JFQ Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Esto aplica solo para los viejos equipos Fender hasta el año 80 aprox. y esta armado por Greg Gagliano que armó una base de datos con esta información. 1) En el lado de adentro de los equipos se encuentra el "tube chart" (un papel con el detalle de las válvulas) sobre él hay estampadas dos letras con sello con tinta negra que nos indican el año y el mes de fabricación. La primera letra indica el año de fabricación: O = 1965 p = 1966 Q = 1967 R = 1968 S = 1969 T = 1970 Etc. La segunda letra indica el mes de fabricación: A = January B = February C = March D = April E = May F = June G = July H= August I = September J = October K = November L = December En enero de 1966 aparentemente el que sellaba se olvidó de cambiar la O por la P y los equipos salieron estampados con "OA" en lugar de "PA", pero pueden reconocerse porque la tinta era más verdosa, entonces los "OA" con tinta negra son de enero de 1965 y los "OA" con tinta verde son de enero de 1966. Otro dato que permite identificar que equipo es de 1965 es que en el backplate dice "Fender Electric Instruments" y en el de 1966 dice "Fender Musical Instruments". 2) Un punto también importante para identificar el año es el nro. de serie que se encuentra grabado en la parte de atrás del chassis, aunque no necesariamente son del todo secuenciales. Bandmaster 5C7, 5D7 (tweed) 0001 to 0800 - 1953 5000 to 5500 - 1954 Bandmaster 5E7 (tweed) S00001 to S00350 - 1955 S00350 to S01200 - 1956 S01100 to S01800 - 1957 S01700 to S02500 - 1958 S02500 to S03700 - 1959 Bandmaster 5G7, 6G7 (brown) 00001 to 01000 - 1960 Bandmaster 6G7, 6G7-A (blonde) 00001 to 02400 - 1960 02300 to 05100 - 1961 49000 to 58000 - 1962 58000 to 59200 - 1963 Bandmaster AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00001 to A01700 - 1963 A01400 to A08000 - 1964 A07700 to A17000 - 1965 A16000 to A22000 - 1966 A20000 to A27000 - 1967 Bandmaster AB763, AC568 (silverface) A26000 to A29000 - 1967 A28000 to A34000 - 1968 A33000 to A34000 - 1969 A34000 to A45000 - 1970-72 Bandmaster Reverb AA768, AA1069, AA270, TFL5005 (silverface) A31000 to A35000 - 1968 A35000 to A45000 - 1969 A45000 to A49000 - 1970 A48000 to A54000 - 1971 A54000 to A59000 - 1972 A59000 to A66000 - 1973 A66000 to A77000 - 1974 A75000 to A78000 - 1975 A78000 to A80000 - 1976 Bassman 5B6 (tweed) 0001 to 0300 - 1951 0300 to 0400 - 1952 0400 to 0600 - 1953 Bassman 5D6, 5D6-A (tweed) 0600 to 0900 - 1954 Bassman 5E6, 5E6-A (tweed) 0100 to 0200 - 1955 BM00001 to BM00550 - 1955 BM00550 to BM01200 - 1956 BM01200 to BM01600 - 1957 Bassman 5F6, 5F6-A (tweed) BM00001 to BM00400 - 1957 BM00400 to BM01500 - 1958 BM01500 to BM03100 - 1959 BM03100 to BM04600 - 1960 Bassman 6G6, 6G6-A, 6G6-B (blonde) BP00100 to BP01100 - 1961 BP01100 to BP05000 - 1962 BP05000 to BP08400 - 1963 BP08400 to BP12000 - 1964 Bassman AA864, AA165, AB165 (blackface) A00100 to A03800 - 1964 A03800 to A15000 - 1965 A15000 to A25000 - 1966 A24000 to A33000 - 1967 Bassman AB165, AC568, AA270, AA371 (silverface) A32000 to A40000 - 1967 A39000 to A49000 - 1968 A48000 to A58000 - 1969 A58000 to A60000 - 1970 Bronco AB764 (silverface) A19000 to A21000 - 1967 A20000 to A26000 - 1968 A25000 to A28000 - 1969 A28000 to A29000 - 1970 A29000 to A32000 - 1971 A32000 to A35000 - 1972 A33000 to A39000 - 1973 A39000 to A42000 - 1974 A42000 to A51000 - 1975 Champion 800 (tweed) 