That's some of the best sounding tone I have ever heard in my life. Even with the bad tubes it sounds excellent. Great playing too! I want a Bandmaster now!
My dad said this was his favorite amp in the sixties. It would overdrive exactly how he wanted it to. Everyone in the band kept pushing him to get a Marshall because of players like Ritchie Blackmore. He ended up trading it for the Marshall stack and instantly regretted it. They weren't playing arenas so it really didn't serve like the band master did.
Absolutely love my 64 bandmaster. It didnt come with a cab so I tracked down a 64-65 bassman cab. Killer tones and accepts pedals very well. I usually run on the vibrato channel with the bright switch on, treble at 6, and bass at 7.5. Insanely good amp and it's my go to gigging and recording amp.
I just got a 1967 ... Hardly had a chance to play through it yet, as it was out for intial checkup. My rectification is via SS. I had my amp tech install Tung-Sol 5881 for a less boomy bottom end than what the 6L6's provide.
@@BuddaGuedes What I really enjoyed about this video review is that you opened my eyes to a Fender amp that isnt talked about very much. Every one has heard about the Bassman, the Super Reverb, and many others. But the Bandmaster is one of those unsung hero of an amp that doesn't get the attention that it truly deserves. So thank you again, I know now that my next amp will be a Bandmaster 😀
The two inputs are made for either a low or high impedance input. Your guitar or (whatever else you plug into the amp) becomes in effect part of the circuitry of the amp. A guitar is a high impedance signal and should be plugged into the high input jack. The other jack is for a low impedance input. This is one of the most misunderstood features of a Fender amp. It also should not be confused with a Fender amp that has two separate "channels", usually referred to as "clean" and "drive" or "gain" channels. These are the amps that come with a foot switch to select between channels. Traditionally you would play rhythm through the clean channel and switch to the drive channel for lead. You could set the drive channel for the volume and overdrive you needed before you started playing and then when you wanted to play the lead part of a song you could switch to the drive channel with the foot pedal and you would then get the distortion and extra volume you needed to for your lead part (since you were going from chords to a single string you needed the higher volume level.) But you wouldn't need to reach down and turn up the volume knob on the guitar. This was how Hendrix and Clapton did it back in the day. The only foot pedals that Hendrix would have had would have been a "fuzz" box and a wah-wah pedal. Any other distortion would have come from the amp and how you set the gain and master volume knobs.
Back in the day there were no drive and clean channels. This Amp is from 1966. Almost all amps were just like this. Guitarists would crank the amp to get distorted sounds (lead) and turn back the volume on the guitar to clean up the sound (rhythm). No channel switching pedals involved. The same thing works with fuzz. The way you describe it is the late 70s, 80s and after. Hendrix was dead and Clapton got boring by then.
Awesome vid! Thanks. Ive found a 65 bandmaster with 2x12 cab. The cab is new. The head is mint. It was in a studio in nashville that closed. Never gigged. New caps and tubes. 1200. Your video made up my mind! Ive got a hardtail strat. Thanks
I recently picked up a 67 Bandmaster with original cab as well! Mine has definitely been gigged but treated well. Grill cloth and tolex still very nice. I could not believe the Marshall type gain it delivers around 5 1/2. Best kept secret in Fender amp history! Great vid, sir!
Well that deal didnt happen! But I'm glad cause I ended up with a super clean 66 bandmaster w/original cab! Its got evm 12Ls, new tubes, caps, cord, etc. Its a killer amp! I love it, so thanks for making this vid! Subscribed. Im curious, how long should I let it warm up before playing?
@@user-sg6fb4ip5h Give it a couple minutes, allow the cathodes in the tubes time to get warm and let her rip! I too have a Hardtail Strat btw. Great guitars!
