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Topic: Fender HR Deluxe |
Steve Holman
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 5:30 am |
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| Is a Fender HR Deluxe LE (1-12") speaker a good one for steel, I got a new one and can't get the sound that I think it should have, to tinny I think, should I return it and get the Deville 4-10's ? [This message was edited by Steven Holman on 08 July 2006 at 06:31 AM.] |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 6:29 am
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| This has been covered to death in other threads but basically it's a blues/rock guitar amp designed to be not particulary clean.Exactly what you don't want for steel. Lloyd Green apparently recorded his last CD thru one and it sounded just like Lloyd Green is supposed to sound. So in the right hands at a pretty low volume w/a million dollar mic and studio EQ,it might be ok for recording - but it's way down my list for a giggable steel amp. BTW,I have a souped-up,highly modified Blues DeVille w/2-12s which is also great for blues/rock guitar but even at twice the volume and headroom of a stock HR Deluxe is still not good for steel.Also on the whole HR series,the EQ is not comprehensive enough to manipulete the mids the way you need to for steel.Like hammering nails with a pair of pliers,it can be done but it's simply the wrong tool for the job. Try a Peavey or a Fender Steel King - that's my advice. |
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 6:40 am
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I played my MSA through a HR Deluxe for a few weeks and it has a great tone, at home, at low volumes. Real warm tube sound with decent highs and great bass for C6th. At normal, outside the practice studio, playing volumes it's pretty much a waste as a steel amp. You do have to set a few of the tone controls to their extreme position to get a decent sound and as stated above, there's no control of the mid range or it might be more useful as a steel amp. It's been great for standard 6 string guitar with the exception of the reverb which does not use a tube circuit. With either instrument I use a Boss RV-5 for reverb.
Greg |
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 6:54 am
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| It's one of the few tube amps that sounds halfway decent at low volume as a "clean" amp. So in the studio, with $5,000 mics and $6,000 compressors it probably DOES sound great. not a great live amp for guitar IMO, and I imagine it would be even worse for steel. |
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Steve Holman
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 7:09 am
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| Thanks guys for the feedback, guess I'll be taking it back, it's no good to me. |
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Steve Holman
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2006 7:18 pm
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| took it back and ordered a FSK also have a NV112 |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 9 Jul 2006 2:43 am
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beat to death for sure..
It's a 40 watt Guitar amp that kicks butt when driven with perhaps a Les Paul or a Tele..
It's a nice clean LOW volume amp for Steel, very bright for sure.
The bigger 4x10 or 2x 12 Deville will give a better overall quality for Steel but at the end of the day it's still a kick butt GUITAR amp, not designed to handle the volume and does not have the preamp designed for CLEAN headroom required for Steel guitars.[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 10 July 2006 at 04:02 AM.] |
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