Fender Deluxe Reverb

Of all the Fender amplifiers produced over the past 40 years, the Deluxe Reverb has probably been used on more recordings than any other amplifier in history. Over the years, Deluxe Reverbs have proven to be incredibly versatile, used for surf, rock, blues, soul, country and everything in between.

Surprisingly, many early hard rock and heavy metal recordings were done with the Deluxe Reverb because of its great natural distortion characteristics, an unintended feature at the time. Whatever the playing style, the Deluxe Reverb has always been able to produce "the right sound".

The Deluxe Reverb is 22 watts and the original model, AB 763, is often referred to as a Black-face Deluxe Reverb (because of the control panel’s color). It was first introduced in 1964 and continued until mid 1968 when the control panel was changed to the silver swirl look that lasted through 1980.