The PERFECT Pedal Platform Amp | Fender Hot Rod Deville ML Michael Landau

[@j4vice]

My old HOT ROD Deville has been collecting dust for YEARS! But not any LONGER. Thanks for posting.

[@PeeSocks14]

So watching someone else play one suddenly makes it better?

[@roww10]

OMG why? What you been playing through? Well, at least you didn't sell it.

[@j4vice]

​@@PeeSocks14 Yes. I have 7 FENDER amps. My old HOT ROD Deville is not my best. R.J. reminded how much Fun it is.☆ ☆ ☆

[@j4vice]

@@roww10 A FENDER VIBROLUXE REVERB-AMP with a 12inch green back. 30 watts cuts through EVERYTHING!!☆ ☆ ☆

[@billknudson7895]

So much great playing and a terrific natural touch for the instrument. Great demo, my friend. This was time well spent.

[@joeperry9814]

Love how the pro's give their secrets away.

[@jlore6344]

Man, that thing sounds amazing just clean with the reverb. Never would have thought about this amp, but it seems really cool now. Thanks for sharing.

[@truce11]

The ML amp is so smart having the Vol 1 / Vol 2 for practical uses. Surprised how useable the range is on the reverb and mids. More of this amp on the channel. Maybe interview Landau?

[@RJRonquillo]

I'd love to interview ML!

[@stk7778]

​@@RJRonquillo I've been using devilles and deluxes for decades. When using humbucker guitars, you can roll back on the volumes on your guitar to get rid of that fizzy grit. I like the mid pickup position to get a nice mix of the two pickups and then you can balance them. Once youve got that dialed in, youll find the same pedal settings that work for your strat will work for your Paul. Plus, for high points in solos you can roll up the neck pick up for crazy singing sustain

[@chrisforbes]

I love the ML. I’m having trouble not staring at those amazing shoes, too.

[@scottyruss1990]

The tone with the 808, phew that sounds good

[@vaisatchatrucci]

I’ve got 2 of these and they are LOUD but in stereo or wet/dry they’re simply GLORIOUS… Scratches my amp / moving air itch at the house since I primarily play silent stage / Quad Cortex rig gigs… Great video as always! You’re welcome to borrow mine to set up a Wet/Dry/Wet rig 😉 I also have those JHS black boxes in the FX loops to control the volume more reasonably which I recommend. Peace brother!

[@RJRonquillo]

I never thought to use one of those JHS boxes - ordering one now!

[@RobinsonRDavid]

When I got my first electric, my wife bought me the 410 HR DeVille, because it just sounded so much better than the others. This was back in 2004. It’s too much for my needs, particularly in a NYC apartment which is the only place I play it. Great to hear appreciation for the HRD, even if it is an alternate ML version.

[@dougmiddleton5117]

Man, that's one of the most amazing clean tone combinations I've heard - Bravo! 👏😎 I must admit it, I'm totally coveting that sound. 😉😂🤣

[@Doofkopf12345]

All of the DeVille amps are fantastic! I have 1996 Hot Rod DeVille 4x10 I bought used a few years ago, but have also played the 2x12 version, the ML version and the Blues DeVille. These are honestly all amazing in their own right! Great clean tone, amazing pedal platforms, great onboard reverb and they all sound good at low volumes and cranked. Get a jhs black box and you will literally never need another amp again 😄 I have played everything from Jazz and Indie-Pop to extreme metal on these and they can easily do it all…as long as you don’t use their drive channel, cause they’re not very good at all.

[@mitchwessell2167]

For me I have a 15w blues jr. I was nervous it wouldn't be loud enough but I've played small clubs not mic'd , theaters and outside mic'd and I've yet to find a need to upsize to a multiple speaker 50w amp. Even with little blues jr I'm told to turn down by sound guys 9/10 times lol. I just played a fire hall not mic'd and it still boomed all the way to the back. Probably on an outdoor gig I could use this. Sounding great as always RJ, thanks for all your knowledge and expertise!

[@DanaMentgen]

Another Blues Jr. owner here (2nd gen MIM....uhh...the amp not me). My experience is identical to yours. Love that little black Tolexed monster!

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

What's your experience with running overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedals into your Blues Jr.? I have a fourth-generation that sounds great, but I can't find a drive pedal that works well with it. But I may just not have tried the right drive pedal.

[@krasimirparvanov8139]

I am very happy with my Blues Jr Tweed as a pedal platform.

