1964 Fender Bassman 6G6-B Blonde Brownface Vintage Pre-CBS Piggyback Tube Amp

Up for sale, a 1964 Fender Bassman head with the highly coveted 6G6-B circuit in excellent condition and in good working order. If you're looking for the incredible power, sweetness, and range of a vintage Blonde era Fender Bassman, you'll fall in love with this 6G6-B. The tone is robust, authoritative and after about 4 on the Volume dial, the sparkling Fender cleans give way to smooth tube overdrive, with incredible harmonic content and a dynamic, touch sensitive response. A Fender 6G6-B Bassman was used on more Beatles recording sessions than the Vox AC30, was a particular favorite of Pete Townshend, and has become the amp forever linked with Brian Setzer's classic Rockabilly tones!

The circuit is virtually untouched, all of the original transformers are intact, and all of the famed original blue molded Ajax tone caps are present in the preamp as well. All transformers are made by Schumacher (Fender's primary supplier in this era) with date codes from the 40th week of 1963 to the 19th week of '64. Even the original filter caps and bypass caps are intact and performing their functions well.  All of the original CTS pots are intact, along with the original cloth wiring, also dating between late '63 and early '64. A modern three-prong power cable has been installed.

The power tubes consist of a pair of vintage 6L6s, and in the preamp, this Bassman boasts three original matching RCA branded 12AX7s and a Telefunken 12AT7 phase inverter.

The original smooth blonde tolex and gold sparkle grillcloth are intact and quite clean. There is a bit of light staining on the top and sides of the cab, where sap from knots in the pine cabinet has seeped through the tolex, as well as a few small cigarette burns. The faceplate is quite clean with original white barrel knobs. The original chassis straps, corners, and raised"Fender" logo are also intact, along with the piggyback clip bars. The tube chart is partially intact.

This is a rare and well kept example of one of Fender's most desirable Brownface amplifiers with transitional cosmetics!