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That's exactly what one of my buddies tells me.

Sounds like fun but if I could play a 20 minute solo that would probably happen to me without an amp.

Gigged the HR Deluxw last night for the first time.  It's definitely a keeper.  Going through the PA or micing not necessary at all; plenty of volume with plenty of head room to spare.  Clean with a little reverb is unreal.  Didn't use the drive channels at all.  Used a distortion and OD pedal with the clean for a couple of songs with excellent results.   Unbelievable how powerful 40 watts of Fender tube power is.

Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum.  Don't understand the "Market Place" comment though.  I thought I posted in the Electric Guitar forum. 

Oh, well.  It all worker out.  I scored a sweet brand new all tube 40W Fender Hot Rod Deluxe on Craigslist for $450.  It's more than I wanted to pay but when I did my homework and realized it sells for $700 I couldn't pass on it.  It has way more power than I will ever need but I like the head room. 

I know there are some bad reviews out there as far as reliability but a lot of good ones too.  I have a friend who has had one for 8 years with no problems.  Mine is exactly what I was looking for.  I play mostly clean.  It has beautiful clean sound and great reverb.  Haven't messed with the drive channels much but the clean takes pedals nicely.

I would be interested in hearing any comments/suggestions from anyone who has had any experience with this amp.  I am still pretty much a newbie in the world of electric.

Thanks, David

Thanks Thistles.  Our lead plays an LP and a Tele.  I'm really thinking Strat or SG style.

But I really know little to nothing about how different styles produce different sounds.  I do know that the amps and effects can determine a lot.

I need more feedback from you electric experts, please.

Thanks,
David

But the evil Bm is!

I don't know why, but I have no problem nailing the quick change to barre G, A, B, etc using the E shape. 

Move me over one string and the quick change to barre Bm, Cm, Dm, etc using the E shape is another story.

Go figure!

tonydr - I don't think your Cadd9 is correct - you need to move your 1 finger to the D string and your 2 finger to the A string

The thing I don't like about the coated strings is that they feel slippery to my fretting fingers plus they seem to sound brighter and I like a warmer sound.

My .02

Well, I got the AS50R and used it yesterday as a stage monitor and I gotta say this little rascal more than holds it's own.  Had to crank it up to 5 but had no distortion or feedback problems and it cut through 2 keyboards, a bass, drums, a les paul (through a tube Marshall half stack) and another acoustic just fine.  Plugged a cheapo ($400) Tak acoustic/electric into channel 1 and a Fender mandolin into channel 2 with just a little reverb and got a very nice acoustic sound by boosting the bass a little and cutting the mids a little.  Even used a BD-2 blues driver pedal to play a couple of spot leads using a cheap rubber sound hole plug to kill the feedback from the pedal.  Sounded just as good as the more powerful (80w vs 50w) and much more expensive Acoustasonic Jr. our other acoustic player was using right beside me.

Thanks, Southpaw!

David