“Tops in style and beauty, excellent mechanical construction, beautiful striped linen covering, 12″ Jensen Concert Series, top mounted chrome plated chassis, 3 input jacks, tone and volume control. Excellent tone and volume, outstanding in its price class.” — Fender catalog, 1953

Make and Model: Fender Electric Instrument Co, Deluxe Amplifier, 5C3 circuit

Year: 1953. Serial 0584. Speaker code “220319” (19th week of 1953).

Specifications: ~12 watts output, two 6SC7 preamp tubes, matched pair 6V6 power tubes, 5Y3 rectifier tube. One 12″ Jensen Alnico 5 PM speaker.

Originality: 100% original condition except for the leather handle. 

Condition: Excellent, near mint.

Playability: We tested the amp for around 5 minutes and found it operated exactly how the manufacturer intended. This amp has not been serviced. 

Notes: Clean clean clean! This tweed Deluxe has clearly been nicely preserved in a closet for the past couple of decades. I'm confident you'll love this super clean example of a '53 Fender Tweed Deluxe!