was about to make the same comment!! and gotta give a round of applause to Lee, his playing, as good as it was, has improved noticeably in the last couple years, so soulful, assertive and gutsy! kudos and thanks!
I got the V4 Hot Rod Deluxe and it’s just so great with pedals. Don’t even use the drive channel. Just the clean. And it sounds good at home or cranked.
mikecantreed because it’s way cheaper? I also don’t touch the drive channel on my Blues DeVille. The „normal“ channel has more than enough thick Clapton style gain if you turn it up past 5.
Lee, your playing has become incredible, when you started stacking your pedals, the tone emitting from the HRD with that beautiful Tele in your hands, was just beyond words. Amazing job 👍!
I have had the Bassbreaker 30r for a year now and I cannot recommend it enough. Not only is it great for the price, it gives you everything that you will ever ask from a tube amp
@Nintariz yeah, but heavy spring never really plays nice with heavy distortion, hall reverb does. On top of that your argument can also be used against you, look up analog spring reverb pedals and you can buy one of those. And cleans are subjective, if someone prefers the cleans in the other amp suddenly you have a sweep in favor of the other amp.
When I was in he market for a new amp I tested the HRDIV vs the III and the Bassbreaker 30. I'm a pedal guy, so the HDRIV won hands down. Love that amp. What suprised me though was the difference in the perceived build quality between the HDR and the BB was huge, the BB just felt way cheaper. Just me, or has anyone else noticed this?
@@KaizenOz Yes, it is. That was a worry I had about the amp, but i have no problem keeping the volume under control. It can get loud, but it's quiet enough to play without ticking people off
I was looking for a new amp a couple months back and came across the first demo video from Anderton's of the bassbreaker 30 and i loved it. Bought one a week later (here in the US for $850) and cant be happier. Goes great with my tele, my gretsch hollow body, and anything else i plug into it!
The captains playing is so much more fluid! Guys lessons with Justin are praying off! And chappers is just as great as ever. Thanks for these comparison videos guys!
they are completely different amps and its very simple to determine which one to get. If you want a marshall, get the marshall, and if you want the fender, get the fender.
i did an A/B in a shop with those 2 amps, the dsl was by FAR inferior in EVERY department! which was a shame, because i really wanted to get the dsl! it even looked crap with it's gloss finish! i also A/B/C it with a blackstar ht, the fender sounded better, but because it sits under a desk, i went with the blackstar as the controls were on the front and ended up getting that. but ive now had 2 of them go down on me, so i will now get the fender
I’ve owned several Fender amps including the Hot Rod Deluxe and the only one I’ve kept with no plan to part with is the Bassbreaker. I loved the Hot Rod clean tones but was never able to dial in a useable overdrive tone. Bassbreaker has both.
I have a Jensen voiced HRD and it's the most versatile amp I''ve ever owned. Wonderful cleans and a perfect pedal platform. There's a reason why it's a best seller - and the spring reverb is just sweet as anything. It'll do basically what you want. I don't think I'll ever want to change it.
HRD drive channel secret-drive no higher than 3. Then crank the master to 6 and up. Sounds tons better. I’ve owned 3 HRD amps over the years. Tubes make a big difference. Got the cash? NOS RCA Blackplates make a difference in the preamp. Currently I have one with 12ax7’s v1+2 and the other has 5751’s in v1+2. Power tubes- I’m using the GT6L6GE tubes that sound excellent. Don’t forget to play with their rating system. I’ve used every thing from #1 (quick breakup) to #10 (super clean). You can hear the difference. Never had a power tube failure. Great tubes.
Weird thing here: With the new Mustang GTX out, I pulled out my old GT 200 and started making up presets. When I tried out the Bassbreaker models, I was drawn to them instantly. They reminded me of my old Traynor twin, not so much the sound itself but the tubey matter-of-fact openness of the clean sound. Oddly, none of the factory presets are based on any of the Bassbreakers. I like the sound of this amp (in the video). Unfortunately, I already have "too many" amps, so happy trails to anyone who buys one.
I had the most fantastic idea for Chappers & The Captain! Have you seen any of these Sound Healing videos out there on the youtubes? Tuning forks, singing bowls? If you added a few candles, put on some 2112 robes, and put someone on a massage table with a couple marshall stacks aimed at them... "well we tried the vox ac30 with a Brian May special but we could tell it wasn't hitting the 3rd chackra so now we're running a les paul through a fuzzface into a 200w marshall. We're pretty sure this is going to clear any chakra blockages..." Brrrrrrrrrrang!!!!!! Cut to the poor subject between 2 massive amps with Chappers & Captain to either side (soft ASMR voice...) "sometimes rotovibe therapy is neccessary to clear away sharp cutting chi" and they both blast away each randomly changing their rotovibe pedal positions causing massive My Bloody Valentine phasing. So many possibilities! A triumphant Anderton's sound healing video could very well break the internet itself! Watch one of these "tuning fork healing" videos that are out there and you'll see what I'm talking about.
