Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue Demo with a Fender Strat

I picked up a Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue recently and wanted to show how it sounds with a Fender Stratocaster. When I was looking for video reviews, I had trouble finding demos either (a) of the Reissue, (b) where the playing and the amp weren't spotlighted well, or (c) where the demo was through something other than a straight Stratocaster (what I played in this video).

[@carloszarate7488]

Guys you just dont get it this guy is showing us a very valuable tip that the guitar tones and volume are not glued on 10

[@canaan4287]

Yeah I roll mine down to 5-8 usually

[@Estoril_Blau]

Yep, in agreement with the other posts. Best Blues Deluxe demo/review on KZbin yet.I've had mine for just under 10 years and have always had a hard time describing the sound profile. You nailed it man.

[@massimilianopersico1283]

Thanks so much for your release Scott!! This is the best Blues Deluxe demo in KZbin ever! Thanks mate 🙏!!

[@CaptainErn]

man, this is seriously a convincing demo! talented playing and great tone! this is going to be my next amp thanks to this demo. thanks a bunch!

[@blackberryblossom]

This guy knows what he's talking about. Worth watching.

[@thetarlatans]

Great video Scott! Very helpful. You’re very easy to listen to. You had me engaged from the start. I’ll be returning for more videos in the future!

[@adamrimolt9668]

one of the most informative amp demos i've seen - not the canned big box retailer "read-the-specs from the mfg" demo - thanks very much - hope to see more like this from you.

[@jpgilmourc4t]

The best review I have ever seen so far

[@1971SuperLead]

I got my well used Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue today, and I love it. I have no issues at all with the tone. I simply turned off the bright switch and turned the treble to 5. It's loud as hell and the clean channel is all I want from it. I use a Boss ME-50 in front of it and the tones are absolutely glorious, much like with my 1972 Princeton. Just as sweet, but now with window shaking balls.

[@palmettoryan]

Best review and demo of this amp I've seen. Thanks for the tip about the tone settings on strats.

[@splashfizz]

Good demo. Appreciate the insight on what you think sounds best. Most demos just run over what the knobs do. Good to hear from someone who actually uses the amp.

[@npverni]

This is probably the best amp demo video I've seen. Nice job!

[@ansiaaa]

great playing, great review and u are such a fun guy! I wish all the reviews of musical instruments and equipment were like this

[@ArtDonna84]

Scott, had found myself breaking into a smile and really enjoying the video once you got into the play portion. The beginning was a bit longer than maybe necessary, but all in all, I really enjoy what you presented and the enthusiasm and some of the punctuation in placed in your description on tone. Thank you very much for the video. Take care.

[@The60LP]

Great Demo! It's nice to see a quality demo video when shopping around for gear! Keep up the good work, and lets see some more demos!

[@bigteno4597]

Thanks Scott, was thinking of getting one of these and hey presto, just ordered it!! Nice playing too buddy.

[@44celehman]

picked one up today, your review really helped me make the choice. I compared it to a fender deluxe reverb, a fender hot rod deville, and a vox ac30c2. This one was by far the best in terms of clean tone. It was very warm and was definitely the best choice

[@StianLerstadJohansen]

I love you man.. just love you. Love your enthusiasm, your playing and such a great amp review. Great!

[@TigerPalmer]

This guy could’ve been one of the biggest guitar gear reviewers on KZbin had he stuck with it. I remember watching this over 10 years ago and thinking how great he was on camera.

[@ScottWhigham]

Glad to hear it - the reverb is actually pretty good on these amps. I definitely prefer the real spring reverb to a pedal/effects-based reverb. Mine has the footswitch but I've never plugged it in - I don't think that I've switched channels whilst playing the same song in over 20 years! (Usually if I'm going to switch from "clean" to "lead" channel, it is between songs).

[@Ianmcguire1993]

dude nice! these demos are pretty cool man thanks for posting them i enjoyed it. I really like the tube screamer with fender amps like your twin. its really hard to beat cause the sound is so blues that you cant go wrong. thanks

[@fenderosa]

Hi Scott, great review! Very clear and complete. You gave me some good ideas.Five stars.

