Pre-Owned Custom/Modified Alessandro Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Head & Matching Cab - Fawn

Here's something you haven't seen before, because it hasn't existed before.  This is a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb head (yes, head) modded by the legendary George Alessandro, and then put into a custom made shell, and paired with a custom made 2x12 cabinet.  This rig has quite the store behind it...

Back in 2013, the Southern California Fender rep was visiting the headquarters office in Phoenix.  While walking through the R&D department, he spotted a '65 Deluxe Reverb head.  Knowing that it was something that was not officially being made, he inquired about it.  He was told they had finished testing it, and that he could take it to sell.  Being he an enthusiastic and motivated young salesperson, he jumped on it.  A week later he drove back to California with the head in his car - and straight to Truetone's Fender showroom is where it went.

A few days later, a long-time customer was in Truetone saw the head, and bought it on the spot, knowing it was something special.  He then had a it stripped down and completely rebuilt by legendary boutique amp builder George Alessandro.  He's famous for his work on Fender amps, where completely guts the interior to install a high-end, hand-wired circuit.  So what you get is this:

• Point-to-point construction:  built onto a custom military-spec epoxy/glass laminate board using silver eutectic solder.
• Premium componentry:  outfitted with CTS pots, Switchcraft jacks, PTFE/Teflon-coated silver-plated wire, and premium carbon/film resistors.
• Capacitor upgrades:  loaded with high-end German-made audio-grade or Orange Drop coupling and bypass capacitors for pristine clarity.
• Circuit wweaks:  Alessandro standard rebuilds modify the Normal channel into a punchier, mid-forward '68 style voice while maintaining the legendary "Blackface" scoop on the Vibrato channel. Additionally, the classic tube-driven spring reverb and tremolo are jumped to work seamlessly across both channels.

The amp is still 22 Watts, powered by two 6V6 power tubes and a 5AR4 rectifier, with dual channel (Normal & Vibrato).  The result is incredible touch sensitivity, lower noise floor than a standard reissue, and rich, organic clean tones that break up beautifully when pushed.

It didn't stop there.  Some time later, everything in the amp was moved to a newly built custom head shell with an elegant Fawn covering, and matching speaker cabinet.  By transititoning from a single 12" combo into a 2x12" cabinet, the sound dramatically opens up and amp pushes more air, yielding a bigger bottom end.

Now, years later, this has made it's way to Truetone - so while it's the second time selling the interior of the head, it's the first time the entire rig.  We plugged it in and were blown away.  Knowing it would sound good, we didn't expect how good.  It's full, rich and a great representation of classic Fender tone, while bringing more to the table than what you'd expect from a Deluxe Reverb combo amp.

This rig is in great condition.  As an added bonus, the original (black) shell is included.  So, this is actually 3 pieces.  You won't find another out there like this, that's for sure.  It's a great find!