the same transformer used in the early blond twins (4 ohm load) and the 40W Vibrasonic (8 ohm load). I think the blackface Vibroverb 1x15 combo cabinet has the same size chassis opening, but please check. You can get Mojotone to make a custom 2x10 combo cabinet. It also has a Middle control which is very nice to have. Rectifier is a GE, power tubes are Philips, pre's are a mix of vintage USA. The Bandmaster Reverb chassis makes a great 2x10 combo amp because it has a 4 ohm output transformer. The power transformer is from a 1970 super reverb. The output transformer and choke are pulls from a 1961 blond bassman purchased on ebay. A trim pot that can only be adjusted from the top is more problematical than having to pull the chassis to do bias adjustments. The bias trim pot is bypassed and for now bias is set by varying the bias range resistor. great brown/blond blues tones and also sounds rewardingly similar to a friend's 6G6A. The normal channel is very thick and gainey. The Bandmaster VM head and its accompanying 2 x 12 cabinet are the latest additions to Fender's Vintage Modified range of amplifiers, which aims to blend elements of vintage and modern amps together. Not much difference in tone between the 0.1 and 0.22.Ĭompleted chassis with the black beauties. The 0.1uF Astrons have been replaced with a pair of 0.22uF black beauties. The bass channel comes on as very bright and thin with a guitar, but can be dialed in for some very nice loud clean Dick Dale/Setzer esque tones and is very pedal friendly. This is a 2000 model, 32 foot Coachmen Mirada on a Ford V-10 chassis. Tonewise, the bass channel is very very similar to a friend's 6G6A. I initially used 600V 0.1 uf Astrons in the bass channel instead of the 0.25 uF specified in the schematics and layouts. Capacitors in the power section are Sozo vintage fender blue molded/yellow Astron copies. Caps are period correct vintage Astrons, NOS and pulls. It ended up being more of a cross between all three.įinished wiring. But fiberboard Layouts are for a 6G6B circuit which made doing a 6G6 a bit of a challenge. Cabinet by JD Newell.Ĭhassis and fiberboards are from Marsh Amps. This build is the earlier tube rectified 6G6 circuit. Shop Transformers by Amplifier Transformers for Fender Bandmaster You are browsing transformers for the Fender Bandmaster, 40 Watts Physically, parts were designed to look similar to original factory units (where possible). The blond bassman was made famous by Brian Setzer whose model of choice is the solid state rectified 6G6B circuit.
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