[@dontuckerjr]

I love my Hot Rod Deluxe. I have been modifying it to my taste just like a hot rodder would do with their ride. To me, the Hot Rod series with the effects loop makes the Hot Rods the greatest amplifier Fender has ever produced. I can stick an EQ in the effects loop and now I’m just as kicking as a Boogie. Put a volume pot in there and I can play bedroom volume all day. Glad you’re giving the DeVille a good run.👍

[@nqrinc.1043]

Ive had my 1994 blues deville 2x12 going on 7 years now. It still amazes me on how solid and defined this amp is. Slovtec tubes and creamback 65&75 watt combination speakers. Astounding punch, clarity and distinctive deville all round goodness!

[@caseykittel]

The ML version is crazy good. Thanks for the reminder.

[@josephharris1869]

I used 2 pro Jr for years- loved them !

[@joetamm]

Thanks for another great demo and great useful info. I’m a Marshall half stack guy, but for practical reasons I got the Hot Rod Deluxe 1-12, its very gig friendly and takes pedals great, it’s also one of the top backline amps in use. I can see why. I don’t think you can go wrong with the MLHR. 🇺🇸👮🏻‍♂️🎸

[@hanhakan3631]

I have bought it 5 minutes ago I am so excited

[@JohnnyBgood548]

Love Fender Amps and this one sounds glorious!

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

I've owned a HR Deville for over 20 years and it's still my favorite amp

[@KelvinPit-n6u]

R.J.,Yes this is a great amp I watched Michael L live at a gig it just sound amazing ,anyway your playing is always on point and thanks for another great video.

[@jamesemerson4102]

I had a stock hot rod deluxe recently but had it running through a Two-Rock 1x12 cab with 80s EVL speaker. The amp sounded really awesome. I also just saw Chris Cain playing through a stock fender deville on the clean channel, no FX and sounded fantastic. They're really good amps and the ML is one I want to try!

[@brianmiller3287]

Hi RJ!!! I read endless comments about how great tube amps are, and they do sound great. IF, you turn them up. In my younger days there was no such thing as "Too loud". I'm old now, and my tube amps actually hurt my ears. Not to mention, I probably shouldn't damage my hearing more than I already have. I'm now using a modeler through an frfr, and I've never been happier. Mind you, I'm not gigging anymore, it's possible that on a gig, it might not cut in the mix, but for playing at home, I'm in heaven!!! You and your content are fantastic!!! Cheers!!!

[@vincebath8171]

Knobs go to twelve, shoes go to fourteen. Solid playing and great advice. Thanks R.J.

[@xyz-rx4fs]

I have this amp and it's awesome - for home use you can get a nice low volume by putting something like the jhs black box in the fx loop, so you can realy set up the volume as you want, because just on the amp it's hell loud even at volume 2 Thats the perfect supplement for this amp to use it at home and for gigs!

[@bernarddoherty2303]

12AT7 helps too, makes it usable at 2

[@hearpalhere]

As always, your playing was great RJ but this amp sounded fantastic too! I love single channel amps but I like setting them to have just a bit of hair when digging in. Then if I play softly, everything is clean... hit it with treble boost or overdrive, and you have a nice heavy tone. I was really impressed with the reverb on this amp, loved what you played when had it around 5. Super nice drippy sound too at the higher settings. Rock on!

[@johnhajewski1343]

Thanks RJ! Merry christmas!

[@johncharney5188]

Back in the day, in my mid-20's, I used a Digitech GSP 2101 into the power amp in on a mid 90s tweed Fender Blues DeVille, and it was one of the greatest, most versatile setups I ever had to that point, and directly led to nothing but creativity. One of the most important decisions I ever made.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Killer amplifier. And your playing is entertaining as always! 😀

[@garyssimo]

Ive played 57 years and both you guys are mentors . maybe i should give it up. Michaels "blues For ? Song here on u tube is incredible. Humbuckers in a cool red Strat HEAVENLY TONE Coma Strat

[@garyssimo]

10:24 is my fav one of both guitars. Sweet!

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Great video--as always! Great playing, great sounds, great instruction. Thank you!

[@RichieCastellano]

Great Video!!

[@BOSSenjoyer]

I have a blonde reissue 410 (II) and definitely keeping it this time around. Such a cool amp, big mean vintage vibe.

[@HashiAkitaPuppy]

Love Michael Landau on Little House On The Prairie.

[@BleizGuitars]

Great amp ! I've got one and the headroom is incredible. Very dynamic too. Is fantastic amp with clean sound and stay clean when you push the volume. That's why is 60w power. Perfect for pedalboard.

