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Vintage 1953 wide panel Tweed Fender Pro tube amp amplifier 5B5
Estimated price for orientation: 3 165 $
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Description Type: Instrument Amplifier Brand: Fender Model: Pro RMS Power: 20W approximately MPN: Does Not Apply Number of Channels: 1 Form Factor: Combo Country/Region of Manufacture: United States UPC: Does not apply
Vintage circa 1953 wide panel tweed Fender Pro amp, mostly all original and the tube chart says "5B5". The serial number 3531 on the tube chart matches the number stamped on the chassis. The only replaced parts that I am aware of are the four filter caps, probably the small red cap to the right, and power cord (converted to modern 3-prong grounded), and of course, tubes, most of which are Sovtek, but the 5U4 is a good NOS General Electric and one 6SC7 is an old Sylvania. The bottom of the cabinet is missing one glide, but I am including a set of replacements. Replace only the one or all four. The speaker is the Jensen P15N (15 inch), code 220231 (220 is Jensen and 231 means 31st week of 1952). I have no idea if the speaker has ever been re-coned or not. It has a ribbed cone but I see no numbers on the paper. The transformers are the original 6516 power and the 1846 output. As you can see, the tweed is original but rough. The chrome control plate shows it's age, but all of the white letters and numbers are still visible. The Fender badge on front of the cabinet has a dent on the "F". Grille cloth is still in good shape. The amp sounds great. Break up seems to barely start around 6, by the time it's turned up to 8 or 9 it has that creamy overdriven sound. The amp idles pretty quietly. I really prefer not to ship this amp but if I have to ship, I will do some special packing on it. It will be in a sturdy box surrounded on all sides with 1 inch thick sheet styrofoam, plus additional padding as needed. I will guarantee my packing job to be superior so the amp should make it to the destination still in this condition (of course it will be fully insured). But I cannot guarantee that every cap and resistor or tube or other parts are in perfect specs. It is about 63 years old! $100 shipping in the 48 states
Description
| Type: | Instrument Amplifier | Brand: | Fender |
| Model: | Pro | RMS Power: | 20W approximately |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | Number of Channels: | 1 |
| Form Factor: | Combo | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| UPC: | Does not apply |
Vintage circa 1953 wide panel tweed Fender Pro amp, mostly all original and the tube chart says "5B5". The serial number 3531 on the tube chart matches the number stamped on the chassis. The only replaced parts that I am aware of are the four filter caps, probably the small red cap to the right, and power cord (converted to modern 3-prong grounded), and of course, tubes, most of which are Sovtek, but the 5U4 is a good NOS General Electric and one 6SC7 is an old Sylvania. The bottom of the cabinet is missing one glide, but I am including a set of replacements. Replace only the one or all four. The speaker is the Jensen P15N (15 inch), code 220231 (220 is Jensen and 231 means 31st week of 1952). I have no idea if the speaker has ever been re-coned or not. It has a ribbed cone but I see no numbers on the paper. The transformers are the original 6516 power and the 1846 output. As you can see, the tweed is original but rough. The chrome control plate shows it's age, but all of the white letters and numbers are still visible. The Fender badge on front of the cabinet has a dent on the "F". Grille cloth is still in good shape. The amp sounds great. Break up seems to barely start around 6, by the time it's turned up to 8 or 9 it has that creamy overdriven sound. The amp idles pretty quietly. I really prefer not to ship this amp but if I have to ship, I will do some special packing on it. It will be in a sturdy box surrounded on all sides with 1 inch thick sheet styrofoam, plus additional padding as needed. I will guarantee my packing job to be superior so the amp should make it to the destination still in this condition (of course it will be fully insured). But I cannot guarantee that every cap and resistor or tube or other parts are in perfect specs. It is about 63 years old! $100 shipping in the 48 states