Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
Model/Circuit Number: Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
Years of Production: 2013 – Present
Era: Vintage Modified
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Silver front facing w/ blue screened labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10
Faceplate
- Front: In 1 & 2, Volume, Treble, Bass, “Vintage” In 1 & 2, Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity, Blue jewel pilot
- Rear: Power cable port, 2A fuse, Power switch, Int speaker jack, Ext speaker jack, Footswitch jack, Reverb output, Reverb input
Cabinet
- Dimensions: 17.5″ H X 24.5″ W X 9.5″ D
- Handle: Vinyl strap w/ nickel plated caps
- Feet: Round black rubber
Covering Material
- Tolex/Tweed: Black Tolex
- Grill Cloth: Blue sparkle w/ aluminum drip edge frame
Logo: Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script “Fender” w/ tail
Weight: 42 lbs.
Speakers/Load: 1 x 12″ / 8 ohms
- Speaker Model: Celestion G12V-70
Effects: Reverb, Tremolo
Watts: 22 Watts
Tubes
- Pre amp: 2.5 X 12AX7, 0.5 12AX7 reverb recovery, 1 X 12AX7 tremolo oscillator, 2 X 12AT7 phase inverter & reverb driver
- Power: 2 X 6V6GT
Bias: Fixed
Rectifier: 1 X 5AR4
Comments:
What I think may have changed to accommodate the reverb abd tremolo on both channels is a change in the tube layout.
I just swapped the V2 (which used to be the first gain stage for the tremolo channel) from a 12ax7 to a Ecc81 (100% gain to 60% gain) apart from taming the tremolo channel (which is what I wanted) it lowered the custom channel to almost no sound. I suspect the layout is NOT as the 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue.
you may email me and let me know what you can find out. rwyjunior@comcast.net
If I learn anything else I will let you know.
so….what did you do? I also wanted to tame the tremelo channel a bit with a 12au7 and asumed V2 was it , like the ’65 DRRI
I have a 1998 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue. I put a 5751 (G=70) in and it is magic. It tamed the verb. It no longer goes from hero to zero between 2.5 and 2.6 on the verb knob. Also have a JAN NOS RCA Black plate in verb chan with the twisted filament and double mica, a Celestion G12H 30W (55Hz). Its much better than the 68CDR’s Celestion 12-70W, and the “Fritz” (brings both chans thru verb/trem and extra half stage pream, mod Clean channel Marshal tone stack, and 50% reduced negative feedback. Next I’m ordering a Fromel “Supreme” Cap kit. That’ll be it I’m pretty sure.