FENDER BROWNFACE BANDMASTER
1960
Configuration: Combo
Power: 40 Watts
Effects: Tremolo
SCHEMATICS
LAYOUT
- Front Panel: "Normal" In, In, Volume, Treble, Bass - "Bright" In, In, Volume, Treble, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Presence, Pilot Light
- Back Panel: Ground Switch, Fuse, Power Switch, Standby Switch, Speaker Jack Vibrato Jack
CABINET
- Tolex: Rough Brown
- Grill Cloth: Oxblood w/ Gold Stripe then changed to Oxblood in late 1960
- Logo: Grill Mounted, Flat
- Handle: Brown Dog Bone
- Feet: Chrome Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners w/ Lip
- Knobs: Brown Barrel
- Hardware: Medium Chassis Straps 4 5/8"
SPEAKERS
- Size: 3 x 10
- Impedance: 2.67 ohms
- Model: Jensen P10R, Jensen P10Q, or Oxford 10K5R-1 (For more info, check out the Mojotone Replacement Speaker Guide)
TUBES
Comments: Part of quintet of amps that Fender called "The Professional Amplifiers." The series included the Bandmaster, Concert, Super, and Vibrosonic. Within a year the Bandmaster evolved into the Blonde piggyback head and 2x12 cabinet. The controls on the early Brown Bandmaster changed from the "Center Volume" faceplate to "Volume, Treble, Bass" faceplate in the spring of 1960.
12 comments
Yes Paul, Dave Vomacka here of Grampys_amps. I have been asked to build a ’60 Bandmaster 3/10 cabinet and you are the first person I have found that has given some demensions of that amp. I wonder if you still have the amp ? I am wondering what the demensions are of the back panels and placement and size of the cutout holes. Hoping you wind up getting this message after so many years. Any help would be much appreciated.
also note the dimensions are missing from the description: they should read as follows— 22 5/8 H x 24 W x 10 1/2 D
The one in the picture is a refab with aftermarket cabinet and tolex. The originals are in light brown / tan tolex