1972-1979 Super Six Reverb

Year:

 1972-1979

Model:

 Super Six Reverb

Circuit:

 ?

Config:

 Combo

Control Panel:

 Silver, forward facing w/ blue labels

Front Conrol Layout:

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

Rear Conrol Layout:

 AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2½A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack, Reverb Out, Reverb In

Knobs:

 Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Cabinet:

 40½" x 26½" x 11½" (102.9 x 67.3 x 29.2 cm)

Cab Covering:

 Black Tolex

Cab Hardware:

 2 Black strap handles (side mounted), 5½" Chassis straps, corner protectors, casters

Grille:

 Blue sparkle grille cloth

Logo:

 Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script "Fender" w/ tail(68-76) or "Fender®" w/o tail (77-79)

Weight:

 98 lbs (44.5 Kg)

Speakers/Load:

 6 x 10"/5.2 ohms (8 ohms each in series-parallel)

Speaker Model:

 Oxford 10L6, or CTS 10" AlNiCo

Effects:

 Reverb, Tremolo

Output:

 100 or 135 (77-79) Watts

Preamp:

 Normal: 7025
Vibrato: 7025, ½ 7025

Power:

 4 x 6L6GC

Bias:

 Fixed w/ Bias Pot.

Rectifier:

 Solid State

Phase Inverter:

 12AT7 (long tailed)

Other:

 Reverb Driver: 12AT7
Reverb Recovery: ½ 7025
Tremolo: 12AX7(photoresistor)

Comments:
  • Fender used the 4 ohm output transformer from the Twin even though the Super Six Reverb's speaker load was 5.2 ohms.
  • A Line Out jack, hum balance pot, and a pull boost sw. were added near the end of the models run.