1958 Fender Tweed Harvard—a highly desirable vintage Fender combo from the golden era of tweed amplifiers, offering the compact format, straightforward controls, and unmistakable old-school character that make these amps so appealing to players and collectors. The Harvard’s simple circuit and single-speaker design deliver warm, touch-sensitive cleans at lower settings before opening into rich, harmonically complex overdrive as the volume comes up. Its dynamic response makes it exceptionally expressive with the guitar’s volume control and picking attack, moving naturally from clear, woody tones to gritty tweed breakup. Compact enough for studio use yet full of vintage personality, the Harvard is especially at home with blues, roots, rockabilly, country, and classic rock. As a genuine 1958 example, this amp carries significant collector appeal while representing one of Fender’s most celebrated periods of amplifier production. It’s a compelling piece for anyone looking for authentic late-’50s Fender tweed tone and character. 

This amp sounds absolutely incredible in every sense of the word. This was owned by a very meticulous collector who purchased it in the 90s. He also collects rare NOS tubes and this amp is full of them as you will see in the photo. The tubes alone could cost nearly $1000. One of the transformers was replaced as you will see in the photos. We believe it to be original otherwise but please ask if you have any other questions. We do not allow returns on vintage electronics due to their fragile nature. It includes a reissue cover and its original handle.  

Features:

• 1958 Fender Harvard amplifier
• Classic tweed-covered combo design
• Vintage tube amplifier circuit
• Single-speaker configuration
• Simple, player-focused control layout
• Highly responsive clean-to-overdrive character

Available now at Ryan Fowler’s Guitar Experience. Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience is Baltimore's premier boutique guitar shop specializing in anything and everything guitar. We are an authorized dealer for dozens of exciting brands like PRS Guitars, Taylor Guitars, Collings Guitars, Strymon, Boss, Yamaha, Earthquaker, JAM Pedals, Warm Audio, Ampeg and dozens more!