I have both of these amps. My HRD is a USA 90’s model. Since getting my 30r the HRD is collecting dust. That said I still like the HRD; particularly with my pedal board. It’s just a pure sounding classic Fender clean. BUT the 30r is just so musical sounding...it inspires me to play differently every time I plug in which for me is the hallmark of a good piece of gear. I also have the BB15 which as Lee says doesn’t have a lot of clean headroom but I still love it too...
Man, there is just something to the appearance of the Bassbreaker that really puts me off, but man, those crunch and driven tones are great. Dig it man, sounds like a winner to me!
Bought a BB15, sent it back..lots of hiss, poor reverb and not great clean. Got a Hot Rod Deluxe v4 and absolutely love it. Amazing clean, great drive and amazing with pedals..no competition.
Just wanted to put something out there. I got a BB30R because I loved the 15 so much but I wanted the foot switch options. It is not the same sounding amp. The 15 can get killer tones at low bedroom volumes while the 30 sounds fizzy and just off at minimum volumes. I do the occasional show so I was really wanting this to work for gig and bedroom, maybe if it had a half wattage switch I could make it work but bedroom players be aware.
@@EddieOtool That is just like putting a volume pedal in the FX loop unfortunately, which still had it fizzy sounding at low volume. The only true fix is a full attenuator. I have one now, but I already have my heart set on another amp..
@@aaron_768 Yeah, of course if the fizzyness comes from the power tubes I guess that's helpless. I don't know a lot about attenuators, but I thought they were quite expensive (nearly as much as that amp itself) so it kinda defeats the purpose of the rig...
@@EddieOtool It depends on how many bells and whistles you want. I went with the bugera PS1. Phillip McKnight compared it against a full on product and for 100 bucks this thing is great.
@@9999plato ... ... works great for flat top's and tele's as well....my son came home with one, I'd never seen one, but had noticed myself waiting for my nylon pick to snap back while picking..... ...doubled my picking speed overnight.....
mel obrien right I cant believe anyone would be so careless with such an awesome and expensive guitar ..😉...yeah I’m one of those guys , I can’t see buying a used guitar as a new and paying extra for it to be abused . They can make the neck and fretboard feel played in without making it look like a posers guitar
Not even really close piece wise but those amps are killer. I would say the supper sonic takes the best of hrd and the bass breaker. You get those classic cleans on the vibrolux/baseman Chanel. And then you get those sweet juicy gain tones. I’m looking to buy the 60 I would get the 22 but I don’t think the clean Chanel has enough headroom to play with a drummer.
I play HRD4 with 12at7 in V1.. volume really usable.. I can play at home until 5 or 6. Beautiful clean and with kind of plexitone pedal, it s the right deal.
I'm definitely a two channel, get your drive from the amp kinda guy (with maybe a tube screamer in front to push it a little), so the Bassbreaker appeals to me more. I had one of the early Hot Rod Deluxes and it certainly didn't do much for my hard rock tendencies at the time.
I have a fender bass breaker and my only complain is the issues with the reverb. Mine I had to spend a lot of money to repair and it was almost brand new. The reverb was bringing a lot of noise to the sound.
Maybe you guys shoud try to use room mics more often when demonstrating amps, I feel like it helps better with getting an idea of the amp's sound (sorry if my english don't (doesn't ?) make sense)
Moreover, while using the room mics, they should talk over them when discussing volume levels. Humans are designed to be able to judge the volume of human voices by their sounds, and, as such, having a comparison between amp level and unamplified voice level would be immediately instructive.
Clayton Duguay when I was looking at the blues jr, I ended up going with the bass breaker in part because, despite it being digital, I actually prefer the reverb. It’s not “authentic” but it is an enjoyable bit of depth on low settings. I love it
You guys should do most expensive squire telecaster versus most expensive fender telecaster you guys have done les Paul’s, Stratocasters, and even SG’s I think it’s time to give tele some love
I own both guys and personally I’d take the Bassbreaker over the HD! It does have less power (30w opposed to 40w) but I feel the sound is better! The only complaint I have of the Bassbreaker is that there is no Level Control for the High Gain feature. I find when you have the Normal Gain Level where you want it then kick in the HG for Leads it’s TOO MUCH VOLUME!! I’ve spoke to Fender and they told me that’s the Number One Complaint they’re getting. So I use an Overdrive instead of the HG in the Amp. Other than that I LOVE the Bassbreaker and would choose it anytime over the HRD. Nice Demo! Please keep up the Good Work and Cheers from the US!
Personally overdrive and distortion pedals or multiple overdrive in front of any amp is far more useful and better now there are amp like Marshall etc etc that the gainis great fender need help
Bass Breaker is much nicer clean IMO… Has tons of sparkle yet still warm… The Deluxe is too dark but rounder sounding but lacks that sparkle. NO comparison distorted My favorite amp WAS the Deluxe… Now it’s the Bassbreaker
@@enricoamadori2800 Not true. The Deluxe series (first released around 2016 I think) are the high end Mexican guitars that are still in production and for sale. I own a HSS one in candy apple red and I love it! shop.fender.com/en/intl/electric-series/deluxe/guitars/
Man you guys have a video for every bit of guitar gear I have ever wonder about I have learned so much from this channel and pretty much watch everyday keep up the good work 👍 😃
I have played the Bass Breaker and just didn’t like it. I love the Hot Rod for the great cleans. Just put an overdrive or distortion pedal for your dirt and you have a great amp.
