Anyone here owned a Blues Deluxe Reissue that had problems?
- Thread starter liv_rong
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jimistone
long standing member
what problems are you having bro?
liv_rong
Knows very little
It appears all of them
Lol. I know I've heard that one of them has lots of problems, and the others just sound shitty.
jimistone
long standing member
The pre-amp sounds shitty but the clean channel on those amps are phenomenal. Close to a super reverb level clean tone.
They break a lot though.
There were problems with the whole series, earlier versions anyway. No idea about the II and III versions. There were some caps that had a habit of burning out and the reverb tanks tended to fail. All repairable. I've owned an original HRD for 15 years and encountered both problems. Tone wise, they try to be a Swiss army knife with the clean, drive and "more drive" channels. But like Jimi said, the best tones are still in the clean channel. Think of it as a blackface with a mid and presence control.
liv_rong
Knows very little
Yeah man that would be awesome, thanks! I'll pay the shipping of course.
jimistone
long standing member
Ok, I will look for it tomorrow. I will ppm you when I locate it and you can pm me your shipping info
ibleedburgundy
The Anti-Lambo
I always preferred the 4x10 to the 2x12 for that amp. Just sounded cleaner to me. I'm not even sure they still sell the 4x10 anymore.
Steenamaroo
...
Hot Rod Deluxe certainly has it's own reputation.
The others may have too...I don't know.
liv_rong
Knows very little
Dropped it off today at the shop. I called a bunch of places and though a few of the more reputable ones knew of problems with this amp only one knew specifics and actually sounded like they knew what they were talking about. Problem with mine is its stuck in the dirty channel, which IMO doesnt sound good to begin with, and the reverb doesnt work. Ill know in a few days if it was what they thought and hopefully it stays reasonably close to their quote.
liv_rong
Knows very little
Ahh fuck, they just called. He said someone had been in there before and done some work by making some jumps with wire and also just solder 
So he thinks now to get it back to normal and fix the other problems is going to be $160-200. So, now Ill be back into it for what a used one in working order would have cost in the first place and Im going through the hassle of this shit. At least it has a better speaker and Ill know there wont be any issues for a while. But boy I fucked up on this one 
So he thinks now to get it back to normal and fix the other problems is going to be $160-200. So, now Ill be back into it for what a used one in working order would have cost in the first place and Im going through the hassle of this shit. At least it has a better speaker and Ill know there wont be any issues for a while. But boy I fucked up on this one 
Bill L
Massivdonian
Sounds like you made out well to me. No additional cost from buying used (or not much more) but the amp has been given a once over and has a better speaker. Good for you.
My buddy bought a used Vibrolux and it has serious issues. Got at used at what one in good condition would go for. He's going to have to put in at least $150 to get her right. But when it's right, wow this amp sings.
My buddy bought a used Vibrolux and it has serious issues. Got at used at what one in good condition would go for. He's going to have to put in at least $150 to get her right. But when it's right, wow this amp sings.
liv_rong
Knows very little
Will try, hoping they contact me within that time frame first. Thanks again!
jimistone
long standing member
It's no big deal if you don't talk to him. I'll plan on sending it anyway. I have read in amp forums that the pedals are different. The Hot Rod pedals have a drive and a more drive button, while the blues Deluxe has a drive and a Reverb button. I was reading a thread on a Forum about a guy that was having trouble getting a Blues Deluxe foot switch to work on a hot rod amp. I thought maybe your tech might know a mod that would make it work. Seems to me like the drive button ought to switch the 2 channels on the amp but the more dri e button may not control the reverb...I dunno.