01 to 1000 - 1948-49 Champion 600 5B1 (tweed) 01 to 1300 - 1948-49 1300 to 1700 - 1950 1700 to 5000 - 1951-52 5000 to 5500 - 1953 Champ 5C1, 5D1 (tweed) 5500 to 6600 - 1953 6600 to 8000 - 1954 8000 to 9999 - 1955 Champ 5E1, 5F1 (tweed) C00001 to C00800 - 1955 C00800 to C03100 - 1956 C03100 to C06000 - 1957 C06000 to C08800 - 1958 C08800 to C12500 - 1959 C12500 to C15500 - 1960 C15500 to C16800 - 1961 C17000 to C19000 - 1962 C19000 to C21000 - 1963 C21000 to C23000 - 1964 Champ AA764 (blackface) A00100 to A02000 - 1964 A01900 to A05200 - 1965 A05200 to A12000 - 1966 A12000 to A12200 - 1967 Champ AA764 (silverface) A12200 to A13900 - 1968 A13900 to A18000 - 1969 A18000 to A30500 - 1970 A30500 to A32000 - 1971 A32000 to A35000 - 1972 A32000 to A42000 - 1973 A42000 to A50000 - 1974 A50000 to A63000 - 1975 A63000 to A85000 - 1976 Concert 5G12, 6G12, 6G12-A (brown) 00001 to 02400 - 1960 02300 to 05100 - 1961 49000 to 58000 - 1962 58000 to 59200 - 1963 Concert AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00001 to A01700 - 1963 A01400 to A08000 - 1964 A07700 to A08800 - 1965 Model 26 Deluxe (woodie) 100 to 1500 - 1946-48 Deluxe 5A3, 5B3 (tweed) 001 to 800 - 1948 800 to 1900 - 1949 1900 to 3000 - 1950 3000 to 5400 - 1951 5400 to 6800 - 1952 6800 to 7300 - 1953 Deluxe 5C3, 5D3 (tweed) 0001 to 1500 - 1953 1500 to 3600 - 1954 3600 to 5300 - 1955 Deluxe 5E3 (tweed) D00001 to D01400 - 1955 D01400 to D03000 - 1956 D03000 to D05000 - 1957 D05000 to D06800 - 1958 D06800 to D09000 - 1959 D09000 to D10000 - 1960 D10000 to D11000 - 1961 Deluxe 6G3, 6G3-A (brown) D00100 to D00900 - 1961 D00800 to D03800 - 1962 D03800 to D04900 - 1963 Deluxe AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A00500 - 1963 A00500 to A02800 - 1964 A02800 to A05600 - 1965 A05600 to A06100 - 1966 A06100 to A06500 - 1967 Deluxe Reverb AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A00300 - 1963 A00300 to A03900 - 1964 A03900 to A13000 - 1965 A12000 to A19000 - 1966 A19000 to A24000 - 1967 Deluxe Reverb AB763, AB868 (silverface) A24000 to A26000 - 1967 A26000 to A28500 - 1968 A28500 to A33000 - 1969 A31000 to A33000 - 1970 A33000 to A34500 - 1971 A34500 to A37000 - 1972 A37000 to A39000 - 1973 A39000 to A42000 - 1974 A42000 to A43000 - 1975 A43000 to A45000 - 1976 Dual Showman AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A01400 - 1963 A01400 to A01700 - 1964 A01700 to A04300 - 1965 A04300 to A08000 - 1966 A07800 to A12000 - 1967 Dual Showman AB763, AC568 (silverface) A12000 to A12500 - 1967 A12500 to A15000 - 1968 Dual Showman Reverb AA768, AA769, AA270, TFL5000 (silverface) A13900 to A16500 - 1968 A16500 to A22400 - 1969 A21700 to A25600 - 1970 A25600 to A37000 - 1971 A37000 to A50500 - 1972 A50500 to A68000 - 1973 A68000 to A99999 - 1974 A81000 to A99999 - 1975 B01000 to B15000 - 1975 B15000 to B68000 - 1976 Harvard 5F10 (tweed) H00100 to H00500 - 1956 H00500 to H01400 - 1957 H01400 to H02000 - 1958 H02000 to H02600 - 1959 H02600 to H03400 - 1960 H03400 to H03500 - 1961 Musicmaster Bass CFA-7010 (silverface) A00100 to A04100 - 1972 A04100 to A07900 - 1973 A07900 to A09500 - 1974 A09500 to A09800 - 1975 A09800 to A10500 - 1976 Princeton 5B2, 5C2, 5D2 (tweed) 2500 to 3600 - 1953 3600 to 4400 - 1954 4400 to 4700 - 1955 Princeton 5F2, 5F2-A (tweed) P0001 to P00350 - 1955 P0001 to P01100 - 1956 P01100 to P02400 - 1957 P02400 to P03000 - 1958 P03000 to P04300 - 