Bassbreaker 30r is my amp too. With the channel switching it's able to cover a lot of ground. IMO it's the best drive channel fender has ever made. I've owned a prosonic and this 30r tops it, to my ears
I sold my Prosonic head and bought a Bassbreaker 30R - no regrets ...BB is great with my small pedalboard ... I have a HRD4 that I use with my big pedalboard. 👍😉
Went in to my local guitar store and played both the bass breaker 30 and Marshall origin 20 with the idea that I wanted a fender sounding amp. The bass breaker was way to fuzzy. Ended up with the Marshall with a good spring reverb pedal. Wins over the fender in my opinion.
When Chappers leans his head forward he looks more like Elvis Costello ever year. Lee's playing is my favorite style. I could listen to Lee and/or Pete for an hour. Then want the tabs to learn what they played!
Love my bassbreaker 15r, but I wish it had spring reverb. I'm considering a Hot Rod Deluxe, actually. I don't like pedals. But the bassbreaker is so close to a bassman that it has an awesome out of hte box tone.
Why the heck dont you like "pedals" ? There are so many different pedals oit there that do gorgeous spring reverbs. And they are very different. I think its stupid to buy an extra amp just to get spring reverb... When in reallity pedals can do it just as well
I vote for the amp with the max clean headroom and bottom end. Could care less about distortion or the spikey 'Marshall' clean trebles, but that's just my personal tastes. Bassbreaker does win on distortion, but... :-)
Deluxe sounds great too. Chimier. Great with pedals. Had the Deville. Could not wait to get rid of it. Was jumpy. Not like a Twin at all. Like the natural tone of the instrument to stand out.
I have a Hot Rod Deluxe and have to say it’s the best sounding clean channel I’ve ever played. I don’t use the gain channel. Can’t beat the clean channel and pedals.
Hotrod for me. I recently part exchanged a Bassbreaker 45 head for the latest Hotrod Cuts through the band sound everytime. Last gig I stayed on the clean channel and used pedals. Im so pleased with my set up now. Have a Katana Head going through the BB212 cab. Amp nirvana for me at this time...
Moritz Lienhard The BB45 is a great amp but it needed a lot of tweaking everytime i set it up. The Hotrod has been gigged 3 times now and sounds great straight away everytime. Thats my experience I also have the amp on a tilted stand which helps im sure!
Thanks Guys for the reviews of the Bassbreaker 30r. I was looking for a combo-replacement for the Marshall JCM2000 50W half stack, because I was tired to carry them around. Rob and Lee made me very interested of the bassbreaker. Now I have bought one, and I could not be happier. The amp is so versatile. I´m playing rock from 60s to modern rock, and the amp suits for everything. The Marshall stack is on sale :D
I have both… I prefer the deluxe for melodic tunes as it’s a bit warmer with more sustain. The bassbreaker I use for distortion and blues because it has a bigger sound to it… Lee says the Deluxe is bigger with more bass but that’s not true (the opposite)
Both seem to be fine amps, but I much prefer a Fender Twin. I can sympathize with Lee when it comes to trying to play at home with young children around. I’m currently playing out of an Ibanez TSA30 (a great amp you guys should shootout against some more popular Tube Screamer pedals) but it’s way too much. I’m on the lookout for a ‘70s Champ. I’m hoping 5 watts will make for the perfect home amp.
Great great great!! HT1R combo it is then! But the Bassbreaker is the only combo that fought against the mighty hot rod and the verdict is not 9 - 0!!! Thank you so much!!
Why choose? I own both! Bassbreaker is great grab and go and skip the pedals kind of thing and the HRD is the bringing the whole rig amp. I put Warehouse ET65s in both amps and pair them with a Seismic 1x12 with a Warehouse Veteran 30 ... improves the tone immeasurably.
Played HR Deluxe for years,1st version, massive headroom and great reverb but it was always too loud, played medium sized clubs with knob on 3 and was asked to turn down every time and thats with lower output Fender Mustang. For me the drive out of the amp was usable but not great, grainy and harsh. Sold it and tried Rivera - better drive but no character whatsoever, sterile. Tried Mesa, similar problem,Fender clean is Fender clean. Tried 5e3 point to point, clean is there and drive is there but...with 12w and Jensen volume is just not there for playing with the band, too expensive for me for just studio and home use. Long story short, R30 has perfect wattage, its not too heavy and for the first time affordable workhorse with good cleans and good drive. We all want twin reverb and JTM with vintage ac30 in between, in light and small but not to boxy sounding combo and played many amps this is the closest it gets. Put it in a Dumble cabinet and 99% people would drool in 100 000eur ave haha...
The BB 30R might be my first valve amp. Ive only owned solid state but always wanted a tube amp, and am in no hurry to get one, but this one calls to me, only other one that beckons is a Vox AC15 maybe.
I have the BB15 tweed ltd. Its great! I only play at home so volume is low on all my amps. I wanted the Machete when they came out. The BB's seem like a good compromise.
