The old manuals for the Fender Hot Rod series used to include recommended settings. But the new manuals don’t include this helpful information. Try the settings above on either your Hot Rod Deluxe or DeVille amplifier. The Deluxe and DeVille range have the same channel and switch arrangements.
Settings for Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and DeVille amplifiers
Fat Sound 
Wonderfully well written blog!!
Thanks so much!! It’s a nice guide. I had lost mine.
Thanks, a lot! I don’t know where mine is, either. This will help me dial in my sound.:)
Just picked up a Beauty !!
Last year of the Made in America.
QA tag has MA, That’s 2002 Jan.
Your Settings are greatly varied &
give full expression. A great departure point..
Mixing up the Guitars adds to it..
Fender sound !!! Still enjoy the Variax 700 with the Vetta & Pod XTLive (whatever number)..
Thanks!!
I to have lost mine does fender still put the
Guide out.
Not as far as I know.
This is great!! Would love a template to mark my own
From Montréal, Merci beaucoup très apprécié, yessss
You are welcome.
I didn’t realize that fender owned Guild at this time or did they just not want to give props to a gibson sg?!
Thanks brother. I’d actually forgotten how versatile my “Hot Rod” could be. It’s always great to see people giving something back and taking the time and effort to put this together is exactly that. Much appreciated !