Fender

Explore Fender vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Electric Pianos

• Rhodes 73 — Fender Rhodes 73 — the 73-key flat-top electric piano that studios kept on hand and classifieds moved fast. Period prices, variants, and the working-musician market.
• Rhodes Stage 73 — Fender Rhodes Stage 73 — the flat-top gigging Rhodes, sold new around £610–£946 in period dealer ads and averaging £418 used per Sound International's Second-hand Index.
• Rhodes Suitcase 73 (1979) — Fender Rhodes Suitcase 73: the self-contained electric piano with built-in amp and speakers. Period price sheets, studio inventories, and what to check before buying.
• Rhodes Suitcase 88 (1978) — Fender Rhodes Suitcase 88: 88-key tine electric piano with built-in amp and speakers in a self-contained cabinet. The full-range Suitcase.

Guitar Amplifiers

• Vibrolux Reverb — Fender Vibrolux Reverb — tube-rectified 6L6GC combo with reverb and tremolo; AA964 and AB568 circuit documents survive, but no power rating or price is confirmed.

Guitars

• Bronco — Fender Bronco tube guitar amp — 6V6GT power section, 12AX7 preamp, 5Y3GT rectifier, 8-inch speaker, tremolo. Documented in a February 1994 service manual.

Keyboards

• Rhodes Electric Piano (1970-1984) — An electro-mechanical keyboard with a warm, bell-like tone, produced under the Fender Rhodes brand and widely used in jazz, funk, and rock.

Other Models

• Hot Rod — Fender Hot Rod Deville & Deville 212 — 60W RMS, three channels, 6L6 power tubes. The working amp with a gain structure that rewards patience.
• Jazz Bass — Fender Jazz Bass — two pickups, offset waist, fast neck. From 1962 catalog copy to '80s reissues and modern studio use.
• MX-5200 — Fender MX-5200 eight-bus mixing console — 100mm faders, TIP142/147 power supply, configurable aux routing, and a service manual that tells you everything.
• MX-5232 — Fender MX-5232 32-channel mixing console, built by Crown for Fender in the 1990s. 51-inch wide, 65 lbs, 20Hz-40kHz, <0.025% THD.
• Precision Bass (1951–present) — Fender Precision Bass (1951–present): the original electric bass. Sourced from period owner's manuals and 1962–2004 press mentions.
• PX-2208 — Fender PX-2208 powered mixer — 8 channels, spring reverb, 150W/ch into 4 or 8 ohms, 72 lbs in road case. A working live rig from the mid-1990s.
• PX-2208D — Fender PX-2208D powered mixer — 8 channels, 150W/ch, digital reverb, road case that folds into a stand. 72 lbs of 1990s live sound.
• PX-2212D — Fender PX-2212D twelve-channel powered mixer, separate amp chassis, road-case stand, 128-preset digital reverb, dual 9-band EQ, 250–300W/side into 4Ω.
• PX-2216D — Fender PX-2216D (1993–95): 16-channel powered mixer in a road case, 300W/ch @ 4Ω, digital reverb and dual 9-band EQ. An obscure but documented Fender PA flagship.
• SR-6520PD — Fender SR-6520PD (1998) — 6-channel DSP powered mixer, 520W @ 2 ohms, 9-band EQ, DELTACOMP. Specs, design, and what's known about this obscure SR-series model.