The Fender Deluxe Reverb is a
guitar amplifier
A guitar amplifier (or amp) is an electronic amplifier, electronic device or system that strengthens the electrical signal from a Pickup (music technology), pickup on an electric guitar, bass guitar, or acoustic guitar so that it can produce so ...
made by the
Fender Electric Instrument Company and its successors. It was first introduced in 1963 by incorporating an onboard spring reverb tank to the newly redesigned
Fender Deluxe amplifier.
Specifications
The Deluxe Reverb is a 22-watt
tube amplifier
A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal. Low to medium power valve amplifiers for frequencies below the microwaves were largely replaced by so ...
(at 8 ohms), powered by a pair ("duet") of 7408/
6V6GT power
tubes
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, one GZ34/5AR4
rectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.
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tube, four 7025/
12AX7
12AX7 (also known as ECC83) is a miniature dual-triode vacuum tube with high voltage gain (electronics), gain. Developed around 1946 by RCA engineers in Camden, New Jersey, under developmental number A-4522, it was released for public sale under t ...
tubes for preamplification and tremolo oscillation, and two 6201/
12AT7
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tubes driving the
reverb
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and phase inverter circuits. Throughout its production, the amplifier has most often featured a
Jensen C-12Q series 12-inch
loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an ...
, although Oxford 12K5, Marlboro SE, Utah and Eminence speakers have also been used. The 22-watt output was obtained by operating the 6V6 power tubes well in excess of their maximum specified operating voltage. The amplifier weighs 42 pounds and measures 9.5" x 24.5" x 17.5".
Variations
The original Deluxe Reverb (circuits AA763, and later AB763) was introduced during the "black panel" era of Fender amplifiers with a black control panel and white lettering. In 1967, two years after Fender was purchased by
CBS
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, Fender began issuing amps with a silver metallic control face and light blue lettering. This gave birth to the "silver panel" era, and the Deluxe Reverb followed suit in 1968. The circuit design remained largely unchanged through the ensuing years, and the control face was changed back to a black panel in 1980. The Deluxe Reverb was discontinued in 1982.
The Deluxe Reverb II was introduced that same year. Output on the amp was diminished to 20 watts and a
solid-state rectifier was used. The tremolo circuit was removed. Gain, master volume, and presence controls were added. And the two channels were made switchable as opposed to the individual inputs on the Deluxe Reverb. The Deluxe Reverb II was effectively a completely different amplifier, and it was discontinued in 1986. This was the so-called "Rivera-era".
In 1993, Fender released the '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue, with the original cosmetics and circuitry, but wired on a printed circuit board rather than hand-wired. The reissue is still currently in production.
In the summer of 2013, Fender produced a limited run of the Deluxe Reverb reissue in the form of an amplifier head. This had never been done in the past, as Fender had only built the Deluxe and its derivatives as combo amps (an amp with built-in speaker). The limited run only saw a very small number produced, however, it was announced in early 2014 that Fender was adding the Deluxe Reverb Head to its permanent lineup of Vintage Reissue series amplifiers. Also in 2013, Fender introduced a redressed version of the reissue with silverface cosmetics and slightly altered circuitry, dubbed the '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb.
See also
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Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a guitar amplifier manufactured and sold by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It was introduced in 1996 as part of the "Hot Rod" line of guitar amplifiers and has been in continuous production since. The Hot ...
References
External links
Rebuilding a Fender Deluxe Reverb Tube Amplifier- Includes some very useful modification ideas as well as how to convert the modern Deluxe Reverb Reissue (DRRI) into a full point-to-point Deluxe Reverb.
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