1962 Fender Deluxe 6G3 Brown Panel Vintage Pre-CBS Tube Guitar Amp 1x12, One Owner w/ Oxford 12K5

Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Deluxe tube amplifier in near mint, collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with a full vintage tube set. A one-owner example, this amp is 100% original save for a new bias capacitor to ensure proper voltages for the power tubes.Manufactured in the brief Brown Panel Pre-CBS era, this amp features the 6G3 circuit, providing a perfect middle ground between the warmth and dynamic range of the Tweed amps that preceded it and the clarity and chime of the Black Panel amps that would be introduced a couple years later. This Deluxe offers everything from rich and mellow tonalities to twangy and crystalline bite at the turn of a knob. The bias-based tremolo circuit is deep and throbbing, with a very smooth waveform and a tone that has an almost three-dimensional quality. It's truly one of the best examples of this classic Fender effect.The circuit features the original transformers, both dating to mid-1962 and manufactured by Fender's primary transformer supplier in the era, Schumacher. The preamp retains all of the original blue molded Ajax caps central to the sweet, musical response of the 6G3 circuit, with a modern Sprague bias capacitor ensuring the voltages seen by the power tubes are properly regulated. All of the original Stackpole pots are intact too, and even the original power supply caps are still viable. The tube complement includes all vintage valves with a matched pair of Sylvania 6V6s, an Amperex GZ34 rectifier, and preamp tubes from the likes of USA Tung Sol and GE.The stock Oxford 12K5 speaker is intact with a very clean frame and date code from the 41st week of 1962, retaining the original cone. Inside the cab, the original tube chart is intact with an "LL" date stamp which translates to December of '62. Cosmetically, this one-owner amp is stunningly well-kept, with original rough brown tolex and wheat grillcloth. The original chassis straps and sphinx glides (feet) are intact, and even the original leather handle is in great shape. The faceplate is extremely well-kept, retaining its full complement of brown barrel knobs.A modern reissue brown-painted single button footswitch to engage the tremolo is included.