[@uname1950]

One of the best clean amps I've ever had. Had to sell it because it was too loud for my now home use. Replaced it with a 65 Princeton 12" reissue. I sure miss that Landau amp.

[@jeffzimmer-nq9mk]

Great demo! Ive had a 4-10 HR DeVille for many years. That thing has been a uber reliable do it all workhorse. It does mush and loses chime when set past 5 but it is loud at that point. There are some simple mods that can bring that chime back though. People shit on them but i think they have a very unique sound when the tubes are pushed. Great line of amps imo. Rock on and keep em comin'! 🤙🏻

[@purplewound]

Most useful tip out of this video: For high headroom amps, place the harshest fizzy sounding drive pedal at the beginning of the chain. And if you want to smooth out its tone place another (preferably transparent sounding) drive pedal after that giving the amp a little bit of break up. You'd be surprised with the results. Even my infamous Boss DS-1 is shining :)

[@RobHarrisGuitar]

I've had one of these for the last 10 years. It's an amazing amp. As you say , great pedal platform. Heavy as F.,k though. 4:27

[@the-LeoKnightus]

Love the DeVilles. They absolutely get the job done. And you can walk into any guitar center and pick one up.

[@MichaelAlso]

Beautiful playing & sounds RJ

[@alguitarchristie]

The fender deville 4x10 is an amazing pedal platform. Hot rod deluxe, you can't use distortion pedals, too buzzy sounding. The bassman is the best. This sounded pretty sweet.

[@johnperiard9594]

Believe Ed King was a Deville user for gigs. My other go-to is Peavey Classic 50 410. Great video!!

[@888jimm]

My bestest most favorite amp was my Delta blues 210 Peavey so good

[@ryeguy916]

I have a late 90's hot rod deville 410. Made in USA and tweed. Its the only thing i ever bought on layaway. I think it was around $700. Great for pedals.

[@the.i.p.address]

Had a Hot Rod Deville for years. Could never dial it in. The gain channel was garbage and really almost unusable. I had a friend who played blues and and frequently borrowed my amp. He put pedals in front of it and it sounded great. Sold that amp years ago and now use a Deluxe Reverb or my Orange AD30. Keep 'em both clean and put pedals in front. They both sound great. Awesome video! Subscribed.

[@FoundryStreetJason]

I had an original 4x10 deville, then I traded it of a 2x12 deville, then I sold it for a Deluxe Reverb, then I bought a Deluxe 1x12 and then sold it......I wish I had my original Deville 4x10, it was a great amp. It's funny how sometimes you just come back home. Great video, Thank you!

[@SongYY-h3s]

When Landau came to TAIWAN, he told me and show me how to gig with two amps, one for dry, and another amp for wet, one input for delay and second input for reverb, that’s pretty cool

[@IndianNuclear1]

Man that is pleasantly surprising, great sounding amp. I’m a sucker for the Fender Handwired Deluxes, though. Love those amps

[@RedMercuryBluesBand]

Great Hair Bro!!!

[@surf247365]

Rachel Maddow stole your look and I can’t unsee it now. At least she doesn’t play guitar.🤘🏽

[@stargroves14]

I have many many amps..But the HRD ML is my favorite..I just wish it wasnt so freakin loud..Im running the JHS LBAB in the loop just to tame it. Without it it would be unbearable..But i still love it...Great demo..Thanks RJ

[@place_desjardins]

Nice review. Glad you brought out a James Tyler guitar for the play-through at the end for the 80's rock ballad tones.

[@harveycan5820]

Yeah we all have a Tyler laying around...

[@davedecker1725]

Man! That is some down the well reverb! Ive been rocking a stereo Princeton Pretty cool tone out of the box stereo effects loop😎.

[@scottyruss1990]

Best review of this amp, and great playing man 👌 making me wish I'd never sold my Deville, think I've got my eye on the latest mark IV, or this version

[@offkilter]

All the Line 6 “4 Series” pedals into a JC120 is the cleanest, coolest setup I’ve ever seen

[@RJRonquillo]

😂

[@Granite165]

Had the 4x10" version as a teenager, the guys at Long & McQuade insisted it was a better amp than my Randall, even for metal. Mine had a full two channels and a boost for the drive channel, and it was super-SUPER boxy. Really Runnin' Down A Dream, no matter how you dialed it in. You got some really good sounds out of it though!

