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Fender Bassman, Bandmaster, Tremolux, Vibrolux/Reverb amplifiers

Fender 1965/1966 catalog page 7

Fender 1965/1966 guitar catalogue. Page 7. Details of five Fender amplifiers: the Fender Bassman, Fender Bandmaster, Fender Tremolux and Fender Pro/Reverb. This was actually the last catalogue appearance of the Tremolux, which was deleted from the Fender range in 1966.

December 1965 prices were as follows: Fender Bassman $410, Bandmaster $399.50, Tremolux $329.50 and Vibrolux/Reverb $299.50.

1965 1966 Fender guitar catalog page 7 - Fender Bassman, Bandmaster, Tremolux, Vibrolux/Reverb amplifiers
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Vintage 1965 Oxford T6 Speaker For Fender Bassman Bandmaster Twin Deluxe Reverb

Vintage 1965 Oxford T6 Speaker For Fender Bassman Bandmaster Twin Deluxe Reverb

Staten Island, New York, 103**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$30

Vintage 1965 Oxford T6 Speaker For Fender Bassman Bandmaster Twin Deluxe Reverb cabinets. This speaker was reconed and is an 8 ohm speaker. This actually sounds pretty good but unfortunately there is a buzz when turned up loud. This speaker is being sold as is.
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1963 FENDER BANDMASTER AMP JEWEL USA

1963 FENDER BANDMASTER AMP JEWEL USA

Lindale, Texas, 757**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$50

1963 FENDER BANDMASTER AMP JEWEL USA. Shipped with USPS Ground Advantage.... more
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1969 Vintage Fender Speaker 15?? Bassman

1969 Vintage Fender Speaker 15?? Bassman

Amarillo, Texas, 791**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$120

Fender bassman speaker 15 ?
Works great
No issues
Thanks for watching
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1958 Fender Vibrolux or Super Amp 1x10" Jensen a P10 model it needs re-coning.

1958 Fender Vibrolux or Super Amp 1x10" Jensen a P10 model it needs re-coning.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 333**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$250

We have a rare 1958 Fender 1x12" Speaker by Jensen its a P10 from a Vibrolux or Super Tweed Amp dated from the 32nd week of 1958. It needs of a complete recone service & would be perfect for any application in any amp made during the late 50's or early 60's. This is being sold "as-is" & is completely original.... more
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Fender Vibrolux Power Transformer 022723 Schumacher 1973

Fender Vibrolux Power Transformer 022723 Schumacher 1973

El Dorado Hills, California, 957**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$250

Excellent working condition Fender Vibrolux 022723 Power TransformerJust pulled from a performing Vibrolux as we replaced ours with a year correct PT to bring our Vibrolux back to OE dated iron.
To the best of our understanding this is a 1973 version, stamping shows the 606-322 but curiously has white lettering over the stamping that shows 350 - suggesting either week 22 of 1973 or week 50 of 1973
No waiting or processing will ship date of purchase if purchase is before 4pm PDT
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Fender Bassman 100 4x12" Cabinet Speaker Enclosure 1960s Works

Fender Bassman 100 4x12" Cabinet Speaker Enclosure 1960s Works

Normal, Illinois, 617**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$400

Central Illinois Pickup only - old school 1960s Fender 4x12" Cabinet - Bassman 100
A picture can speak 1, 000 words. Everything in the photos and description is what you will receive.
We encourage communication, if you have any questions feel free to contact us.
Questions about auction style sales should be asked prior to the end of bidding.
By bidding on or buying this item you agree to the following terms:
PAYMENTSPayments must be received within 4 business days after ... more
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Vintage Fender Blue Bassman Ten Guitar Tube Amplifier Amp AS-IS Working

Vintage Fender Blue Bassman Ten Guitar Tube Amplifier Amp AS-IS Working

North Hollywood, California, 916**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$489

Vintage Fender Blue Bassman Ten Guitar Tube Amplifier Amp AS-IS, condition is vintage (ser# is A7 plus 5 digits) shows 1977, but I??m not sure of exact year, has been plugged in to guitar and does work, with some static noises, I??m a secondhand licensed dealer and have had this in my shop for over 2 years, at this point, it needs a home .it is a local pick up, you can test further, but it??s sold in AS IS condition and can guarantee only that when plugged in it does work, I can not guarantee ... more
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Jensen 10 in. speakers for Fender Vibrolux amplifier

Jensen 10 in. speakers for Fender Vibrolux amplifier

Huntington Beach, California, 926**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$600

Up grabs is a nice pair of 1966 Jensen C10 P original speakers for a Fender Vibrolux Reverb Amp. The speakers have been re coned, but work and sound great with no issues. please see the picture with the Fender dating on the rim of both speakers. These have become very hard to come by, don't miss out
Please ask any questions you might have as I'm happy to answer them
Buyer to pay within 3 days of sale and to pay all shipping costs
Thanks, AT... more
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Vintage Fender Bassman 135, tube amp head

Vintage Fender Bassman 135, tube amp head

Baltimore, Maryland, 212**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$700

