1960 Fender Bandmaster 3x10 Brown Panel Pre-CBS Vintage Tube Amp w/ Jensen P12R
$11,499.99
$11,499.99
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Up for sale, a 1960 Fender Bandmaster 3x10 in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, loaded with a full vintage tube set and complete with the original footswitch. One of Fender’s rarest and most highly desirable amps, the 3x10 Bandmaster’s form factor is a holdover from the Tweed era, loaded with a trio of vintage Jensen drivers that are an ideal voicing for the 40 watt circuit. Freshly serviced and exceedingly clean, this amp features its original early pinkish-brown tolex and oxblood grillcloth.
Like the Tweed amps that preceded it, the Brown Panel circuits are dynamic and responsive, delivering Fender's hi-fi glassy clean tones. The EQ controls have a positively huge sweep, from thick and mellow to biting, twangy snap. After around 5 on the volume dial, the amp cascades into rich tube overdrive that compresses a bit and feels slightly loose and gritty in just the right way without losing too much clarity. It's the kind of natural tube overdrive that only comes from pushing a well-designed Fender circuit. The Harmonic Vibrato circuit is also a complex design only found on the top tier Brown Panel models, utilizing three tubes and creating a lush pitch shifting effect that has more in common with a Leslie or Chorus than a traditional tremolo.
The circuit is extremely original, with Triad-made power and output transformers, and a Schumacher-made choke that dates to the 35th week of 1960. The preamp retains a majority of the famed yellow Astron tone caps, and the original Stackpole and CTS pots have visible date codes from the early weeks of 1960. The power supply has been professionally recapped with high quality F&Ts, and a modern three-prong power cable has been installed. Tubes include a matched pair of Sylvania 6L6GC power tubes with all vintage valves in the preamp, mostly manufactured by General Electric.
The trio of Jensen speakers includes two original P12Rs (dating to the 18th week of ‘60), along with a P10Q that dates to the 38th week of ‘58. All three speakers have been professionally reconed, boasting blue/green frames with Jensen foil labels on the bell covers. The tube chart is intact inside the cabinet, with a "JJ" stamp dating to October, 1960.
The early pinkish brown tolex is remarkably clean, as is the oxblood grillcloth and molded dogbone handle. The faceplate boasts clean graphics and the original set of brown cupcake knobs, with stock hardware including the flat Fender logo, chassis straps, nickel corners, and sphinx glides (feet).
The original footswitch is included, along with a modern Victoria Luggage-style slip cover.
Like the Tweed amps that preceded it, the Brown Panel circuits are dynamic and responsive, delivering Fender's hi-fi glassy clean tones. The EQ controls have a positively huge sweep, from thick and mellow to biting, twangy snap. After around 5 on the volume dial, the amp cascades into rich tube overdrive that compresses a bit and feels slightly loose and gritty in just the right way without losing too much clarity. It's the kind of natural tube overdrive that only comes from pushing a well-designed Fender circuit. The Harmonic Vibrato circuit is also a complex design only found on the top tier Brown Panel models, utilizing three tubes and creating a lush pitch shifting effect that has more in common with a Leslie or Chorus than a traditional tremolo.
The circuit is extremely original, with Triad-made power and output transformers, and a Schumacher-made choke that dates to the 35th week of 1960. The preamp retains a majority of the famed yellow Astron tone caps, and the original Stackpole and CTS pots have visible date codes from the early weeks of 1960. The power supply has been professionally recapped with high quality F&Ts, and a modern three-prong power cable has been installed. Tubes include a matched pair of Sylvania 6L6GC power tubes with all vintage valves in the preamp, mostly manufactured by General Electric.
The trio of Jensen speakers includes two original P12Rs (dating to the 18th week of ‘60), along with a P10Q that dates to the 38th week of ‘58. All three speakers have been professionally reconed, boasting blue/green frames with Jensen foil labels on the bell covers. The tube chart is intact inside the cabinet, with a "JJ" stamp dating to October, 1960.
The early pinkish brown tolex is remarkably clean, as is the oxblood grillcloth and molded dogbone handle. The faceplate boasts clean graphics and the original set of brown cupcake knobs, with stock hardware including the flat Fender logo, chassis straps, nickel corners, and sphinx glides (feet).
The original footswitch is included, along with a modern Victoria Luggage-style slip cover.
