Year: |
1968-1983 |
Model: |
Bassman (68-71) Bassman 50 (72-76) Bassman 70 (77-83) |
Circuit: |
AB165, AA568, AA270, AA371 |
Config: |
Piggy-back |
Control Panel: |
Silver forward facing w/ blue labels |
Front Conrol Layout: |
Bass: In, In, Deep Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass - Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass - Pilot Lamp |
Rear Conrol Layout: |
AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack |
Knobs: |
Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10 |
Head: |
8¼" x 22" x 9½" (21 x 55.9 x 24.1 cm) |
Head Hardware: |
Black strap handle, 4½" chassis straps, corner protectors, cab hooks (68-76) |
Cabinet: |
68-71: 40" x 29½" x 11½" (101.6 x 74.9 x 29.2 cm) 72-83: 30" x 28" x 12" (76.2 x 71.12 x 30.5 cm) |
Cab Hardware: |
3 Black strap handles, corner protectors, knurled studs (68-76), casters |
Head/Cab Covering: |
Black Tolex |
Head/Cab Grille: |
Blue sparkle grille cloth w/ aluminum frame (68-69), w/o aluminum frame (70-79) |
Logo: |
Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script "Fender" w/ tail(68-74) or "Fender®" w/o tail (74-83) (head and cab) |
Weight: |
105 lbs. (47.6 Kg) |
Speakers/Load: |
2 x 12" (68) or 2 x 15" (68-83)/4 ohms (8 ohms each in parallel) |
Speaker Model: |
Oxford 12T6, Utah or Rola |
Effects: |
None |
Output: |
50 (68-76) or 70 (77-83) Watts |
Preamp: |
Bass: 2 x 7025 Normal: 7025 |
Power: |
2 x 6L6GC |
Bias: |
Fixed Bias, ajustment pot |
Rectifier: |
Solid State |
Phase Inverter: |
12AT7 (long tailed) |
Comments: |
Fender switched back to the blackface era cosmetics some time in 1980. Bassmans produced between late 1980 and 1983 have a black control panel and silver sparkle grille cloth. |