![]() ![]() Would ideally like to sell both pieces as a unit, but open to offers. Local pickup only, as this whole setup is a monster. Fender Bandmaster Head 1967 1,899. However everything on the amp functions properly and as it should. There are some minor marks/scuffs on the tolex of the head, and the front plate is bent a touch by the logo (see photos). Have it listed as excellent, because of the age. They are nice Altec Lansing speakers and sound great with this amp. As for the speakers I don’t think/I’m not sure if they’re original. Matches the head really well because both look so clean. heck, i got my old Marshall 2204 for 300 in '96 or so. In the early-mid 90s, you could still get them cheap, too. When I was in college from 1973 - 1977 I remember seeing used BF heads for 125 - 200 all the time. Extremely professional work and is very clean. 1963 Fender Bandmaster Head AA763 Located At Imperial Vintage Guitars San Diego In Very Good Overall Condition Original Iron Blonde Tolex Has Been Re-Done. Sure, Bandmaster heads sold for 200 used-around the late 1970s and early 1980s. The LED does not light up when powering the amp on, but it never mattered enough for me to fix it.Īs for the cabinet, the original owner before me stripped the original tolex off some years ago, and I had it redone. The reverb tank dates to 1970 (replaced) and the transformers are original and date to 1969. The Head is in excellent shape, having been recently Blackfaced, recapped, fresh tubes, and converted to a three prong. This vintage amplifier head is perfect for any Fender collector and is also a great project for anyone looking to. ![]() Take a look at this ’62 Fender Princeton Amp, and you’ll see that exact speaker, as well as the typical Schumacher transformers (EIA 606) used in Fender amplifiers.Here we have a very clean 1969 Fender Bandmaster Reverb head, with a matching era correct Fender cabinet to go with it. To convert a Bandmaster into a Vibroverb you have to change the above mentioned phase inverter coupling cap and also change out one power (voltage dropping) resistor. Along the way it was also available, from 1955 to 1960, as a 28 watt 3×10 inch speaker combo. It would be easy to drop the Bandmaster chassis into a 1x15 cab with a Weber California 15 (4 ohm, 80 watts, paper dome) for a very Vibroverb vibe. 465 designating the Oxford EIA code, 2 designating the year 1962, and 17 designating the 17th week of ’62. First 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. ![]() To give an example, a typical Oxford speaker from the ’60s will look something like: 465-217. The EIA code will consist of 3 numbers followed by a date code of 3 or 4 numbers designating the year and the week. In almost every Fender amplifier there are several EIA (manufacturer) codes followed by a date code, typically found on the speaker(s), transformer(s), tubes, caps, and occasionally pots. Mid ’70s – early ’80s – Amplifiers are dated much the same way as Fender guitars from the same era:Īll Fender amplifiers manufactured from 1990 – present include a date code printed on the quality assurance (QA) sticker on the back of the amp chassis, and are dated the by the first letter as the year and the second letter as the month.ĪLL other Fender Amplifiers can be dated by the components inside: Fender Champion 600 style cab made for a Pro Junior chassis. 2 x 10 Compact cab for a 50's Fender Deluxe chassis. Sessionette 90 chassis in a Fender Deluxe style cab. The first letter designates the year and the second letter designates the month. 1967 Fender Bandmaster 40-Watt 2-Channel Guitar Amp Head (Very Good) Free Shipping 999.99 Used Very Good Free Shipping Add to Cart 1965 Fender Bandmaster 40-Watt Guitar Amp Head Blackface Serviced Original Circuit 1,199. Fender Champ 12 in a Narrow Panel Pro style cab. I know most people say they set the bass control on Fenders low, 3-5 ish on the dial. Clean drip rail head and early - Available at 2015 June 20 Vintage Guitars &. 1951-1967 – Tube chart on the inside of the amp is stamped with two letters (A – Q): All original Blue molded caps, plate resistors have been changed to new 100K, and all electrolytic caps have been replaced. For sale is a 1963 Fender Bandmaster 6G7-A Piggyback 40W Head with its matching 2x12 Cabinet loaded with two sweet JBL K120 vintage speakers in excellent. 1968 Fender Bandmaster Guitar Amplifier Head and 1965 Tremolux Cabinet. ![]()
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