Pedals that stack with the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Push the Hot Rod Deluxe's bluesy tube breakup with the Formula 5F6's own natural, harmonic saturation and it turns into real weight.

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Ibanez Tube Screamer's smooth voice suits Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's own smooth character

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform ProCo RAT 2 wants

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Fender Hot Rod Deluxe after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Fender Hot Rod Deluxe after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Fender Hot Rod Deluxe after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe leans bright right where the warm tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe leans bright right where the warm tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser's lush voice goes after Fender Hot Rod Deluxe in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's own smooth character

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Fender Hot Rod Deluxe after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe leans bright right where the warm tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Fender Hot Rod Deluxe after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Electro-Harmonix Nano Tone Corset's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp