1960-1963 Showman
(Blonde Showman)

Year:

 1960-1963

Model:

 Showman 12 (60-63)
Showman 15 (60-63)
Double Showman (62-63)

Model No:

 6G14, 6G14-A

Config:

 Piggy-back

Control Panel:

 Brown forward facing w/ white labels, controls numbered 1 - 10

Front Conrol Layout:

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

Rear Conrol Layout:

 Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker, Ex Speaker, Vibrato Jack

Knobs:

 White round, unnumbered

Head:

 8" x 26" x 9" (20.3 x 66 x 22.9 cm)

Head Hardware:

 Brown Plastic "Fender" (60-63) or black strap handle, chassis straps, corner protectors, cab hooks

Cabinet:

 Showman 12: ported "tone ring", 21" x 30" x 11½" (53.3 x 76.2 x 29.2 cm)
Showman 15: ported "tone ring", 24½" x 36" x 11½" (62.2 x 91.4 x 29.2 cm)
Double Showman: sealed, 24½" x 36" x 11½" (62.2 x 91.4 x 29.2 cm)

Cab Hardware:

 Brown Plastic "Fender" (60-63) or black strap (63) handle, 16" tilt-back legs, corner protectors, knurled studs, glides

Head/Cab Covering:

 White Tolex

Head/Cab Grille:

 Maroon (60-62) or Wheat (late 62-63) grille cloth

Logo:

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

Weight:

 Bassman 12: 100 lbs. (45.4 Kg)
Bassman 15: 110 lbs. (49.9 Kg)
Dual Showman: ?

Speakers/Load:

 Showman 12: 1 x 12"/8 ohms
Showman 15: 1 x 15"/8 ohms Double Showman: 2 x 15"/8 ohms (16 ohms each in parallel)

Speaker Model:

 Showman 12: JBL D-120F
Showman 15, Double Showman: JBL D-130F or JBL D-140F

Effects:

 Tremolo

Output:

 100 Watts

Preamp:

 2 x 7025

Power:

 6G14: 4 x 6L6
6G14-A: 4 x 5881

Bias:

 Fixed Bias

Rectifier:

 Solid State

Phase Inverter:

 7025 (long tailed)

Other:

 Tremolo: 2½ x 7025 (6G14) or 12AX7, 7025 and ½ 12AX7 (6G14-A) (harmonic vibrato)

Comments:
  • The Showman 12, Showman 15, and Double Showman all used the same head with the only difference being the size and speakers of the the speaker cabinet.
    Maroon grilled Double Showmans exist, but are very rare.
  • The harmonic vibrato tremolo circuit left half a dual triode (7025 or 12AX7) unused.