1963-1967 Bandmaster
(Black Face Bandmaster)

Year:

 1963-1967

Model:

 Bandmaster

Circuit:

 AB763

Config:

 Piggy-back

Control Panel:

 Black forward facing w/ white labels

Front Conrol Layout:

 Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass - Vibrato: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Pilot Lamp

Rear Conrol Layout:

 AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Knobs:

 Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Head:

 8" x 24" x 9" (20.3 x 61 x 22.9 cm)

Head Hardware:

 Black strap handle, 4½" chassis straps, corner protectors, cab hooks

Cabinet:

 63-67: 21" x 32" x 11½" (53.3 x 81.3 x 29.2 cm)
67: 29½" x 40" x 11½" (74.9 x 101.6 x 29.2 cm)

Cab Hardware:

 1 or 2 (67) Black strap handle(s), 16" tilt-back legs (63-66), corner protectors, knurled studs, glides

Head/Cab Covering:

 Smooth white (63) or black Tolex

Head/Cab Grille:

 Gold (63) or silver sparkle grille cloth

Logo:

 Grille mounted, flat (63) or raised, chrome & black, script "Fender" (head and cab)

Weight:

 ?

Speaker/Load:

 2 x 12"/4 ohms total (8 ohms each in parallel)

Speaker Model:

 Jensen C12N or Oxford 12T6

Effects:

 Tremolo

Output:

 40 Watts

Preamp:

 2 x 7025

Power:

 2 x 6L6GC

Bias:

 Fixed Bias, bias adjustment pot

Rectifier:

 Solid State

Phase Inverter:

 12AT7 (long tailed)

Other:

 12AX7 (photoresistor)

Comments:

 On the 29½" x 40" x 11½" cab the speakers were placed one above the other on the baffle.