Vintage guitar Amps

[Jerryl]

From what I gather, this is what I have
Deluxe Reverb AB763, AB868 (silverface)
A24000 to A26000 - 1967

Dating Fender Tube Amps by Serial Number
Early silver face amps: The silverface amps appear to have been introduced as early as April 1967 (yes, April!) and by the Fall of 1967 the conversion from blackface to silverface cosmetics was completed. The early silverface amps can be identified by the aluminum trim strip around the perimeter of the grill, the silver and blue grill, and black vertical lines silk-screened onto the front of the control panel.

Early silver face amps: Part 2 went into this topic in some detail, but since that article was printed, I have been asked a lot of questions about this subject. There still seems to be some confusion about how to distinguish between a silverface Fender amp that has the desirable AB763 circuit and one that has the less-desirable AB568/AC568 circuit. Part of the confusion stems from the lack of any AB568 or AC568 tube charts. Fender never printed any since there were plenty of leftover AB763 tube charts available and these were used well into 1969.

Although the cosmetics changed, the circuits remained unaltered from the blackface circuits on the earliest silverface amps. The date of the change from the blackface circuit to the CBS silverface circuit was dependent on the model, but most of the amps that were modified received the circuit change by mid-year of 1968.




REAL Happy to learn that I have one of the most desireable "industry standards" in amplifiers.
What Amp do you use?

[klrv6]

I helped my brother rewire a house a few years ago. There was a big pile of trash in the basement the new homeowner said was left by the old lady that used to live there. I walked by it and saw an old box with Fender on the grille. I asked if i could have it and he really didn't care. After a little research, I found it was a 1962 reverb tank that was still in very good condition. You should have seen all the old guys at the local music shop when I walked in with it. They were fighting over who could test it to see if it worked. They told me fender has brought that model back but the sound is nothing like the original ones. I put it up on ebay and made $750, not bad for selling someones trash.

[JoyOf6]

Originally Posted by Jerryl

From what I gather, this is what I have
Deluxe Reverb AB763, AB868 (silverface)
A24000 to A26000 - 1967

REAL Happy to learn that I have one of the most desireable "industry standards" in amplifiers.
What Amp do you use?

I use a 1965 Fender Pro Reverb (2-12" Oxfords). Blackface of course. All-original except for a cap job several years ago. Also a Marshall Artist 4203 . Sold my 100W 1971 Marshall Super Lead 100 head when I stopped playing out but I liked it. A brownface 1961 Fender Super Amp may have been the coolest one I've had, a blues/rock monster, but it was too valuable to abuse so I got rid of that, too.