[@jjbarnone]

Nice video and great explanations...I have the same amp (reissue) and totally agree with you on adjusting the tone/volume settings on the guitar to find the sweet spot of this amp. You're spot on when you said if you were at a store and tried this with a quality guitar without adjusting it, you'd move on to another amp to try. The trick for me is, let it warm up for a bit, along with my fingers, and once the tubes are cooking good, everything just falls into place where the sweet buttery tone really comes out.

[@piotrtrypus]

Great video & playing Scott.

[@charmister]

Great review! Nice to hear someone who shows what the viewer/listener/musician wants! I'm looking to get one myself and gladly you're positively encouraging me xD

[@RaúlCabezalí]

Excellent demo! Really informative! Kudos from Spain!

[@jesuscontreras8986]

Very good video ! I love the clean tone in the guitar ! No compressor , distortion, overdrive and others ! I like Delay and Reverb effects ! Thank,'s Scott !

[@izich]

It sounds great,thanks for really detailed demonstration,it sounds really good for funk sounds too!

[@TeigenYO]

Great review, your playing amazes me. Thanks man :)

[@rickie330]

Great demo. Sums it all up well. Keep talking! Talk needed to explain the best ways to bring the most out of a classic amp.

[@jessmankhor4123]

I was rehearsing in the studio with my band last week, and before i went in one of the amps broke down, I happened to know the owner of the studio and he rolled out this amp into the studio for me to use...... HEAVEN~~~~~~~~

[@JohnAdams-rm7zm]

Great review my Deluxe is coming in a couple of days. My 75th Commemorative telecaster is waiting patiently with my tube screamer ❤️ new subscriber✊

[@dinostakos3879]

thanks for the great insight and great playing too . I had a twin as well, sold it cause it was breaking my crown jewels , now playing a Hot rod deluxe for over ten years it does the job .

[@jswoboda5079]

Great review. Thanks. Would love to see more gear reviews.

[@Musikman511]

Thanks for probably one of the most in-depth reviews on the net for the Blues Deluxe Reissue. Also thanks for using a "high-end" guitar. It becomes difficult to determine the quality of the amp if you demo the amp using lower end guitar if things sound muddled or poor. Thanks for the post.

[@fretboardnewb]

hi scott absolutely great review and playing i own this amp and its great for the price bought mine used as well . its nice to hear other peoples reasons for buying their equipment may bring up some points to potential buyers that they otherwise may not have thought of.

[@matonguitar]

The playing was worth waiting for!

[@hpeairs]

Thanks, great review, just what I needed to hear.

[@PVHerrera]

Great demo. Beautiful sound.

[@massimos6863]

Great Demo Beautiful playing

[@ampegrules]

Great vid Scott, very good info, I did a vid of my B.D. right after I got it(so that the prior owner could hear it)but w/a cheap cam, the audio was poor. I have 2 other amps I gig with but the B.D. has done a great job when I needed it. Great Chops Bro! Keep Rockin!!

[@drdroidx]

i love this review. thanks Scott!

[@michaelharacopos6550]

Wow I’m glad I found this video. I hated the way my strat sounded on my blues deluxe. I always just resorted to using a telecaster on this which I preferred. But now I’m going to take this advice

[@Tempist305]

I love your playing man, and your review and opinions are pretty understandable, but it would have been amazing to have a clip towards the end of the review where you just jammed for a couple minutes on the amp!

[@478mig]

fantastic demo

[@31v13]

I like to hear this guys comments. He seems very professional and knowledgable. We could all learn a little something from a seasoned, and gigging musician.

[@ScottWhigham]

Glad you liked it! As for how I adjust it, I don't know that I have a "system" I just sort of keep tweaking until I dial in the tone that I want. Funny story: my 5 year old played with the knobs one day to "play a trick on Daddy." He dialed the treble/mids to 5 and the bass to 8. It sounded *awesome* - I loved it! And I didn't need to use the tone controls on my guitar. When I moved it to a new room, I couldn't reproduce that same tone and I went back to the tone controls on the guitar

[@mrspupcake]

Great review man

[@frankswildyear]

Thank you, love your playing, wish I could find a teacher who played like you!

[@MrPridizzle]

Cheers for the review mate :)

[@FEDERICI74]

that's how a practical demo video looks like... congrats Scott.

[@shredurguitar]

Really helpful review

[@Cptjackjacky]

You bought a £750 Fender valve amp, as a PRACTISE amp!? You, good sir, are a real man!

[@ManfredRahn]

Great playin and tone, Sir!!

