“They’re getting harder to find and almost unobtainable at this point”: Fender shines the spotlight on its unsung amp era with the “hidden treasure” ’62 Deluxe brown-panel

Fender 62 Deluxe.

Fender is shining the spotlight on its oft-forgotten era of ‘brown-panel’ guitar amps with a new ’62 Deluxe reissue.

The Big F’s black-panel and tweed amps are household names for guitarists, and their history and lineage is widely revered. There was, however, a niche subsection of Fender amps from the early 1960s that bridged the gap between the two.