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Offline upfront

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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #100 on: August 28, 2012, 10:26:05 AM »
Quote from: sd8450 on August 28, 2012, 02:27:40 AM
I was finally able to play my newly acquired '64/'65 princeton reverb a few days ago. It works 100% and sounds very nice and is quiet when there is no input signal. The only thing I needed to do was put a little contact cleaner to the reverb pot which was scratchy and the pot is now working normally.

I took some gut pictures while the chassis was out of the cabinet. The inside electronics are all original and untouched and very clean as can be seen in the pictures below. The reverb pan is also original and very clean and is functioning very well:


 removed the 'death cap' to make the amp safer to use. The only other thing I am thinking to do is to change the 2-wire power cord to a 3-wire power cord, again for the sake of safety. This would only work if the power source outlet is also provided with a ground connection.

Almost 5 decades of freshness. Ganda! :)
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #101 on: August 29, 2012, 01:53:08 PM »
Quote from: upfront on August 28, 2012, 10:26:05 AM
Almost 5 decades of freshness. Ganda! :)

Thanks bro! :)

I read somewhere na nickel-plated yung mga chassis ng Fender amps during the early years before they switched to zinc-plated chassis. The amp was obviously kept in a relatively dry area and the nickel plating helped preserve the amp through the years.

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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #102 on: September 04, 2012, 10:14:40 PM »
Seems that post went under my radar but damn!  Chassis so clean I could almost see some reflection.  You guys get some nice goodies! :drool:
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« Reply #103 on: September 04, 2012, 11:01:35 PM »
Join the club na rin ako!

'64 Bandmaster


Year referenced by the serial, according to this site: http://www.superchamp.dk/papers/dating_fender_tube_amps.htm

There has been replacements in its caps and probably one of the transformers (I don't know where else). The grill cloth had also been painted black by a previous owner.

I just got it this Sunday from Marco Harder, and I only got to play with it a few hours yesterday. I connected it to a refurbished old Jensen P12N (no cab!) that I got from Larry Yasona, and I got glued playing with it using my CIJ Tele. It's warm, chimey, and feels great to play on.
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #104 on: September 04, 2012, 11:14:51 PM »
it's been a while since i last posted here on PM. good thing i randomly saw this thread first while loitering around the boards. i have a late 60's bassman which i'll soon post here. na-excite tuloy ako.  :)
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #105 on: September 06, 2012, 10:01:38 PM »
Quote from: siore on September 04, 2012, 10:14:40 PM
Seems that post went under my radar but damn!  Chassis so clean I could almost see some reflection.  You guys get some nice goodies! :drool:

Thanks bro! :)

I thought I need to change the electrolytic caps due to the age of the amp. They are however in excellent physical condition with no signs of any damage so I decided against replacing them.

I also checked the voltages against the schematic to have some reassurance and got readings very close to the expected levels.

The old caps are physically much bigger than the equivalent modern ones. I realized/rationalized that the old big caps has greater tolerances than the equivalent small modern caps. The old caps has been working well so far so I am betting on them lasting for quite a long time.
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #106 on: September 08, 2012, 10:20:03 AM »
Fender amp Preservation...



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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #107 on: September 08, 2012, 10:28:25 AM »
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« Reply #108 on: September 08, 2012, 10:33:20 AM »
Amp heaven!!!

Any of those for sale?  :drool:
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« Reply #109 on: September 08, 2012, 10:48:29 AM »
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« Reply #110 on: September 08, 2012, 12:22:58 PM »
Quote from: freemansj on September 08, 2012, 10:48:29 AM
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

changed my shirt because it was full of drool after seeing the fender amp showcase...
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #111 on: September 08, 2012, 12:36:02 PM »
Quote from: upfront on September 08, 2012, 10:20:03 AM
Fender amp Preservation...




WUSHUUUUUU PURO BOX LANG YAN EH! wala naman lamang amp yan. Nagpapaniwala kayo kay Francis hahahaha.
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« Reply #112 on: September 08, 2012, 02:15:47 PM »
Quote from: upfront on September 08, 2012, 10:20:03 AM
Fender amp Preservation...



