FENDER DELUXE (WIDE FRONT) Description
- 10W, 1-12 in. Jensen speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 6SC7, power: 2 X 6V6, 5Y3 rectifier, top control panel, three pointer knobs (inst. v, mic. v, tone), a separate on/off switch, extra speaker jack, negative feedback loop, diagonal tweed covering, dark brown grille cloth, mfg. 1953-55.
Model numbers 5B3 and 5C3 are virtually identical, which were introduced with the wide panel tweed. The 5C3 featured a separate on/off switch, spare speaker jack, and a negative feedback loop. In 1954 the 5D3 Models was intrdouced and used minature 12AX7 and 12AY7 preamp tubes, and the negative feedback loop was removed. This was the end of metal tubes that were replaced by glass tubes.