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1957 FENDER STRATOCASTER &
1953 FENDER “SUPER” TUBE AMP
It’s every electric player’s wish to find a completely original pair like this: a custom-color
Strat from exactly the right period and a tweed
tube amp (from the same single owner). The
guitar shows normal signs of dirt and body oils
on its body and neck—we will not be cleaning
them off. The potentiometers inside the body
cavity bear pot codes 304–704, which refers to
the fourth week of 1957. The capacitor inside is
original, as is the switch, stated as “CRL1432.”
The neck date is 2/57.
The original tweed hard shell case bears a tag
inside that reads: “Cushioned with ‘Comfort
Engineered’ U.S. Koylon. United States Rubber
Co.” In 1957, Fender provided a foil plate
logo on the outside lid. Almost all of these
are now missing on the extant examples. We
are impressed. The color, the accoutrements
and the case will reduce you to drooling disarray. The Fender “Super” (Leo used quotation
marks on the top panel) was introduced during
1946 as the “Dual Professional.” The name was
changed early in 1947. This is an extremely fine
example of an original period Fender amplifier that has survived in exemplary condition. It
produces the tone and timbre we hear on the
recordings of our most beloved artists.
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