Turns out they do make 'em like they used to. Case in point: Fender's handwired '57 Deluxe amp, with its lacquered tweed covering and that famed mellow tone.
'57 Custom Deluxe: Classic Rock's Signature Stage Amp Returns!
The Fender '57 Custom Deluxe hand-wired guitar combo amplifier is a modern reincarnation of Fender's classic Tweed Deluxe amplifier. Originally produced from 1948 through 1966 -- and highly sought-after ever since -- Fender's Tweed Deluxe amp became a favored stage amp for dozens of rock, blues, and country-western guitarists. True to the original, this '57 Custom Deluxe offers 12 watts of power through a single 12-inch speaker, enough power to cut through the mix of a full on-stage rock ensemble with tried-and-true vintage sound.
Classic Components
Sometimes less really is more, and the circuitry of the 1950s Fender Deluxe amp is the perfect example of beauty in simplicity. Faithful to its predecessor, the '57 Custom Deluxe offers a period-accurate reconstruction of the 5E3 amplification circuit used in the original narrow-panel Fender Tweed Deluxe amps. Offering two instrument and microphone channels, the '57 Custom Deluxe is equipped with dual preamp and dual power amp tubes and a shared rectifier tube, exactly like a real 1950s Fender Deluxe amp. From studio to stage, the '57 Custom Deluxe is the king of classic rock.
Features:
- Faithful reissue of Fender's classic 1957 narrow-panel tweed Deluxe amplifier
- 12-watt hand-wired tube combo amplifier for guitar
- Two non-switching (simultaneous) channels: instrument and microphone
- Specially designed single 12-inch Eminence speaker with alnico magnet and 8-ohms total impedance
- Vintage 5E3 circuit (the 5th iteration of the 1950s Fender Deluxe circuit)
- Simple design: one 12AY7 and one 12AX7 preamp tubes, two GT6V6 power amp tubes and one 5Y3 rectifier tube
- Fender Pure Vintage yellow capacitors and Mercury Magnetics transformers
- Replaceable fuse provides over-current protection
- Standby switch allows for reduced wear on amplifier tubes
- Two 1/4-inch guitar inputs (normal and bright)
- Two 1/4-inch microphone inputs for instruments or guitar and mic output from the same amp
- Chrome control panel with classic metal lever on/off and standby toggle switches, vintage-style pre-LED red power indicator, fuse knob, independent instrument and microphone volume pots, and shared tone pot
- Tapered vintage-style "chickenhead" control knobs
- Fender Bassman-style grille cloth
- Finger-joined solid pine cabinet construction
- Leather handle strap with chrome mounting hardware
- Vintage-style metal Fender logo badge
- Includes tweed cloth protective cover
- Unit weighs 26 pounds
- Assembled in the USA
Fender Specs:
- Series: Custom Series
- Type: All Tube
- Output: 12 watts
- Speakers: One - 12" Eminence(R) Special Design Alnico
- Ohms: 8 ohms
- Channels: Two (Instrument and Microphone)
- Controls: Instrument Volume, Mic Volume, Master Tone
- Tube Compliment: 1-12AX7, 1-12AY7, 2-GT6V6, 1-5Y3 (Rectifier)
- Covering: Genuine Lacquered Tweed with Striped Oxblood Grill Cloth
- Dimensions: Height: 16.75" (43 cm)
- Width: 20" (51 cm)
- Depth: 9.5" (24 cm)
- Unit Weight: 26 lb (11.5 kg)
- Shipping Weight: 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) including packaging
- Footswitch: N/A
- Cover: Includes a protective amp cover
- Accessories: Fitted Cover
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