Fender Custom Shop 57 Tweed Deluxe Boutique Amp

The Fender Custom Shop is known for making some great amps, one of which is the Fender Custom Shop 57 Tweed Deluxe boutique amp.  fender-custom-shop-57-tweed-ampThis amp is the same design that many players have used for years, including Neil Young.  The entire amp is hand wired, just like most of Fender’s amps, and it features a tone that is absolutely clear and amazing.  This is a great amp if you’re going to be playing in small venues, want a great amp for recording demo tapes, or need an amp for practicing.  It’s small and light enough (about 25 pounds) that traveling is not an issue—there’s no huge, heavy case to lug around.

If you get under that tweed covering, you’ll find two 12AX7 preamp tubes that are paired up with a pair of GT6V6 Groove Tubes.  These tubes provide that great Fender output that we’ve all come to know and love.  The Fender 57 can provide clear, clean tones or crunchy, distorted sounds—it’s all up to you.  The entire thing is backed away in a solid pine case that features a 12 inch Jensen P-12Q speaker.  The 5Y3GT rectifier tube provides natural compression, while the 5E3 circuit produces 12 watts of power.

If you’re looking to pick up a Fender Custom Shop 57 Tweed amp, a new one will cost around $3,000, while a used amp can run anywhere from $1,150 to $2,000.

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This all-tube combo amp has hand-wired circuitry; we've even reproduced the 1955-57 edition 'low powered' 5E8A circuit, which puts 40 watts into a pair of 12" alnico-magnet speakers. Power comes from a pair of GT6L6 output tubes and Fender's rarely seen mid-'50s dual rectifier arrangement (using 5U4 rectifier tubes). With this design, power amp compression or "sag" is more subtle than in many Fender tweed designs. The Twin's preamp contains four high-gain 12AX7 tubes, three of which may be substituted with 12AY7s for the original '50s low-gain sound. An internal bias pot allows easy substitution of various 6L6 types. Control panel details include normal and bright volumes, four inputs (two normal; two bright), treble, bass and presence knobs.

May 23, 2009
Posted in Boutique Amps,Fender Custom Shop — anthony @ 5:39 am

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