I've got a '68 drip edge. The tube chart says AB 763. A guy brought it to me for basic overhaul. It had been sitting in the shed for 15 years and was badly in need of service. When I checked it against the schematic, I saw that it was indeed an AB763. No mods, No CBS idiocy. All it needed was caps, tubes, a new power cord, and a thorough cleaning. When I finished, the bill for parts and labor came to $450. I called the guy to come and get it, only to find out that he had died. Nobody cared about the amp, and I talked to his relatives and they all shined me on. The Bandmaster sat in the shop for over a year with nobody wanting to claim it. Since it sounded great and was freshly overhauled, I "inherited" it for the price of my bill. That was 12 years ago. It still sounds amazing and performs flawlessly. It loves any guitar you plug into it, and it even works well for bass if you don't have to play too loud. I also use a 4X10 cab. Mine's a Tweed Peavy and it's a perfect match. Leo Fender should have gotten the Nobel Prize for amp design. His amps have always been my favorites.
@@strangetimesstringband5025 What are you talking about? I never collected one cent from the job. The guy died and his relatives acted like I didn't exist. what would you have me do, eat the bill for the parts as well as the labor? NOS tubes, Micalex sockets, Sprague electrolytics,, time spent cleaning out 25 years worth of shed dirt and dead bugs. checking and double checking solder joints, voltages, etc. I don't know why I even bothered to answer you. Get lost.
@@strangetimesstringband5025 I stand up for myself when I'm right. I don't owe anybody any explanations, but if I have something that needs to be said, i'm going to sat it, especially if it's in reply to somebody who jumped to conclusions without knowing the facts.
He means do you have the original cabinet that came with this head.... When this was originally sold it came with its own matching cabinet.... He wants to hear it with the original speakers and cabinet.
Nice job on all your vids and thank you...I have a 65 bum and I would love to hear your OD pedals into channel 1 if you could sometime...again thanks for great knowledge!!
Would you recommend this amp? I’m looking for that beautiful Fender high head room like this amp, but that I can still get juice out of it where I can get it to compress/overdrive. Also I feel like this amp is more on the brighter end of fender circuits, would you agree that this amp is set apart from the rest fender amps??
My 1966 does not have a tube rectifier. I think you're mistaken about that. Nonetheless, good review of a great amp. I think the Bandmaster should get more accolades as a classic than it does in my opinion. Really punchy and fat sounding rig and the wattage is perfect for any situation.
Note Bender exactly what I said out loud when I heard him say it’s tube rectified. Nope, wrong....not originally from the factory it didn’t. Was modded I see now, he didn’t specify in the video.
Ive got a 62 ( date code pots) 6CG7A Bandmaster in for repair, it is ONE sick puppy cranked, just loud enuff to have fun n not kill the neighbors! Bad news is the output is bad, snds like. BAD connection wen cranked, fix on the way! Slaved in a HR Deluxe OT to test it.....
At 5:00, it sounded best with the treble at 7. A BOSS compressor makes for a very nice boost hitting that input. Sounds much better with the Stratocaster ...
I have a 1965 Band Master. Converted to a tube or solid state rectifier. It is a great sounding amp. I have the original 2/12 cabinet with vintage speakers but I put a new rear baffle on with an oval hole like the Dumble amps have. So I have the open back effect and I run another 2/12 closed back cabinet as well. I can get all my tones from this set up.
@@SilverParatrooper I only made that change because the original transformer in that amp was fried. Now it has a Super Reverb transformer which is more powerful, which you need to use a GZ34 rectifier tube. But, I can also put a solid state plug in the same spot, which makes the amp sound a bit tighter for high gain sounds than the tube does. So it is pretty expensive but I only did that because the original transformer was dead. My advise, for what it’s worth, is to have a look at the way Uncle Doug (youtube channel) re-wires the three prong ground plug and make sure your amp is wired the same way. That has been the best change I made to my amp for sure. All the original power wires are crap and so I put in heavier gage wire and simplified the circuit. That made the amp sound solid as a rock. Good luck, Cheers.
@@DWinegarden2 thanks for the tips and tricks. I have a 3 prong plug in there but I’ll check the wiring and see how he did it. I’ll look into upgrading the transformer and see how much it would cost for the mod as I’d love to run a Tube Rectifier in it.
Nice demo! How would you say this amp would work as a slightly distorted pedal platform compared to a british style amp like a plexi? The lack of mid control must make it less versatile...
The kids are fixed so you just play with the Bass And treble to balance it. This amp is incredible!! The Plexi is a lot brighter and rock. This is more of a blues kind of amp when slightly overdriven, but it will take pedals really good..
