Discover the Super Reverb's Brown-panel Predecessor
Hailing from Fender's time-tested American Vintage lineup, the '62 Super Amp strikes a perfect sonic midway point between Fender's iconic 1960s black-panel amps and the attitude-packed tweed creations of the 1950s. This 40-watt combo faithfully replicates its vintage inspiration in all aspects, packing a warm and woody clean tone that transforms into a singing overdrive when pushed. It's a truly mesmerizing sound that injects the polite, glassy, and midrange-scooped sound of later amps like the Deluxe Reverb and Super Reverb with a sneering dose of raw midrange bark. Plus, the '62 Super Amp comes equipped with the "harmonic tremolo" that graced precious few Fender creations, supplying you with a deeper and chewier alternative to the choppy trem that fueled later models. You also get a pair of top-shelf Celestion Custom Design speakers that retain the focused and punchy feel that's made this model's 4 x 10-inch successor a legend, only with a slightly more manageable volume and projection. Complemented by the understated brown Tolex and wheat-colored grille that graced Fender amps for only four years from 1959 onward, the Fender '62 Super Amp revives an all-time classic Leo Fender design with the utmost authenticity.
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A bridge between tweed and Tolex
The early 1960s marked a transitional period for Fender amplification, during which Leo Fender's tweed-colored creations began to exchange their coats for brown, blonde, and black aesthetics. What's more, these changes were far more than mere visual alterations — it's a trend throughout the entire Leo-led era that Fender successively made their amps cleaner and more mid-scooped in sound, peaking with the brand's legendary black-panel and silver-panel offerings. These bright, glassy, and full-range amps stood as a stark sonic contrast to the raw attitude and midrange-forward bite of Fender's original tweed amps.
Debuting in the late 1950s, Fender's short-lived brown-panel amps strike an alluring center point between these two tonal poles. Amps like the Fender '62 Super Amp boast a distinct sound all their own within Fender history, boasting a rich, warm, and "woody" clean tone, as opposed to the sparkling sound of the later black-panel Super Reverb, which cascades into a thrilling mid-forward overdrive when pushed into overdrive.
Sought-after harmonic tremolo circuit
Guitarists of all styles since the mid-20th century have championed Fender’s “vibrato” circuit (famously not vibrato, as Leo Fender had crisscrossed the definitions for vibrato and tremolo) for its choppy and percussive vibe. It’s an essential sound for musicians hoping to recreate the most lauded Fullerton tones of the 1960s and beyond. Still, the truth is that the tremolo circuit found on the Deluxe Reverb, Princeton Reverb, Super Reverb, and so on is far from the only Fender tremolo design!
Before the dominance of “bias wiggle” and optical trem circuits on Fender’s black- and silver-panel amplifiers, Fender experimented with “harmonic tremolo,” a type of phase-shifting tremolo circuit found on a very select few models, including the original Supers that inspired this modern Fender ’62 Super Amp. Sporting a sound that clocks in closer to a light pitch modulation than standard tremolo, this circuit is beloved by Sweetwater’s vintage Fender fanatics for its lush, dense, and chewy vibe.
Fender ’62 Super Amp Features:
- A spot-on tribute to the Fender Super Amps of Fender’s short-lived brown-panel era
- Melds beloved sonic elements of Fender’s 1960s-era black-panel amps with the raw attitude of Leo Fender’s 1950s-era tweed amplifiers
- 40W design with dual 10-in. Celestion Custom Design speakers dish out a focused and punchy tone
- Distinctive harmonic tremolo circuit rings with a deep, chewy, and almost modulation-like character
- 2-channel design, with each channel sporting a 2-band EQ and a Presence knob on the vibrato channel for powerful tone sculpting
- Iconic brown-colored Tolex with a charming wheat-colored grille cloth
- Period-correct solid pine cabinet
