Fender Deluxe 6G3 - Bright preset

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The 6G3 is the early-1960s brownface Deluxe. Normal and Bright channels each have volume and tone, with tube tremolo and a 7025 plus two 12AX7s driving a pair of 6V6GTs on a GZ34 rectifier. It sits between the tweed Deluxe and the blackface Deluxe, with a warm voice and a smooth breakup.

• Years produced: 1961–1963
• Made in: USA
• Channels: 2
• Preamp tubes: 1× 7025, 2× 12AX7
• Power tubes: 2× 6V6GT

Known for: Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa.

Heard on: Living on the Moon — Joe Bonamassa (2014).

Tags: american, vintage, brownface, tremolo, 6v6, breakup.

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