What a wonderful demo!! The best one!! I've just bought a similar amp and I have a question, which kind of cabinet are you using? 4, 8 or 16 Ohm? Thanks
I think I saw it said "Fender Elec. Instrument" on the front, which means its probably not a 1966. Its earlier based off that. That was pre-cbs. After CBS took over, they switched the faceplates to say "Fender Musical Instruments". The transition was in 1995. So that means yours would be an early 65 or later 64 based off the faceplate. What do the transformers date to? Also, on the tube chart, what are the two letters that are stamped on it?
Do you need the Vibrato pedal for the vibrato to switch on? Nothing happens when I plug a guitar into the vibrato channel... Really hoping that it isn't the channel that's messed up.
I noticed your title "1966 Bandmaster" with the words "Fender Electric Instrument Co." under the logo on the face of the amp. Starting in 1965 when CBS bought Fender, the blackface amps essentially remained the same, but the words were changed to "Fender Musical Instrument Corp" in place of "Electric Instrument". Your amp is most likely a 1964 Bandmaster although some blackface Bandmasters were made in late '63 during the transition to black tolex.
@@BuddaGuedes Check the paper label (tube chart) on the inside of the cabinet. There should be 2 letters rubber-stamped on the label. If the first letter is "N" your amp is a 1964 (a 1966 would have "P" as the first letter). The second letter is the month the amp was made ("A"=January, "B"=February and so forth). If the label is missing, just enjoy the amp like I enjoy mine (1965)!!!
@@strumbum52 I have a Black Face Bandmaster. OK are the letters I have, big green colored letters stamped onto the tube sheet. So does that mean it is a 1965 made in November?
Was your Bandmaster modded to use a tube rectifier? I ask because I thought all Bandmasters, except for the Bandmaster Reverb, have solid state rectification. Either way, the Bandmaster is a great amp. I own a 1966 model and love it. Mine does not have a tube rectifier.
Hey Budda!! Hey man i got a band master with extra preamp tube that was mod by last owner i buy the amp from and they dont know ether. Like i wonder if its the same mod you have going on. Any way yes, i would like to know more about this bec i want know what is this extra tube causeing the tone or drive more in the amp? Like i use have thus band master like this very cool thin high tones on highies like kinda like glass tone and thin kinda i guess not sharp but super warm tone in the highs with bright switch. Do you have this tone in yours? Idk and the bass has also alot super low scoop tone to it like i use a 4 12 fender cab and man this thing raddles the floors and walls like no other old fender amp. Idk if its the tube or wireing but sounds soooo dam good for 50 watt head. Please explane the tone you get with extra tube you have? Does it sound like the glass thin warm tone i get when you boost the bright switch? Thanks ( WB please)
Is a footswitch needed to activate the vibrato channel or do you just plug into the second channel? Planning on getting on in the near future and just need to know ?
Depending on the power tubes it breaks up really nice. I swapped to some groove tubes and it’s sparkly clean now. With the Mesa boogie tubes it was bluesy and with a beautiful compression
@@josevillegas9029 awesome, better than my Reeves, my trainwreck clone and my handwired plexi. Mine has character and takes pedals like I’ve never heard...
That's some of the best sounding tone I have ever heard in my life. Even with the bad tubes it sounds excellent. Great playing too! I want a Bandmaster now!
My dad said this was his favorite amp in the sixties. It would overdrive exactly how he wanted it to. Everyone in the band kept pushing him to get a Marshall because of players like Ritchie Blackmore. He ended up trading it for the Marshall stack and instantly regretted it. They weren't playing arenas so it really didn't serve like the band master did.
It’s a killer amp. I have to swap the caps on mine.
Picked up a 1965 last year. what a great amp. Sent it to my amp guy and he basically just cleaned it. Great tone at a reasonable volume
They are incredible amps.
What a brilliant demo! 👍
Sounds really good! I run my '62 through a 1X12 Mesa cab with a 4 Ohm Weber Legacy speaker. WOW! What a sound it gives me!
It’s a great one indeed
@@BuddaGuedes Yours sound fabulous! And great playing!
That amp sounds great to my ears 👂
🤘🏻🤘🏻
Absolutely love my 64 bandmaster. It didnt come with a cab so I tracked down a 64-65 bassman cab. Killer tones and accepts pedals very well. I usually run on the vibrato channel with the bright switch on, treble at 6, and bass at 7.5. Insanely good amp and it's my go to gigging and recording amp.