[@halonwheelz1]

Thank you! The term pedal platform has always baffled me. I've had "great pedal platform" amps before and as soon as you kick on a good distortion pedal, the amp sounds awful. Harsh, brittle, etc. and you can't seem to eq the pedal nor the amp to compensate. I wish companies and reviewers would stop using delays and reverbs and chorus pedals to justify an amp as a good pedal platform. So glad to finally hear someone of your expertise share the same opinion I've had over the years.

[@deddiev1718]

It’s the Bright cap. The fender deluxe use the normal channel there isn’t a bright cap, but the reverb channel has it

[@Zach-Rosicka]

Love Mike! The best there ever has been. Loving this video, you and your channel RJ! But Whhhhyyyy you gotta do Michael like that, Bruuuhhhhh🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️😆

[@אריק-צ5ר]

Ive always been a fan of Fender tube amps. The Twin is my favorite. Roland JCs are also great sounding clean amps.

[@Grungebob_Squaredance]

In the 1990s my action rock rig was a double cut special into a gen 1 Hot Rod Deville.

[@1thess523]

I saw the punk band The Smoking Popes recently and I believe this is what Josh Caterer and his rhythm guitarist were using and they sounded sweet. Josh uses a Box Of Rock overdrive with the amp

[@jeanmiropica]

Great amp!!! I'm a biased owner of one, though. I use it at home on volume 2, shaping the tone and adding a very slight gristle with a wampler tumnus. Sounds massive with a good fuzz in front :) the reverb in the amp is NOT a real spring reverb, but does a very good job mimicing the real deal. (A note for all the vigilantes there - the amp wont splash when you smash it in the end of your concerts!)

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

I played a backline non-Landau Deville at a CMA Fest one year and I had it cranked and it was pretty bad ass. Would love to try this one.

[@LeviBulger]

These are fantastic gigging amps. I considered buying one if not for the Tonemaster Twin. I just like the BF sound and ability to use an AB switcher to output the fuzzes and effects to the normal channel and keep the vibrato side for cleans/tremolo. If the Supersonic 60 was lightweight, I would say that's my all time favorite all arounder Fender but the ML deville is very similar to that.

[@etlipo1]

RJ repping the coolest band out there: La LOM! Nice shirt ;)

[@modelcitizen1977]

My 4x10 DeVille is my forever amp.

[@lueysixty-six7300]

I'm a rock /shred guy...somewhere between Slash and 80's hair metal shred (skid row, Bon Jovi, Poison etc) , with 90's grunge /alt rock influences... so when I went in to buy a tube amp, I went in thinking to get a Marshall DSL40C. I checked it out...and it was fine. It was good. Pretty perfect for me, actually. But I had to go and try that Fender Deville, didn't I?! An SSS Strat thru a Deville..? It's not even my style ....at ALL! ... but it just sounded sooooo damn good, I had to go home with it! I have since gotten the DSL, and it IS more fitting to me.... but it doesn't sound just sooo great like that Deville. Just clean....no pedals... SSS Strat, no pick.. Soooo not me at all.. but you just gotta try it... ( Mine isn't an M.L. )

[@ivan_emege]

Thank you for supporting LA LOM ❤

[@RJRonquillo]

They are fantastic!

[@kentvanschuyler9520]

Ibanez Whole Tone 🎉... nobody can beat it+++

[@mikeoxley4458]

The ML DeVille sounds great! I use a Supro Delta King 12, which is a great, clean pedal platform! I did lower the weight to 25 lbs. by installing a Celestion Creamback NEO speaker. At 15 watts (6L6) it’s plenty loud for any gig.

[@timeconsumer325]

I used to use a rivera-era concert for this. I think it was 60 watts or so and with an efficient speaker it was PLENTY loud for anything I did. Wish I still had that amp.

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Man, I’ve been thinking about getting one of those forever. I got two landau stats and they’re the best stats I’ve ever had. They’re just a cut above other custom shop guitars that I own from fender. That thing sounds amazing. hmmm 🤔$$$

[@8CountAudio]

For me the highlight was the Wampler ReWired-maybe the best demo of that pedal so far

[@joeperry9814]

Love my blues junior for the same reason

[@allenlocke1935]

I love mine. I've been using it this way for club gigs for awhile no complaints. Well... my only complaint is I'd rather gig with my white EVH half stack but let's get real, it's just not practical for most rooms. What I haven't tried yet is using my Fender ML HRD as the dry center of a wet/ dry/ wet pedal platform rig. That would be cool.