[@crunchyflower]

Thanks for the tips, I have played one before briefly and loved it, I am going in this week to bang on one with my strat and les paul and then decide whether to take it home or not...but I am already 80% sold....good review bro!

[@VlastaStevanovich]

Love your reviews BTW you got me into AC30s.

[@ScottWhigham]

Thanks for the comments - glad you liked :) I don't have one with the tube screamer but I will get one. I have 2 or 3 of them with different mods - I just need to sit down and demo! Love my TSs :)

[@Dragondicer]

Very nice review and USEFUL!! Thanx a lot! I used to have this amp 5 years ago and now I just bought it again yesterday (new). I agree with every word you say. I'd like to add that it's hard to use drive and clean channel with the same settings. At higher volumes, I prefer to use a Diablo for the rocksounds to get a nice warm overdrive or really dirty rock sounds, depending on pickup selection. I think, nothing can beat that combination: Blues Deluxe + Okko Diablo. Thanx for your video, Scott!

[@jjbarnone]

Great review...great amp that sounds beautiful. I picked up a used one at a local GC for $499+tax recently. The amp is practically brand new with all of its labels/tags/protective stickers still on it. Basically, I couldn't pass it up. One question I have, and I don't even know how to describe it, is that I can smell the 6L6's "cooking" away, and they do glow pretty good (which I've seen on most other tube amps when pushed). It's nothing too crazy, but the smell is noticeable that I haven't really noticed with other tube amps I have. Has anyone else noticed this? I plan on opening it up soon and checking the PCB for any potential dark/burn marks and see where the bias settings are at...overall though, great review and you're spot on with the volume and tone settings....that too me is the art of playing. jj

[@Ianmcguire1993]

sweet man that sounds great. i just bought the blues deluxe reissue and with a tube screamer this thing really cooks.

[@MrWeedpatch]

Very super pro demo job on this amp....now I know there's a reason for the tone knob...after 63 years.

[@1971SuperLead]

Played my new amp again last night at rehearsal. This time we placed it behind the drums, tilted it up a bit, used a Rat Distortion, clean channel, tone knobs all on 5. The results.... everyone in the band was blown away. AC/DC, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Hendrix and even Lynard Skynard...it was pure tonal bliss. Even my picky bass player said, "Wow, you've really improved. You sounded incredible." and he had the amp pointed right at him all night. It wasn't me that improved. It was the amp!

[@klv400]

One great demo! Thanks!

[@renatopasqualini5989]

I liked the "tinny" sound

[@shreddy412]

Perfect demo. Thanks for posting. :)

[@ColinPRS]

Excellent, intelligent revue.

[@9418matthew]

Lovely tasteful playing 🎸

[@WillHeritage]

Great demo, thanks!

[@phmassi]

Thanks for the video, Scott.

[@pkerlover]

You just inspired to jam the blues. I typically play hard rock so that's really something. ice playing and good review!

[@dfranks50]

Great demo and sound. You've got some great sounding chops too! I'm gonna have to take another look at the Eric Johnson strats :)

[@astronorm111]

I just ordered a brand new one, I don't want to have to repair or replace tubes or speakers. I tend to take care of my stuff and with a tube amp, I just wanted a new one. But anyway, I loved your enthusiasum about this amp. I've gone into a guitar center and played this one a dozen times before I bought this one and every time I loved the sound of this amp. Thanks for the review.

[@ScottWhigham]

Thanks for the comments. I didn't know that you could basically rebias this amp - interesting. I'm getting ready to do a series of "How to Make Your Blues Deluxe Reissue Sound Better". I'll have to mention that - that would certainly add to the versatility of the amp.

[@fernandoaguilera4418]

Very very very useful information thank you sir... I was looking a review but not just about the sound I wanted more info too

[@AceTechHD]

wonderful review

[@tmertube]

Your absolutely right about having to "massage" this thing. It really doesn't have much just on it's own. I gave up on it and got a Deluxe Reverb and it has cured all my ails. I could plug the deluxe Reverb in and at whatever tone settings I had gave me favorable results. The Blues deluxe also had brittle, ear peircing treble. But I play a tele to so that contributed, but have had no problems with that on the Deluxe Reverb. Good demo.

[@jcayer2]

Thanks !!! Very interesting video about how to test a guitar and amp !!! I have learned a great deal !!!