It’s really a great amp.
That is one beautiful sounding amp and great playing Budda
Thanks a lot.
I just got a 1967 ... Hardly had a chance to play through it yet, as it was out for intial checkup. My rectification is via SS. I had my amp tech install Tung-Sol 5881 for a less boomy bottom end than what the 6L6's provide.
Mi was modified to have bothe tube and solid state rectifier
I really liked this review, great job!
Thanks. This amp is lovely
@@BuddaGuedes What I really enjoyed about this video review is that you opened my eyes to a Fender amp that isnt talked about very much. Every one has heard about the Bassman, the Super Reverb, and many others. But the Bandmaster is one of those unsung hero of an amp that doesn't get the attention that it truly deserves. So thank you again, I know now that my next amp will be a Bandmaster 😀
Great. I’m glad to know it,
Thanks
The two inputs are made for either a low or high impedance input. Your guitar or (whatever else you plug into the amp) becomes in effect part of the circuitry of the amp. A guitar is a high impedance signal and should be plugged into the high input jack. The other jack is for a low impedance input. This is one of the most misunderstood features of a Fender amp. It also should not be confused with a Fender amp that has two separate "channels", usually referred to as "clean" and "drive" or "gain" channels. These are the amps that come with a foot switch to select between channels. Traditionally you would play rhythm through the clean channel and switch to the drive channel for lead. You could set the drive channel for the volume and overdrive you needed before you started playing and then when you wanted to play the lead part of a song you could switch to the drive channel with the foot pedal and you would then get the distortion and extra volume you needed to for your lead part (since you were going from chords to a single string you needed the higher volume level.) But you wouldn't need to reach down and turn up the volume knob on the guitar. This was how Hendrix and Clapton did it back in the day. The only foot pedals that Hendrix would have had would have been a "fuzz" box and a wah-wah pedal. Any other distortion would have come from the amp and how you set the gain and master volume knobs.
Back in the day there were no drive and clean channels. This Amp is from 1966. Almost all amps were just like this. Guitarists would crank the amp to get distorted sounds (lead) and turn back the volume on the guitar to clean up the sound (rhythm). No channel switching pedals involved. The same thing works with fuzz.
The way you describe it is the late 70s, 80s and after. Hendrix was dead and Clapton got boring by then.
Awesome vid! Thanks. Ive found a 65 bandmaster with 2x12 cab. The cab is new. The head is mint. It was in a studio in nashville that closed. Never gigged. New caps and tubes. 1200. Your video made up my mind! Ive got a hardtail strat. Thanks
It’s a great amp indeed
I recently picked up a 67 Bandmaster with original cab as well! Mine has definitely been gigged but treated well. Grill cloth and tolex still very nice. I could not believe the Marshall type gain it delivers around 5 1/2. Best kept secret in Fender amp history! Great vid, sir!
It’s really lovely
Well that deal didnt happen!
But I'm glad cause I ended up with a super clean 66 bandmaster w/original cab! Its got evm 12Ls, new tubes, caps, cord, etc.
Its a killer amp! I love it, so thanks for making this vid! Subscribed.
Im curious, how long should I let it warm up before playing?
@@user-sg6fb4ip5h Give it a couple minutes, allow the cathodes in the tubes time to get warm and let her rip! I too have a Hardtail Strat btw. Great guitars!
I've got a '68 drip edge. The tube chart says AB 763. A guy brought it to me for basic overhaul. It had been sitting in the shed for 15 years and was badly in need of service. When I checked it against the schematic, I saw that it was indeed an AB763. No mods, No CBS idiocy.
All it needed was caps, tubes, a new power cord, and a thorough cleaning. When I finished, the bill for parts and labor came to $450. I called the guy to come and get it, only to find out that he had died. Nobody cared about the amp, and I talked to his relatives and they all shined me on.
The Bandmaster sat in the shop for over a year with nobody wanting to claim it. Since it sounded great and was freshly overhauled, I "inherited" it for the price of my bill.
