![]() There’s also a new ‘lightly aged’ variation on the familiar sparkle grille cloth, which blends nicely with the black textured vinyl covering.īoth of the big combos feature a new loudspeaker, the very popular Celestion ‘A-Type’, with a single 12-inch driver in the HR Deluxe and a pair in the slightly bigger cabinet of the DeVille.īehind the rear panels of all three amps, the electronics sit in robust open-ended steel tray chassis, which are secured to the cabinet top and sides with substantial mushroom-head machine screws. ![]() The black control panel has a slightly different textured finish, with more visible graphics and ivory chicken head knobs, which don’t quite match the lettering - a very tiny annoyance that could easily be tweaked with a different shade of paint. One change that isn’t immediately visible is a different construction material from MDF and plywood back to the solid pine used on the 50s originals, which provides a significant weight reduction as well as improving the cabinet’s resonant properties. ![]() ![]() Both larger Hot Rod IV combos feature the same familiar cabinet design as their predecessors, which was in turn based on the legendary narrow panel ‘tweed’ amplifiers of the mid-to-late 50s.
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