Review of the Fender 57 Custom Deluxe amplifier. Where to buy it?

• Hand wired
• Power: 12 W
• Loudspeakers: 1x 12″ Eminence special design
• Preamp tubes: 1x 12AY7, 1x 12AX7
• Power amp tubes: 2x 6V6
• Controls: instrument volume, mic volume, master tone
• Housing pine; bassman covering/ grille cloth
• Chicken head pointer style
• Incl. amp cover

After giant racks with pre- and power amplifiers and expensive studio effects have been state of the art in the 80s, more traditional systems (head + 4X12 or a combo and a handful of stomp boxes) are more common at the moment again. A small amplifier keeps reappearing again and again: The Fender Deluxe Reverb. Compared to the larger Twin Reverb the Deluxe has a lot less power and has a harmonic overdrive even at moderate volume levels. Of course, great clean tones are possible, but the versatile “sweet distortion” is what so many guitarists appreciate and love with the Deluxe. Therefore the amp is the number 1 for many blues musicians, as well as for modern super guitarrists, such as Michael Landau. The fender-typical spring reverb and a tube vibrato effect allow even more “vintage”- sound variants.

• 2 Channels
• Power 22 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ Jensen C12K speaker, 8 Ohm
• Controls for: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
• 4 Inputs – 2 per channel
• Speaker out
• Spring reverb
• Tube Vibrato
• 4 Preamp tubes: 12AX7
• 2 Preamp tubes: 12AT7
• 2 Power tubes: 6V6
• Dimensions (D x W x H): 24.1 x 62.2 x 44.5 cm
• Weight: 20 kg
• Protective cover included

• Hand wired
• Power: 12 W
• Loudspeakers: 1x 12″ Eminence special design
• Preamp tubes: 1x 12AY7, 1x 12AX7
• Power amp tubes: 2x 6V6
• Controls: instrument volume, mic volume, master tone
• Housing pine; bassman covering/ grille cloth
• Chicken head pointer style
• Incl. amp cover

It is not without reason that the Fender amps of the tweed era (named after the amp’s fabric cover) have such a great reputation as the ideal amplifiers for blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On the one hand, they deliver crisp cleans at a moderate volume, which is often hard to find. On the other hand, turning up the volume releases a soft, creamy distortion – lying across the fine line between clean and crunch – that is simply unrivalled.

The Reissue Blues Deluxe offers two channels, one of which is predestined for the clean department, while the other can be made to sing at a civil volume by adjusting the master volume. Practically all good sounds between Bassman and Deluxe can be uced. With the Eminence 12″ speaker, the amp has enough power to fill small clubs with plenty of sound. The name says it all: The Blues Deluxe is an outstanding amp (not only, but especially) for blues and all other styles where warm, harmonically distorted sounds are desired.

• Power: 40 W
• Equipped with: 1x 12″ special design Eminence 8 Ohm speaker
• 2 Channels
• Reverb
• Colour: Tweed
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 59.7 x 47.6 x 26.7 cm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Foot switch included

• Hand wired
• Power: 12 W
• Loudspeakers: 1x 12″ Eminence special design
• Preamp tubes: 1x 12AY7, 1x 12AX7
• Power amp tubes: 2x 6V6
• Controls: instrument volume, mic volume, master tone
• Housing pine; bassman covering/ grille cloth
• Chicken head pointer style
• Incl. amp cover

• 1 Channel
• 2 Inputs: High and low gain
• Power: 15 W
• Internal speaker load for silent recording
• Line output and headphone output with speaker simulation
• Equipped with: 12″ Magnatone Custom Ceramic by WGS (made in the USA)
• Preamp tubes: 3 x 12AX7
• Power tubes: 2 x EL84
• Closed housing design
• Controls: Presence, Bass, Mid, Treble, Master, Gain, Gain, Speaker Simulator Level
• Switch: Impedance 4, 8 & 16 ohms
• Speaker simulated line output
• Series effects loop
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 533 x 241 x 483 mm
• Weight: 16.2 kg
• Made in the USA

Connectors:

• Instrument input 1 & 2: 2 x 6.3 mm jack
• FX Send & Return: 2 x 6.3 mm jack
• DI Out: 6.3 mm Jack
• Headphones Out: 6.3 mm Stereo jack

• Hand wired
• Power: 12 W
• Loudspeakers: 1x 12″ Eminence special design
• Preamp tubes: 1x 12AY7, 1x 12AX7
• Power amp tubes: 2x 6V6
• Controls: instrument volume, mic volume, master tone
• Housing pine; bassman covering/ grille cloth
• Chicken head pointer style
• Incl. amp cover

• Power: 12 Watt
• 12″ Eminence Special Design loudspeaker
• Impedance: 8 Ohm
• 2 Inputs
• Controls for Volume, Tone, Speed, Intensity
• Colour: Brown Vinyl with Wheat Grill
• Includes 1-button foot-switch