Introduced in 1996, the Hot Rod Deluxe updates the Fender Blues Deluxe amp, adding switchable gain levels to the amp’s single channel. This is a tube amp except for the rectifier and and reverb driver and recovery, which are solid state.
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Fender introduced the Vibrolux Reverb Amp in 1964 as part of a rework of their amplifier line, in response to the ever growing demand for volume. The Vibrolux Reverb featured 30 watts into two ten inch speakers, and was plenty loud for many applications.
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Yngvie Malmsteen exploded onto the music scene in his own band, Rising Force, in 1984. Known for extreme speed and technique, he combines neo-classical and rock values. As part of his growth, he’s used guitars with heavily scalloped fingerboards.
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The Super was one of Fender’s earliest amplifiers, and began life as the ‘Dual Professional’ in 1947 — perhaps the first two-speaker guitar amp. From there, it was produced with various electrical and aesthetic changes until 1963,
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From the Fender Custom Shop, here is a Fender CSR4 Vibro King amplifier. The date is unknown – production started in 1994, but the manual with the amp has a copyright date of 2002.
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Here’s something unusual – a 1994 Fender Floral Telecaster Reissue, crafted in Japan. From 1982 to 1997, Fender Japan contracted with Fiju-Gen to produce a line of Fender instruments.
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