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    AMPLIFIER FAQ

    Aug 07, 2020 3 minutes

    Have a burning question about your amp or, worse still, a burning amp? Email us at editors@guitar.com

    Hi, Chris. I bought a vintage tweed Deluxe from Reverb and it has the old two-prong US mains plug on it. First of all, I need a step-down transformer, right? But is it dangerous to persist with the old mains cable? Should I get that changed?

    CLIVE, SWANSEA

    Hi, Clive. Thanks for writing in. Congratulations on your purchase. contributors own TV Front 5A3 Deluxe amps, which consistently outperform boutique models that cost twice the price. That’s quite a feat considering that the Deluxe, along with the Champ and Princeton, was considered a student model in Fender’s early line-up.

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