The White amplifier was an
instrument amplifier
An instrument amplifier is an electronic device that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal of a musical instrument into a larger electronic signal to feed to a loudspeaker. An instrument amplifier is used with musical ins ...
made by the
Fender company, named for Fender's production manager
Forrest White
Forrest Fred White (21 May 1920 in West Virginia - 22 November 1994 in Banning, California) was an American musical instruments industry executive, best known for his association with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
White began working a ...
and designed as a surprise by Leo Fender for his longtime associate.
It was sold together with the
matching steel guitar and was made from 1954 until 1962. Approximately 1,500 copies were made.
The amp was nearly identical to the 5F2
Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...
circuit, but was made under the White production name, probably "to get more inexpensive amps and steels into the market without offending authorized Fender dealers."
The amplifier was not in fact white, but had blue-gray linen tweed, dark blue grill cloth, and blue dyed leather handles.
See also
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Fender Princeton
The Fender Princeton was a guitar amplifier made by Fender. It was introduced in 1947 and discontinued in 1979. After Fender introduced the Champ Amp in 1948, the Princeton occupied the next to the bottom spot in the Fender line. Fender Princet ...
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Fender amplifiers