The Fender Blues DeVille is an amplifier. Close alternatives include the Fender Dual Showman (Silverface) and the Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head. It pairs well with the Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 and the Catalinbread Formula 5F6.
Fender Blues DeVille
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The Fender Blues DeVille is a professional 120-watt tube combo amplifier delivering warm, responsive blues tone. Its dual channels and EL84 power tubes provide excellent character for blues, rock, and alternative. The Blues DeVille appeals to professional touring musicians.
- blues
- clean
- pedal platform
- live
- clarity
- bright
- eq
- modulation
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Fender Blues DeVille is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Country
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Blues
- Funk
Pedals that stack with the Fender Blues DeVille
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
23% matchTone City Model B Distortion TC-T31's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Catalinbread Formula 5F6
Catalinbread
22% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Catalinbread Formula 5F6 gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Carl Martin
22% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with
Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive
Origin Effects
19% matchKeep Fender Blues DeVille's transparent voice out front: Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive goes after Fender Blues DeVille in the signal chain so its transparent voice doesn't muddy it
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
14% matchOrigin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
11% matchDunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Fender Blues DeVille delivers it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchRun Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Fender Blues DeVille's effects loop, clear of Fender Blues DeVille's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Blues DeVille leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Fender Hammertone Overdrive wants
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender Blues DeVille?+
The closest matches in character are the Fender Dual Showman (Silverface), the Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head, the Matchless Clubman 35.
What pairs well with the Fender Blues DeVille?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31, Catalinbread Formula 5F6, Carl Martin PlexiTone — Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own.