Comments on: Simple Fender Hot Rod Mod II: Swap Out Your Speaker http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/ Real. Guitar. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4954 Wed, 05 May 2010 05:56:32 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4954 G-Dawg!
you should also try the stewart McDonald vintage humbuckers on this set up mod, you will be amaze at the overdrive channel,let some big open chords ring out at band volume level and your entering into marshal/boogie territorty!

I’ve switch all my warmoth guitars now that have humbuckers to stewart MacDonalds pick ups now.
http://www.stewmac.com

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4953 Wed, 05 May 2010 05:36:34 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4953 hey G-dawg!
if your gonna do the mod on yout HRD make sure you discharge the filter caps first! okay!

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4947 Sun, 02 May 2010 04:23:20 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4947 BTW the master volume has nothing to do with the clean channel! its part of the dirty channel.

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4946 Sun, 02 May 2010 04:19:42 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4946 G-Dawg!
here’s the part number 0041507000 this is a 1Meg audio taper pot,it should also say control snapin 1M 10A. you could also use this for the master volume so you dont sound like your blasting the neighbourhood to the moon at vol 2.

Fender uses 100k linear pot on the master volume to match the clean channel.

for example if your clean volume is at (band leve)l 4 then your dirty channel will be the same,and both these volume are already crazy loud for any normal band! trust me I have to turn down sometimes cause the band mates complain.

now if you install a 1meg audio tapered pot on the master volume, you will be at around volume 5.5 or 6.5 at band level which is much more controled there’s definetly NO LOSS OF TONE, specialy when you live in an apartment, with this 1meg pot you could actualy play at volume 2 and nobody will ever complain!

on a 100k linear pot(which is stock) at volume 2,the cops will definetly be knocking at your door. been there done that!

]]> By: GoofyDawg http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4945 Sun, 02 May 2010 01:17:20 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4945 Do you remember the part number from Daren Riley? There are a few 1 Meg pots there. :) Thanks!

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4944 Sun, 02 May 2010 01:16:25 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4944 BTW G-Dawg I’ve had great complements on my hot rod deville on this simple mod during gigs. someone told me that its a mean bastard tone!lol

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4943 Sun, 02 May 2010 01:07:50 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4943 hey G-dawg!
its pretty easy to do,but removing the pcb out of the chassy is a little tricky. In fact you dont remove the pcb all the way out, just enough to work on unsoldering the gain pot out. the pot is easy just requires some patience,carefull attention so you dont lift the pads and a good quality weller solder tool,solder sucker,solder wick.

I’am an electronic technician for about 20+ yrs now by trade, so I’m use to doing these kinda stuff.

I’ve modified the hot rod deville,deluxe,blues jr for other people for the last 7yrs now and this is by far the best mod I can come up with without destroying the marvelous fender clean channel.
I’ve tried tons of other mods out there for this particular amp that internet has to offer and they ended destroying the clean channel and makes the drive channel too muddy especialy at band level.

its very easy to do its just one pot and thats the gain pot,thats it! and a choice of your speakers and its ton heaven,and preserves the rest of the circuitry.

with the hot rod series,a little goes a long way..

if your still unsure of doin it your self let a qualified tech in your area do it for you,and if a tech try’s to sell you other mods for this amp he’s full of BS. all you need is just that gain pot,and you will enter the marshal distortion territory!

]]> By: GoofyDawg http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4925 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:12:10 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4925 Warren, VERY cool stuff! I’ve heard mixed feedback about swapping out the pots. But actually, this is the first time I’ve heard about swapping out just the gain pot. Now THAT makes tons of sense, so you can get the gain up much more gradually.

BTW, do you have instructions available for swapping out the gain knob, or should I just have a tech do it?

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4923 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:05:02 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4923 I also replace the gain potentiometer on the drive channel with a genuine fender snap in 1Meg Pot audio tapered,(www.darrenrilley.com) and then replace the pre-amp tubes 1 and 2 with 12AX7WC then the inverter tube with 12AX7LPS.

The results are incredible mean tone on the dirty channel,my band mates were blown away and very impress! and still preserves the incredible fender clean tone.

whatever you do do not mess with any other parts of the circuitry or everything else leads to a very muddy sound.

here’s the mod over view.
for the hot rod deville 2×12
2 Eminence Legend V12
2 12AX7WC
1 12AX7LPS
1 1M potentiometer audio taper you can get this at http://www.darrenrilley.com this is a genuine fender snap in replacement pot. if your good with soldering,great or go with a well qualified tech near you!

]]> By: GoofyDawg http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4893 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:19:11 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4893 Nice. It makes a HUGE difference!

]]> By: Warren http://guitargear.org/2009/04/11/simple-fender-hot-rod-mod-ii-swap-out-your-speaker/#comment-4892 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:44:29 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=1078#comment-4892 hey I just replace my fender hot rod deville speakers with EMINENCE LEGEND V12 and it made A big difference. I highly recommend it on the hot rod series!
A very mean tone for lack of better term.

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