Recently a major amp builder in texas was inquiring about particular sections. With six 6550s in its engine room, this stadiumlevel head sports tasty mid60s fender blackface styling and two footswitchable channels. Ive constantly been on ebay and craigslist and see a lot of vintage bassman, bassman 50 and bassman 70 tube heads but i dont think that they will be enough power for the sound i want to get. Schematics and layout diagrams vintage fender amp repair. I also have a 1965 bassman with the aa165 label, however it was made in november of that year and has the ab165 circuit. Gonna need a little help on the tolex too, one side panel is nearly naked. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and. I think that the k200 head driving two of them 3x15 cabs would be killer. Bassman 5b6 5d6 5d6a 5e6 5e6a 5f6 5f6a 6g6 6g6a 6g6b aa165 aa270 aa371 aa864 ab165 ac568 bassman bassman 10 bassman 20 bassman 50 bassman 60 bassman 70 bassman 100 bassman 125 bassman 5 super bassman bronco aa764 ab764 champion 5b1 600 twotone 800 champ 5c1 5d1 5e1 5f1 aa764 cbs champ champ 12 champ 25. The mystery of the fender bassman 5f6a schematic cracking the. Every component function is listed on this schematic. The plexis topology is still very similar to the fender 5f6a bassman shown above. It is true the aa165 were only made from january to march 1965 then fender switched over to the ab165, however they made many, many tube chart labels for aa165 which they used through out the year until they ran out and ended up in many, many. Schematics and layout diagrams here are hundreds of original fender schematics and layout diagrams, available for free viewing and download.
Looking to get a fender head for an avatar 2x12 with a vintage 30 and greenback. Either way the aa864 and aa165 are similar to each other and more desirable than the ab165. The blackface bassman with black tolex covering and black knobs existed basically. Bassman 5b6 5d6 5d6a 5e6 5e6a 5f6 5f6a 6g6 6g6a 6g6b aa165 aa270 aa371 aa864 ab165 ac568 bassman bassman 10 bassman 20 bassman 50 bassman 60 bassman 70 bassman 100 bassman 125 bassman 5 super bassman bronco aa764 ab764 champion 5b1 600 twotone 800 champ 5c1 5d1 5e1 5f1 aa764 cbs champ champ 12 champ 25 super champ champ ii champ. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. All of these pdf files are available for free download.
Designed for the ultimate bass playing experience, it offers two versatile channels, classic good looks, and ultra musical fender tube tonesall in a lightweight chassis only 17 lbs. The fender bassman is a bass amplifier introduced by fender during 1952. How fenders invention of the precision bass led to one of its greatest amps. We are updating studio nonpro yet, closer to garage. Fender bassman tv twelve 1x12 150w bass guitar com. These are invaluable reference tools if you are digging around inside of your vintage fender amplifier. View online or download fender bassman 400h operating instructions manual, service manual. I also have a late 1957 hipower tweed fender twin amp, 83 rectifier model, that i put in a separate head cab and it sounds fabulous with bass. I play a june 64 blonde 6g6b bassman and it actually has about half of the aa864 mods incorporated. Combining the best of authentic fender bass sound with modern power, the bassman 800 head is an easily portable powerhouse with flexible, thunderous tone. Fender switched back to the blackface era cosmetics some time in 1980. This leads to some poor soul complaining that his bassman doesnt sound like the one used by his favorite guitar player. The silverface fender bassman amp from the 1970s has a great reputation as an affordable, vintage tube rig for guitarists, delivering plenty of volume, great tone, and an excellent chassis, offering easy preamp and tone stack modification. Pcb assembly chassis assembly cabinet assembly end item schematicsdrawings fender musical instruments corp.
Bought old fender bassman head, for rockstoner rock. Notice the reverb circuit at lower left and the tremolo at lower center. Fender vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd 4x10 guitar combo. The history of the fender bassman amplifier fender. User manuals, guides and specifications for your fender bassman 100t amplifier. The fender 5f6a schematic shows 48v as the bias voltage for 5881 tubes which. In the 1950s, the bassman was perfect for amplifying that new invention, the fender precision bass. Do you have a fender guitar or bass tube amp that needs repair or modifications. If you pull v2 and your amp is wired ab165, both inputs will stop working. Well, by following this guide, you can decide which bassman head is best suited to you. Preamp tube swapping 1966 bassman telecaster guitar forum. The blackface bassman amps with aa165 and ab165 circuits from the mid60s are often heralded as the cream of the crop for classic rock tones, and their ability to take pedals well makes them a great choice for the modern player with a packed pedal board. The mystery of the fender bassman 5f6a schematic cracking the code.
