked at the specs, but music store specs are always a tad on the general side. Does it only come in tweed? Cause it looks secks O_O

[Genxcide2424]

I highly doubt you'd need the volume that the 2 extra speakers (in a 4 12" cab) would supply, assuming there are decent speakers in the cab and the combo.



Extra speakers won't add any volume. You may lose less volume with a more efficient speaker, but all the cabs in the world can't make an amp any louder than it is. More speakers will just make the sound fill the room/stage better, appearing louder by reducing the directional volume issues many 1x12's suffer from.

[Jhaatwt]

You can drive speakers with the HRD... I'm not sure about how many etc etc

[CantBuyAThrill]

Blues Deluxe, eh? Is it much different from the HRD? I looked at the specs, but music store specs are always a tad on the general side. Does it only come in tweed? Cause it looks secks O_O

The only major difference is the circuitry. I actually have a Hot Rod with a Celestion in it and my Blues Deluxe up in my practice room side by side right now. Comparing them, the Blues Deluxe seems to overdrive a little bit sooner on the clean channel than the Hot Rod, but that could have a little bit to do with the different tubes/speakers in the respective amps. The Hot Rod seems to get a bit louder on the overdrive channel, but I think that has to do with the speaker (they're both 40 watts). The Blues Deluxe is considerably more bass-y (it's marketed as a sort of a "customized Bassman"), but as different as I'm making them sound, in reality they're very similar amps.

More speakers will just make the sound fill the room/stage better, appearing louder by reducing the directional volume issues many 1x12's suffer from.

Yeah, that's was I was intending to say, sort of. I suppose I could have phrased it better by saying "...the volume that the 2 extra speakers might be percieved as supplying. Ah, whatever.