The BB 15 should be used with a 100db or more speaker to give it more clean headroom and the same for the BB30.Eminence have high sensitivity speakers.
The HR Deluxe has a classic Fender clean and takes pedals brilliantly. The Bassbreaker has a 2 channels, the gain channel that is good and takes pedals pretty well. The Basssbreaker seems to be a RUclips baby that never sounds as good in person as it does in the demos.
I have to say, as a Marshall DSL40c (mk1) owner, I wish I would have bought the Bassbreaker 30 instead. Very versatile for a similar price. Better drive channel and great cleans. But it came out a bit later than the Marshall so oh well.
Great comparison - Bassbreaker can still do the clean with pedals thing, but the gain channels sound great, too! Great playing from Rob in the intro - great playing clean - he's not just a high gain guy!
Just tried one for the first time a few days ago, and the drive "punches" in a way that is not conveyed at all through those microphones, especially coming from the Gibson I tryed in. Gotta hear it live. True fact: it is but a light crunch, albeit not a bad one. And it did feel L O U D indeed. Will try the BB30 some day; the BB15 was too much of a lackluster to me.
Yeh, just not versatile. Gets really muddy when cranked. Which if you're going for that, cool. I just never could gel with it. I didn't like the way it stacked comparatively with the rest of the tones. Loved that amp as a platform, though.
Lee, my goodness! You put some goosies on my arms with that emotional piece there. Honestly man that was great! Just to preface, in saying that Rob is an amazing player and never ceases to amaze. But c'mon, Lee was on point in this
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The pink cable sounds wayyyyyy better than the green one.
Oh no... Pretty much all my cables are black, so Iam I doomed??? PLS HELP!
more cables, less clerks
The pattern on the carpet has a pretty big impact too!
No way, the shrubbery close to the pink cable is affecting it
Rob’s “I enjoyed your playing man” was a really nice, genuine touch. Top man, Rob.
was about to make the same comment!! and gotta give a round of applause to Lee, his playing, as good as it was, has improved noticeably in the last couple years, so soulful, assertive and gutsy! kudos and thanks!
8:03 Halfway Clean on the Bassbreaker
10:33 Halfway Clean on the Deluxe
12:19 Distortion on the Deluxe
5:48 Distortion on the Bassbreaker
‘One mans crunch is another mans distortion ‘ 😂😂 tweed deluxe reissue thanks! Great intro.
I got the V4 Hot Rod Deluxe and it’s just so great with pedals. Don’t even use the drive channel. Just the clean. And it sounds good at home or cranked.
Yeah I played one at the jam space and was VERY impressed with how well it took pedals and sounded great.
LOVE MY HRDX VERSION 3..
Can you play the deluxe at home with no volume problems? I’ve got the blues DeVille and it’s just so damn loud..
Why you go for that instead of deluxe reverb if you're not using the drive?
mikecantreed because it’s way cheaper?
I also don’t touch the drive channel on my Blues DeVille.
The „normal“ channel has more than enough thick Clapton style gain if you turn it up past 5.
Lee, your playing has become incredible, when you started stacking your pedals, the tone emitting from the HRD with that beautiful Tele in your hands, was just beyond words. Amazing job 👍!
couldn't agree more!
I have had the Bassbreaker 30r for a year now and I cannot recommend it enough. Not only is it great for the price, it gives you everything that you will ever ask from a tube amp
I'm not sure if "spontaneous-lee" was entirely intentional but that was a really witty comeback
Bassbreaker seems more versatile but I like both.
@Nintariz threw*
@Nintariz yeah, but heavy spring never really plays nice with heavy distortion, hall reverb does. On top of that your argument can also be used against you, look up analog spring reverb pedals and you can buy one of those. And cleans are subjective, if someone prefers the cleans in the other amp suddenly you have a sweep in favor of the other amp.
@@shaingustin3032 Throw.
Shain "Throw"!
When I was in he market for a new amp I tested the HRDIV vs the III and the Bassbreaker 30. I'm a pedal guy, so the HDRIV won hands down. Love that amp. What suprised me though was the difference in the perceived build quality between the HDR and the BB was huge, the BB just felt way cheaper. Just me, or has anyone else noticed this?
I've got the BB 30r. It's exactly what I wanted Fender to offer because I liked the BB 15w so much, and the 30r, imo, is an improved BB15w
Is it playable at home without annoying the neighbours?
@@KaizenOz Yes, it is. That was a worry I had about the amp, but i have no problem keeping the volume under control. It can get loud, but it's quiet enough to play without ticking people off
That Tele and Bassbreaker are a killer combination. Mind-blowing stuff!
I was looking for a new amp a couple months back and came across the first demo video from Anderton's of the bassbreaker 30 and i loved it. Bought one a week later (here in the US for $850) and cant be happier. Goes great with my tele, my gretsch hollow body, and anything else i plug into it!
The captains playing is so much more fluid! Guys lessons with Justin are praying off! And chappers is just as great as ever. Thanks for these comparison videos guys!
Terry v I think it’s the Ariel lesson that made most the difference. Pete too. Justin is meh
Now please do Marshall DSL vs Fender Bassbreaker.
