🎚️ Amp settings

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe settings

Real starting points for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, averaged from 5 famous recordings made on one. Use the all-rounder dials below, then jump into any specific tone — ToneAdapt re-dials it for the exact guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

All-rounder starting point
Gain
4
Bass
5.5
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
2.5
🎛️ Adapt any of these to YOUR guitar & amp — free →

Starting points by genre

Punk · 2 tones
Gain
3.5
Bass
6
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6.5
Reverb
3.5

5 famous tones on a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

MinervaDeftones · metalgain 8.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6
It Smells Like Fudge Axe in HereHot Mulligan · punkgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6
Is This ItThe Strokes · rockgain 4.5 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 6.5
BckyrdHot Mulligan · punkgain 0 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 6
*Sobs Quietly*Mom Jeans. · othergain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5
Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across recordings, adapted to your gear by ToneAdapt. Browse by gear · All 495 tones