1959 P04300 to P07000 - 1960 Princeton 6G2, 6G2-A (brown) P00100 to P01000 - 1961 P01000 to P05100 - 1962 P05100 to P07200 - 1963 P07100 to P09900 - 1964 Princeton AA964 (blackface) A00100 to A02500 - 1964 A02500 to A07000 - 1965 A05000 to A10400 - 1966 Princeton AA964 (silverface) A10000 to A11000 - 1967-68 A11000 to A15000 - 1969-70 Princeton Reverb AA1164 (blackface) A00100 to A02100 - 1964 A02100 to A07500 - 1965 A05500 to A14500 - 1966 A14000 to A18700 - 1967 Princeton Reverb AA1164, B1270 (silverface) A18500 to A19500 - 1967 A18900 to A21500 - 1968 A21500 to A25500 - 1969 A24000 to A25000 - 1970 A25000 to A26000 - 1971 A26000 to A27500 - 1972 A27500 to A30000 - 1973 A30000 to A32500 - 1974 A32500 to A34500 - 1975 A34500 to A36000 - 1976 Pro 5A5, 5B5, 5C5, 5D5 (tweed) 01 to 600 - 1948 600 to 1100 - 1949 1100 to 1700 - 1950 1700 to 2500 - 1951 2500 to 3500 - 1952 3500 to 4800 - 1953 4500 to 6000 - 1954 Pro 5E5, 5E5-A, 5E5-B (tweed) S00100 to S00800 - 1955 S00800 to S01200 - 1956 S01200 to S01800 - 1957 S01700 to S02500 - 1958 S02500 to S03700 - 1959 Pro 5G5, 6G5, 6G5-A (brown) 00001 to 02400 - 1960 02300 to 05100 - 1961 49000 to 58000 - 1962 58000 to 59200 - 1963 Pro AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00001 to A01700 - 1963 A01400 to A08000 - 1964 Pro Reverb AA165 (blackface) A00100 to A02700 - 1965 A02700 to A09200 - 1966 A07000 to A10200 - 1967 Pro Reverb AA1265, AB668, AA1069, AA270 (silverface) A10000 to A10500 - 1967 A10500 to A12000 - 1968 A12000 to A13300 - 1969 A13400 to A14500 - 1970 A14500 to A15000 - 1971 A15000 to A15600 - 1972 A15600 to A17200 - 1973 A17200 to A19700 - 1974 A19700 to A20000 - 1975 A20000 to A21500 - 1976 Quad Reverb CFA7104 (silverface) A33000 to A37000 - 1971 A37000 to A50500 - 1972 A50500 to A68000 - 1973 A68000 to A99999 - 1974 A81000 to A99999 - 1975 B01000 to B15000 - 1975 B15000 to B68000 - 1976 Reverb Unit 6G15 (brown, blonde, blackface) R00100 to R00900 - 1961 R00900 to R02600 - 1962 R02600 to R04800 - 1963 R04800 to R07400 - 1964 R07400 to R09800 - 1965 R09800 to R11000 - 1966 Showman 6G14, 6G14-A (blonde) 00001 to 00350 - 1960 00200 to 00800 - 1961 00800 to 01500 - 1962 01500 to 01800 - 1963 Showman AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A01400 - 1963 A01400 to A01700 - 1964 A01700 to A04300 - 1965 A04300 to A08000 - 1966 A07800 to A12000 - 1967 Showman AB763 (silverface) A12000 to A12500 - 1967 A12500 to A15000 - 1968 Super incl. Dual Professional (tweed) 01 to 400 - 1946-47 500 to 1200 - 1949-51 2000 to 4300 - 1952-53 4500 to 5500 - 1954 5500 to 6100 - 1955 Super 5E4, 5F4 (tweed) S00100 to S00800 - 1955 S00800 to S01200 - 1956 S01200 to S01800 - 1957 S01700 to S02500 - 1958 S02500 to S03700 - 1959 Super 5G4, 6G4, 6G4-A (brown) 00001 to 02400 - 1960 02300 to 05100 - 1961 49000 to 58000 - 1962 58000 to 59200 - 1963 Super Reverb AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A00600 - 1963 A00600 to A06000 - 1964 A05900 to A13000 - 1965 A11000 to A20000 - 1966 A20000 to A27000 - 1967 Super Reverb AB763, AB568, AA1069, AA270 (silverface) A26000 to A29000 - 1967 A27000 to A35000 - 1968 A35000 to A45000 - 1969 A45000 to A49000 - 1970 A48000 to A54000 - 1971 A54000 to A59000 - 1972 A59000 to A66000 - 1973 A66000 to A77000 - 1974 A75000 to A78000 - 1975 A78000 to A80000 - 1976 Super Six Reverb CFA7106 (silverface) A33000 to A37000 - 1971 A37000 to A50500 - 1972 A50500 