Fender Musical Instruments 7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U.S.A. Since 1946, Fender realized the importance of your amplifier. You see, your amplifier is more than just a combination of dials, wires and speakers. It is a finely tuned musical instrument. And like any fine musical instrument, it should be treated with special care and attention to detail. At Fender, we know what building guitar amplifiers is all about.
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HOT ROD DELUXE INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, the next step in the evolution of Fender American Tube Amplifiers. The Hot Rod Deluxe is a versatile musical instrument that features extensive tone shaping abilities and virtually unlimited gain — defining the next generation of FAT Fender Tone. NOTES REGARDING BIAS: Your new Fender amplifier has an internally mounted variable bias control.
MORE... HOT ROD DELUXE SOUND SETTINGS Live at Monterey - American Standard Strat Neck Pickup IN IN Womanly - Guild® S100 IN Talkin' Trash - Tele® Jr. IN IN Southern Snap - Tele Jr. IN Funky Clean - Tele Jr.
HOT ROD DELUXE TOP PANEL FUNCTIONS INPUTS 1 2 DRIVE TREBLE BASS MIDDLE 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 5 4 3 2 NORMAL BRIGHT A VOLUME B C 8 12 1 5 9 10 11 D 4 3 2 MORE DRIVE E 12 1 F 5 8 9 10 11 G 4 3 2 8 12 1 H 9 4 10 3 11 2 5 8 12 1 I 9 4 10 3 11 2 5 J G. TWO COLOR DRIVE CHANNEL INDICATOR When the DRIVE channel is in use, the LED is illuminated. Yellow indicates "Drive", while red indicates "More Drive". A. INPUT 1 - Plug your guitar in here. B.
DLE MASTER REVERB 7 6 7 6 7 5 8 12 4 3 2 9 10 11 CHANNEL SELECT K 8 12 1 L 9 4 10 3 11 2 5 8 12 1 M PRESENCE PREAMP POWER 9 4 10 3 11 2 6 7 5 OUT 8 12 1 N FOOT AMP IN SWITCH ON ON STANDBY OFF S T 9 10 11 O P Q R Q. FOOTSWITCH (INCLUDED) - Plug-in connection for the remote footswitch to select between the NORMAL and DRIVE channels and to select "More Drive". Using the footswitch overrides the front panel select buttons.
HOT ROD DELUXE BOTTOM PANEL FUNCTIONS FENDER MUSICAL INTRUMENTS CORP. MADE U.S.A. A B C D CHANNEL SELECT DRIVE / MORE DRIVE E F D. EXTERNAL SPEAKER - Plug-in connection for an external speaker. This jack is wired in parallel with the main speaker jack and must ONLY be used in conjunction with the main speaker jack. If this jack is used without the main speaker jack, there will be no sound. The external speaker jack must be used with an 8 ohm speaker enclosure. A.
TUBE REPLACEMENT The Hot Rod Deluxe tube compliment consists of three Fender Special Design 12AX7A tubes (part #099-5091) and two Fender Special Design 5881/6L6 WGC tubes (part #099-5090). For continued optimum performance from your amplifier, these tubes should only be replaced with tubes of the same type and specification. Tube location is printed on the tube label located inside the cabinet. TOLEX COVERING CARE Your Hot Rod Deluxe is covered in genuine Tolex for long life and lasting good looks.
HOT ROD DELUXE SPECIFICATIONS Hot Rod Deluxe TYPE: PR 246 PART NUMBER: 21-3272 21-3202 21-3262 21-3232 POWER REQUIREMENTS: 100V AC, 50/60 Hz 180W 120V AC, 60 Hz, 180W 230V AC, 50 Hz, 180W 240V AC, 50 Hz, 180W POWER OUTPUT: 40W into 8Ω or 4Ω at 5% THD INPUT IMPEDANCE : INPUT 1: 1 MΩ INPUT 2: 136 kΩ PREAMP OUT OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 1.
TM Our manuals are intended to be a reference source throughout the lifetime of your product. We appreciate any suggestions, and/or comments regarding this manual. Please send your comments to: Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Research and Development 7975 North Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85258, USA Fender®, Strat®, Tele®, and Guild® are Registered Trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
