Description
Description & Specifications
1960 Fender Deluxe Amp Tweed 5E3 – Narrow Panel
We present an original 1960 Fender Deluxe amplifier tweed 5E3 – Narrow Panel. Made in Fullerton, California.
This is a great-sounding and superbly well-preserved example of the final “golden era” tweed Fender Deluxe, often considered the most desirable version of this iconic long-running model and one of the finest small combo guitar amps ever designed. It remains largely original with no major alterations — just some light wear and typical electronic maintenance to keep it running smoothly into the 21st century. This was the last production year of this tweed classic, replaced in Fender’s 1961 catalog by the all-new brown tolex version.
This amp’s tweed covering is very well preserved overall, with some light fraying mostly at the edges and corners, and one small repair with a piece glued down on the lower back edge. The leather handle is original, with some wear but still intact. There are a couple of stains on the top and side caused by the natural oils from the knots in the pine cabinet leaching into the tweed — a phenomenon we’ve been seeing more of lately. The faceplate shows only a few very small corrosion spots, and all stenciled graphics are completely intact.
Internally, there has been some light, typical maintenance with replaced electrolytic capacitors, including two coupling caps. The original Yellow Astron caps still work perfectly after 60 years. The amp has been biased to spec, and a 3-prong grounded power cord has been added. It retains the original Triad 6452-E power transformer and output transformer coded 606-010, with no circuit modifications. The tubes are: Rectifier—Sylvania 5Y3; Power—Audio Glass 6V6s (rebranded Russian Military Spec); V2—Raytheon 12AX7; V1—Amperex 12AY7. The original Jensen speaker sounds fantastic, with its original cone intact. This final 1960 version of the venerable 1950s Deluxe sounds great just as it should and still looks very sharp — the epitome of tweed cool. Overall, this amp is in excellent+ condition.
You will need a step-down transformer. We have these in stock and they can be purchased through Guitar Hunter.