They cant do that as the Marshall DSL sounds better for the dirt AND the clean AND its cheaper ;-)
Yes please guys do this review. .
they are completely different amps and its very simple to determine which one to get. If you want a marshall, get the marshall, and if you want the fender, get the fender.
In the blues just did DSL vs BB
i did an A/B in a shop with those 2 amps, the dsl was by FAR inferior in EVERY department! which was a shame, because i really wanted to get the dsl! it even looked crap with it's gloss finish! i also A/B/C it with a blackstar ht, the fender sounded better, but because it sits under a desk, i went with the blackstar as the controls were on the front and ended up getting that. but ive now had 2 of them go down on me, so i will now get the fender
I’ve owned several Fender amps including the Hot Rod Deluxe and the only one I’ve kept with no plan to part with is the Bassbreaker. I loved the Hot Rod clean tones but was never able to dial in a useable overdrive tone. Bassbreaker has both.
It’s a pedal platform amp.
When they tried to play surf its the first time I actually felt better about my playing while watching an Andertons videos
I get you, so freaking much...
I’ve been watching these for a couple of years now. Captain’s playing just gets better and more enjoyable all the time. Great guitar Rob!
To me, Rob's lead tone at 15:48 is absolutely perfect.
Picked up a Fender HotRod 2nd hand last week. Will be using it at next gig with GT100 for my gain/effects 👍
I have a Jensen voiced HRD and it's the most versatile amp I''ve ever owned. Wonderful cleans and a perfect pedal platform. There's a reason why it's a best seller - and the spring reverb is just sweet as anything. It'll do basically what you want. I don't think I'll ever want to change it.
HRD drive channel secret-drive no higher than 3. Then crank the master to 6 and up. Sounds tons better.
I’ve owned 3 HRD amps over the years.
Tubes make a big difference.
Got the cash? NOS RCA Blackplates make a difference in the preamp. Currently I have one with 12ax7’s v1+2 and the other has 5751’s in v1+2.
Power tubes- I’m using the GT6L6GE tubes that sound excellent.
Don’t forget to play with their rating system. I’ve used every thing from #1 (quick breakup) to #10 (super clean).
You can hear the difference. Never had a power tube failure. Great tubes.
Lee's country/blues playing is getting really nice!
Weird thing here: With the new Mustang GTX out, I pulled out my old GT 200 and started making up presets. When I tried out the Bassbreaker models, I was drawn to them instantly. They reminded me of my old Traynor twin, not so much the sound itself but the tubey matter-of-fact openness of the clean sound. Oddly, none of the factory presets are based on any of the Bassbreakers. I like the sound of this amp (in the video). Unfortunately, I already have "too many" amps, so happy trails to anyone who buys one.
I had the most fantastic idea for Chappers & The Captain! Have you seen any of these Sound Healing videos out there on the youtubes? Tuning forks, singing bowls?
If you added a few candles, put on some 2112 robes, and put someone on a massage table with a couple marshall stacks aimed at them... "well we tried the vox ac30 with a Brian May special but we could tell it wasn't hitting the 3rd chackra so now we're running a les paul through a fuzzface into a 200w marshall. We're pretty sure this is going to clear any chakra blockages..." Brrrrrrrrrrang!!!!!!
Cut to the poor subject between 2 massive amps with Chappers & Captain to either side (soft ASMR voice...) "sometimes rotovibe therapy is neccessary to clear away sharp cutting chi" and they both blast away each randomly changing their rotovibe pedal positions causing massive My Bloody Valentine phasing.
So many possibilities! A triumphant Anderton's sound healing video could very well break the internet itself!
Watch one of these "tuning fork healing" videos that are out there and you'll see what I'm talking about.
"Like a fender bassman and a Marshall bluesbreaker had a baby"
Actually a very apt description of the "bassbreaker"!
I have both of these amps. My HRD is a USA 90’s model. Since getting my 30r the HRD is collecting dust. That said I still like the HRD; particularly with my pedal board. It’s just a pure sounding classic Fender clean. BUT the 30r is just so musical sounding...it inspires me to play differently every time I plug in which for me is the hallmark of a good piece of gear. I also have the BB15 which as Lee says doesn’t have a lot of clean headroom but I still love it too...
HRD majority of time, love that amp with pedals.. for the other times I feel a little more aggressive, straight into a PRS MT-15.
Man, there is just something to the appearance of the Bassbreaker that really puts me off, but man, those crunch and driven tones are great. Dig it man, sounds like a winner to me!
Bought a BB15, sent it back..lots of hiss, poor reverb and not great clean. Got a Hot Rod Deluxe v4 and absolutely love it. Amazing clean, great drive and amazing with pedals..no competition.
Great video guys I have to say the gain tone on the bass breaker is awesome !! It would be my choice out of the 2 amps here
Just wanted to put something out there. I got a BB30R because I loved the 15 so much but I wanted the foot switch options. It is not the same sounding amp. The 15 can get killer tones at low bedroom volumes while the 30 sounds fizzy and just off at minimum volumes. I do the occasional show so I was really wanting this to work for gig and bedroom, maybe if it had a half wattage switch I could make it work but bedroom players be aware.
