Personally we favor the Jensen C12n for their natural and transparent Fendery tone and, most importantly, for not being to bright and harsh.
And NEVER open circuit the output of a tube amp - it can fry the transformer in a couple of ways.Įxtended A: It's almost never low impedance that kills an OT, it's too high an impedance. 1964 Oxford 12L6N 12 Speakers Original Vintage Matching Speaker Set for Pre-CBS Blonde & Black Fender Bassman Amplifier Bandmaster Amp. The Bandmaster’s 2×12 speaker cabinet was from the Fender factory loaded with either Jensen C12n or Oxford 12T6.
I would not go above double the rated load on any tap. This can generate voltage spikes that can punch through the insulation inside the transformer and short the windings. If you open the outputs, the energy that gets stored in the magnetic core has nowhere to go if there is a sudden discontinuity in the drive, and acts like a discharging inductor. That's probably way too much of a mismatch and you put your output tranny at risk of blowing up.įrom RG Keen's Tube Amp FAQ "The thing you CAN do to hurt a tube output transformer is to put too high an ohmage load on it. If you connect a 16-ohm speaker to a 4-ohm tap, you have a 4:1 mismatch. to include late 1960s or early 70s Fender Bassman, mid 1960s Fender Band Master. It's now in excellent working condition and ready to make music again.Looking at the Fender Amp Field Guide, your Bandmaster Reverb probably has just one 4-ohm tap, set-up for 2 8-ohm speakers in parallel. 49- Vintage Realistic Stereo Amplifier Tuner Equalizer Speakers. It sat in storage since the 1970s until a few months ago. He removed the speakers and intended to get it back into good working condition until life got in the way. He played it until it needed service but he didn't have access to a repair technician.
#FENDER BANDMASTER SPEAKERS CODE#
Notes: Roger received this amp as a hand-me-down from his dad when he went off to college in the 1970s. Both speakers are Oxfords one has 1965 code and the other is 70 or 71. I opted to leave the gray two prong power cord but can have a grounded cord installed at buyer's request. It has just been serviced and operates as intended. Playability: Excellent! This is a fine sounding example with classic tweed Fender tone intact. The tubes are a mixture of USA made tubes. We installed a replacement Switchcraft external cabinet jack. The power transformer is missing two bolts but is original and in perfect working condition. Metal corners on the cabinet installed by former owner. The original output transformer was rewound by Mercury Magnetics. Originality: All parts original except replacement speakers (Jensen P10R), speaker wiring, filter capacitors and some coupling capacitors, fuse holder, leather handle and brackets.
#FENDER BANDMASTER SPEAKERS HOW TO#
Check out How To Date A Vintage Fender Guitar Amp. Ok, I got this today and its heavy, ugly and odd. Tube chart code "GC" (G = 1957, C = March). Fender bandmaster reverb head with speakers in it Discussion in Shock Brothers DIY Amps started by Robster, Jul 24, 2015. Make and Model: Fender Bandmaster 5E7 circuit Casters had been added to the cab and the. Blackface Era Fender Bandmaster 2x12 Cabinet, sold empty, no speakers. It's been played but has retained its original transformers and tweed! It's now is excellent playing condition and sounds like a dream. Fender Bandmaster Cabinet - 350 (Auburn). This vintage 1957 Fender Bandmaster guitar amp with tweed covering has just come from the son of the original owner.
0 kommentar(er)