to A68000 - 1973 A68000 to A99999 - 1974 A81000 to A99999 - 1975 B01000 to B15000 - 1975 B15000 to B68000 - 1976 Tremolux 5E9, 5E9-A (tweed) 0001 to 00650 - 1955 00650 to 01000 - 1956 01000 to 01300 - 1957 01300 to 01700 - 1958 01700 to 02700 - 1959 02600 to 03300 - 1960 Tremolux 6G9, 6G9-A, 6G9-B (blonde) 00100 to 01000 - 1961 00900 to 04200 - 1962 04200 to 05900 - 1963 Tremolux AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A00500 - 1963 A00500 to A03700 - 1964 A03200 to A05700 - 1965 A05200 to A08000 - 1966 Twin 5C8, 5D8, 5D8-A, 5E8, 5E8-A (tweed) 001 to 500 - 1953-55 A00200 to A00725 - 1956-57 Twin 5F8, 5F8-A (tweed) A00010 to A00725 - 1957-59 Twin 6G8, 6G8-A (blonde) 00001 to 00100 - 1960 00100 to 00225 - 1961 00225 to 00400 - 1962 00400 to 00525 - 1963 Twin Reverb AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A01200 - 1964 A01200 to A04300 - 1965 A04300 to A07000 - 1966 A07000 to A10400 - 1967 Twin Reverb AB763, AC568, AA769, AA270 (silverface) A10500 to A11300 - 1967 A10500 to A16500 - 1968 A16500 to A21400 - 1969 A21400 to A25600 - 1970 A25600 to A37000 - 1971 A37000 to A50500 - 1972 A50500 to A68000 - 1973 A68000 to A99999 - 1974 A81000 to A99999 - 1975 B01000 to B15000 - 1975 B15000 to B68000 - 1976 0100 to 3400 - 1970 Vibrasonic 6G13, 6G13-A (brown) 00001 to 00350 - 1960 00200 to 00800 - 1961 00800 to 01500 - 1962 01500 to 01800 - 1963 Vibro Champ AA764 (blackface) A00100 to A02000 - 1964 A01200 to A08100 - 1965 A08100 to A16000 - 1966 A16000 to A20500 - 1967 Vibro Champ AA764 (silverface) A19000 to A21000 - 1967 A20000 to A26000 - 1968 A25000 to A28000 - 1969 A28000 to A29000 - 1970 A29000 to A32000 - 1971 A32000 to A35000 - 1972 A33000 to A39000 - 1973 A39000 to A42000 - 1974 A42000 to A51000 - 1975 A51000 to A53000 - 1976 Vibrolux 5F11 (tweed) F00001 to F00300 - 1956 F00300 to F00900 - 1957 F00900 to F01500 - 1958 F01500 to F02800 - 1959 F02800 to F04000 - 1960 F04100 to F04400 - 1961 Vibrolux 6G11, 6G11-A (brown) 00100 to 00700 - 1961 00700 to 03700 - 1962 03400 to 05500 - 1963 Vibrolux AA763 (blackface) A00100 to A01300 - 1964 Vibrolux Reverb AA864 (blackface) A00100 to A00800 - 1964 A00800 to A03600 - 1965 A03600 to A08300 - 1966 A08300 to A10700 - 1967 Vibrolux Reverb AA864, AA964, AB568, AA270 (silverface) A10700 to A11000 - 1967 A11000 to A12000 - 1968 A12000 to A13700 - 1969 A13700 to A23400 - 1970 A23400 to A24500 - 1971 A24500 to A25000 - 1972 A25000 to A27000 - 1973 A27000 to A31500 - 1974 A31500 to A33000 - 1975 A33000 to A34000 - 1976 Vibrosonic Reverb (silverface) A44000 to A50500 - 1972 A50500 to A68000 - 1973 A68000 to A99999 - 1974 A81000 to A99999 - 1975 B01000 to B15000 - 1975 B15000 to B68000 - 1976 Vibroverb 6G16 (brown) 00100 to 00600 - 1963 Vibroverb AA763, AB763 (blackface) A00100 to A05300 - 1964 Desde mediados de los '70 hasta los "blackface" de los '80 se usó el siguiente código:: A6 + 5-digits - 1976 A7 + 5-digits - 1977 A8 + 5-digits - 1978 A9 + 5-digits - 1979 B + 5-digits - 1975, 1976 F0 + 5-digits - 1980 F1 + 5-digits - 1981 F2 + 5-digits - 1982 F3 + 5-digits - 1983 F4 + 5-digits - 1984 F9 + 5-digits - 1979, 1980 Un tema importante es que se puede identificar el año de fabricación de los componentes como potes, trafos, parlantes, etc. esto nos dará una aproximación de la fecha de fabricación dado que muchas veces usaban componentes fabricados en años anteriores por tenerlos en stock. Me olvidaba...CBS tomó control de Fender el 1ro de enero de 1965 a partir de esa fecha los equipos son CBS, los anteriores son "Pre-CBS". Espero que les sea útil esta info. Saludos 1 Quote
