The 2 x 12 cabinet is in great condition. But not for a while now …., so it’s time to move it on. It has been a working amp and delivered night after night for decades.
This wonderful early Blonde era Bandmaster was bought second hand by its current owner from Jackson's Rare Guitars in the mid 80's. Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass | Volume, Treble, Bass, Speed, Intensity | Presence "Blonde" aficionados feel this circuit has superior tonal characteristics when overdriven, to the later AB763 circuit. The 6G7 and revised 7-A circuit uses the long-tail pair phase inverter introduced with the 1957 Bassman, and uses a solid-state rather than a tube rectifier.
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The vibrato circuit is unique to this series amp, working as more of a phaser vibrato as opposed to the Tremolo in a standard Fender. The vibrato has a nice strong pulse, with a wide range of speeds from swampy and slow to machine gun fast chop. This swirly harmonic vibrato could easily hold its own with a vintage Univibe. This amp delivers the lovely cleans which are a hallmark of the Blonde Fender era, with a sparkle, clarity and definition unlike any amps before. But dial it up and after about 5 or 6 on the volume control, and the sparkling cleans give way to creamy tube overdrive, with wonderful harmonic content and a dynamic, touch sensitive response.
This gorgeous pre-CBS amp features Fender’s rough blonde tolex, oxblood grill cloth and the 6G7-A circuit. Maybe swapping out the crunchy options for a couple more acoustic models would have made it even more useful, but this remains an appealing six-string multi-tool and a genuine problem-solver for many gigging players.This is a classic 1963 Fender Bandmaster amp & matching 2 x 12 speaker cabinet in good condition and in good working order. “The launch of the Acoustasonic Player Telecaster feels like a no-brainer move for Fender, spreading the potential appeal of what is virtually a whole new category of guitar. The feel of the bevelled arm rest and fingerboard edges says quality and comfort this is an inviting guitar and that Modern Deep-C neck will feel familiar to anyone who has played the electric Player series models.” A lovely dark rosewood fingerboard and bridge replaces the US version’s ebony, but that’s not anissue for us. “In terms of feel and build, we honestly can’t find a compromise between this Ensenada-made Player and the US Acoustasonics we’ve tried. MusicRadar: The onboard voice options might have been scaled down but the Acoustasonic Telecaster sticks the landing as a Player Series model, in what could be one of the guitars to make the hybrid build truly go mainstream.įender Player Series Acoustasonic Telecaster: The web says That, in sum, is the sort of thing the Acoustasonic format encourages. That said, it can be pressed into service of many different kinds of styles, perhaps some that are all your own. It is warmer, with a little more width than you’d expect from a Tele’s bridge pickup. Fender promises twang but this isn’t Pete Anderson levels of twang. Park yourself on position one for a more traditional electric guitar experience, but don’t necessarily expect a traditional Telecaster experience. In a sense, this is a sound that almost exists outside of the spectrum of acoustic/electric tones, and is sure to support pedalboard experimentation. The sound is just coming from the piezo and as you turn the blend control it adds drive. Here is where the true hybrid tones are, and as such, there are fewer references for what we are hearing.
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