Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb

My neighbor has a 3 year old TMDR and all his pedals sound very thin through it and it drives him crazy. I saw this post and for a second thought it was him.

I have a Fender GTX 100 that we mic that really sounds great so he's constantly bitching about his setup and how he's going to sell it at Guitar Center. IMO the Deluxe is great clean but everything we've tried, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Donner Alpha Crunch, etc all sound buzzy and thin.

Just here to say I've seen the same thing you're dealing with.

Take the target OD pedals with you to GC and set up an A/B with the TMDR and an all-tube Fender BF or SF reissue of some sort in your preferred size/weight and see if you get better results.

Also, there is a reason the Fender Twin Reverb - BF, SF, RIs - is the most common backline amp in the business. Big, rich, gorgeous cleans with seemingly infinite headroom ... and they love any and all pedals, modelers, fly-rigs, whatever you juice them with. The only drawback is they are big and heavy - which is why I mentioned start with preferred size/weight tube Fenders.

For what it's worth, the best pedal host amp I've ever used in my playing life was an early 70s SS rectifier non-master vol SFTR. MV comps from the mid-70s can probably be found in the current market for around what you paid for that TMDR. And if you're in BR, I have an amp tech that can make that amp SING.