I don't like the reverb,is there a way to make it sound more like the older fenders?
Modding the reverb takes some electronics experience...if you know where the reverb circuit is. all you can really do is change the input caps that make the tone bright or dull... larger uf for dull... lower cap values for bright... it's in the signal circuits... dont mess with power caps. The schematic shows op amp into the tank and out of the tank to another op amp...Output of the tank to opamp.. Id double that input cap ( 330 pf ) to see if you get more response into the opamp... then look at the circuit C17-C18/R33-R34 
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Change the reverb tank out or use a reverb stompbox
SOURCE: Hot Rod Deville, reverb squeal...
Here is an article that might help:http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/reverb-troubleshooting/jun-09/97165 Here is the schematic:http://www.fender.com/support/amp_schematics/pdfs/Hot_Rod_DeVille_Schematic.pdf Check to see if someone hasn't reversed the input and output cables at the reverb tank. Then troubleshoot the reverb section .
SOURCE: The red and white connections going to the Reverb
If you touch each wire, the one that receives the output of the tank should hum. Quick and dirty test.
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SOURCE: Fix Reverb unit on Fender Hot-Rod Deluxe Amp
Could have broken a spring in the reverb tank, or a wire connecting it to the amp, or the reverb driver tube, or a few other things, but those are the most likely in this situation. Thats what I'd check first. Give it a little slap and if it vibrates like normal, your spring is probably ok, you can still open it up and double check though. Check your wires. Then pull your reverb driver tube and replace it. If that doesn't work, it is probably in the circuit somewhere, and you should not work on your amp unless you know what you are doing. They store large amounts of electicity in the caps and they can kill you.
SOURCE: just got my fender 63 reverb reissue unit...and
If you unplug the guitar cable and STILL get the hum, the unit has a defect... return under warranty.
If the hum goes away when you unplug the cable, replace the cable and see if new cable fixes the problem. If it does, the cable has a bad shield.
If the cable didn't cure it, then the guitar has a defect. Remember that some guitar pickups are sensitive to the magnetic fields from the amps... only cure is to either use humbucker types or be a distance away from the amp.
SOURCE: my reverb on my Fender
Your reverb spring is most likely broken. If it has electronic reverb, then the chip has gone out. For both of these problems, a qualified amplifier technician will have to look at it and replace the parts.
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The reverb works fine I would just like it to sound better.I have put a Fromel mod in my amp.I used to have an old quad and the reverb sounded alot better
Fender put in a bright cap on the reverb control. This thins out the reverb at lower reverb settings. Find C50 on the circuit board. It should be between the brackets under the reverb pot. Clip one end of C50. (Don't worry...you won't want to reconnect it.) Now enjoy your reverb.
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