1961 Fender Bassman 6G6 Blonde Brown Panel Vintage Piggyback Tube Amp 1x12 Tone Ring w/ Oxford 12M6, Victoria Covers
$7,999.99
$7,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1961 Fender Bassman in collector-grade condition with a 6G6 tube-rectified circuit, early 1x12 Tone Ting speaker cabinet and a full vintage tube set. Complete with the original brown canvas Victoria Luggage head and cabinet covers, and boasting a pair of properly biased USA Tung Sol small bottle 6L6 power tubes, this Bassman delivers on the promise of Fender's best golden age tube amps.
One major standout of this early Brown Panel Bassman is the Tone Ring 1x12 speaker cabinet, an elegant and ingenious idea, yet one which Fender dropped very early in this model's production run. This 1x12 enclosure was designed to offer the clearest, most pure tone, utilizing a dual baffle board design in which the speaker floats between the baffles, mounted to a metal "Tone Ring." The cabinet works as a closed back, ported enclosure, delivering ample bass response and an overall sweeter, rounder tone than later Bassman cabinet designs. The single speaker enclosure also results in earlier breakup and is ideal for studio use.
The first iteration of the "Piggyback" version of the Bassman with rough blonde tolex and oxblood grillcloth, this Brown Panel circuit pushes 40 powerful watts of pure tube goodness. Like the Tweed amps that preceded it, the Brown Panel circuits respond extremely well to picking dynamics with Fender's hi-fi, glassy clean tones. The EQ controls have a broad sweep and at around 5 on the volume dial, the amp cascades into very rich, textured tube overdrive that compresses noticeably, with the added benefit of the "sag" germane to the 6G6 circuit's tube rectified design.
The circuit is very original and has been well-maintained and recently serviced, retaining all of the original Schumacher-made transformers which date to 1961. The preamp retains all of the original blue Ajax and black Sprague capacitors, with the only new components being the small electrolytics and bias caps sleeved in the original Minimite wrappers. The power supply has also been recapped with high quality Sprague Atoms. All of the original pots are intact. The power cable is the original gray two-prong, which can be replaced with a three-prong for no additional cost at the next owner's discretion. The amp features a complete vintage tube set with a GZ34 rectifier, Tung Sol 6L6 power tubes and matching valves in the preamp (ostensibly, the tube set is original to the amp).
The speaker is the original Oxford 12M6 ceramic magnet speaker, with a date code on the edge of the frame from the 21st week of '61. The tube chart is fully intact inside the head cabinet, with crisp corners and a handwritten "A" suffix on the 6G6 model. Since the 6G6 circuit was the only one to have a tube rectifier, we're advertising this amp as a 6G6 (not a 6G6-A), which is more accurate to the actual circuit in this head, and in-line with Fender's constantly changing circuits and often mislabeled tube charts. The KK stamp on the chart dates to November of 1961.
The original rough blonde tolex and oxblood grillcloth are in remarkable shape with very restrained wear on the enclosure edges. Both original dogbone handles are present (and unbroken), and stock hardware includes the original tilt-back legs, piggyback clip bars, thumbscrews, corners, and flat Fender logos. The Brown Panel faceplate is very clean, with a full complement of original cream barrel knobs.
The original pair of brown canvas Victoria Luggage head/cabinet covers are included.
One major standout of this early Brown Panel Bassman is the Tone Ring 1x12 speaker cabinet, an elegant and ingenious idea, yet one which Fender dropped very early in this model's production run. This 1x12 enclosure was designed to offer the clearest, most pure tone, utilizing a dual baffle board design in which the speaker floats between the baffles, mounted to a metal "Tone Ring." The cabinet works as a closed back, ported enclosure, delivering ample bass response and an overall sweeter, rounder tone than later Bassman cabinet designs. The single speaker enclosure also results in earlier breakup and is ideal for studio use.
The first iteration of the "Piggyback" version of the Bassman with rough blonde tolex and oxblood grillcloth, this Brown Panel circuit pushes 40 powerful watts of pure tube goodness. Like the Tweed amps that preceded it, the Brown Panel circuits respond extremely well to picking dynamics with Fender's hi-fi, glassy clean tones. The EQ controls have a broad sweep and at around 5 on the volume dial, the amp cascades into very rich, textured tube overdrive that compresses noticeably, with the added benefit of the "sag" germane to the 6G6 circuit's tube rectified design.
The circuit is very original and has been well-maintained and recently serviced, retaining all of the original Schumacher-made transformers which date to 1961. The preamp retains all of the original blue Ajax and black Sprague capacitors, with the only new components being the small electrolytics and bias caps sleeved in the original Minimite wrappers. The power supply has also been recapped with high quality Sprague Atoms. All of the original pots are intact. The power cable is the original gray two-prong, which can be replaced with a three-prong for no additional cost at the next owner's discretion. The amp features a complete vintage tube set with a GZ34 rectifier, Tung Sol 6L6 power tubes and matching valves in the preamp (ostensibly, the tube set is original to the amp).
The speaker is the original Oxford 12M6 ceramic magnet speaker, with a date code on the edge of the frame from the 21st week of '61. The tube chart is fully intact inside the head cabinet, with crisp corners and a handwritten "A" suffix on the 6G6 model. Since the 6G6 circuit was the only one to have a tube rectifier, we're advertising this amp as a 6G6 (not a 6G6-A), which is more accurate to the actual circuit in this head, and in-line with Fender's constantly changing circuits and often mislabeled tube charts. The KK stamp on the chart dates to November of 1961.
The original rough blonde tolex and oxblood grillcloth are in remarkable shape with very restrained wear on the enclosure edges. Both original dogbone handles are present (and unbroken), and stock hardware includes the original tilt-back legs, piggyback clip bars, thumbscrews, corners, and flat Fender logos. The Brown Panel faceplate is very clean, with a full complement of original cream barrel knobs.
The original pair of brown canvas Victoria Luggage head/cabinet covers are included.
