Fender Deluxe Reverb Tube Amplifier (1965)
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Fender Deluxe Reverb Model Tube Amplifier (1965), made in Fullerton, California, serial # A-05301, black tolex covering finish.
This is a nicely clean and well-preserved JUST CBS-era example of one of the all-time classic Fender amps, the black-panel Deluxe Reverb. The mid-60's version of the Deluxe was made as both a Reverb model and a non-Reverb model. Both featured a two-channel layout, one "normal", one "vibrato" (also sporting the reverb effect on the reverb model) with two instrument inputs on each. A dual 6V6-power section into a 12" speaker puts out around 18-20 watts of power. The Reverb model packs a little more gain in the preamp section and can yield some truly righteous breakup higher on the volume dial.
With enough gain to kick at low level, sufficient headroom to keep up with a drum kit and full reverb and tremolo, the Deluxe Reverb is one of the benchmark 1960s amps all others since are compared to. For decades this has been considered one of the best recording and club gig amps ever made, and now in a lower volume world can be seen and heard on stages of all sizes. This is simply a super nice example, another small but superbly toneful piece of Leo's legacy.
Height is 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm.), 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) in depth at side.
Externally this amp is in excellent shape, one of the cleaner of these we've seen in a while. The Tolex shows only VERY light wear with even most corners unscathed; the chassis straps and hardware shows light signs of corrosion. The faceplate looks very clean with all the graphics intact and only a handful of scuffs/blemishes and all the knobs are intact as well. The grille cloth is nice and clean with no signs of fraying or tearing. The amp comes with a cover and what appears to be a later two-button footswitch.
Electrically, the amp is nicely original, save for the speaker, which is a replacement Weber 12A125. The tube chart bears the stamp OC, dating it to March of 1965. The power, output, choke and reverb transformers are all original, bearing the codes 606-450, 606-434, 606-503 and 606-445, dating them to the 50th, 34th and 45th weeks of 1964 and the 3rd week of 1965, respectively. All pots appear original and date to early '65. Otherwise, the amp has seen our standard maintenance and servicing, including the replacement of all electrolytic capacitors, a grounded 3-prong cord added, cleaning of all sockets, pots and jacks and power tubes biased to spec. All of the remaining original blue Astron signal capacitors are still working well!
Overall this is a phenomenal-sounding early-CBS example of one of the all-time classic Fender amps, in ready-to-gig condition. Overall Excellent - Condition.
This is a nicely clean and well-preserved JUST CBS-era example of one of the all-time classic Fender amps, the black-panel Deluxe Reverb. The mid-60's version of the Deluxe was made as both a Reverb model and a non-Reverb model. Both featured a two-channel layout, one "normal", one "vibrato" (also sporting the reverb effect on the reverb model) with two instrument inputs on each. A dual 6V6-power section into a 12" speaker puts out around 18-20 watts of power. The Reverb model packs a little more gain in the preamp section and can yield some truly righteous breakup higher on the volume dial.
With enough gain to kick at low level, sufficient headroom to keep up with a drum kit and full reverb and tremolo, the Deluxe Reverb is one of the benchmark 1960s amps all others since are compared to. For decades this has been considered one of the best recording and club gig amps ever made, and now in a lower volume world can be seen and heard on stages of all sizes. This is simply a super nice example, another small but superbly toneful piece of Leo's legacy.
Height is 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm.), 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) in depth at side.
Externally this amp is in excellent shape, one of the cleaner of these we've seen in a while. The Tolex shows only VERY light wear with even most corners unscathed; the chassis straps and hardware shows light signs of corrosion. The faceplate looks very clean with all the graphics intact and only a handful of scuffs/blemishes and all the knobs are intact as well. The grille cloth is nice and clean with no signs of fraying or tearing. The amp comes with a cover and what appears to be a later two-button footswitch.
Electrically, the amp is nicely original, save for the speaker, which is a replacement Weber 12A125. The tube chart bears the stamp OC, dating it to March of 1965. The power, output, choke and reverb transformers are all original, bearing the codes 606-450, 606-434, 606-503 and 606-445, dating them to the 50th, 34th and 45th weeks of 1964 and the 3rd week of 1965, respectively. All pots appear original and date to early '65. Otherwise, the amp has seen our standard maintenance and servicing, including the replacement of all electrolytic capacitors, a grounded 3-prong cord added, cleaning of all sockets, pots and jacks and power tubes biased to spec. All of the remaining original blue Astron signal capacitors are still working well!
Overall this is a phenomenal-sounding early-CBS example of one of the all-time classic Fender amps, in ready-to-gig condition. Overall Excellent - Condition.