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Post subject: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:48 pm
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Hey all. I've been scouring the net and have not been able to come up with very much at all about this amp. The one I did find said it was a 2006 limited run of 175 amps. Mine has no QC sticker so I can't verify the age that way and the Jensen P10R's serial numbers date the speakers to 2002, conflicting with the 2006 limited run.
Was this amp released in different years, or is it likely that the speakers were made four years before the amp?
Also the one I found said it was number so and so out of 175. I took the amp apart and didn't find any other numbers...there is however a "Finished" sticker on the circuit board with some crude initials that may or may not be ML. Just out of curiosity, I would appreciate any info that anyone has to offer about it, and thank you in advance. Now, I'll shut up and go play the thing! Cheers. 8)
Update: I took some pics this morning. Last one is both my Fender amps, the brown deville and my USA deluxe.
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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:16 pm
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I ended up emailing fender customer support the serial number of the amp. They responded quickly(thanks fender!!) and told me my amp was built in November of 2004.


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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:54 pm
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Very nice amp ,congrat.


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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:27 pm
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stratele52 wrote:
Very nice amp ,congrat.

+1. Like those white chicken heads.

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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:00 am
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It's a beautiful looking amp for sure. I find it has less gain than the Deluxe, but the cleans...oh my! Best cleans I personally have ever heard from an amp that I own. The deluxe's cleans are very nice too, just "darker" sounding than the deville. Both are keepers for sure.


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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:56 pm
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Sweet amp, congratulations and welcome to the Forum.


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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:18 pm
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I like it. Looks in good shape too. Had to comment about it. Nice it’s got the rear panel Fender Limited or Custom Edition badge. A real early 60's brown tolex look to it, and as Bill mentioned, nice control dials.

One of these days I'm going to buy a Fender FSR - factory special run or a Limited Edition amp. They usually upgrade something, perhaps the Jenson speakers were part of the special run.


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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:32 pm
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Nice score!

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Post subject: Re: Brown Toilex Wheat Grill Fender Deville 4X10 MIM
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:46 pm
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It is in really good shape, almost mint except for some of the white slikscreening gone....seems typical for the white lettering on silver face.
I love the sound of this amp..if I couldn't plainly see them in the back, I would swear it's an EL84 amp not 6L6. The drive is sweet right up to about 6 on the dial then starts to get "papery"...if you know what that means...I'm gonna order some JJ 12AX7"s for the pre section and see what they sound like.


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