Hot Rod DeVille
Manufacturer	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Period	1996–Present
Electronics
Power	60 Watts
Technology	Preamp Section: 3 × 12AX7 Power Section: 2 × 6L6 Driver: 2 × 12" or 4 × 10" Bias: Fixed Phase Inverter: 12AX7 Rectifier: Solid State
Features
Package	Combo:
Cabinet	Material: Wood Covering: Tolex or Diagonal Tweed Grille Brown or silver sparkle grille cloth Weight
Speakers	Eminence Legend 125 32-Watt (special design)
Channels	"Clean", "Drive", "More Drive"
Other Features	Dual Input, Reverb, Effects Loop, Bright Switch, External Speaker Jack

The Fender Hot Rod DeVille is a combo tube guitar amplifier

Guitar amplifier

A guitar amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed to make the signal of an electric or acoustic guitar louder so that it will produce sound through a loudspeaker...

 manufactured and sold by Fender. It was introduced in 1996 as part of Fender's Hot Rod line of amplifiers, and since then has been in continuous production. The Deville incorporates a 60 watt

Watt

The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

 amplifier, and is available in two different models: a 212, which includes a pair of 12" speakers, and the 410, which includes four 10" speakers. The DeVille is the sister amplifier of the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a guitar amplifier manufactured and sold by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It was introduced in 1995 as part of the "Hot Rod" line of guitar amplifiers and has been in continuous production since. This model, along with the Hot Rod Deville, were originally...

.

Specifications

Both the 212 and 410 feature three channels: normal, drive, and more drive. These channels are selectable via the "Channel Select" and "More Drive" buttons on either the control panel or footswitch (included), and they share EQ. Other features include a Bass, Middle, and Treble EQ

Equalization

Equalization, is the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. The most well known use of equalization is in sound recording and reproduction but there are many other applications in electronics and telecommunications. The circuit or equipment used...

, Master Volume, Presence, Normal/Bright switch, standby switch, preamp out and return for an effects loop configuration, and a Fender long-spring reverb

Reverberation

Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed. A reverberation, or reverb, is created when a sound is produced in an enclosed space causing a large number of echoes to build up and then slowly decay as the sound is absorbed by the walls and air...

 (solid state for both the driver and the recovery circuits). An external speaker jack is located next to the output tubes in the back and allows the signal to be heard out of both the amplifier itself and the speakers to which it is connected (which must have a 4- or 8-Ohm impedance).

The Deville features a 60-watt valve

Vacuum tube

In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube , or thermionic valve , reduced to simply "tube" or "valve" in everyday parlance, is a device that relies on the flow of electric current through a vacuum...

 amplifier with three 12AX7 preamp valves and two 6L6 output valves. Its circuitry includes full PCB with valves and pots mounted directly to the circuit board. The speakers included are of the Fender Special Design Eminence series, the 212 containing a pair of 12” speakers and the 410 featuring four 10” speakers. Both consume 180 watts of power. The 410 amp weighs about 50 lbs.

External links

• Hot Rod Deville at Fender.com
• Hot Rod Deville 410 consumer reviews at Harmony Central
• Hot Rod Deville 212 consumer reviews at Harmony Central