FENDER BLONDE BANDMASTER

Model/Circuit Number: 6G7-A
Years of Production: 1961 - 1963
Era: Blonde
Configuration: Piggyback
Controls: Brown forward facing w/ white labels, controls numbered 1 - 10
Knobs: White Barrel

Schematics

• Blonde Bandmaster 6G7
• Blonde Bandmaster 6G7-A

Faceplate:

• Front: Normal: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass - Vibrato: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Presence - Pilot Lamp
• Rear: Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Cabinet
Dimensions:

• Head: 8 1/2" x 24" x 9" ~ 1961
• Speaker Cabinet: Ported Tone Ring, 21" x 30" x 11-1/2" ~ 1962-1963
• Speaker Cabinet: Sealed, 21" x 32" x 11-1/2"
• Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8", Side Bar Clips, 16" Tilt-Back Legs, Thumb Screws, Thumb Screw Receptacles
• Handle: Brown Strap or Black Strap ~ 1963-1964
• Feet: Chrome Glides
• Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip

Tolex/Tweed:

• Rough Blonde

Grill Cloth:

• Oxblood ~ 1961-1962, Beige Brown (Wheat) ~ Late 1962-1963

Logo: Grille Mounted, Flat
Weight:
Speaker:

• Size: 1 x 12 ~ 1961, 2 x 12 ~ 1962-1963
• Impedance: 8 ohms ~ 1961, 4 ohms ~ 1962-1963
• Model: Jensen C12N, Oxford 12K5R-1, Oxford 12M6-4, Oxford 12L6N-12 (For more info, check out the Jensen Replacement Speakers page)

Effects: Tremolo
Watts: 40 watts
Tubes:

• Pre amp: 4 x 7025, 2x 12AX7
• Power: 2 x 5881
• Bias: Fixed; Unadjustable
• Rectifier: Solid State (Silicon)

Comments:
The 1x12 Extension cabinet produced in 1961 included a tone ring or what Fender called the "Projector ring." This was employed to "eliminate cancellation of front and rear radiation, thus permitting greater speaker efficiency and optimum performance of the enclosure."