Year: |
1969-1983 |
Model: |
Super Bassman (69-71) Bassman 100 (72-76) Bassman 135 (77-83) |
Circuit: |
? |
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, Mid, Bass - Master Volume (72-83) - Pilot Lamp |
Rear Conrol Layout: |
Ground Sw, Fuse (?A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack 1, Speaker Jack 2 |
Knobs: |
Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10 |
Head: |
Super Bassman: 13¼" x 26" x 9½" (33.7 x 66 x 24.1 cm) Bassman 100: 8 3/4" x 26 1/8" x 9 1/2" (22.2 x 66.4 x 24.1 cm) |
Head Hardware: |
Black strap handles, 4½" chassis straps, corner protectors |
Cabinet: |
Super Bassman: 45½" x 30" x 11½" (115.6 x 76.2 x 29.2 cm) Bassman 100: 40¼" x 30¼" x 17" (102.2 x 76.8 x 43.2 cm) |
Cab Hardware: |
3 Black strap handles, corner protectors, casters |
Head/Cab Covering: |
Black Tolex |
Head/Cab Grille: |
Blue sparkle grille cloth w/ aluminum frame (69), w/o aluminum frame (70-80) |
Logo: |
Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script "Fender" w/ tail (69-72) or "Fender®" w/o tail (73-83) (head and cab) |
Weight: |
Super Bassman I: 155 lbs. (70.3 Kg) Super Bassman II: 225 lbs. (102 Kg) Bassman 100: 172 lbs. (78 Kg) |
Speakers/Load: |
Super Bassman: 2 x 15"/4 ohms (8 each in parallel) Bassman 100: 4 x 12"/4 ohms (16 ohms each in parallel) |
Speaker Model: |
JBL D140F (69-71) |
Effects: |
None |
Output: |
100 (69-76) or 135 (77-83) Watts |
Preamp: |
2 x 7025 |
Power: |
4 x 6L6 |
Bias: |
Fixed Bias, bias balance pot |
Rectifier: |
Solid State |
Phase Inverter: |
12AT7 (long tailed) |
Comments: |
The Super Bassman I and Super Bassman II name referred to the number number of cabs purchased. |