Aaron Adams You’re right, good bit of advise.
JHS's Little Black Box? Looks like a worthy fix.
@@EddieOtool That is just like putting a volume pedal in the FX loop unfortunately, which still had it fizzy sounding at low volume. The only true fix is a full attenuator. I have one now, but I already have my heart set on another amp..
@@aaron_768 Yeah, of course if the fizzyness comes from the power tubes I guess that's helpless. I don't know a lot about attenuators, but I thought they were quite expensive (nearly as much as that amp itself) so it kinda defeats the purpose of the rig...
@@EddieOtool It depends on how many bells and whistles you want. I went with the bugera PS1. Phillip McKnight compared it against a full on product and for 100 bucks this thing is great.
...here Rob, you can use My Jim Dunlop stubby 3.0.......( tosses plectrum at computer screen.....)
My mandolin pick.
@@9999plato ...
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works great for flat top's and tele's as well....my son came home with one, I'd never seen one, but had noticed myself waiting for my nylon pick to snap back while picking.....
...doubled my picking speed overnight.....
Who doesn't like a nice big round bottom end?..........with headroom!
Why oh why does your glorious comment remind me of The Smiths' Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others?
7:39 "...mega affordable tele"
*checks link*: £3779.00
@Mark Seymour Our UK sense of humour.
obvious sarcasm is obvious
Cheap as chips
Imagine what it must have cost before it got damaged.
mel obrien right I cant believe anyone would be so careless with such an awesome and expensive guitar ..😉...yeah I’m one of those guys , I can’t see buying a used guitar as a new and paying extra for it to be abused . They can make the neck and fretboard feel played in without making it look like a posers guitar
Would love to see the SuperSonic 22 comparison with those 2 amps🤟🏻
Not even really close piece wise but those amps are killer. I would say the supper sonic takes the best of hrd and the bass breaker. You get those classic cleans on the vibrolux/baseman Chanel. And then you get those sweet juicy gain tones. I’m looking to buy the 60 I would get the 22 but I don’t think the clean Chanel has enough headroom to play with a drummer.
I play HRD4 with 12at7 in V1.. volume really usable.. I can play at home until 5 or 6.
Beautiful clean and with kind of plexitone pedal, it s the right deal.
I'm definitely a two channel, get your drive from the amp kinda guy (with maybe a tube screamer in front to push it a little), so the Bassbreaker appeals to me more. I had one of the early Hot Rod Deluxes and it certainly didn't do much for my hard rock tendencies at the time.
In the opening jam, would that Rob’s cleanest sound ever show on RUclips?? 😆😆😆
I have a fender bass breaker and my only complain is the issues with the reverb. Mine I had to spend a lot of money to repair and it was almost brand new. The reverb was bringing a lot of noise to the sound.
Reverb sounds like a bit problem when it's working
Maybe you guys shoud try to use room mics more often when demonstrating amps, I feel like it helps better with getting an idea of the amp's sound (sorry if my english don't (doesn't ?) make sense)
You nailed it dude no worries. Good idea!
Moreover, while using the room mics, they should talk over them when discussing volume levels. Humans are designed to be able to judge the volume of human voices by their sounds, and, as such, having a comparison between amp level and unamplified voice level would be immediately instructive.
@@gmofftarki Sounds interesting, that could add something new to guitar/amp demos :)
Buy the Bassbreaker. Plug nice reverb pedal in effects loop. Reverb problem solved for equal money.
Clayton Duguay when I was looking at the blues jr, I ended up going with the bass breaker in part because, despite it being digital, I actually prefer the reverb. It’s not “authentic” but it is an enjoyable bit of depth on low settings. I love it
You guys should do most expensive squire telecaster versus most expensive fender telecaster you guys have done les Paul’s, Stratocasters, and even SG’s I think it’s time to give tele some love
I own both guys and personally I’d take the Bassbreaker over the HD! It does have less power (30w opposed to 40w) but I feel the sound is better! The only complaint I have of the Bassbreaker is that there is no Level Control for the High Gain feature. I find when you have the Normal Gain Level where you want it then kick in the HG for Leads it’s TOO MUCH VOLUME!! I’ve spoke to Fender and they told me that’s the Number One Complaint they’re getting. So I use an Overdrive instead of the HG in the Amp. Other than that I LOVE the Bassbreaker and would choose it anytime over the HRD. Nice Demo! Please keep up the Good Work and Cheers from the US!
Personally overdrive and distortion pedals or multiple overdrive in front of any amp is far more useful and better now there are amp like Marshall etc etc that the gainis great fender need help
Bass Breaker is much nicer clean IMO… Has tons of sparkle yet still warm… The Deluxe is too dark but rounder sounding but lacks that sparkle. NO comparison distorted
My favorite amp WAS the Deluxe… Now it’s the Bassbreaker
Request to do Fender Blackface vs Tweed amps and Fender Mexican Deluxe vs Fender American Elite Strats and Teles!
Daniel Poe deluxe is no more in production
@@enricoamadori2800 Not true. The Deluxe series (first released around 2016 I think) are the high end Mexican guitars that are still in production and for sale. I own a HSS one in candy apple red and I love it!
shop.fender.com/en/intl/electric-series/deluxe/guitars/
The 6L6s definitely put out more bottom end.
