This is a 1967 Bandmaster chassis restored as a one 12 combo amp. The whole point was to recreate the 1964 AA763 non-reverb Vibrolux; the blackface circuitry version of the brown Vibrolux. JD Newell cabinet in rough blonde with oxblood grill cloth. |
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Carbon comp resistors and Sozo vintage blue signal caps. Their version of the vintage blue molded and yellow astrons of late 50's and 60's Fender amps. The amp does have a very good blackface era vibe. |
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Closer view of the input side. |
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Closer view of the power section. |
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Topside view. I chose Mercury Magnetics iron for this build. Their transformers do very well at classic Fender tones and feel. Filter capacitors under the doghouse are 20 uF Spragues . very reliable. |
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Chassis rear view. Ignore the mess. |
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I really like the Weber Blue Dog speakers in most anything. This is a 50W ceramic magnet version. It is basically their version of the 20/25 W Celestion speakers of the 60's. Fender quit making 40W one 12 combos in '64 (I think) probably because the power was real tough on speakers of the day. |
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Now this is a combination made in heaven. My creation and a for real 1962 brown Vibrolux . the Vibrolux sports a 50W alnico Blue Dog. |
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