The cabinet has some interesting features. Again, it works good and sounds great the way it is but it has been stored for over 10 years and I'm sure it would benefit from normal servicing and new tubes. The power tubes are both vintage but not matching. The tubes are a mix of vintage and later tubes. A good soaking of cleaner applied a few time might do it but the original pot might also have to be replaced (but it sounds great the way it is and is original). When I took it apart for the pictures I gave it a spray of tuner cleaner but it didn't help. The Presence control pot is frozen and doesn't turn. A previous owner wrote the tube numbers on the inside bottom of the cabinet (very minor). The transformers are date coded 606248, 606241 which also all indicate late '62. Again, the pots are original and the date codes that I can see are all late 1962. #1962 bandmaster serial number#The serial number stamped on the back of the chassis is 56756. The tube chart is mostly intact but the date code is faded and I can't quite make it out. With the exception of the presence knob, the tubes and possibly the grille cloth, the head appears to be completely original including all pots, transformers, caps, components, solder joints and power cord. This amp and cabinet are in clean very good condition with normal minor nicks, scuffs and wear but overall very clean, nice and extremely attractive. I assume that the grille cloth has been replaced at some point but it's old and shows appropriate age so you be the judge. This amp has been stored away for over 10 years and I don't know it's history prior to that. Both the cabinet and the head have the type of grille cloth Fender used on tweed amps and early brown amps. It has it's original rough blonde Tolex, flat Fender logos, plastic "dog bone" handles and white knobs. This is a very nice original vintage 1962 (or very early '63) Fender Bandmaster guitar amplifier.
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