#FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMPLIFIER TV#

Made, the finish changed to butterscotch blond on a solid ash body and a black pickguard,Īnd later two pickups (known as the 'Double Esquire'). (actually the 'single Esquire' with one pickup was available first),Ī black pine laminated body, a white pickguard, steel bridge saddles.īody shape was the standard 'Telecaster' body shape, but only 1.5' thick Solidbody, the Esquire was a available with either one or two pickups When first announced in June of 1950 (but available a bit earlier) as Fender's first electric (due to it's single pickup design, it's rating is lower than a Telecaster).

Reissue and Original Fender Vintage Parts ComparisonĪ 1954 to 1965 Fender Stratocaster video.ĭVD video version of this web page for Stratocasters and Telecasters:Ĭollectibility Rating: 1950's models: B, 1960 models: C.

Specific details on each collectible Fender vintage guitar models.įender vintage guitars history and collecting. But the amps still got UL certified.Vintage Guitars Collector - Fender collecting vintage guitars fender, stratocaster, strat, telecaster, tele Vintage Guitars Info's In some older Fender amps, the presence pot actually can have a low dc voltage on it - I mean the pot itself. So I think in practice, the only significant risk is that they break eventually, if wired according to regulations. And finally, they have to pass stringent official tests to be able to be used in this application in a production amp like a Fender. They are made as separate units, which then get attached mechanically to the volume pot, and which will have thick plastic sides, thicker than any high voltage wire in the amp. They should be wired only to the neutral side of the mains, which theoretically is at zero volts, or near that - what the switch does is just complete the 'on' circuit. As was mentioned earlier, this is a bit of a safety concern.I'm not crazy about them myself- but I think it's intuitive, rather than rational. I myself, am not wild about on and off switches for high voltage circuits being from the volume knob. As was mentioned earlier, this is a bit of a safety concern.ģ. Be prepared to do some searching for replacements, and if you want NOS, spending even more than what used sweep tubes normally go for.ģ. So replacements are more difficult to find than 6L6s, 6V6s, E元4/6CA7s, etc., and can be pretty expensive (a few years ago, I spent over $90 for a pair of USED 6KD6s, that looked, to be in OK shape, so I'd have a set up backup final/power tubes for a 46 year old Yaesu FTdx-401b ham radio I have, that puts out about 300 watts of power). Unfortunately, ALL sweep tubes are extinct nowadays - they haven't been made in decades.

#FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMPLIFIER TV#

Sweep tubes were originally developed to help run the sweep circuits for TV picture tubes, but were discovered to work fine as power tubes (with certain restrictions needing to be kept in mind - they don't tolerate being out of resonance/tune in radio application ), and due to their low cost (you used be able to pick up replacements cheeep at your neighborhood drugstore), were used in some amplifier circuits. Oh yeah, and don't expect super loud - the amps put out 12 watts of power.Ģ As was mentioned, the earlier versions of the Musicmaster Bass amp use 6AQ5 tubes. In a way, they're almost like a poor man's Tweed Bassman.

They can get pretty dirty sounding, when turned up. If you want squeaky clean sound, a Musicmaster Bass amp isn't for you.

Fender musicmaster bass amplifier