sandales Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Ja, mas que util para Fender maniacos como vos. Gracias JFQ!!! Quote
JFQ Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Dating Fender Tube Amps by Serial Number, Part I by Greg Gagliano Copyright 1997, 20th Century Guitar Magazine. Boy, that title got your attention didn't it? Well, we'll get to good parts, but first a little background information is in order. After reading Teagle and Sprung's excellent Fender amp book, I took them up on their challenge that maybe someday someone will compile enough serial numbers so that Fender amps can be dated that way. So began my quest. I contacted several Fenders collectors and dealers who were kind enough to supply me with data. I turned to the Internet to do some more networking which resulted in a major turn of events as I met two individuals who have become instrumental partners in this project: Greg Huntington and Devin Riebe. Greg is a long time Fender collector who is very knowledgeable not only in the details, but in the circuitry as well. His particular area of expertise is in Fender amps made from about 1960 through 1967. Devin runs Doc's Music in Springfield, Missouri and his interest lies in the woodie and tweed Fender amps made from 1946 through 1960. Greg and Devin's experience meshed well with mine since I'm essentially the blackface/silverface amp guy (amps made between 1963 and 1980) in the group. Additionally, Greg and Devin also had data that they had been collecting from Fender amps for years. We combined all of our information into a computerized database for this project and for the past 18 months have been slowly (sadly, very slowly) gathering information that we collect ourselves as well as from other people. Now it's time for a commercial. We need your Fender amp data! Everything is confidential, we don't make record of who owns what amp in the database. What we need is the following: 1) Model name 2) Model number on the tube chart 3) Date code letters on the tube chart 4) Speaker codes (if speaker is original) 5) Transformer codes (if the amp doesn't have date codes on the tube chart) 6) Cosmetic features (flat/raised logo, tweed/tolex, blackface/silverface, rough/ smooth blond tolex, white/skirted knobs, TV-front/wide-panel, etc.) One very interesting and very important factoid has surfaced regarding the date code letters on the tube chart. In the fall of 1965, Fender switched from stamping these numbers in black ink, to dark green ink. These 1965 codes begin with the letter "O." The code for the year 1966 is "P." However, someone in the factory apparently forgot to switch the stamper from "O" to "P" in January 1966. Therefore, amps from January 1966 have the date code "OA" (A denotes January) in green ink. The factory realized its mistake in February because these amps have a "PB" date code in black ink. Now, we obviously haven't looked at every amp made in January 1966 so this isn't set in stone. If anyone has an amp with a "PA" stamp, please let us know. Still, I wouldn't be too quick to just glance at that tube chart and accept an "OA" as a January 1965 amp. The biggest tip off would be the control panels which brings us to