Vintage Fender Bassman 135, tube amp head.
Vintage tube amp, dates to late-1970s, early 1980s, though I don't have a hard year
Sounds great classic Fender tone. Amp works just as well with bass or guitar. I used it primarily for guitar, but also ran bass through it occasionally.
Amp has two channels, each with volume, low, mid and high controls and an overall master volume
Can run it so one instrument plays through both channels, using the volume knobs to control the mix
All ... more
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Vintage Era Rivera ALL TUBE Fender Bassman 20 Guitar Amplifier (Amp) 1x15" Combo

Vintage Era Rivera ALL TUBE Fender Bassman 20 Guitar Amplifier (Amp) 1x15" Combo

Sacramento, California, 958**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$800

Vintage Era Rivera Fender Bassman 20 All Tube Bass Guitar or guitar, Amplifier (Amp) 1x15" Combo. Condition is Used. Shipped with UPS Ground. Missing Fender grill logo Tested and sounds great!Year of Production: 1982-1983 (made for only one year)Era: RiveraConfiguration: ComboFront: In, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass ?? Power Sw, Pilot LampRear: Power, Fuse, Speaker out, Line out, Hum BalanceCabinet: Closed-Back, Solid Finger-Jointed Pine Covered With TolexGrill Cloth: Black / White / SilverChrome & ... more
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1978 Vintage Fender Bassman Ten Bass Amplifier Used

1978 Vintage Fender Bassman Ten Bass Amplifier Used

East Liverpool, Ohio, 439**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$800

1978 Vintage Fender Bassman Ten Bass Amplifier
This is a used vintage 1978 Fender Bassman Ten Amplifier in excellent condition. This item has been tested to ensure that it does work 100% as should. There are no major marks or wear that affect the quality and sound. This is a super cool vintage amp with a great sound, perfect for any bass player looking for an old-style bass amp!
LOCAL PICKUP ONLY
Let us know if you have any questions regarding this product or any of our others and thank... more
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1974 Fender Bassman 10 Guitar Amp w  / Warranty

1974 Fender Bassman 10 Guitar Amp w / Warranty

Orland Park, Illinois, 604**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$850

1974 Fender Bassman 10 Guitar Amp w / Warranty. From service center repair. will give 90 day warranty... more
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Fender Bassman Amp AB165 circa  ~ 1969, Sounds Great, Very Nice, Tested

Fender Bassman Amp AB165 circa ~ 1969, Sounds Great, Very Nice, Tested

Pickerington, Ohio, 431**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$895

I'm here to tell you about my old Fender Bassman tube amp. As you can tell by the small burn in the top tolex, I've had this amp since before I quit smoking. That was a long time ago. The transformer code is 606935, that makes it the 35th week of 1969 - late August to be exact. 1969 was a very good year -- many songs have been written about it. And this has always been a very good amp
This old amp has been good to me. It has never been hungry to eat tubes, and the same old tubes back from ... more
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1962 Fender Bassman 2x12" Blonde Guitar Speaker Cabinet w /  Cable #50734

1962 Fender Bassman 2x12" Blonde Guitar Speaker Cabinet w / Cable #50734

Burbank, California, 915**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$895

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Fender Bandmaster Amp Blackface Vintage Nice!

Fender Bandmaster Amp Blackface Vintage Nice!

Stamford, Connecticut, 069**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1000

Fender Bandmaster Blackface amp in very good condition
Affordable vintage blackface tone!
Works great
Price to sell!
No shipping. No returns
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Fender *Bassman Ten *10 *4x10" speakers *50 watts TUBE amplifier *1970s VINTAGE

Fender *Bassman Ten *10 *4x10" speakers *50 watts TUBE amplifier *1970's VINTAGE

San Jose, California, 951**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1078

tube amp! i believe it is 50 watts it has 4x10" speakers, I took pictures of each one to show no damage there is a slight tear to the cover and wear to the black areas no casters / wheels in great playing shape,
PICK UP ONLY in San Jose OR Fremont CA see pictures
thank you
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Fender 1978 Silverface Bassman 135 Watt 2 Channel Tube Bass Amplifier Head Used

Fender 1978 Silverface Bassman 135 Watt 2 Channel Tube Bass Amplifier Head Used

Parkersburg, West Virginia, 261**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1299

Fender 1978 Silverface Bassman 135 Two Channel 135 Watt Tube Bass Amplifier Head Used
Used with wear associated with use. Minor cosmetic scratches / scuffs from handling and play. Any noteworthy blemishes or issues will be described and pictured. Works as it should
Faceplate has scratches & scuff marks, and there is rust on corners. Power cable has been reinforced with electrical tape, but is completely intact with no exposed wiring. Please see pictures for details Sovtek tubes look... more
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FENDER SILVERFACE 1970 BASSMAN  PRICE LowereD

FENDER SILVERFACE 1970 BASSMAN PRICE LowereD

Brooklyn, New York, 112**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1299

1970 Silverface Bassman amp head
It has been re-capped and black faced. I put brand new JJs and Sovtex tubes in it
Transformers are all closely dated to the spring of 1970 along with the date codes on all the capacitors I removed
The power section and negative feedback circuit match those of the AA864
I replaced the power tube output sockets because they were total trash. Now the power tubes are solid as a rock
I left the original tone caps in place-none were leaking DC ... more
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Used Fender 1971 Bassman Electric Guitar Amp Head