[@Mike_S_Swift]

Don’t know how different that amp electronics is from the original Hot Rod series. I picked up an original Hot Rod deluxe with a known issue of it cutting out. Price was right. And I wanted a warm up session before building the StewMac clone of the Deluxe Reverb. Anyway there’s an issue ( more than one but the big one) with those two big rectangular 5w voltage dropping resistors on the main board. They get really hot and burn the board. I bought a repair kit and a tube replacement set to be covered. Also a bias setup. Those voltage resistors are to drop the 48 volts down to around 16 for operation of a couple of relays. When my amp would get warmed up the heat from one of the resistors would heat up the board and the trace would go open. I put the new resistors in and stood them off the board with ceramic spacers that came in the kit. Trouble shooting the board required bypassing the broken trace with a wire. Not telling you what to do but I’d preemptively change out those two 5W resistors and give them some air flow. Save you some grief and down time later on. I watch this gentleman’s videos often. Top shelf information. You do great videos and I try to catch what I can on your channel. Cheers 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfGhGWvbL18htEsi=TkONb7b0zHNuKCs-

[@MADRE-GUY]

welcome to the real world of the old school touring and working musician. I played 5 to 7 nights a week, including an afternoon gig on Saturday and Sunday usually a wedding or a party through the 70s 80s earning a great living and honestly, I only ever had one channel switching Amp I bought a brand new a 1978 Mesa boogie, Mark 2B and I never switched the channels. I used every amp from brown Fender deluxe to black face fender deluxe to 50 W Marshall heads, 235 W music band heads to legend combos Marshall combos -I used to always set my amps on that edge of dirt roll off the volume to clean. Secondly, I never used a distortion pedal. I did use an early MXR phase 90 when they first came out. I did have a small stone for a while but I like phase 90 better and occasionally a dyna comp . I did use an Ibanez as chorus. Pedal an echoplex and then later on when the analog delays came out I had a little ibanez analog delay and then I went to a digital . Still gigging occasionally in my early 70s. My rig is a 67 black face.Vibroluxe reverb And a SUHR hombre combo occasionally in stereo. i've moved onto some effects now Keeley compressor old ibanez cs9 chorus maxon 808 line 6 DL4.

[@nickthewulf]

sick color pop on those shoes bro

[@gessopalena]

Try the Wampler Velvet Fuzz. It is the perfect fuzz going into a clean amp to achieve roughly the same sound of a fuzz going into a cranked amp.........More space on the pedalboard !

[@camerakungfu]

La Lom represent!

[@vinsanityguitar]

I have tried many many amps and the thing I keep running in to is, They either sound good playing lead or they sound good playing rhythm. It's hard to find one that make the lead pop and the rhythm smooth. That being said the best one I've ever found is the red knob twin. Yes I know.....But I've tried at least twenty different amps. Vintage modern you name it. The red knob just has some special.

[@1thess523]

VANS OLD SKOOL FOR THE WIN ESPECIALLY THOSE COLORS! 👊

[@erniezetroc]

Love the butter machine. I sometimes pair it with the OCD (bought it used! Fck Fuller!) and that gets me some pretty good usable high gain tones. Usually the butter machine at around 20% gain and the OCD a hair below 50% gain. I’ll definitely check out that landau deville.

[@58lp2002]

Great video! I agree with using a clean amp and getting the best tones through pedals. I have played with two guys with these DeVille’s and I personally didn’t like them but this is a new mod on that amp. 60 watts is too loud for any gigs that I have played and 20-28 watts has been better. For example a Carr Rambler where the high setting is 28 watts or better these days my Fuchs Blackjack 21 combo, to me is the best pedal platform that I have.

[@lesagogo1428]

Did you not select the brightness button in this review?? I have this amp and I find that the brightness button helps the neck pickups. I thought I read that according to M. Landau's words, this Amp is made for his bridge pickup. Greetings from Chile.

[@djb3545]

Great video

[@michaelcarter1963]

Hello Rj! I’ve been kind of interested in your channel for a while. It started with your episode about trying to get strings of different sizes to get a jangly affect like some of Hendrix’s early sounds. I don’t really think it’s a good idea these days. Maybe you agree with me. I want to talk to you about an episode did with Brett Papa five years ago. “How to make your solos Rock. Fusing blues Rock and Jazz! At about 17:30 to 18:30 time code there’s a specific riff that you play that I’ve heard before somewhere maybe from the Viscounts playing Harlem Nocturne. Not sure. To me it kinda means the end of something. Or a funeral. I can also hear octaves being played in my head. But instead of ending with that riff, I decided to start with it and then make a melody that eventually ends with that riff. Kind of a Latin based melody. I recorded myself vocalizing the riff at the beginning, then the melody and then ending with that riff. I can send it to. I’m worried that someone will steal that riff and my arrangement. Do you have an email where you can also scan for it virus. Is it at your website. Please let me know. Thanks I hope you do record something, an album or something. I hope to hear from you.

