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Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

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4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Pros

  • incredible warmth and smooth overdrive
  • DeVille sounds amazing and has plenty of power to spare
  • great clean tones and very good overdrive

Cons

  • it does lack some significant features like a simulated headphone output
  • do not project the sound forward as powerful as a closed-back cabinet
  • tube rectifiers are not consistent

Key specs

  • Valve (vacuum tube)
  • Straight
  • 1
  • yes
  • no
  • 60 W
  • no

Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 - Pros & Cons

Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

Pros

  • incredible warmth and smooth overdrive
  • DeVille sounds amazing and has plenty of power to spare
  • great clean tones and very good overdrive
  • always means smooth overdrive and pristine clean sounds
  • preamp circuitry to deliver a smooth reverb
  • the drive channel has a better definition
  • the JC-120 offers the best clean channel of the market
  • the clean channel has a rich clarity
  • very powerful 60-watts output with two loudspeakers and superb headroom
  • the clean channel sounds gorgeous
  • Fender crafted the perfect companion for your pedalboard

Cons

  • it does lack some significant features like a simulated headphone output
  • do not project the sound forward as powerful as a closed-back cabinet
  • tube rectifiers are not consistent
  • Hot Rod amp series produced
  • the drive channels are not optimal
  • miss having an overdrive channel at all
  • of overdrive can be hastened by turning the presence right up
  • Deluxe only comes in a 1x12 version
  • too round
  • almost deaf
  • lack of gloss and slamming

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Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 - Full Specifications

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General
Amplification technology
Valve
Cabinet shapeStraight
Fullrange/bass element quantity2
Fullrange/bass element size12.0 in
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
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Features
Able to add as monitor (angled)no
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Audio features
EQ on inputyes
EQ (Rotary controls)yes
EQ controls
  • High
  • Low
  • Mid
Number of Bands3
Graphical EQ (slider)no
Impedance4.0 Ω
Power (RMS)60.0 W
Type of effectsReverb
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Connectivity
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)0
Analogue RCA stereo inputno
Direct outno
Jack Plug input (not microphone / pedal)1
MIDIno
USBno
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Dimensions
Width24.25 in
Depth10.98 in
Height20.98 in
Weight53.57 lb
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Storage
Memory card readerno
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Power
Battery operatedno

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