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Cowboys and Deluxe Road Trips

By Riverhorse · Vol. 24, No. 3 · January-February 2023

A Texas road trip to score a pair of mint mid-'60s Fender amps from "Cowboy Carl" turns into a tale of vintage tubes, a blown Deluxe Reverb, a neighborhood amp builder, and the pursuit of righteous tone.

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