Fender Showman Head AB763 1965, Black

$850.00

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Specs


Instrument	Amplifiers
Brand	Fender
Model	Showman Head
Finish	Black
SKU	AP4511-A
Made In Year	1965
Preamp	12AX7 (x3), 12AT7 (x1)
Power	6L6 (x4)
Rectifier	SS
Wattage	85w
Circuit	AB763
Transformers	Original Schumachers from 1965

Description

The Fender Showman is a powerful and great-value amp—essentially a head version of a Fender Twin, minus the reverb. It features the full AB763 circuit and has seen a small amount of modification on the Normal channel, while the Vibrato channel remains true to stock values. It shows moderate signs of previous wear but still presents well overall.

Internally, the electrolytic caps have been replaced, along with the screen grid resistors and power-tube grid stoppers. The phase inverter coupling caps have been updated with modern equivalents, as have the original ceramic caps. Most of the preamp plate resistors have also been replaced with modern metal-film types. On the Normal channel, the tone stack has been modified to Marshall-style values, resulting in a slight increase in gain on that side. Thankfully, the original “Blue Molded” Ajax coupling caps are still present on the Vibrato channel, preserving that authentic Blackface sound. Please see circuit photos for further details.

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