![]() ![]() Some claim that 15-inch speakers lack treble but the Eminence brings out all of this circuit’s natural jangle, chime and cut. Since a tweed Pro and a Telecaster is regarded as a marriage made in heaven (aka Fullerton) that’s where we started. The large cabinet is clearly playing a part, too, because the Pro sounds huge through its own speaker and the room-filling qualities belie its modest 26-watt power rating. A 15-inch diameter provides a lot of speaker surface area and tested against a 12-inch Fane A60 in our Rift PR18 cabinet, the Eminence sounds both louder and brighter. The sound and response of the ’57 Custom Pro is much closer to the vintage tweed amps we have come to know and love, but the 15-inch speaker is the main event and it sets the Pro apart from all other tweeds. There’s no denying it was a pretty successful outcome in that regard, but for better or worse, the amplifier isn’t entirely ‘vintage’ in sound or function. ![]() When we reviewed Fender’s The Edge Deluxe in 2016 it seemed that the 5E3’s gain structure had been tweaked to deliver creamy overdrive at reasonable volumes. In common with Victoria’s narrow-panel Pro clone the 35115, Fender has commissioned Eminence to supply a 15-inch driver for the ’57 Custom. Vintage examples shipped with a Jensen alnico P15N but this was often changed for a JBL. Since tweed scuffs up quite easily, owners would be well advised to use it if they want to keep this amp looking new.Ī 15-inch speaker has always been the tweed Pro’s distinguishing feature. ![]() A vintage-style canvas cover is provided, too. The review amp is pictured with a plastic handle but a leather handle is also supplied. The output transformer also switches automatically to work at four ohms when an extension speaker is connected to the second jack. Other modern features that are commonplace on Fender’s latest tweed reissues include rubber switch covers that resemble prophylactics and a metal box to shield the power valves and rectifier from damage. The tweed has been coated to appear aged but not relic’d. Even so, Fender is using its own-brand yellow Astron repro capacitors made from craft paper, tin foil and resin – just like the originals. Although the circuit is hand-wired on traditional eyelet board, the resistors are not carbon composite and plastic insulated hookup wire is used throughout in preference to cloth covered wire. It’s fair to say that Fender feels less bound to vintage specifications than some boutique builders. A period-correct 5U4 rectifier can be substituted for gain and feel that’s truer to vintage Pros and a 12AX7 can be used in V1 to hasten overdrive onset. Since it’s a replica of a ’57 model, the power valves are 6L6s rather than 5881s (used from ’58 to ’60) and they get their juice from a 5AR4 rectifier valve. Period schematics also specify a 12AY7 for V2, but this reissue has a 12AX7. ![]() All trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies.Fender has stayed true to vintage spec with a 12AY7 in the V1 position. Rating is an average rating that is calculated by using publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue. User generated reviews of Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue represent opinions of credited authors alone, and do not represent Chorder's opinion. Some reviews are automatically generated generated by using verbal representation of publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue. If you have more information about Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue please write a review. This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. Fender American Vintage `57 Stratocaster Reissue 4.53 out of 5 ![]()
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