Swerte nung mga amps at napunta sa marunong magpahalaga, mag-restore at mag-preserve! :)

This is the largest local vintage Fender amp collection AFAIK and growing fast! :)
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #113 on: October 18, 2012, 12:45:24 PM »
Just arrived :)

1967-68 Fender Bassman Amp Dripedge









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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #114 on: October 18, 2012, 12:49:42 PM »
^^^

Parang hindi nagamit.  :wave:
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« Reply #115 on: October 18, 2012, 01:05:40 PM »
isa sa dream amps ko after ng twin  :-D

ang mga "drip edge" models ba part ng transition era ng Fender CBS?
dahil blackface circuit pa ata gamit nyan :-D
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #116 on: October 18, 2012, 01:13:41 PM »
Quote from: r_chino18 on October 18, 2012, 12:49:42 PM
^^^

Parang hindi nagamit.  :wave:

Onga Rei, virgin pa  :)

Quote from: renz13 on October 18, 2012, 01:05:40 PM
isa sa dream amps ko after ng twin  :-D

ang mga "drip edge" models ba part ng transition era ng Fender CBS?
dahil blackface circuit pa ata gamit nyan :-D

transition sila from blackface to silverface pero tama ka, sila yung silverface na may blackface circuit pa.  :)
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #117 on: October 18, 2012, 01:40:27 PM »
Quote from: r_chino18 on October 18, 2012, 12:49:42 PM
^^^

Parang hindi nagamit.  :wave:

Nagamit na yan, ginawang aparador dati. Kaya talaga binuksan yan para tangalin yung mga damit sa loob.
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #118 on: October 18, 2012, 01:59:21 PM »
Quote from: upfront on October 18, 2012, 01:13:41 PM
Onga Rei, virgin pa  :)

See you next week sir.  :-D

Quote from: Ryn on October 18, 2012, 01:40:27 PM
Nagamit na yan, ginawang aparador dati. Kaya talaga binuksan yan para tangalin yung mga damit sa loob.

Pwedeng taguan ng mga batang malilikot.  :-P
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #119 on: October 18, 2012, 02:13:21 PM »
Saw a really weird looking Fender Dual Showman amp while browsing sulit. Akala ko fake sya kasi kakaiba talaga yung itsura nya sa mga nilalabas na amp today. Niresearch ko sya and suprisingly, early solid-state amps sya na prinoduce ng fender na naconvert sa tube sa japan. You guys might want to check it out. Wala kasi akong kaalam alam sa mga vintage amps eh  :-D
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« Reply #120 on: October 18, 2012, 02:28:42 PM »
Quote from: TagaRetiro on October 18, 2012, 02:13:21 PM
Saw a really weird looking Fender Dual Showman amp while browsing sulit. Akala ko fake sya kasi kakaiba talaga yung itsura nya sa mga nilalabas na amp today. Niresearch ko sya and suprisingly, early solid-state amps sya na prinoduce ng fender na naconvert sa tube sa japan. You guys might want to check it out. Wala kasi akong kaalam alam sa mga vintage amps eh  :-D
eto ba yan?
http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/6791626/Fender+Dual+Showman+Amp?referralKeywords=dual+showman&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-1,1

Fender Japan lang ata gumagamit ng ganyang chassis
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« Reply #121 on: October 18, 2012, 02:52:57 PM »
Quote from: renz13 on October 18, 2012, 02:28:42 PM
eto ba yan?
http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/6791626/Fender+Dual+Showman+Amp?referralKeywords=dual+showman&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-1,1

Fender Japan lang ata gumagamit ng ganyang chassis

Yan nga sir! Nagback-read ako ng mga thread sa pm and may nagtanong na din dati kasi may kaparehas syang nabiling ganitong amp.  eto yung nakita ko sa net http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/233219-fender-dual-showman-combo-how-much-real-price-what-tubes-replace.html

Tiga-PM yung nag post na yan eh. Wala lang ang interesting lang kasi nung history nung amp haha 
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« Reply #122 on: October 18, 2012, 09:09:23 PM »
Gabby amps yan, Made in Manila  =) Mukhang ok din daw tunog nyan based sa reviews
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« Reply #123 on: October 18, 2012, 10:35:34 PM »
Quote from: upfront on October 18, 2012, 09:09:23 PM
Gabby amps yan, Made in Manila  =) Mukhang ok din daw tunog nyan based sa reviews

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=75276&sid=88bcf82dd206ffba994a42f7bef6e1c1

Looks like you're right! Hahaha kakaiba talaga mga pinoy  :-D
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Re: Vintage fender amps appreciation
« Reply #124 on: October 27, 2012, 09:24:27 AM »
Ganda nito! :-)
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