The Amplifier sounds incredible and will only get better with time and the relic job is really incredible and I can't stop checking it out for all the little touches that add to the look.Just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great work.Lucky we have people like you in today's world. June 2022 "Hi Dean, Just wanted to let you know you have done it again. Playing it in a space as big as my workshop lets you turn it up and enjoy it to the fullest.I will play your amp with much pride and gusto for many years I'm sure. It's so much more friendly than my 65 Super Reverb RI. I really like the fact that you can crank it up into the 7-8 range and it absolutely bristles with sustain and articulation. I've had a chance to play it just now at it's spectacular. July 2022 "Hi Dean, I just wanted to say thank-you for dropping the amp off today at the workshop. A good set of Filtertrons with this amp is nearly a religious experience! Enough said." Never had even the slightest issue with reliability. It is as much a part of my sound as my fingers, guitar and slap back delay. I love it every time I use it, never get bored with the sound and rarely touch the eq. I play at least an hour a day plus gigs and rehearsals. I play rockabilly,swing, jump blues, rock and roll using Gretsch and Telecasters. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.August 2022 "Had this amp for 18 months. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Chaparral Road, Suite 100, Scottdale, AZ 85250 phone (480) 596-9690 This article originally appeared in VG ‘s July 2007 issue. Price Deluxe $2,569.99 (retail) Twin $2,999.99 (retail)Ĭontact Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, 8860 E. The ’57 Twin is a real powerhouse, with a loud, full clean sound and a thick, harmonically rich overdrive sound, especially with a high-quality overdrive pedal in front of it. The well-voiced passive tone controls, along with Presence and the Normal/Bright inputs, make it easy to dial in great, natural sounds, whether you play single-coils or humbuckers. It took very little tweaking to find the sweet spots using the amp’s Bass, Treble and Presence knobs. Plugged into the Bright channel of the Twin, the Cray produced a shimmering classic Fender-6L6 clean tone with thick, round bottom and crisp highs. The Deluxe’s combination of light weight (it goes about 25 pounds) and big sound make it an ideal choice for studio work or small-to-medium gigs. The amp responds well to pick attack and changes in the guitar’s volume controls, making it easy to clean up the sound right at the guitar. The amp started to break up nicely about halfway on the Volume control, and rolled into a smooth, crunchy overdrive as it heads to full volume. This is one of those amps where a reverb circuit isn’t really missed the thick, saturated sound of the amp needs no help, as its lively, midrange response and clear top-end are very well-balanced. The simple, straightforward single Volume and Tone layout allow both guitars’ personalities to shine, with chiming bell tone from the Strat and a lush, fat, articulate humbucker sound from the Bluesbird. With a Fender Custom Shop Robert Cray Stratocaster and a humbucker-loaded Guild Bluesbird, the ’57 Deluxe offers up a bright, full tone with a very generous serving of musical overtones. Valve and speaker layout in the Twin includes a pair of 5U4 rectifier tubes, a matched pair of Groove Tubes 6L6GEs producing 40 watts, four 12AX7 preamp tubes, and two Ted Weber-designed Fender 12″ Alnico speakers. The ’57 Twin also has two channels, one bright and one normal each with two 1/4″ jacks and individual Volume controls, as well as passive master Bass and Treble tone controls, a Presence control, and power/standby switches. The Deluxe’s late-’50s 5E3 circuit uses a matched pair of Groove Tube 6V6 power tubes producing 12 watts, a 5Y3 rectifier tube, two high-gain 12AX7 preamp tubes, and a original-spec Jensen P-12Q 12″ Alnico speaker. The ’57 Deluxe has two channels (one Mic, one Instrument) each with two 1/4″ jacks and individual Volume controls, as well as a master Tone control and power/standby switches. And today, the values of vintage Fender tweed amps simply put them out of the reach of many players.įender’s new reissue ’57 Twin Amp and ’57 Deluxe are built just like they were when Leo was at the helm – with hand-wired/point-to-point circuits on eyelet boards, finger-jointed pine cabinets, lacquered tweed covering, and Alnico-magnet speakers. Fender, Peavey, Carvin.) and boutique builders alike. Whether it is Leo’s legendary circuit design, their tweed covering, top-mounted controls, or just killer tone, the “tweed” amp is a true industry standard that has been copied, reissued, and modified by major manufactures (i.e. Fender “tweed” guitar amplifiers – the Twin, Deluxe, Bassman, Champ, etc., from the 1950s – are the most sought after amps in the annals of guitardom.
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