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Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:01 pm
by monoBEAR
i recently got this amp and i really like it a lot. the only thing is i am having trouble getting a good distortion sound out of it. i realize it's a "blues" amp and i probably won't get a heavy distortion sound out of it. any tips on how to get the heaviest distortion possible out of this amp? i have messed with the drive and all that. any tips on settings would be great!
thanks!
jeremy
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:33 pm
by tennis_nick
monoBEAR wrote:i recently got this amp and i really like it a lot. the only thing is i am having trouble getting a good distortion sound out of it. i realize it's a "blues" amp and i probably won't get a heavy distortion sound out of it. any tips on how to get the heaviest distortion possible out of this amp? i have messed with the drive and all that. any tips on settings would be great!
thanks!
jeremy
A few ways...
Volume - 12
Or, get an attenuator, which will allow you go go volume - 12 without murdering you ears,
Or, get a simple boost pedal. If you find a nice one, they'll boost the signal well without coloring the amps sound too much
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:21 pm
by collin
Distortion pedal or overdrive pedal would be your way to go.
I hate to refer anybody to pedals (which I abhor..) but I play a Fender Blues Deville (same as your deluxe, but 4X10, 60 watts) and it gives some damn good natural tube driven blues overdrive, but doesn't "distort" like a Marshall etc. It's just not made to do that..
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:16 pm
by jps
If you do want to try a pedal give the Digitech Hardwire SC-2 Valve Distortion a try, I am quite happy with mine.
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:47 am
by goofyfoot
Heaviest distortion or pushed-gain tone setting? I'm assuming you set the Master knob down low and the Volume knob high up? Playing through my friend's Blues Deluxe, there wasn't a tremendous amount of distortion. It was more of a pushed-gain tone. My 2ยข. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:03 am
by Clint
Either get a distortion pedal or get another amp.
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:01 pm
by beatlefreak
A gain or boost pedal would be the way to go.
Re: Fender Blues Deluxe Re-issue How to get Distortion?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:10 pm
by JakeK
Two words:
FUZZ FACE