Yes, and the el34’s more sparkle
Battle of the Fender open backs. Kinda depends where you like to get your dirt from. Pedal platform vs overdriven rock machine.
Man you guys have a video for every bit of guitar gear I have ever wonder about I have learned so much from this channel and pretty much watch everyday keep up the good work 👍 😃
I have played the Bass Breaker and just didn’t like it.
I love the Hot Rod for the great cleans. Just put an overdrive or distortion pedal for your dirt and you have a great amp.
Bassbreaker all the way, killer tones!
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You sound like tons of fun!
Bassbreaker 30r is my amp too. With the channel switching it's able to cover a lot of ground. IMO it's the best drive channel fender has ever made. I've owned a prosonic and this 30r tops it, to my ears
I sold my Prosonic head and bought a Bassbreaker 30R - no regrets ...BB is great with my small pedalboard ... I have a HRD4 that I use with my big pedalboard. 👍😉
You've got good taste in amps.
Went in to my local guitar store and played both the bass breaker 30 and Marshall origin 20 with the idea that I wanted a fender sounding amp. The bass breaker was way to fuzzy. Ended up with the Marshall with a good spring reverb pedal. Wins over the fender in my opinion.
When Chappers leans his head forward he looks more like Elvis Costello ever year. Lee's playing is my favorite style. I could listen to Lee and/or Pete for an hour. Then want the tabs to learn what they played!
Love my bassbreaker 15r, but I wish it had spring reverb. I'm considering a Hot Rod Deluxe, actually. I don't like pedals. But the bassbreaker is so close to a bassman that it has an awesome out of hte box tone.
Why the heck dont you like "pedals" ? There are so many different pedals oit there that do gorgeous spring reverbs. And they are very different. I think its stupid to buy an extra amp just to get spring reverb... When in reallity pedals can do it just as well
The smiles on Rob's face throughout this episode. Golden.
I vote for the amp with the max clean headroom and bottom end. Could care less about distortion or the spikey 'Marshall' clean trebles, but that's just my personal tastes. Bassbreaker does win on distortion, but... :-)
"For someone who wants a nice big round bottom-end with head room" - Lee 2019
The more I listen, I really enjoy Lee's playing and note choice.
Deluxe sounds great too. Chimier. Great with pedals. Had the Deville. Could not wait to get rid of it. Was jumpy. Not like a Twin at all. Like the natural tone of the instrument to stand out.
I have a Hot Rod Deluxe and have to say it’s the best sounding clean channel I’ve ever played. I don’t use the gain channel. Can’t beat the clean channel and pedals.
I just got a Fender BandMaster VM 40 Watt head, I love it!
BuccaneerDave I have one and it’s awesome. Very different from my tweeds.
That opening playing you guys did really took me to a nice place beautiful.....
Hotrod for me. I recently part exchanged a Bassbreaker 45 head for the latest Hotrod
Cuts through the band sound everytime. Last gig I stayed on the clean channel and used pedals. Im so pleased with my set up now.
Have a Katana Head going through the BB212 cab. Amp nirvana for me at this time...
So you mean the Bassbreaker 45 didn't cut through the mix?
Moritz Lienhard The BB45 is a great amp but it needed a lot of tweaking everytime i set it up. The Hotrod has been gigged 3 times now and sounds great straight away everytime.
Thats my experience
I also have the amp on a tilted stand which helps im sure!
Thanks Guys for the reviews of the Bassbreaker 30r. I was looking for a combo-replacement for the Marshall JCM2000 50W half stack, because I was tired to carry them around. Rob and Lee made me very interested of the bassbreaker. Now I have bought one, and I could not be happier. The amp is so versatile. I´m playing rock from 60s to modern rock, and the amp suits for everything. The Marshall stack is on sale :D
Do you still have the Bassbreaker? I have a JVM and might be going down this route myself.
I have both… I prefer the deluxe for melodic tunes as it’s a bit warmer with more sustain. The bassbreaker I use for distortion and blues because it has a bigger sound to it… Lee says the Deluxe is bigger with more bass but that’s not true (the opposite)
That intro was very Blind Melon-esque. Nice!
I'm getting some Angus Young vibes. Damn the Hot Rod Deluxe is sweet!
first time in a while i've seen rob go without gain for more than a minute, good job chap
Just ordered a Reissue '59 Bassman. Cannot wait to plug in my Tele.
Both seem to be fine amps, but I much prefer a Fender Twin.
I can sympathize with Lee when it comes to trying to play at home with young children around. I’m currently playing out of an Ibanez TSA30 (a great amp you guys should shootout against some more popular Tube Screamer pedals) but it’s way too much. I’m on the lookout for a ‘70s Champ. I’m hoping 5 watts will make for the perfect home amp.
So the clean is better on the deluxe and the distortion is better on the bassbreaker? We need an in between of the two.
Great great great!! HT1R combo it is then! But the Bassbreaker is the only combo that fought against the mighty hot rod and the verdict is not 9 - 0!!! Thank you so much!!
