Fender '57 Twin Tweed Combo Amp
This is marked as a demo amp because there is a slight indentation in the tweed covering where an amp was set too close to it on the floor...it has been played only long enough to ensure it works properly. It has been moved around a few times...that said, this amp functions exactly as it should ....it is awesome. We could get any of the blemishes to show in any of our photos...that's how minor they are....regardless, we knocked off $100 for it! No disappointments!
Handwired Fender Amp!!
The Fender '57 Twin Tweed Combo Amp effectively reproduces the 1955-1957 edition's low-powered 5E8A circuit, which produces 40W into a pair of 12" Alnico-magnet speakers. Its harmonically rich, clean tones are great for authentic rock, blues, and country playing. When cranked up, the Twin-Amp's fat, sophisticated distortion tone works wonderfully in many modern musical situations.
The '57 Twin-Amp gets its power from a pair of USA-made GT6L6-GE output tubes. The power supply includes Fender's rarely seen '50s dual rectifier arrangement, which uses two - 5U4 rectifier tubes. With this design, power amp compression, or sag, is more subtle than it is in many Fender Tweed designs. The preamp contains four high-gain 12AX7 tubes, three of which may be substituted with 12AY7s for the original '50s low-gain sound, if desired. There's also an internal bias pot that allows easy substitution of various 6L6 tube types.
Control panel details include Normal and Bright volumes, 4 Inputs (2 Normal, 2 Bright), Treble, Bass, and Presence knobs.
The '57 Twin's finger-joined solid pine cabinet resonates with a warm, woody tone. The amp is covered in genuine lacquered tweed, and a vintage brown/gold grille cloth and leather strap handle complete a very vintage package. Fitted cover is included.
Fender 57 Twin-Amp Tweed Combo Amp Specifications:
- 25"W x 21"H x 10-1/2"D
- 44 lbs.
Fender 57 Twin-Amp Tweed Combo Amp Features:
- '55-'57 5E8A circuit design
- Hand-wired chassis
- 40W tube power
- 2 - 12" Special Design Ted Weber/Eminence Alnico magnet speakers
- Solid finger-jointed pine cabinet
- Genuine lacquered tweed
- Striped oxblood grille cloth
- Leather strap handle
- Controls: Presence, Bass, Treble, Volume (Bright Channel), Volume (Normal Channel)
- Dual channels (Normal and Bright)
- Chrome control panel
- 4 inputs (2 per channel)
- Standby switch
- Internal bias pot
- Dual rectifiers
- 4 x 12AX7 (preamp)
- 2 x GT6L6-GE (power section)
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2 x 5U4 (rectifier)
Note: We check out all of the amps and guitars we sell before we send 'em out. Some people prefer sealed boxes....and while that's totally understandable, we prefer to know that the amp or guitar we're sending to our customer was not damaged in route to us and is in perfect working order...that's just how we do it. We package everything we sell as if we were sending a package to ourselves. Due to us having a limited amount of storage space for overstock, products may or may not be shipped in their original box. |
