![]() a Bit more of I would wanted to pay, but the lowest price I found. ![]() But the wait for my friend to move was long and I of course started considering cheaper SF champs or vibrochamps. So I got a surprisingly low ebay offer for a 66 Bandmaster - original except for tubes and knobs) can and I pulled the trigger. I've been wanting a Blackface Vibrochamp forever but I couldn't bring myself to pay the price they are asking these days. He basically could bring anything he owned. In any case, a very good friend of mine was moving from NYC to Buenos Aires and was bringing all his stuff with him in a ship. And in the last years I've been using an HX stomp for my amp recording needs. It was more than enough for me with a couple of Jazz Choruses and a Blues Junior. At some point I started wanting also at least one vintage amp to match the guitars, but never seemed to be the right time. Long story (not so) short: In the many years I lived in the US (and after) I amassed a nice little collection of vintage guitars. The production date code for the amplifier.It's been an excruciating, long wait but they are here! The last line will have 2 letters of theĪlphabet either printed or written by hand. "sign-offs" at the completion of sound and electrical tests, Is a Black and Silver label, which contains several lines for Which may be found on the back of the amp chassis. This code is located on the "QA" (Quality Assurance) sticker, Manufactured after 1989 include a date code on the amplifier. An example would be: EIAĦ06-4-21 would mean the 21st week of 1964. The last twoĭigits would refer to the week of the year i.e. If four digits are present, the first two digits Present, the first digit would refer to the year i.e. Numbers always begin with "606", and are followed by three orįour digits in various combinations. Transformers may help you to determine the date of production onĪmps that fall between the different dating schemes. These codes are for amps with the serial number beginning with a Therefore, if you have a push-pull pot, your amp is 1974 or newer.Īmps do not have a date code stamped on the tube location chart. A push-pull pot was added to some amps in 1974.In 1973, Fender removed the "Tail" from the logo. ![]() Making them a little less desirable than the blackface amps.Ī good amp tech can make these sound great. Silverface Amps began in 1968, when Fender made circuit changes to most amps, Silverface amps with aluminum trim surrounding the grill cloth are 1968 models.Fender Blackface amps & early Silverface amps used cloth covered wire." Pre-CBS" Blackface Original Amp Knobs have the set screw at the number "10".Early Fender Electric Blackface amps from 1964 and some into early 1965ĭid not have a Fender Logo on the grillcloth." Pre-CBS" Blackface Amps are labeled "Fender Electric Instruments".Īfter CBS bought Fender in 1965, amps were labeled "Fender Musical Instruments".Serial number that is stamped on the right rear of the chassis Here is a list of the first letter showing the year of An amp stamped NA would have been made in Jan. This information is not for commercial use,Īnd cannot be copied, posted, pasted or otherwise used in anyĪmp)- the first letter is the year, and the second letter is the Dating, Speaker code & Tube Information Superior Music - Fender Amp, Amplifier Serial Numbers
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