A good versatile amp should be able to do clean, crunch, and balls out. And loud enough for gigging. IMO, of course. I have a 6101LM and 6100LM
I'm planning on buying a fender amp all month long, I cut down the options to these 2 models. this seems like a weird mind reader witchcraft to me.
I was looking at a particular Schecter guitar. They include it in a little shootout & like it the most, lol. Unusually convenient!
Why choose?
I own both!
Bassbreaker is great grab and go and skip the pedals kind of thing and the HRD is the bringing the whole rig amp.
I put Warehouse ET65s in both amps and pair them with a Seismic 1x12 with a Warehouse Veteran 30 ... improves the tone immeasurably.
Do a comparison video of all the 65 reissue and 68 Custom Fender Amps! The Vibrolux 68 is mega awesome
I had heard demos of the smaller Bassbreaker and didn’t like it at all. This one sounds great.
Played HR Deluxe for years,1st version, massive headroom and great reverb but it was always too loud, played medium sized clubs with knob on 3 and was asked to turn down every time and thats with lower output Fender Mustang. For me the drive out of the amp was usable but not great, grainy and harsh. Sold it and tried Rivera - better drive but no character whatsoever, sterile. Tried Mesa, similar problem,Fender clean is Fender clean. Tried 5e3 point to point, clean is there and drive is there but...with 12w and Jensen volume is just not there for playing with the band, too expensive for me for just studio and home use. Long story short, R30 has perfect wattage, its not too heavy and for the first time affordable workhorse with good cleans and good drive. We all want twin reverb and JTM with vintage ac30 in between, in light and small but not to boxy sounding combo and played many amps this is the closest it gets. Put it in a Dumble cabinet and 99% people would drool in 100 000eur ave haha...
I am a sucker for a great clean that takes pedals. So definitely HRD for me. But the gain channels on the BB sounds killer
HRD for me ,thanks guys !
The audio taper volume potentiometer is the key to the improved volume response... or so I've heard!
Yes they fixed it with the new version..i use a volume pedal on my version 3...
The cleans on the Bassbreaker sounded really flat initially, but when it was “half wayed” it came alive
The BB 30R might be my first valve amp. Ive only owned solid state but always wanted a tube amp, and am in no hurry to get one, but this one calls to me, only other one that beckons is a Vox AC15 maybe.
Andrew Aviles Marshall dsl range is another to check out :)
i prefer'd the amp gain on the hot rod deluxe over the pedals on the clean channel
12:56 made me smile, great playing!
5:14 Rob plays a riff that I can't explain the emotions I feel hearing it
I have the BB15 tweed ltd. Its great! I only play at home so volume is low on all my amps. I wanted the Machete when they came out. The BB's seem like a good compromise.
I have the BB 15 and I agree it does not get loud enough on the clean but man does it sound good
I watched this this thinking the Bassbreaker would kill the Deluxe. I was wrong, the Deluxe does it all ------ but I'm still going to buy a Kemper!
Maybe the solution is HRD with a bluesbreaker type pedal.
The BB 15 should be used with a 100db or more speaker to give it more clean headroom and the same for the BB30.Eminence have high sensitivity speakers.
I just love the spring verb
Guys keep up the great work, really enjoy your reviews.Very educational and entertaining. Watching from MI in USA
The HR Deluxe has a classic Fender clean and takes pedals brilliantly. The Bassbreaker has a 2 channels, the gain channel that is good and takes pedals pretty well.
The Basssbreaker seems to be a RUclips baby that never sounds as good in person as it does in the demos.
mine sounds better in person
I can tell you I have the hotrod and the bassbreaker sounds better in person. Im more of a Marshall guy though.
I have to say, as a Marshall DSL40c (mk1) owner, I wish I would have bought the Bassbreaker 30 instead. Very versatile for a similar price. Better drive channel and great cleans. But it came out a bit later than the Marshall so oh well.
I genuinely enjoyed that crunchy rock tone on the hot rod, sweet playing!
Great comparison - Bassbreaker can still do the clean with pedals thing, but the gain channels sound great, too! Great playing from Rob in the intro - great playing clean - he's not just a high gain guy!
“Spontaneous Lee” or
Spontaneously
"heh boring cleans, time to play with some GAIN!"
*plays boring old chappers riffs*
I've never thought that Hot Rod Deluxes or Devilles sounded bad on their drive channels. They're just not hard rock.
Just tried one for the first time a few days ago, and the drive "punches" in a way that is not conveyed at all through those microphones, especially coming from the Gibson I tryed in. Gotta hear it live. True fact: it is but a light crunch, albeit not a bad one. And it did feel L O U D indeed. Will try the BB30 some day; the BB15 was too much of a lackluster to me.
Yeh, just not versatile. Gets really muddy when cranked. Which if you're going for that, cool. I just never could gel with it. I didn't like the way it stacked comparatively with the rest of the tones. Loved that amp as a platform, though.
Lee, my goodness! You put some goosies on my arms with that emotional piece there. Honestly man that was great!
Just to preface, in saying that Rob is an amazing player and never ceases to amaze. But c'mon, Lee was on point in this