Fender 57 Deluxe Amp manual Deluxe amp, Features include, Control panel

'57 deluxe™ amp

The original Fender Deluxe™ amp of the 1950s was a medium- powered unit designed to let guitarists hold their own in a small group. Upright bass and calfskin-headed drums were no match for this little California suitcase! Then, as Blues, Western, and Rockabilly bands began getting louder and wilder, the overdriven tone of a cranked-up Deluxe found its way onto countless smokin’ hot live and recorded performances.

Over the past five decades, from Memphis to Liverpool to Texas, players of every conceivable style have employed this awesome tone machine for its unmistakable warm, rich tube tone. The original amps are getting hard to find, and their prices continue to appreciate in the vintage collector’s market. Players who enjoy the original tone, feel, and vibe will be delighted by the ’57 Deluxe, now part of Fender’s prestigious Custom series of all-tube amps with hand-wired circuitry and premium components.

Lower settings of the “chicken head” volume control result in harmonically rich clean tones perfect for authentic vintage Rock, Blues, and Country playing; when cranked up, the Deluxe’s fat, compressed, wildly distorted tone is not only inspiring, but just plain fun. It also records easily, thanks to all that natural compression.

Enjoy!

Features include:

•Hand-wired all-tube circuitry on eyelet board.

•Late 1950s 5E3 circuit produces about 12 Watts.

•Mic and Instrument channels with individual volume controls.

•12” Alnico-magnet Jensen P-12Q speaker as used in the original.

•Matched pair of Groove Tubes™ GT6V6 output tubes.

•5Y3 rectifier tube helps provide natural compression or “sag.”

•Two high-gain 12AX7 preamp tubes, one of which may be substituted with a 12AY7 for the original ’50s lower-gain sound, if desired.

•Finger-joined solid Pine cabinet resonates with a warm, woody tone.

•Genuine Lacquered Tweed covering topped off with vintage brown/gold grille cloth and leather strap handle.

•Deluxe fitted cover is included.

•Designed in Scottsdale, AZ, USA. Made in Corona, CA, USA.

5 year warranty (US and Canada, other territories may vary)

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control panel

A . STANDBY—When the amplifier is on, Standby will mute all audio output from the unit.

•Use Standby during short breaks to avoid the tube warm-up delay upon returning to play.

•Select Standby for the first ￿￿ seconds when switching the amplifier on to extend the life of the tubes.

B . FUSE—Protects the unit from electrical faults. Replace a blown fuse only with the type and rating specified on the top panel of your amplifier.

C . POWER SWITCH—Turns the unit on-off as indicated by the power jewel. When this switch is off, the amplifier is completely shut down.

D . TONE—Adjusts the tone characteristics of the amplifier.

E . INSTRUMENT VOLUME—Adjusts the loudness of the Inst. {G} inputs.

F. MICROPHONE VOLUME—Adjusts the loudness of the Mic. {H} inputs.

G . INSTRUMENT INPUTS—Plug in connections for your guitar. Use input  (full sensitivity) with most guitars. Use input  (–dB) with high-output/pre-amplified instruments or for a darker tone. The Instrument channel provides more treble response than the Microphone channel.

H . MICROPHONE INPUTS—Plug in connections for your microphone or guitar. Use input  (full sensitivity) with most microphones and guitars. Use input  (–dB) with high-output/pre-amplified instruments or for a darker tone.

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