To a greater or lesser extent, all of Fender's early amplifiers display the same characteristic, although as their power increases the point at which the distortion sets in moves further back.
Later, with more powerful pickups, higher signal levels would pass through the pre-amp tube, demanding ever more amplification and volume from the power output tube.įortunately for lovers of the overdriven sound, it was quite incapable of supplying the output levels required, and the distortion was the result. When the Champ was designed and marketed for use with the low-powered guitar pickups of the day, the level of amplification provided by its single pre-amp tube was not enough to "overdrive" its single power output tube. In particular, it arises when one amplifying stage expects the next stage to produce more output than it is capable of supplying. The fact that its most appealing quality was an accident of design rather than a feature is a paradox to which we will return.ĭistortion in an amplifier is, fundementally, the sound of circuitry in distress. Features Fender Bandmaster and Bandmaster Reverb, 40 Watts Physically, parts were designed to look similar to original factory units (where possible). Later its appeal to players lay in the fact that it could be made to distort at comparitively low levels and then fed either to a PA or a larger amplifier.
Use the tabs below to see what music people who love this gear like, explore its tech specs and read reviews by other members. "With its three-tube circuit, it represents the simplest of all amplifier designs, and yet its performance is such that it has long been a favorite with collectors and players, despite its tiny 3W output.Īt the time, its normal undistorted output would have been considered quite loud enough by the student players it was aimed at. Join the Fender 57 Bandmaster Fans Community. A wonderful little forty-five-year old legend… just turn it up for real tube gain at a reasonable volume. The tweed covering is remarkably clean and the original leather handle is in good shape.
#57 FENDER BANDMASTER SERIAL NUMBER#
The serial number C15872 has been and also stamped onto the control panel.
#57 FENDER BANDMASTER CODE#
The letter code on the tube-chart is KD (K= 1961 and D = April). Three tubes (12AX7 6V6GT 5Y3GT), potentiometer stamped "137 6014" (CTS April 1960), one eight-inch Oxford Speaker with stamped code: "465-048" (Oxford 48th week of 1960), top control panel, two inputs, one volume knob, tweed covering, brown tweed-era grill. The solid pine cabinet measures 22.50 inches wide x 21.50 inches high. This is an all original 6 watt 'tweed' narrow panel tube combo legend weighing just 13.00 lbs.
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