[@darvinclement8404]

I have a Hot Rod Deluxe that I’ve used for 20 plus years that way. If you ever get a chance to play through a Super Twin Reverb, check it out if you need a really loud Fender clean sound. Kick my self for selling mine, but realistically it was more than I needed.

[@kodymartens8201]

Unpopular opinion: a dumble is a blackface with a mid control and built in tube screamer. With a boosted ts pedal or d style overdrive pedal, you could probably get some great John Mayer and Joe Bonamassa style tones.

[@Scooby743]

Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain

[@aristocaster]

Tube Screamer was not even developed when Lindley was playing Overdrive Special already, so your theory don't hold any water.

[@BOSSenjoyer]

People see the collector price tag and expect the ultimate, as with anything.

[@aristocaster]

Sadly, all versions of Fender Blues/Hot Rod amps has the same problem, Fender have known 30 years and done nothing to fix it, on the bottom of the PCB board there is two gray ceramic resistors that are so close to PCB board that they cook it and then the amp will fail all the time, they should have lifted so there is air gap between the resistors and board. so they don't fry the board

[@garyssimo]

Great info! Especially in hot areas. I wonder if heat is why my vintage 64 vibroverb alwas hass issues volume drop and LOUD POPS

[@johnharris7244]

It's a simple fix apparently.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Easy fix do it. Yup fender has always done dumb shit.

[@johnharris7244]

@@jerryhatrick5860 there is a amp guy on KZbin who talks about the fender problem and shows how to fix it. Hopefully as more people become aware of it fender will rectify it during manufacturing rather than fender and distributors profiting from it. Sweetwater might be making the mod in house pre-sale.

[@aschneider70]

In small places ou home I used an attenuator just to get at the volume sweet spot and use the pedals in the best way. Great amp.

[@jammer777]

My fractal sounds just as good. Lightweight, easy transport, consistent no matter the venue. I used to be an amp snob but no more since modeling technology has become so good.

[@eduardoprieto5267]

I sold mine because it couldn't compete with my early 70's silverface twin reverb.

[@joeperry9814]

Yeah Michael Landow.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I'm pretty sure it's spelled Mikkle Landhow💪. The muscle arm must be added for proper pronunciation... I'm sorry, I was trying to impress you. I don't know how it's spelled. I'll be honest, I don't think anyone knows how it's spelled anymore. Scholars maintain that the spelling was lost hundreds of years ago. Maybe it's just Michael Landau. No one really knows.

[@joeperry9814]

My spell check hates me it always tries to fuck me up

[@zionred]

great amp. However, if you are on a budget, the BOSS Katana is another great amp that also handles pedals very well.

[@MrDoobie12286]

Have an original Blues DeVille 2x12. Was really loud and almost unmanagable until I did the Frommel upgrade kit. Sounds much better after that. It can do clean ok but not like the ML. But heavy as all hell.

[@mykeychainrecords]

Fantastic review!! Great tone, my friend!!!!♥

[@LGuitarjsm]

Nice Video. Thanks for sharing. How is the fender tone master for pedals? The reason why I am asking is because it is light to carry. And no tubes. Thank you

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

That's how I've felt as well; not every clean amp handles OD pedals well without having some frequency or artifact that's simply unpleasant to the ears. I'm back to using amp gain again after all these years, but if I were playing a gig, pedals would be the way to go. Saves a lot of headache.

[@whoguy4231]

Simpler is always better. I always found Fender clean always had that mid range cut and sweet treble boost which made guitars and pedals shine.

[@bigjohnson7415]

Wasn't the original HR DeVille a 40 watter? I played a friend's HRD and I thought it was an amazing pedal platform amp. Plenty loud and very quiet as well. I was tempted to buy one, but tried to sound different when we played together by using a Boogie, or a baby Marshall combo. It worked, but I was a bit jealous of his tone.

[@williambock1821]

I always wanted to get a Deville for a good price and make it bullet proof. I build and work on amps more than I play guitar. So it would be a fun project to build and then sell to a working guitarist.