Please take a moment to review our pictures, as they accurately portray the true condition of this amp. This is a used amplifier and does show some signs of slight use, but has been fully tested and plays as expected. The plate load and grid stop resistors were also professional replace.Īn optional foot switch to turn on and off the Vibrato circuit is NOT included, but can be utilized. Trade-in your gear such as band instruments, drums, amps, bass guitars, and keyboards. Power transformers and coupling capacitors are all original and the electrolytics have all been professionally replaced with German made F&T caps in the doghouse and Sprauge caps on the board. Music Go Round buys used music equipment paying on the spot. Clear highs, solid mids, and powerful basses, it epitomizes the tone of that decade, from the surf, the rock n’ roll, the electric blues and the West Coast inspired music. It is the top 12” speaker of the ‘Blackface Era, used by many American manufacturers in the mid ‘60s for their upper range models when the price of AlNiCo became unsustainable for the manufacturers. The original cabinet has had the original two speakers replaced with two 12 Inch Jensen C12N Vintage Ceramic 12-inch 50 watt replacement guitar speakers, which would be period correct but not original. The C12N is one of the most important speakers in Jensen’s history. This amp, although not 100% original, is in good shape and has been maintained professionally with period correct parts. Plug into the Normal or Vibrato channels - let's be honest, we mean the Vibrato channel - set your Bass, Treble and Level, play with the Bright switch if needed, dial up your Intensity and Speed and get ready to ROCK! Solidify your place in Rock n Roll history with this 1966 Fender Blackface Bandmaster head and matching 2x12 cabinet. and this led to its being discontinued in 1974.The amplifier pictured is the actual amp you will receive! This can be very desirable for blues and rock players at low to moderate volumes, but doesn’t permit the amp to do deliver clean tones at high volumes as a Twin Reverb can. As well, the Bandmaster design has a fairly low headroom level, leading to early breakup. However, they were overtaken by other higher powered designs as the demand for volume grew. These are great vintage amps, and were pretty high powered for the time. The head still has the original slides, however the original cabinet bolts are gone and replaced with other working units. On the bottom of the amp head, there are two slotted arms that slide out, and the cabinet has threaded ferrules to accept a pair of bolts. The Fender ‘Piggyback’ design includes hardware to couple the head to the cabinet. Here, the Tolex covering is in pretty good shape considering the realities of use, but the cabinet grille cloth has a few small holes visible in the cabinet-front image. The grille cloth and black Tolex coverings on these amps are the most vulnerable to wear and (literal) tear from normal use. The cabinet carries a pair of 1962 Utah speakers. Though it’s not pictured, a Vibrato footswitch is included. The silverface Bandmaster Reverb is a typical ab763 amp and shares basic circuit design with the Super Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, Twin Reverb, Vibrolux Reverb, Pro Reverb and Twin Reverb. The head features its original, dated to 1964 transformers, and some caps have been replaced – this is ultimately necessary on virtually all amps as these parts do wear out. The head is in Blackface garb – white script logo lettering on a black panel, with black Tolex covering. Here we’re looking at a Fender Bandmaster head and cabinet set, built during 1964 at the Fender plant in Fullerton, California. This was immediately referred to as the ‘Piggyback’ design and every other manufacturer soon followed. This solution makes so much sense and became so common that it seems obvious now, but simply separating the amplifier and speakers into separate cabinets was a breakthrough. So a highly innovative solution was found. As power levels started to rise, physically repairing amps took more and more space. In the early 1960s Fender was realizing that combo amplifiers carried service issues in the ever-larger cabinets. Along the way it was also available, from 1955 to 1960, as a 28 watt 3×10 inch speaker combo. Contact us with any questions on other fine amplifiers or instruments we can assist you with!įirst appearing in 1954 and built to 1974, the Fender Bandmaster amplifier transformed from a 26 watt single-15 inch tweed combo to, in 1961, a 40 watt head and 2×12 cabinet set. We’re maintaining this post for reference. Another real cool Blond era amp from the Fender Electric Instrument Company A 40 watt RMS. NOTE: This item has been discontinued and is no longer available. 1963 Fender Blonde Bandmaster Head & Cabinet A04229 - Sold.
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