interesting factoid #2. After CBS bought Fender in January 1965, there were still plenty of control panels for various models that were in stock. These say "Fender Electric Instruments." Depending on the model the use of these pre-CBS panels have been observed on amps as late as August 1965, except for Champs and Vibro Champs which had foil stickers on the back the chassis. Fender must have had a million of these labels printed up since they appear on Champs and Vibro Champs well into 1966. New panels made after the CBS acquisition were used beginning in April 1965 and say "Fender Musical Instruments." So, if you have January 1965 amp, it will have a Fender Electric Instruments panel whereas a January 1966 amp (even though it has that green "OA" date stamp) will have Fender Musical Instruments. Okay, now on to the dating-by-number stuff. Although the database doesn't have thousands upon thousands of entries, we are seeing some interesting patterns emerging that will help date amps by serial number. Some of the trends are really obvious. The early amps (woodie and tweed) had serial numbers handwritten on the tube chart. These appear to be used sequentially independent of model. Likewise, the brown/blonde Tremolux, Concert, Vibrasonic, Twin, Pro, Super, Vibrolux, Showman, Dual Showman, and Bandmaster used a sequential numbering independent of model, but as with Fender guitars, these were not used consecutively. Some amps had their own numbering system. The 1956 to 1963 Champ, Harvard, Princeton, Deluxe; the 1956 to 1960 Vibrolux, the 1956 to 1964 Bassman, and all the tube reverb units have their own serialization scheme. The Champ has a "C" prefix, the Harvard an "H" prefix, the Princeton a "P" prefix, the Vibrolux a "F" prefix, and the Deluxe a "D" prefix. The 4x10 Bassman used the prefix "BM" while the piggyback Bassman used the prefix "BP." The reverb units have the prefix "R." In addition, the tweed Super, Pro and Bandmaster sometimes have the prefix "S" in the serial number. The blackface and silverface amps (late 1963 to 1980) generally have serial numbers begin with the prefix "A." However, it appears that these were not used sequentially across all models. Our evidence is that we are finding some serial numbers duplicated between models. For example, serial number A00121 has been found on a Champ dated November 1964 and a Vibrolux Reverb dated February 1965. This makes things a little more interesting and difficult in playing the "dating game." And yet there is another variable to contend with as it appears that models that share chassis may also share the same serialization scheme. For instance, the Bandmaster Reverb and Super Reverb share the same chassis, and the Twin Reverb, Quad Reverb, Dual Showman Reverb, Vibrosonic Reverb, and Super Six all share the same chassis. Preliminary results show that we're on the right track. Here's a couple of examples using the tweed Deluxe (model 5E3) and the Super Reverb/Bandmaster Reverb. Ser No. Model Year D05108 Deluxe 1958 D05160 Deluxe 1958 D06528 Deluxe 1958 D07036 Deluxe 1959 D07115 Deluxe 1959 D07418 Deluxe 1959 D08325 Deluxe 1959 D08913 Deluxe 1959 D09014 Deluxe 1959 D09338 Deluxe 1960 D09399 Deluxe 1960 D09524 Deluxe 1960 A27769 Super Reverb 1967 A27796 Super Reverb 1967 A29591 Super Reverb 1968 A31057 Super Reverb 1968 A31079 Bandmaster Reverb 1968 A32839 Super Reverb 1968 A32841 Super