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FDP Forum / Fender Amps: Vintage (before 1985) / Bandmaster Deluxe

vmr

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Feb 11th, 2018 07:12 PM Edit Profile
Well, actually it's '66 Bandmaster in a 60's Deluxe Reverb cabinet. Picked it up cheap, but it was pretty rough. I had to recover the cab, but the grill is original. Transformers are all original. Weber was selling a nice Fender 12" speaker on ebay, and offered to put any cone in it. So I had them use a 4 ohm to match the transformer. The rest was just a bunch of internal component rehab, though most of the important stuff, like the blue molded caps are original. I added a grounded AC outlet on the back, as the original one was missing. Also added a Mid control for the Vibrato channel in a hole on the back that was already drilled. She sounds great! The chassis is deeper than a DR, so it goes all the way flush to the back, and I had to fashion a custom back strip.

Well, I tried to post links, but I can't get the pictures from my Google photos to work without needing a password. Trust me, It looks real nice. LOL

(This message was last edited by vmr at 01:19 PM, Feb 12th, 2018)

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Feb 11th, 2018 08:17 PM Edit Profile
link doesn't work...its asking for a password.....

sounds like a cool amp...

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American Patriot

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Feb 11th, 2018 08:41 PM Edit Profile
See if this works.
Bandmaster Deluxe

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About as ordinary as you can get.
Feb 11th, 2018 08:42 PM Edit Profile
Nope, that didn't work either.

vmr

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I think, therefore I jam
Feb 12th, 2018 05:33 AM Edit Profile
I changed links, try again.

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Feb 12th, 2018 10:06 AM Edit Profile
404 error on both links....

I built one similar years ago. '65 BM chassis in a custom made 2-10 cab from JD Newell.

It never really rang my bells however. It ended up a sold item.

slider313

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Feb 12th, 2018 06:12 PM Edit Profile
I did the same with a '66 Bandmaster chassis. I had JD Newell build me a 1x15 combo cab; about the size of a Vibroverb, and ordered a Weber ceramic Blue Dog 15 @ 4 ohms. If I recall correctly, I changed the phase inverter cap to a .005 because I was using the amp in an open back format.

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Feb 12th, 2018 07:07 PM Edit Profile
"I built one similar years ago. '65 BM chassis in a custom made 2-10 cab from JD Newell"

I'm toying with doing that to my BM...what speakers were you using?...mine is currently a head w/2x10 2x8 config and its just too much...

my neighbors hate when I crank it...lol..I was able to score a set of 65 Jensen C10Q's and mine sings, when i just run the 2 10's
(This message was last edited by Guitar Fool at 09:08 PM, Feb 12th, 2018)

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Feb 20th, 2018 10:32 AM Edit Profile
I tried several speakers with the combo. C10Q Jensen, P10R Jensen, JBL E110s and a pair of Weber somethings. The JBLs were the best using it as a clean platform. I liked my home built DR sized 2-6L6 1-12 amp better however so it went away.

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