2012年5月21日 · The molded knobs were made in Garden Grove and cost about a nickel each ($0.05). The traditional black numbered knobs were about $0.40 each. This could multiply out to a good cost savings on the bigger amps. We were tasked by marketing with coming up with a unique cosmetic look that would differentiate the new Fender amps from the old Fender amps.

2024年12月24日 · If you really need more power, then all the BF Fender 6L6 powered guitar amps above it are very similar architecture, it's the speakers that make the biggest difference in sound between those, 4 x 10, 1 x 15, 1 x 12 etc. and the larger trannys to a lesser extent. Of course the 6L6 is a much brighter, less smoth tube.

2024年12月24日 · Same here, but with Jensen reissue P10R/P12R speakers. There’s something magic about how the immediacy of the 10”, the brighter highs, full lows, and “splashy” reverb (I set mine on 5) of the PR meld with the sag, mids, and “darkness” of the 5e3.

2024年12月24日 · finds is labeled ‘first Marshall’…and it is a Fender 5F6A schematic. many hold that the Fender 5F6A production amps do not follow that schematics…particularly in the tone cap values. Marshall did follow that Fender schematic in that area. Fender used larger values for the bass and mid caps….as I understand it….

2010年9月21日 · The blue molded caps in BF/earlySF amps rarely fail, but in that rare event the Mallorys do well as replacements there as well. Orange drops have a rather bright tone that's not to my liking, but YMMV. Where there's plenty of testing and replacing to be done is with the red Sprague ceramic 500v caps in brown & BF amps.

2017年12月27日 · I found this very interesting myself - I'll stop complaining about the cost of new amps these days as well as how much a vintage amp might cost as well. Take if for what's its worth but based on Fender's list price for each model vs today's cost calculation. $7k for a Dual Showman! Model/1965/Current Cost Champ $69 $533 Vibro Champ $79 $611

2008年11月14日 · Also Fender amps I believe tend to use a large cathode bypass capacitors while Marshall uses a large cap in the first stage and then a 0.68 in the second stage. This is based on my very limited viewing of a few old schematics.

2013年1月13日 · The 60s and 70s Fender amps I owned looked very well made when I inspected the internals, but nothing compared to the beautiful wiring work on the 200w 70s HiWatt amp I had- I believe Dave Reeves used ladies who did electronics for the Air Force, who wired things to military standard (still dream of that amp..)

2024年12月28日 · If you want to play a guitar through two amps at the same time, seems an AB-Y pedal is needed. A cheap one should do the job without adding noise: If you want to run two guitars into two amps at the same time, use a pedal for each. If you find it's noisy for some reason, spend more than $25 for each.

2010年11月9日 · The 6L6 amps went to fixed biased in '55 with the exception of the 5E5 PRo. Late in that year, the 5E5A PRo went to fixed-bias also. The 2 x 6V6 Tweed amps were cathode baised except for the 5G9 Tremolux, which was fixed.