Used Fender 1971 Bassman Electric Guitar Amp Head

Hudson Falls, New York, 128**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1349

Up for sale is a fantastic 1971 Fender Bassman amp head. This amp has been recently serviced and is in perfect working order. All tubes have been tested, the fuse was replaced, as well as the electrolytic caps and bias caps. The bias has been tested and set and all pots have been throughly cleaned. Original parts that have been replaced will also be included Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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Fender 1959 Tweed 4x10 Bassman 45 watt Guitar Amp LOCAL PICKUP ONLY!!!! No Ship

Fender 1959 Tweed 4x10 Bassman 45 watt Guitar Amp LOCAL PICKUP ONLY!!!! No Ship

Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, 151**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1399

Brand new never left the house still has all the tags on it!! Total Tube Beast!!!
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1968 Selmer guitar catalogue

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1971 Commodore N25 (Matsumoku)

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1960 Hofner Colorama II

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1981 'Gibson Specials' Pre-Owners Manual

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1970 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns Celebrated Classics' catalog

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1971 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns' catalog

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1972 Fender Precision bass

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1967 Vox Stroller

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1963 Vox Clubman Bass (left handed)

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1977 Gibson ES Artist 'prototype'

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1959 Hofner Committee

1959 Hofner CommitteeThe Hofner Committee was a truly beautiful guitar produced in Germany, primarily for the UK market. It was a large bodied (initially 17 1/2") guitar with a carved spruce top, available as an acoustic or electric guitar. By the early sixties the carved top was replaced with a laminate, and although still a very fine guitar, the earlier carved top examples, with frondose headstock (like the example shown here) are far more highly prized amongst musicians and vintage guitar collectors.

1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean

1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins TennesseanThe Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean, or model 6119 was Gretsch's best selling hollow body of the 1960s. This wonderfully faded example from 1965 was originally Dark Cherry Red, but has turned a mid-orange brown. The original color, however, can be seen underneath the pickup surrounds. 1965 specs: maple body, two-piece neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and Hi-Lo 'Tron single coil pickups. Nickel plated Gretsch Bigsby tailpiece.

1965 Gretsch 'For the Spectacular Sound of the Times' guitar and amp catalog

1965 Gretsch catalogThe 1965 Gretsch catalog, or catalog #32, featured 10 hollow body electric guitars, including the newly launched Gretsch Viking; four solid body electrics, including the Astro Jet - making it's only catalog appearance; just one bass, the single pickup PX6070; nine acoustics and 12 tube amplifiers. Pride of place went to the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman that adorned both the front and back covers. 24 pages, six of which are in full color.

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret ends

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret endsLoose frets are especially problematic in certain old guitars, but are generally very easy to fix. You'll be amazed at the difference you can make with just a few tools, a bit of knowledge, and a little time. Fixing loose frets can eliminate fret buzz, remove sharp fret ends, and greatly improve the tone of any guitar. If your luthier bill will be greater than the value of your guitar, definitely time to have a go yourself!

1966 Hagstrom 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog (Merson USA)

1966 Hagstrom guitar catalog Hagstrom guitars were distributed in the mid-1960s United States by Merson of USA. This eight page 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog, printed in two-colors contained six solid body electrics, three solid body basses, two electric acoustic guitars, two electric acoustic basses and five acoustics.

1965 Hofner President

1965 Hofner President The President was produced by Hofner in Bubenreuth, Germany, specifically for Selmer, who distributed the brand in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other commonwealth nations. The President was a hollow body electric acoustic, available as a full body or thinline, and with blonde or brunette finish. It was a great playing guitar that sold fairly well in the second half of the 1950s, throughout the 1960s, and into the very early 1970s. The example shown here is a full-body depth guitar in blonde - and as a 1965 guitar, one of the last to feature the rounded Venetian cutaway. From late 1965 until 1972, the President sported a sharp Florentine cut. Naturally, such an electric acoustic suggests jazz and blues, but many of the original British Hofner President players were part of the rock 'n roll, skiffle and beat scenes of the late 50s and early 60s.

1963 1964 Fender catalog

Fender 1963 catalogue"The Choice of Professional and Student Musicians Everywhere" This eight page catalogue was included as an insert in the 1963 annual "school music" issue of Downbeat magazine (September 1963). As well as keyboards and pedal steels, this catalog contains seven guitars, three basses and ten amplifiers - from student guitars such as the Musicmaster and Duotone to professional models like the new Jaguar.

1971 Gibson Les Paul Recording guitar owners manual

1971 Gibson Les Paul Recording guitar owners manual The newly designed Les Paul Recording guitar was released in 1971, in many ways as an updated version of the Les Paul Professional that had debuted two years earlier in 1969. The new guitar came with a new owners manual explaining the (somewhat complicated) controls, their operation, and giving other specifications, including recommended strings, action and control settings. Compare with the broadly similar owners manual for the Les Paul Personal / Professional