Miles,
I bought my first tube amp, a 40 watt Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, a few months ago. Why does this amp have 3 12AX7's? I don't have much experience with tube amps, but it seems kind of odd to have 3 12AX7's. Don't most amps have 2? Also, the drive channel is pretty lame. How could I tighten up the bass and get a better bluesy grind type sound? Maybe the speaker?
Also, the amp has two Groove Tubes 6L6's(red) and a solid state rectifier. All of the tubes are Russian.