Fender tweed

Fender tweed is a generic name used for the

tweed because of its feel and appearance. They are praised for their sound, their circuitry being considered "hallowed ground".^[1] Fender generally stopped using the twill covering in 1960, exceptions being the Harvard which continued to be covered in twill until 1963, and the Champ

until 1964.

In 1953, Fender introduced the "wide panel" construction,[2] where the top and bottom panels are wider than the side panels. In the later "narrow panels", introduced in 1955,^[2] all panels have approximately the same size. Later amplifiers used tolex for the covering.

Beginning in 1990, Fender began to utilize the tweed covering once again, starting with the '59 Bassman Reissue.

Pro Junior.^[5] The Fender Blues Deluxe and Blues DeVille and their later reissues were also available in tweed,^[6]

as well as the Custom Shop reissues of several of the Tweed Era amplifiers.

In 2012, Fender introduced its first "Signature series"; Eric Clapton helped design the "EC" series of three amplifiers, including the Vibro-Champ, based on the five-watt amplifier "allegedly" used for the recording of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.^[1]

Tweed amplifiers

References

^ ^a ^b Hunter, Dave; Darrin Fox (July 2012). "Fender EC Twinolux and EC Vibro-Champ". Guitar Player. pp. 130–33.
^ ^a ^b Hunter, Dave (July 2012). "The Fender 5F4 Super Amp". Vintage Guitar. pp. 50–52.
^ "Fender Bassman 1959 Reissue".
^ "Fender Blues Jr".
^ "Fender Pro Junior".
^ ^{[dead link]}Fender Hot-Rod

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[ec-1] Hunter, Dave; Darrin Fox (July 2012). "Fender EC Twinolux and EC Vibro-Champ". Guitar Player. pp. 130–33.

[hunter-2] Hunter, Dave (July 2012). "The Fender 5F4 Super Amp". Vintage Guitar. pp. 50–52.

[3] "Fender Bassman 1959 Reissue".

[4] "Fender Blues Jr".

[5] "Fender Pro Junior".

[6] {[dead link]}Fender Hot-Rod

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