CHEAT SHEET

STREET PRICE: $1,399.99 MANUFACTURER:

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The single Celestion Neo Creamback speaker utilizes a neodymium magnet that greatly reduces weight but offers up plenty of shimmer and growl in its focused voice.

The reimagined ’68 Custom Pro Reverb reduces the cabinet size for portability and weight, and is now a single-channel combo with an added middle tone control.

THE BOTTOM LINE

The updated Fender ’68 Custom Pro Reverb is an impressively refined combo that meets the needs of guitarists who want half the firepower but all of the tone of higher-headroom amps.