Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - which has more headroom compared to my HR DELUXE?

Fret Wilkes · September 5th, 2007, 10:33 PM

1st I would suggest, if you haven't already done this, you try turning the bass down as the voulme goes up. The HR Deluxe has a lot of bottom anyway.

I just played an outside gig last Saturday with my 52RI a Nobels ODR-1 for just a little dirt and my stock HR Deluxe on the Clean channel only. I had the Volume straight up which I think might just be 7, I had the Mid about 8-9, Treble about 5, Bass about 2-3, and Presence on 2. I do not use the internal Reverb, as I have a Holy Grail in the effects loop.

The amp sounded GREAT with a nice tight bottom end and was plenty loud, I would go so far as to say dominant on the stage with 2 other guitars!

If you've already done the bass thingy, then you might want to invest in a Weber California Ceramic 12 with a paper cone. I had one in a HR Deluxe and it was awesome. It made the amp very present and tightened the bottom even more.

As mentioned earlier though, a fresh set of tubes biased correctly may just do the trick.

Good luck,
Fret

September 5th, 2007, 10:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fret Wilkes Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Harmony, R.I. Age: 51 Posts: 910 21 Photos	1st I would suggest, if you haven't already done this, you try turning the bass down as the voulme goes up. The HR Deluxe has a lot of bottom anyway. I just played an outside gig last Saturday with my 52RI a Nobels ODR-1 for just a little dirt and my stock HR Deluxe on the Clean channel only. I had the Volume straight up which I think might just be 7, I had the Mid about 8-9, Treble about 5, Bass about 2-3, and Presence on 2. I do not use the internal Reverb, as I have a Holy Grail in the effects loop. The amp sounded GREAT with a nice tight bottom end and was plenty loud, I would go so far as to say dominant on the stage with 2 other guitars! If you've already done the bass thingy, then you might want to invest in a Weber California Ceramic 12 with a paper cone. I had one in a HR Deluxe and it was awesome. It made the amp very present and tightened the bottom even more. As mentioned earlier though, a fresh set of tubes biased correctly may just do the trick. Good luck, Fret __________________ See, I didn't reconize ya when ya first drove up till ya stuck yer hand out and wove then I seen right off who ya was and knowd ya. Epiphany: The Ignore List can make the TDPRI and even BETTER place to be!