'57 Custom Deluxe 1x12" 12-watt Tube Combo Amp Review

My new 57 Custom Deluxe

It's hard to believe that an amp circuit that's 65 years old is unrivaled in its ability to produce such wonderful tone. I'd like to give a shout out to Ben Stokes and the Sweetwater team for making the purchase great as usual.

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Holy Cats!

I was only able to turn this amp to quiet bedroom levels the first week that I owned it. It is only able to achieve clean tones at that level, which are nice. I was able to crank the amp the following week. Holy bergibbers, this amp sounds fantastic. It rumbles. It barks. It chimes. I get it now. I will add that it is difficult to keep this amp quiet. It has an impressive amount… read more of bass, even at low volumes; it is not a dark amp though. I own some great guitar gear and this amp is my favorite.

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If you’ve never played this, you just don’t know.

I finally bought this amp. My sales representative, Will Newbill said that the amp would improve my playing and make me more touch sensitive when picking and strumming. He said that the amp being hand wired, was easier to work on, repair, change parts, maintain, etc. I say, it's hard to believe I never knew how good this amp sounds. It is so much more pronounced in producing tone… read more when switching pick-ups and using guitar volume and tone controls. The way it moves air and when you strum a chord you can distinctly "feel every string". Clarity with barks and howls. Pure tone straight through the amp. I don't know I lived without it. This amp Rocks! God bless Leo Fender…

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Dream Amp for sure

I have dreamed about having this amp for sometime, finally purchased about 2 months ago. I have got too say the most amazing amp I have ever played through, amazing range in tone,really dont need pedals with this amp, it does take them well, a bit of a learning curve, learning too use the 2 volumes and tone on the amp and tone and volume on your guitar as well, perfect match for… read more my Strat and Tele, which both have custom wiring and pups. Thanks goes out too my sales rep. Jordan Clohessy and all the staff at Sweetwater

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Rock on!

This amp will change the way you play. There is nothing like the sound of a tube amp. Don't rely on pedals, change your pick attack to produce the tone you want. Great blues sound. The amp is made in the U.S.A. (huge point for me). My sales engineer Rob Amaral recommended this amp to me based on the sound that I described I wanted. Everything that Rob has researched for me has been… read more right on the money. Hats off to Rob Amaral for exceptional customer service!

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