1953 Fender Deluxe (5B3) Martin These critical structural and playability

These critical structural and playability improvements transformed the instrument

this example embodies everything that has made the model a staple among flatpickers

and it sounds great

and desirable wraptail configuration

1953 Fender Deluxe (5B3) Martin These critical structural and playabilityFor your consideration, Garrett Park Guitars presents this 1953 Fender Deluxe. This is an excellent example of a Fender Deluxe featuring a TV front, which soon after was replaced by wider panels. Besides a couple capacitors and a three prong cord, this Deluxe is 100% original with a serial number and speaker code both dating to early '53. It uses the 5B3 circuit with a complement of dual 6SC7 preamp tubes, matched 6V6 power tubes, and a 5Y3GT