FENDER BLACKFACE BASSMAN
1964–1967
Configuration: Piggyback
Power: 50 Watts
Effects: None
SCHEMATICS
LAYOUT
- Front Panel: "Bass" In, In, Deep Switch, Volume, Treble, Bass - "Normal" In, In, Bright Switch, Volume, Treble, Bass, Pilot Light
- Back Panel: AC Outlet, Ground Switch, Fuse, Power Switch, Standby Switch, Speaker Jack, External Speaker Jack
CABINET
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Dimensions:
- Head: 8″ x 22-1/4″ x 9″
- Cabinet: 21″ x 32″ x 11-1/2″ (64-67)
- Cabinet: 40″ x 29-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ (Late 67)
- Head: 8″ x 22-1/4″ x 9″
- Tolex: Black
- Grill Cloth: Black / White / Silver
- Logo: Grill Mounted, Raised, Chrome & Black, Script
- Handle: Black Strap
- Feet: Chrome Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip
- Knobs: Black Skirted w/ Chrome Center, Numbered 1 – 10
- Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8″, Side Bar Clips, 16″ Tilt-Back Legs, Thumb Screws, Thumb Screw Receptacles
Reproduction Blackface Bassman Head Cabinet
Reproduction Blackface Bassman Extension Cabinet
SPEAKERS
- Size: 2 x 12
- Impedance: 4 ohms
- Model: Jensen C12N, Oxford 12T6 or Utah ceramic 12 (For more info, check out the Mojotone Replacement Speaker Guide)
26 comments
AA864 Bassman was switched to the AA165 in January of 1965 until about mid-March give or take a week. Almost every AA165 Bassman has a tube chart inside the back of the cabinet that shows the AA864 circuit. After March at some point the AB165 circuit was manufactured and most of the early AB165 amps actually show the AA165 tube chart. Very confusing. To my knowledge (research) no AA165 amps exist with true AA165 tube charts. Has anyone ever seen an AA165 Bassman with an original AA165 tube chart?
CBS did not put any workers or amp designers in place until a few years after Jan 5, 1965 so all intents and purposes these circuits were not CBS.