Description

Classic late sixties silverfaced Fender tube / valve amp - top and cabinet. This one still has the original US mains lead with two prong plug (runs fine through a convertor) and is in good overall original condition. The grilles and black Tolex are intact, there's a little fading of the transfer near the Vibrato channel input (see picture).

Looks the part and plays the part. Trust me, these puppies are loud despite their 40 / 45 Watt rating and have a well deserved reputation for being absolute tone monsters. Just read the reviews on Harmony Central. People have either had them for 30 years and swear by them, or praise them for being 'the last bargain left in the classic Fender market' - nice turn of phrase there Danny.

Featuring built-in reverb and vibrato - hey, dont knock it until you've tried it lager boy - dial-up a two or three on depth and speed and you get a subtle extra dimension - both channels have Bright/normal settings and two inputs.

Channel 1 is clean, with volume, treble and bass - ideal for a mic input, but channel 2 has the reverb, vibrato as well as volume, treble, mid and bass.

'68 was the first year of production and they were so popular they were made right up to 1980.

Keywords

Fender Bandaster Reverb, Tube amp, valve amp, TFL 5005D, silverface, piggy-back amp, guitar amplifier, blues amp, 2 x 12", vintage amp