Leo Fender's Model 26 "De Luxe" amplifier was the middle size of the first three production amplifiers for the newly established Fender Electric Instrument Company after Doc Kaufman left K&F in 1946. The first run of the Deluxe featured finished natural wood cabinets with no covering, grill cloth in red, gold, or blue, and usually three metal strips adorning the front.
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This Model 26 Deluxe amplifier has just emerged from an attic in the midwest after untold decades of neglect. The Gold grill cloth and Walnut cabinet are a flavor that I rarely see offered for sale. The interior electronics appear to be original except for what appears to be a switchable studio output section.
This amplifier retains its original parts and is therefore being offered as a collectible item only with a warning to never plug it in to play it. It may or may not ever make music again but is a rare piece of Fender history.
