Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III 40W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp  

I've had them all - mesa's, egnaters, vox, and multiple fenders. The clean on these amps is why most people love them and buy them. But, unlike the old HRDII version which had the world's flabbiest dirty channel (unusable), both the Gain and More Gain settings on this amp really sound great for rock and for blues. I actually don't even run an overdrive pedal into it anymore - I just love the gain and more gain sound.

So far so good - I've had it for 6 months and it's working really well.

There are so many amps at this price that are junk. This amp is a keeper for me.

What's not to love - rich tube tone, great clean and dirty channel, effects loop, 40W, 1x12 for good bottom.

After not actively playing for almost 25 years, I decided it's time to start again so I bought a hot rod deluxe and an American Std. Tele.  I never thought this was a great amp with great sound, but it was OK for my use at the time.  After about three years I had to replace the tubes (expected), but the speaker was shot also (not expected).  Now it's down again, but this time it won't even power up.   When I bought it I thought I could rely on the Fender name; but they ain't what they used to be.  This is just a shadow of what the name Fender used to stand for.  If you are looking for an amp that will give you years of trouble-free play time, with the exception  of typical tube maintenance, don't waste your money on these.

Not built to last.

I now realize that I got less than what you paid for.

Fender amps, just ain't what they used to be!  I am now looking at Egnator and Victoria amps, which are both built in the USA, by American labor.

The hot Rod Deluxe has some problems that will show up after playing a while. The amp gets so hot some of them will have to be repaired. Mine is not old at all the reverb quit and the drive and over drive quit. Get ready to take it to the sound shop. Just letting you know. Fault soidering on the board and input jacks. I wish I would have read the problems before I purchased it.

This amp has everything you need to make a guitar sound great. Forget all the modeling gimmics. Give me a good tube amp raw sound any day! This amp lets you chose between that gorgeous Fender clean sound and two levels of overdrive with the footswitch. The reverb is excellent and don't forget the presence knob. It can really help define your sound.

40 watts of tube power and a 12 inch speaker is more than enough for most small clubs. This little thing Rocks!

Fender nailed it! Everything on this amp is first rate.

I'd love to pay a little less than this for an amp this size, but it's a fair price for the quality of the amp.

Can't beat this little amp for quality, sound and features. Unless your playing really large venues, this is a great amp!

basic amp.  I do not like modeling amps, or amps with  digital effects built in..when those break.  They're a pain to fix

/thats hard to judge since these use circuit boards, and not point to point  like my old super reverb was.  But seems strong and durable.  I had  a Frontman 212r both had good sound but the frontman was solid state, thats not a bad amp though.

I bought this used but in new condition and got one heck of a deal. A friend of mine has one, and I always kept on the lookout for a used one I could afford.

most complaints I see are probably from shredders. This is not a marshall amp!  It has beautiful sound, great reverb, and much lighter than a 4-10" amp like a super reverb.  If you like clean, you can't beat this amp, this size, this price.