Post by NanooMan on Feb 10, 2008 4:16:12 GMT -5
Hello all. This is a general question that may save me time and money, not to mention all of the stress that goes into both.
I'm seriously considering buying a Hot Rod Deluxe amp, but I wish it was just a bit quieter. What I was first going for was the Blues Jr., which is a bit quieter. My question is this. On reason I decided to go with the Hot Rod Deluxe is the fact that it has more features such as an effects loop. You can't get some feature like that and a full tone stack, etc. in small amps like the Blues Jr. So, would it not be the same difference if I ran a preamp in front of all my effects? I'm thinking about buying Siegmund's dual drive or Duncan's twin Tube drive which both uses sub miniature tubes. If I did get the smaller amp, would it e right for me to run right into the amp's preamp, or should I get a configuration that allows me to bypass that? I would essentially have my preamp at my feet and a power amp of better volume. What say you?
I'm seriously considering buying a Hot Rod Deluxe amp, but I wish it was just a bit quieter. What I was first going for was the Blues Jr., which is a bit quieter. My question is this. On reason I decided to go with the Hot Rod Deluxe is the fact that it has more features such as an effects loop. You can't get some feature like that and a full tone stack, etc. in small amps like the Blues Jr. So, would it not be the same difference if I ran a preamp in front of all my effects? I'm thinking about buying Siegmund's dual drive or Duncan's twin Tube drive which both uses sub miniature tubes. If I did get the smaller amp, would it e right for me to run right into the amp's preamp, or should I get a configuration that allows me to bypass that? I would essentially have my preamp at my feet and a power amp of better volume. What say you?