[@FallOfTheSun]

Great demo, really helped, Love the talking!

[@intrsoul]

I found with my USA Strat I do a LOT with the tone knobs, regardless of the amp. As a kid with Charvel-type guitars, I always thought, "what is the point of a tone knob? it's either up, or it's mud". Strat is a different beast - virtually unlimited sounds. Great overview.

[@ScottWhigham]

Thanks! I like mine a lot. Thanks for commenting!

[@TheRockNinja1]

amazing playing

[@SuperAce5150]

Great review from someone who knows his stuff!

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Thank's for the Vid. I have one and did'nt like the sound but then learnex that by lowering the bias on the trim pot and replacing the speaker with an Alnico Jensen made it sound much more like a Fender amp should.

[@teunio501]

This morning i saw a second hand telecaster deluxe with a fender blues Deluxe 40watts sold as a pair for €1250. Salling them because there not beïng used. Wow it realy sounds good, great demo.

[@1971SuperLead]

I bought a used Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue yesterday due to this video!

[@1971SuperLead]

I bought my FBDR based on this video. Mine was also very ice picky as well when I first got it, but an attenuater changed all that. Now it sounds like 1958 Deluxe. No kidding.

[@RainyDaysMusic]

Thx god, someone did a great review of this amp

[@Loddentidster]

This was great! I adore the SRV and John Mayer kinda sound, so I've ruled out a Fender amp over a VOX for the warmer sound. I don't know which amp to go for, but the Blues Deluxe looks and sounds sweet!

[@BETILYO]

I have this amp! and it really works amazing on small gigs, i believe tubes makes a difference as well but i´m a fender sound lover i`ve loved it the minute i hear it whit my strat! so, i think it´s a matter of taste, very nice demo bro!

[@tanukibrahma]

Great video! Cool tips about this amp. Just bought one and am still figuring it out. I my case, I have a Fender 50th Anniversary Strat, and I think it sounds better when I roll off the Volume knob to around 8, as well as the tone, like you, to around 7. I also like to roll back the bridge tone knob, esp. for cleans.

[@AlexSuperTramp-]

Very good review

[@geokar16]

8.30: That was sooo Spinal Tap-ish! great demo by the way!

[@ScottWhigham]

@hendrixexperiencedig Thanks for the kind words :) Tubes can cost anywhere from $40-$400 - it all depends on what sound you want. Think of changing tubes kind of like changing computer monitors - you can get bigger sounding, more colorful, etc. JJ Tubes are a solid, dependable brand that is low cost.

[@J1Z06]

Jeff Golub used one of these last night and sounded awesome with it! Had a full tone OCD pedal in front and had superb tone! I'd like one of these!

[@MonkyMonk729]

Just as an FYI for anyone shopping a used one- I bought mine used off Craigslist for $425. I would agree this isn't going to make an ideal heavy metal amp- but one of the bands I'm playing in right now plays heavier, Sabbath-inspired riffs, and I'm able to get those sorts of tones with a distortion pedal and by playing through an external cab (4x12 in my case). The cab really thickens up the tone. When I first demoed this amp (with just my Tele and a cable)- I loved the clean tone and the reverb and really liked the "classic" distortion sound- my only real concern was that it didn't seem to have a ton of low-end. However, I've come to realize that the tone of this amp, which may seem a bit "tinny" when I'm just playing on my own, actually sits perfectly in the mix EQ-wise when I'm jamming with bass and drums- and really cuts through. Amps that really boost the low-end can start to sound muddy to me as they compete for more and more frequencies with the bass guitar. This amp stays out of the way of the bass and doesn't muddy things up where it doesn't need to be anyway. Also, this amp sounds a lot better turned up a bit from where he's got it in this demo.

[@ScottWhigham]

Glad to hear you like :)

[@oscarmejia8495]

A very vintage guitar and amp a nice good looking set congratulations My friend

[@trevinor3]

great review~!

[@ScottWhigham]

Thanks for the kind words :) Enjoy your new amp!

[@leon_sullivan_]

I recently compared this and the hot rod deville iv. There was absaloutley no competition, the blues deluxe (for me) blew it out of the park! Couldnt have sounded warmer, more open (like it was breathin) whereas the hrd was very tight and thick. I really love the amp and slightly disagree with the vid, however its about personal preference so you do u man! Grrat playin!! 😁