Rightclick to save the file or leftclick to open from your browser. There has been some talk all over the internet about the modding the bass channel to become marshall or tweedlike. Most original 5f6a bassmans actually use a 100k tone slope resistor. These mods have made the amp much better overalla really good fender tone that can totally roar. There is also the 6g6b model which has a blackface but is really brown or white in the nature of the circuit had a presence control, and had white barrel knobs so it is really not a part of the blackface. I have a shot at a decent black line drip edge 6869 ish bassman head and if i decide to make said purchase, i will want to ughhhhh blackface it again online most of the info on what this exactly entails is hidden within a bunch of opinion. Prowess amplifiers fender schematics bassman ab165. Thanks to fender tones intuitive, onetouch interface you can use the app to change settings and hear the results in realtime. We believe that this is the most complete, highest resolutio. Ive heard of several people either having this done or doing it themselves with good results though. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the bassman also became the. The amp is dependable with these mods as i have gigged it about 50 times at least, and it sounds great. Whether you need to speak to consumer relations or simply want to drop us a line, this is your source. Experience the new bassbreaker guitar amplifier series.
Fender had a habit of using old charts until they ran out. Fender amp heaven schematics tweed blackface brownface. Well, according to the fender assembly drawing for both aa864 and ab165, v2 is the 12 utilized gainstage, while v3 is normal channel gain 1 and tone stack recovery. Here you will find our collection of fender schematics. Newsroom fender play foundation affiliate program modern slavery act. Bassman 19681971, bassman 50 19721976, bassman 70 19771983. The bassmans job is to take the tiny electrical signal from a guitar and build it up until its strong enough to move a speaker cone. The tube charts are not very useful for determining the circuit model. Things changed very quickly, however, as the tubes used in the old bassman werent readily available in the uk, so they switched to kt66. Who knew the bassman could out marshall a marshall. Fender bassman 800 2channel 800watt hybrid bass amp head. The bassman 250 was available with two speaker combinations or as a head only. Add to this the fact that the first marshall amplifiers were largely leveraged from the bassmans circuit design which in turn spawned a countless array of further clones as time passed, and its easy to understand why the fender bassman was the first amplifier chosen as a tweed reissue in the early 90s. The previous version of the bassman 5f6 had a 25uf25v bypass cap on the second tube 12ax7 across the 820 ohm cathode resistor.
I recently picked up a 1978 2x15 cabinet in great shape and want the head to go with it. Fender used the same schematic, but with new parts. Pcb assembly chassis assembly cabinet assembly miscellaneous schematics diagrams fender musical instruments corp. The bassman micros single channel preamp circuit was inspired by the 5f6a bassmans. Database contains 1 fender bassman 100t manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. There are a plethora of bassman heads out there, and just as many circuit variations. Been checking out fender bassmans but someone told me that the fender supersonic sounds much like the old 66 bassman, but with extra components to model the 65 vibrolux. Super bassman pro 300w tube bass amp head black one of the most powerful and versatile bass amps fender has ever created, the super bassman is a stadiumlevel 300watt tube head designed for the biggest shows and the largest stages, complete with enormous fender bass sound and sparkling vintage fender looks. Bassmans produced between late 1980 and 1983 have a black control panel and silver sparkle grill cloth.
Bassman 100 schematic bassman 5 schematic bassman 10 schematic blues jr. I built a 5f6a head amp and its the sweetest sounding amp ive ever heard so i. Customizing individual presets is quick and easy, and you can hear your changes instantly. Fender bassman for sale in uk 63 used fender bassmans. The tone stack was a bit different, so they were a bit dirtier. Fender super bassman pro 300w tube bass amp head black. With the fender tone app you can quickly and easily access your favorite tonesperfect for gigs, rehearsals and lessons. For what its worth, i built my project 5f6a with the schematic here and with the reissue schematic, and i like the old one better with 2. I have a 66 fender bassman ab165 with the 2x12 cabinet that just isnt. Fender bassman 100 combo discontinued the fender bassman 100 combo amp features a tiltback real wood cab. The real deal cosmetically, it looks just like the real deal with the exception that the tweed doesnt come laquered. Has all new groove tubes i just took out of a new 57 reissue tweed twin,the 6l6 ge are made on the original ge equipment. Think it also has a high end gain channel for some more marshall crunch type of stuff. Fender super bassman head 300w tube bass head black.
No schematic for the 5d6 circuit has ever been found, but ken fox and frank roy have created a few from originals, and copies are freely. Never actually plugged anything else into that kustom cab except for the original head. Best quality image on the net for a great musical fender amp of the 60\s. For sale is a fender bassman please note the postage prices as stated in advance from lincoln. Bringing a blackface bassman in from the cold premier guitar. They sound good,but i wanted old tubes in the twin. Vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd 4x10 guitar combo the straightforward fender 59 bassman outperforms most of the fancy amps on the market today. While there are schematics for fender tweedera bassmans, bassman 10s, bassman 70s, bassman 100s, bassman 5s, 12watt bass amps, 200watt bass amps, and even fenders behemoth 300watt bass ampsa schematic specifically labeled bassman 50 is simply nowhere to be found.
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