1966 Fender Bandmaster Black Panel Piggyback Vintage Tube Amp Head & 2x12, Collector-Grade
$2,699.99
$2,699.99
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Up for sale, a 1966 Fender Bandmaster in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage tube set and Utah-made/Fender-branded 12" speakers. This 40 watt Black Panel powerhouse has the rich, balanced cleans and smooth tube overdrive at high volumes that one expects from Fender's AB763 circuit. The cleans are warm and articulate, with Fender's sparkling top end and the ability to dial in just the right amount of grit and light tube compression.
The circuit is 100% original save for a new bias cap sleeved in the original Minimite wrapper. The preamp retains all of the famed blue molded Ajax tone caps, essential to the sweet, musical sound of the Black Panel circuits, and the original Schumacher-made transformers date between late 1965 and the first weeks of '66. Visible date codes on the CTS pots are from the 42nd week of '65, the chassis stamps date to '66, and the crisp tube chart rounds out the applicable dates with an "PB" stamp that translates to February of 1966. Even the original power supply caps are intact and still viable. The tube complement includes a pair of matched and properly biased USA-made 6L6GC power tubes, with vintage valves in the preamp as well.
The cabinet is stocked with the original pair of Utah-made 12" speakers with clean black frames and blue Fender foil stickers on the magnets. The stamps on the magnets date to the 48th week of '65.
The head and speaker cabinet both retain their original smooth black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth, and the tolex and cloth are exceedingly well-preserved. Both the head and cabinet retain their original raised "Fender" logos, and the hardware includes original nickel corners, handle caps, sphinx glides (feet), chassis straps, and chrome tilt-back legs.
A remarkable and complete Black Panel Fender, the Bandmaster delivers on the promise of the AB763 circuit, with incredible cleans, smooth overdrive and strong tremolo.
The circuit is 100% original save for a new bias cap sleeved in the original Minimite wrapper. The preamp retains all of the famed blue molded Ajax tone caps, essential to the sweet, musical sound of the Black Panel circuits, and the original Schumacher-made transformers date between late 1965 and the first weeks of '66. Visible date codes on the CTS pots are from the 42nd week of '65, the chassis stamps date to '66, and the crisp tube chart rounds out the applicable dates with an "PB" stamp that translates to February of 1966. Even the original power supply caps are intact and still viable. The tube complement includes a pair of matched and properly biased USA-made 6L6GC power tubes, with vintage valves in the preamp as well.
The cabinet is stocked with the original pair of Utah-made 12" speakers with clean black frames and blue Fender foil stickers on the magnets. The stamps on the magnets date to the 48th week of '65.
The head and speaker cabinet both retain their original smooth black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth, and the tolex and cloth are exceedingly well-preserved. Both the head and cabinet retain their original raised "Fender" logos, and the hardware includes original nickel corners, handle caps, sphinx glides (feet), chassis straps, and chrome tilt-back legs.
A remarkable and complete Black Panel Fender, the Bandmaster delivers on the promise of the AB763 circuit, with incredible cleans, smooth overdrive and strong tremolo.