That was 12 years ago. It still sounds amazing and performs flawlessly. It loves any guitar you plug into it, and it even works well for bass if you don't have to play too loud. I also use a 4X10 cab. Mine's a Tweed Peavy and it's a perfect match.
Leo Fender should have gotten the Nobel Prize for amp design. His amps have always been my favorites.
Way to overcharge for an extremely basic service
@@strangetimesstringband5025 What are you talking about? I never collected one cent from the job. The guy died and his relatives acted like I didn't exist. what would you have me do, eat the bill for the parts as well as the labor? NOS tubes, Micalex sockets, Sprague electrolytics,, time spent cleaning out 25 years worth of shed dirt and dead bugs. checking and double checking solder joints, voltages, etc.
I don't know why I even bothered to answer you. Get lost.
@@jpalberthoward9 By the way you have responded, everything is clear. Don't get to worked up by what other people say on the internet :)
@@strangetimesstringband5025 I stand up for myself when I'm right. I don't owe anybody any explanations, but if I have something that needs to be said, i'm going to sat it, especially if it's in reply to somebody who jumped to conclusions without knowing the facts.
Can you post it up playing through the cab it goes with? That would be a better idea of how it is.
I didn’t understand what you mean
He means do you have the original cabinet that came with this head.... When this was originally sold it came with its own matching cabinet.... He wants to hear it with the original speakers and cabinet.
Great amp! But it doesn’t have a rectifier tube though.
Mine has
@@BuddaGuedesIt probably has less headroom on account of that...does it have a bassman output transformer?
Nice job on all your vids and thank you...I have a 65 bum and I would love to hear your OD pedals into channel 1 if you could sometime...again thanks for great knowledge!!
Would you recommend this amp? I’m looking for that beautiful Fender high head room like this amp, but that I can still get juice out of it where I can get it to compress/overdrive. Also I feel like this amp is more on the brighter end of fender circuits, would you agree that this amp is set apart from the rest fender amps??
To me it sounds close to a deluxe Reverb or a super reverb. Nothing related to a twin
@@BuddaGuedes ok good to know. Thank you, would you say more towards the super reverb than the deluxe reverb cause it’s in the 40 watts family?
I think the super reverb and the deluxe reverb feel kind of the same being that the super reverb is louder
@@BuddaGuedes either way I feel like this is one of the brighter sounding fender amps. Would you agree since you played it here?
It’s not as bright as a twin. I actually find it super warm
Buda could you do a fender super champ XD2 review/demo? could it be possible?
I don't really know that amp, and I try to show only gear that I really now in and out. Just to try to show you guys the most as I can.
i ordered a 68 band master...should be here in couple days
Mine is at the workshop changing caps
I'm looking to acquire a '62!! Can't wait!!
Great amp
My 1966 does not have a tube rectifier. I think you're mistaken about that. Nonetheless, good review of a great amp. I think the Bandmaster should get more accolades as a classic than it does in my opinion. Really punchy and fat sounding rig and the wattage is perfect for any situation.
I’m not mistaken. It was modified by the previous owner to have either tube or silicone rectification.
It’s a really great amp indeed!!!
Note Bender exactly what I said out loud when I heard him say it’s tube rectified. Nope, wrong....not originally from the factory it didn’t. Was modded I see now, he didn’t specify in the video.
So basicaly, it can be either Bandmaster or Tremolux.
Well I can’t answer that
sound's great mr!
Ive got a 62 ( date code pots) 6CG7A Bandmaster in for repair, it is ONE sick puppy cranked, just loud enuff to have fun n not kill the neighbors! Bad news is the output is bad, snds like. BAD connection wen cranked, fix on the way! Slaved in a HR Deluxe OT to test it.....
At 5:00, it sounded best with the treble at 7. A BOSS compressor makes for a very nice boost hitting that input. Sounds much better with the Stratocaster ...
Thanks
You gotta also try its brother, the black face Fender Bassman. I've got a feeling you'd really love it!
elwrongo I would love to try it
Really nice very smooth almost silky kind of tone
flobeeone kinobee it’s a great amp indeed
I have a silver face 68, I think and 63 2x12 cab? Seattle club owner invited us back if we didn't drive his customers out on the sidewalk, 89 90.
Eh! Eh!