Reverb 1968 A34448 Super Reverb 1968 A37667 Super Reverb 1969 A37949 Bandmaster Reverb 1969 A40130 Bandmaster Reverb 1969 A41569 Super Reverb 1969 So, with the knowledge gained thus far, we feel that Fender tube amps can be dated by serial number. We just don't have enough data to make any definitive conclusions yet. We will be writing articles in the future with more fun factoids (yes, there's more!) with new information on dating by serial number. Thanks for your support! The author and his partners would like to thank those people who have sent us Fender amp information, especially James Werner, Tim Pershing, Gregg Hopkins at Vintage Amp Restoration, Jim Strahm and Matt Kesler at Midwestern Musical Co., and Tim Nelson at Mass Street Music. Also thanks to the many dealers at the various guitar shows that we visit for allowing us to make notes about the amps at their booths. Quote
Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 bien, comprobado... el mio es 1972 gracias por la data. :D Quote
JFQ Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 bien, comprobado...el mio es 1972 gracias por la data. :D De que mes? :wink: Quote
Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 bien, comprobado...el mio es 1972 gracias por la data. :D De que mes? :wink: empieza con la letra A debe ser enero no? Quote
JFQ Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Tenés que fijarte que letras tiene puestas con un sello la etiqueta de la válvulas, si dice "VA" es de enero de 1972, V=1972, A=enero Quote
Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Tenés que fijarte que letras tiene puestas con un sello la etiqueta de la válvulas, si dice "VA" es de enero de 1972, V=1972, A=enero las valvulas fueron cambiadas excepto la de rectificación. Quote
JFQ Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Me refiero al "tube chart" que va pegado dentro del gabinete. Quote
Juan Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Para mi lo mas seguro es ver la fecha en los potenciometros o en los parlantes. Fijate los parlantes los numeros de serie. Si arrancan con 220 son Jensen, 465 son oxford, despues esta la fecha. Los potes son similares. Quote
Joe Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Para mi lo mas seguro es ver la fecha en los potenciometros o en los parlantes. Fijate los parlantes los numeros de serie. Si arrancan con 220 son Jensen, 465 son oxford, despues esta la fecha. Los potes son similares. acordate que no tiene los parlantes posta o sea que no puedo saber eso. Quote
JFQ Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 Posteá una foto del chassis y de los códigos de algún pote y de los transformadores, con eso lo sacamos. Quote
JFQ Posted August 30, 2012 Author Posted August 30, 2012 Para mi lo mas seguro es ver la fecha en los potenciometros o en los parlantes. Fijate los parlantes los numeros de serie. Si arrancan con 220 son Jensen, 465 son oxford, despues esta la fecha. Los potes son similares. Pero de esa forma no podés asegurar el año porque muchas veces usaban componentes viejos, parlantes o potes de años anteriores, etc.. La mejor forma es ver los sellos del tube chart. Quote
fede bayon Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Bandmaster blackface PJ= octubre 1966 :wink: el bassman no tiene sello......... probable 1967!! :mrgreen: saludos Quote
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