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Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue

40-Watt Guitar Combo Amp with 12" Special Design Eminence Speaker, Spring Reverb, and Vintage Look

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Take a Walk on the Blues Side with This Amp!

Here's a great throwback to a bluesier time - the FENDER® Reissue Blues Deluxe! If you loved the Hot Rod Deluxe™ but wanted a little "bluesier" warmth to your tone, this amp is for you. The Blues Deluxe Reissue is an update of the 1993 Fender "Tweed" series that took a great old collectable 1950s Deluxe and customized it with channel switching and reverb. The Tweed Blues Deluxe is a vintage-styled tube amp with "boutique" tone at mass-produced prices, and pro players in rock, country, and blues will get great results from this reissue!

Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue Guitar Amp at a Glance:
  • The advantages of a Hot Rod Deluxe with a warmer tone
  • Two channels, both voiced for classic sounds
  • 40 watts through a 12" Special Design Eminence speaker
  • Classic tweed with vintage-style knobs and controls

The advantages of a Hot Rod Deluxe with a warmer tone
Fender transformed the Blues Deluxe amp into the Hot Rod Deluxe in the mid-1990s and gave it modified circuitry, a third "More Drive" channel, and Black/Silver cosmetic treatment. Though the Hot Rod series amps are more popular than ever today, increasing numbers of guitar players continue to request the warm tone, unique circuitry, features and look of the original Blues Deluxe version. The Reissue Blues Deluxe marks a return to that amplifier's tone and appeal.

Two channels, both voiced for classic sounds
The Fender Blues Deluxe reissue offers two channels that are perfect for classic blues, country, and rock styles. The Vintage channel serves up a great blend of cleans plus a "Bright" switch for lead playing. The Blues Deluxe's Drive channel pushes the 12AX7 preamp tubes harder and offers just the right amount of distortion. Independent Gain and Master controls in the Drive channel give you lots of tone and level options.

40 watts through special design Eminence speaker
The Fender Blues Deluxe screams "TUBE!" all the way! Its 40-watt amp is driven by two 6L6 output tubes for about the most authentic tone you can imagine. Power goes to a Special Design Eminence 12" speaker that sounds great low or cranked. The Blues Deluxe is a natural for the stage in clubs or miked in large rooms. Plus, you'll love the Blues Deluxe's signature sound in the studio.

Classic tweed with vintage-style knobs and controls
Fender does reissues right, and the Blues Deluxe is proof! Its cloth tweed covering will take you back, as will the vintage-style chicken head knobs and classic-looking chrome control panel. The Fender Blues Deluxe is an amp you'll love to own, love to play, and love to show off!


Fender Blues Deluxe Guitar Amp Features:
  • 40-watt tube amp
  • All-tube preamp and power amp
  • Tube Complement: 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6, solid-state rectifier
  • Dual selectable channels (Vintage and Drive)
  • Independent Gain and Master Controls in the Drive channel
  • Bright Switch in Vintage channel
  • Effects loop
  • Fender Spring Reverb
  • 2-Button footswitch for Drive select and Reverb on/off
  • Chrome panel and Vintage chicken-head pointer knobs
  • Controls: Presence, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, Drive Select Switch, Drive, Volume, Bright Switch, Standby Switch
  • Genuine cloth tweed covering
  • Weight: 45 lbs
  • Dimensions:18.75" H x 23.5" W x 10.5" D

The Fender Blues Deluxe Amp is an authentic modern classic!

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Randy Akins
What a great amp! This little tone monster is ideal for everything from solo playing to small venue gigs. The clean channel has all the sparkle, spank, and bouncy lows that you'd expect from a Fender... instant SRV tone for a surprisingly affordable price!

I Need The Tweed

by Where's Mah Stratoblaster? from Johnsondale, Mich USA
February 27, 2009
Music Background: Player
Wanted the tone of a vintage Fender tweed amp, like the Twin Amp, or the '57 and such. But those guys cost like large chunks o' change. This amp is priced fairly right, looks perfect, has great appoin... read more [+]tments, is almost all "toob" and has the powuh to roll yer eyeballs if needed, and it's got the . . . "tone." I love this amp! It's clean channel is so clean you want to record every sound for posterity. True vintage Fender vibe. When distortion and such is required, just add your favorite pedal in the effects loop and away you go. The covering is very well done too. No sloppy workmanship here. close [-]

Fender Blues Deluxe RI - Classic Fender Tone without the Bite

by CajunPlayer from South, Louisiana
April 2, 2008
Music Background: Music is my hobby and my passion. Play daily and with a band weekly.
I bought this amp new a little over a year ago for that classic Fender clean and a crunch that I could use. I play a lot of blues and classic rock. This amp fits the bill. It is NOT light, it is LOUD... read more [+], it sounds GREAT at home or at gigging levels.
I used a variety of pedals in front of this amp and eventually went back to the just a tuner and Blues Driver. The BDRI does the rest. Great tone, multiple tones and responsive to different guitars. I play an Am Dlx Strat, Am Tele and Gibson LP Std thru this amp and it responds very differently to each guitar. The best combination is with the tele. You can get great rocking/blues tones as well as classic rock crunch. I use the clean channel 90% of the time and use the Blues Driver or sometimes a FullDrive 2 Mosfet to get the crunch I need for rock.
Fender has done a great job with this little gal. She is ultra sweet. close [-]

Great value

by dgtr74 from Connecticut
December 2, 2008
Music Background: hobbyist, weekend gigs
I look for an amp that has a good clean tone to build off of that still can get a nice subtle tube "drive" at higher volumes. This amp has the ability to provide that but, like most stock amps, requi... read more [+]res a little tinkering to get the best results. I swapped out the stock speaker for a Jensen C12K (very clean and powerful speaker), upgraded the power tubes to JJ's and RAISED the bias (it comes biased VERY cold from the factory), and then swapped out the 12AX7 preamp tubes for two JJ's 12AT7 - this lowers the gain in the preamp stage and has the greatest impact on providing more headroom.

This amp definitely has the quality of the "fender clean" but it is darker and less spikey than the Hot Rod Deluxe. More useable in my opinion. It is designed to have the "Tweed" character in its stock form so it will breakup rather early (around 4 on the volume) if played stock.

Depends on what you want, really. For just the "dirty blues" thing a la bassman/tweed tone - it's fine stock (maybe just a speaker change). But if you want more versatility then it will be great with just a few mods (total cost was less than $200 for the tubes and speaker). For me it has worked very well with all pedals and, with the mods, provides just the right amount clean headroom and slight breakup at around 6 or 7 on the volume so it is useable with a band in a decent sized venue. Great looking amp, not too heavy, not too expensive. close [-]

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