I have a 1965 Band Master. Converted to a tube or solid state rectifier. It is a great sounding amp. I have the original 2/12 cabinet with vintage speakers but I put a new rear baffle on with an oval hole like the Dumble amps have. So I have the open back effect and I run another 2/12 closed back cabinet as well. I can get all my tones from this set up.
Was adding the Tube rectifier a hard and expensive modification? I’d like to do that to mine if possible for sure.
@@SilverParatrooper I only made that change because the original transformer in that amp was fried. Now it has a Super Reverb transformer which is more powerful, which you need to use a GZ34 rectifier tube. But, I can also put a solid state plug in the same spot, which makes the amp sound a bit tighter for high gain sounds than the tube does. So it is pretty expensive but I only did that because the original transformer was dead.
My advise, for what it’s worth, is to have a look at the way Uncle Doug (youtube channel) re-wires the three prong ground plug and make sure your amp is wired the same way. That has been the best change I made to my amp for sure. All the original power wires are crap and so I put in heavier gage wire and simplified the circuit. That made the amp sound solid as a rock.
Good luck, Cheers.
I bought ajudar modded
@@DWinegarden2 thanks for the tips and tricks. I have a 3 prong plug in there but I’ll check the wiring and see how he did it. I’ll look into upgrading the transformer and see how much it would cost for the mod as I’d love to run a Tube Rectifier in it.
Great. Let me know how it went
What number is the intensity knob set on, on your demo with the vibrato? Thank you.
I don’t remember anymore!!! I’m sorry
Hey how about doing a vintage Super Reverb review?
It's coming up. stay tuned.
Nice demo! How would you say this amp would work as a slightly distorted pedal platform compared to a british style amp like a plexi? The lack of mid control must make it less versatile...
The kids are fixed so you just play with the Bass And treble to balance it. This amp is incredible!! The Plexi is a lot brighter and rock. This is more of a blues kind of amp when slightly overdriven, but it will take pedals really good..
Nicely done. Cheers!
Have ALWAYS loved the Bandmasters. "Rectifier" tube? Should be SS, unless Fender changed it post-CBS.
It has been modded before I bought it. but it has both options
Hello, I love so much your playing and the tone you're getting with your strat, please can you tell me which pickups are on this beautiful guitar? 😇
hi there. Thanks a lot. this is a mexican strat with texas special pickups.
What a wonderful demo!! The best one!! I've just bought a similar amp and I have a question, which kind of cabinet are you using? 4, 8 or 16 Ohm? Thanks
I was using the lonestar 4x10” cabinet at 8 ohms
the head is wired to want to see a 4 ohm load..you can use an 8 ohm load but output will suffer a bit...
I think I saw it said "Fender Elec. Instrument" on the front, which means its probably not a 1966. Its earlier based off that. That was pre-cbs. After CBS took over, they switched the faceplates to say "Fender Musical Instruments". The transition was in 1995. So that means yours would be an early 65 or later 64 based off the faceplate. What do the transformers date to? Also, on the tube chart, what are the two letters that are stamped on it?
CreatureFiend
Just a correction mention: your '1995' keyboard slip.
Do you need the Vibrato pedal for the vibrato to switch on? Nothing happens when I plug a guitar into the vibrato channel... Really hoping that it isn't the channel that's messed up.
Yes you need the pedal
Or remove the vibrato tube for extra drive ;)
Great tip
@@johnbeloe Wait… what? I have a Bandmaster, and I do what??
Anyone got a 68’ Silverface bandmaster ? If so, how are the cleans??
BEAUTIFUL!
I noticed your title "1966 Bandmaster" with the words "Fender Electric Instrument Co." under the logo on the face of the amp. Starting in 1965 when CBS bought Fender, the blackface amps essentially remained the same, but the words were changed to "Fender Musical Instrument Corp" in place of "Electric Instrument". Your amp is most likely a 1964 Bandmaster although some blackface Bandmasters were made in late '63 during the transition to black tolex.
Thanks for the information! Great to know that
@@BuddaGuedes Check the paper label (tube chart) on the inside of the cabinet. There should be 2 letters rubber-stamped on the label. If the first letter is "N" your amp is a 1964 (a 1966 would have "P" as the first letter). The second letter is the month the amp was made ("A"=January, "B"=February and so forth). If the label is missing, just enjoy the amp like I enjoy mine (1965)!!!
