The Fender Champ Amp first appeared in 1948 and was built until 1982, with a number of changes along the way. Aimed at beginner players of both Spanish and Steel style guitars, the Champ was often sold with a guitar as a set.
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The Mesa Boogie Mark 1 was an unexpectedly significant amplifier. Blending a hot-rodded Fender Bassman circuit and 12 inch JBL speaker into a Fender Princeton chassis and cabinet, Randall Smith created an immediate hit.
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Evolving from one of Leo Fender’s oldest designs, the Fender Deluxe Reverb 1968 “Silverface” introduced updates to the ‘Blackface’ models that had gained Reverb and Vibrato. However, in 1968, not many changes had been made to the Deluxe Reverb to take it away from the ‘Blackface’ circuitry; at this point most changes were cosmetic.
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The Fender Twin Reverb Master Volume model was based on the Twin Reverb, launched in 1963, itself based on the Twin Amp that started its evolution with the 15-watt 1952 Twin.
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Originally introduced as the Dual Professional in late 1946 and renamed in 1947, the Fender Super Amp started as a 20 watt, 2×10 combo, rising to a whopping 40 watts by 1962, and was discontinued in 1963 as Reverb-equipped models displaced several designs. Here we’re looking at a Fender Super Brownface amp, with the ‘brownface’ trim putting it directly between the ‘Blonde’ and ‘Blackface’ eras. (In the vintage amplifier world, the terms ‘Brownface and’ ‘Blackface’ – referring to the amp’s white lettering on a brown or black control panel – have no relation to what those terms mean in current political or cultural contexts).
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