Wind up the wick and the oh-mama moments come thick and fast with any classic guitar. It's thick yet bright, with a noticeable 'hair' to the top end that breaks off into light vintage overdrive. Instead, armed with a Gretsch Center-Block White Falcon, and with the amp volume down around three or four, you're greeted with a gigantic 3D soundscape that has even non- guitar players impressed. "With the amp volume down around three or four, you're greeted with a gigantic 3D soundscape that had even non-guitar players impressed"ĭon't expect shimmery, 'blackface' Twin-type cleans or tweed Bassman-like headroom. We're talking gloriously rich, sizzling, vintage overdrive with ladlefuls of dynamic sag and natural compression. When you add in the valve rectifier and turn it up, those 26 watts convert into something the amp wasn't designed for, yet has become the reason people love them today. Why 'only' 26 watts from a pair of 6L6 output valves? Well, the Bandmaster's relatively low- power output transformer keeps things in check to better protect the low-power speakers. Fender believes these choices make the new amp more relevant to today's players and styles. In addition, there have also been some component value changes to give the new amp a slightly stronger bass response. Instead, the design team assembled a handful of genuine vintage Bandmasters, and found themselves inclined towards the ones with higher headroom characteristics and slightly less compression. Et voila.įender is keen to point out that this new amp is not a slavish reissue, not least because there is no definitive original. It sits perfectly between them, however, so with pub/club gigs getting quieter and the quest for vintage tone as strong as ever, now could just be the perfect time for the tweed Bandmaster to return. You might say that even by then it was anachronistic, and in the ensuing years has fallen further into the shadow of the Deluxe and Bassman. The amp's biggest claim to fame is that - coupled with Pete Townshend and a Gretsch 6120 - it made a glorious noise on Who's Next in 1971. Please feel free to ask any other question you might have."With pub gigs getting quieter and the quest for vintage tone as strong as ever, now could just be the perfect time for the tweed Bandmaster to return" The guitar has lots of nicks chips dings dents and superficial blemishes all over it as you will notice from the phots that I have provided. The guitar comes with a aftermarket case. Decal on head stock looks like something that was done when the guitar was refinshed. guitar plays and sounds great pick up is correct. volume and tone nobs are original along with bridge and strap buttons. The guitar still dose obtain its original pencil neck date as well as neck plate and screws with neck and body. Tuners are late 1960s kluson tuners but not original to the guitar. The pick Gard is not origanal as well as pots. As you will also notice the guitar looks to have been routed at the bridge pick up area that you will notice from the phots that I have proveied. As you will notice the guitar looks to have been refinished some time ago most likely something done at the fender factory way back when but I am not 100% sure. Here we have a cool 1956 fender music master.
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