FENDER BASSMAN (BROWNFACE) Description
- 50W, 1-12 in. Jensen speaker in a seperate cabinet, tube chassis: preamp: 4 X 7025, power: 2 X 5881, GZ34 rectifier, two channels, brownface control panel, seven brown knobs (Ch. 1: v, t, b; Ch 2: v, t, b, Both: p), cream tolex covering, maroon grille, mfg. 1961-64.
The 1-12 in. cabinet was model 6G6. In 1962, the 2-12 in. cabinet is introduced (Model 6G6-A). Around 1962, a solid-state rectifier was introduced. Tubes in later models may be different, and include preamp: 3 X 7025, 12AT7, and power: 2 X 6L6GC. Silicon rectifiers were also used. In 1964, the presence switchwas repalced by abright switch (Model AA864).