Summer NAMM 2017: Fender debuts hand-wired ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb guitar amp
Classic Blackface circuit returns
SUMMER NAMM 2017: Fender has announced the hand-wired, ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb guitar amp, a recreation of the Blackface combo beloved by guitarists the world over.
As per the original, the ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb offers Bright and Normal channels (with tube-driven spring reverb and tremolo on both), hand-wired AB763 circuitry and 20 watts of output.
The amp’s pine cabinet boasts an extra-heavy textured vinyl covering and lightly aged silver grille cloth, and houses a 12” Jensen C-12Q speaker.
Also included are Fender Vintage Blue tone capacitors, four 12AX7 and two 12AT7 preamp tubes, a 5AR4/GZ34 rectifier tube, a matched pair of 6V6 output tubes, as well as a footswitch and amp cover.
The ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb is available from September for £2,289.
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