FENDER BLACKFACE SHOWMAN
1963-1967
Configuration: Piggyback
Power: 85 Watts
Effects: Tremolo
SCHEMATIC
LAYOUT
- Front Panel: "Normal" In, In, Bright Switch, Volume, Treble, Bass - "Vibrato" In, In, Bright Switch, Volume, Middle, Treble, Bass, Speed, Intensity, Pilot Light
- Back Panel: AC Outlet, Ground Switch, Fuse, Power Switch, Standby Switch, Speaker Jack, External Speaker Jack, Tremolo Jack
CABINET
- Head Dimensions: 8 x 24 x 9½
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Cabinet Dimensions:
- Showman 12 (early): 21 x 32 x 11½
- Showman 12 & 15: 24½ x 36 x 11½
- Dual Showman (63-67): 24½ x 36 x 11½
- Dual Showman (67): 45½ x 30 x 11½
- Tolex: Smooth White (63) or Black
- Grill Cloth: Beige Brown w/ Gold Stripe (63) or Black / White / Silver
- Logo: Grill Mounted, Flat (63) or Raised, Chrome & Black, Script
- Handle: Black Strap
- Feet: Chrome Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners w/ Lip
- Knobs: Black Skirted w/ Chrome Center, Numbered 1-10
- Hardware: 16" Tilt-Back Legs, Thumb Screws, Thumb Screw Receptacles
SPEAKERS
- Size: 1x12, 1x15, 2x15
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Model: JBL-D-120F, 130F or 140F (For more info, check out the Mojotone Replacement Speaker Guide)
TUBES
Comments: In 64 Fender added the word "DUAL" in block letters above the script "Showman Amp" to the control panel of the Dual Showman. The Showman 12 was discontinued in 1966.
30 comments
Patrick Selvedge at Mercury Magnetics told me that unmarked Blackface (Dual) Showman (4Ω) heads are actually more common that the 8Ω heads!
Hi Mar’ I have just the 022889 serial so it is suposed to be 4ohm isn’t? Regards
The Blackface Showman output transformers (4Ω or 8Ω) have two possible number codes (excluding the DATE CODE). The number listed on Greg’s date code page as the crossover for the 4Ω transformer is incorrect due to a transposition error (the penultimate number 9, should be an 8.) 4Ω 125A29A > 022889 (corrected) 8Ω 125A30A > 022897