Late 1950's Bassman Narrow Panel Tweed

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Posted on April 13, 2014 at 11:34:48

A guy on the Fender Amp Board just inherited this Fender amp. I haven't seen one in this condition in decades. The 5F6-A Bassman is one of the Holy Grail amps, in the guitar world.

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Narrow Panel Tweed Bassman

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now the search for 4 Jensen P10Q's

GSH

14:51:40 04/13/14

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Yeah, the tolex is redone. Nice job.

FenderLover

16:31:14 04/13/14

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One more old amp --- 1948 Champion 600

FenderLover

16:38:23 04/13/14

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now the search for 4 Jensen P10Q's

GSH

14:51:40 04/13/14

3

Yeah, the tolex is redone. Nice job.

FenderLover

16:31:14 04/13/14

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One more old amp --- 1948 Champion 600

FenderLover

16:38:23 04/13/14

DIY Bassman cabinet

FenderLover

03:53:26 04/15/14

now the search for 4 Jensen P10Q's, posted on April 13, 2014 at 14:51:40
GSH	The late one's like that with the dogbone handle had P10Q's, previously '57-58, with P10R's. Not that whatever's in there are bad, don't know, but since the rest of it is so nice... The tube chart looks almost too clean to be true, no ink date stamp either. In fact, it must be recovered. Still, "the price was right" (free), nice score.

Yeah, the tolex is redone. Nice job., posted on April 13, 2014 at 16:31:14
FenderLover	Inspecting the amp, it has early 1960 stamps on the trannies. With a presence pot. Definitely, a 5F6-A circuit. I think he said he had the original Jensen P10Q in boxes. That would be very nice, indeed.

One more old amp --- 1948 Champion 600, posted on April 13, 2014 at 16:38:23
FenderLover	I put in new Weber 6-inch Signature alnico. And put the OEM Cleveland away into storage. Very nice speaker. This amp has a tone like no other Champ or Champion I've tried. Prolly the 5693 (6SJ7) pentode input tube. Some more amp porn photos. 8^) -----

DIY Bassman cabinet, posted on April 15, 2014 at 03:53:26
FenderLover	Had this small 2 X 12 inch cab made for me. Loaded with one Celestion Vintage 30 (ceramic) and one Weber 12A125T speaker. Very nice, BIG tone. Will compare it to my Vibrolux head and cab. -----

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Late 1950's Bassman Narrow Panel Tweed

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