Thanks
@@strumbum52 I have a Black Face Bandmaster. OK are the letters I have, big green colored letters stamped onto the tube sheet. So does that mean it is a 1965 made in November?
@@kernjames 11/65 is correct. Enjoy it!
Wait, a tube rectifier?
It was modded to have both options
The amp has been modified, as seen on back far left red switches and far right ch switches. Care to comment on that? Thx
Johnnie Guitar it was modded before I got it. But it sounded great when I tried it!
Cool. I was just interested in what was done and how you liked the mods. Another video, perhaps? lol
Thanks for sharing
Have not seen that on any amps in Alberta, Canada,, had no idea Fender did that! Thanks!
i love Bandmaster amps! But how can you withstand those volumes so near?!? :-D
Eh eh. It’s a matter of habit
@@BuddaGuedesAhahah poor ears :
:-D
@@BuddaGuedes Take it from someone with screaming tinnitus ... turn it down or get a Hot Plate. Or join the screaming ear club.
Thanks for the advice!!!
@@Tonetwisters im there brother ten thousand crickets in my head for the past 40 yrs...
7:35 flashback/ nostalgia
Thanks
How does it compare to a Lonestar clean tone?
It’s very different! I think it’s less midrangy and more fender sounding. The compression is great too.
Was your Bandmaster modded to use a tube rectifier? I ask because I thought all Bandmasters, except for the Bandmaster Reverb, have solid state rectification. Either way, the Bandmaster is a great amp. I own a 1966 model and love it. Mine does not have a tube rectifier.
Yes it was modded by the previous owner. It has both options either to have solid state rectification or tub rectification.
Wow! That's a cool option.
Hey Budda!! Hey man i got a band master with extra preamp tube that was mod by last owner i buy the amp from and they dont know ether. Like i wonder if its the same mod you have going on. Any way yes, i would like to know more about this bec i want know what is this extra tube causeing the tone or drive more in the amp? Like i use have thus band master like this very cool thin high tones on highies like kinda like glass tone and thin kinda i guess not sharp but super warm tone in the highs with bright switch. Do you have this tone in yours? Idk and the bass has also alot super low scoop tone to it like i use a 4 12 fender cab and man this thing raddles the floors and walls like no other old fender amp. Idk if its the tube or wireing but sounds soooo dam good for 50 watt head. Please explane the tone you get with extra tube you have? Does it sound like the glass thin warm tone i get when you boost the bright switch? Thanks ( WB please)
im using one now waiting for my hotrod 3 to be fixed
bobby deere what an upgrade!!!
Is a footswitch needed to activate the vibrato channel or do you just plug into the second channel? Planning on getting on in the near future and just need to know ?
jose villegas there's a footswitch input to turn it on and off
Thank you, love the channel and the playing!
if the front shows fender electric ,it was made in 65 or before
Thanks
great
Plug in a reverb pedal and maybe a wah and you’re set! 👍
It’s a killer amp
Is this specific Blackface with the AB763 nice and clean or does it break up soon?
Depending on the power tubes it breaks up really nice. I swapped to some groove tubes and it’s sparkly clean now. With the Mesa boogie tubes it was bluesy and with a beautiful compression
Adding another question, how’s the headroom, the cleans on this amp?
@@josevillegas9029 awesome, better than my Reeves, my trainwreck clone and my handwired plexi. Mine has character and takes pedals like I’ve never heard...
Great headroom and beautiful compression
Great to know that
how do you activate drive on it?
neONren I don’t activate drive. I simply push the volume and it gets louder and overdriven. It’s the tubes breaking
Budda Guedes okay, i get it, but is it possible to launch one (breakup)?
Only with your guitar's volume or your volume pedal. it's not a channel switching amp
Budda Guedes thanks a lot
Great!!!
What cabinet is that?
Mesa boogie lone star 4x10”
Fine amp and fine facial hair
🙏🙏
fudgy Johnny?
this makes me sick I sold mine 20 years ago for $150
Spell check placed bum there (BM) it should read.
this makes me sick I sold mine 20 years ago for $150