tweed

Despite being tone monsters, Leo Fender’s early TV front amplifiers are less sought-after than later narrow-panel tweeds. We find out if Rift’s interpretations of the 5A2 Princeton and 5A3 Deluxe circuits are boxing clever…

#SummerNAMM2016: Fender has revealed some new additions to its amplifier family, the ’57 Custom Tweed series and the Bassman 800. The ’57 Custom Tweed...

Fender Deluxe amplifiers date back to the early days of the company but, by the mid-1960s, they were almost unrecognisable when compared to amps from the tweed era. We take a look at what happened during the first half of the 60s and compare amplifiers from the brown and black-panel eras.

Award-Session is a British institution in the field of analogue solid-state amps… but can you really replicate the sound of a tweed Fender Deluxe without valves?

The woodwork is mostly complete, but a lot of work still needs to be done before our DIY combo cabinet looks the part. Time to tackle the tweed.

Jeff Tweedy’s bandmates make their way across Chicago.

If you like the tone of a speaker cabinet that’s free to resonate, or you prefer the look of solid wood to tweed or tolex, this might be just what you’re looking for.

The missing link between ’50s tweeds and Blackface amps.

We talk to Joe Bonamassa about reuniting with Black Country Communion and getting his hands on the first High Power Tweed Twins to roll off Fender’s production line in nearly 60 years.

They may be dressed like psychedelic reptiles, but these hand-wired British combos are tweed on the inside.