Vintage Tube Amp

Up for sale, a 1963 Fender Showman Brownface tube amplifier head and 1×15 Tone Ring speaker cab in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Along with the Twin, the Showman was the flagship of the early 1960s Fender tube amp lineup, featuring a whopping 80 watts of power, and boasting Fender’s unique “Harmonic Vibrato” circuit. While the Showman may best be known as Dick Dale’s amp of choice for his classic surf sound, this circuit can offer much more, with incredibly rich low end and EQ controls that have an extremely wide sweep for everything from punchy cleans to raucous overdrive. The perfect middle ground between the dynamic, saturated tones of the earlier Tweed era amps and the clarity and shimmering cleans of the later Blackface line, this Showman has a very warm and nuanced sound, with absolutely giant transformers that keep the low end thick and focused. Perfect for guitar, bass, or keyboards, this is a versatile head that pairs well with just about anything from the era! Restored to original spec, the head features new rough blonde tolex and original oxblood grillcloth, while the speaker cabinet is a brand new solid pine reproduction from Mojotone fitted with a genuine vintage JBL D130F speaker. One very unique and desirable feature of the Showman is the ported Tone Ring speaker cabinet. This large 1×15 enclosure was designed to deliver the clearest, most pure Fender tone with a stock JBL D140F speaker, and as such utilizes a dual baffle board design in which the speaker floats between the baffles, mounted to a metal tone ring. This elegant design makes the Showman cab work as a closed back, ported enclosure and you’ll notice greater range of your EQ controls, ample bass response and an overall sweeter, balanced tone that you simply can’t get with any other Fender cabinet. Plus it just looks so darn impressive! The circuit has been fully serviced and recapped, with new Sprague Atom bypass capacitors and new filter caps as well, all sleeved in the original Minimite wrappers. The original famed Ajax blue molded tone caps are intact, providing the sweetness, clarity, and balance found with vintage Fender preamps. All of the stock pots and carbon comp resistors are present as well, along with original cloth wiring. The amp boasts a quad of vintage USA-made Tung Sol 5881 (6L6GC) small bottle power tubes as well as a host of vintage valves in the preamp. The original transformers are all intact, with the absolutely massive output transformer often known as the “Dick Dale” transformer, spec’d to be cleaner and more powerful than any Fender transformer that preceded it. The power transformer dates to the first weeks of’63, while the tube chart has an “LG” date code which translates to July of’62. Along with the new rough blonde tolex on the head, all of the hardware is new as well, with modern Fender dogbone handles, chassis straps, and corners. The Showman faceplate is original and fitted with new cream barrel knobs. When Mojotone made the speaker cabinet, they placed the handle in the wrong location, something which has been rectified, and the tolex has been patched to cover the handle mounting holes on the cab for the cleanest possible look. With original transformers, a fully serviced and very stock circuit, a full compliment of vintage valves, and a vintage JBL D130F speaker too, this restored Showman is a Pre-CBS Fender classic. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam, and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to assure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. The item “1963 Fender Showman Brownface Blonde Vintage Tube Amp & Tone Ring Cab JBL D130F” is in sale since Saturday, March 10, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Fender
• Amplifier Type: Stack
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Number of Channels: 2
• Impedance (ohms): 4ohm
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Model: Showman
• Suitable For: Performance
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

For your consideration is a vintage’67 Fender Dual Showman head, the head shows significant signs of use and it is far from perfect. The head sounds great, the controls are nice and quiet when turned but it does have the dreaded tremolo tick. The electrolytics in the pan have been replaced, the pan is a reproduction type but the tone board seems to be original. One of the pictures shows where someone has cut the cab just under the output tubes and the back panel is missing. This would be a great gigging amp since its not in perfect condition but has that wonderful Fender tone, no footswitch is included. The item “1967 Fender Dual Showman Amp-Vintage Tube Amplifier-Blackface” is in sale since Thursday, January 04, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “ampznstuff” and is located in Sparks, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Fender
• Amplifier Type: Head
• Impedance (ohms): 4ohm
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Number of Channels: 2
• Model: Dual Showman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

For your consideration is a vintage’67 Fender Dual Showman head, the head shows significant signs of use and it is far from perfect. The head sounds great, the controls are nice and quiet when turned but it does have the dreaded tremolo tick. The electrolytics in the pan have been replaced, the pan is a reproduction type but the tone board seems to be original. One of the pictures shows where someone has cut the cab just under the output tubes and the back panel is missing. This would be a great gigging amp since its not in perfect condition but has that wonderful Fender tone, no footswitch is included. The item “1967 Fender Dual Showman Amp-Vintage Tube Amplifier-Blackface” is in sale since Friday, December 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “ampznstuff” and is located in Sparks, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Fender
• Amplifier Type: Head
• Impedance (ohms): 4ohm
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Number of Channels: 2
• Model: Dual Showman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Showman in excellent condition, complete with the matching 1×15 “Tone Ring” piggyback speaker cabinet! The Showman was Fender’s flagship tube amp in’65, and the Blackface circuit delivers incredible clean power and headroom, with a sweet sounding, versatile preamp. This particular Showman boasts a fresh matched quad of Sovtek 6L6 power tubes and has just been given a clean bill of health from our techs here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar. From full, tight bass to Fender sparkle and chime on the top end, this is an extremely tonally balanced amp, with plenty of mids on tap as well and strong tremolo. One very unique and desirable feature of the Showman is the ported Tone Ring speaker cabinet. This large 1×15 enclosure was designed to deliver the clearest, most pure Fender tone with a stock JBL D140F speaker, and as such utilizes a dual baffle board design in which the speaker floats between the baffles, mounted to a metal tone ring. This elegant design makes the Showman cab work as a closed back, ported enclosure and you’ll notice greater range of your EQ controls, ample bass response and an overall sweeter, balanced tone that you simply can’t get with any other Fender cabinet. Plus it just looks so darn impressive! The speaker cabinet retains all of its original fiberglass sound dampening sheets and the D140F sounds incredible with the original cone stamped 29675. The circuit retains all of the original blue molded Ajax tone caps that are a hallmark of the Blackface tone, and the amp is completely stock under the hood with the exception of a recap of the power supply and a modern three-prong power cable. All of the Schumacher transformers have 1965 date codes which match the codes on the chassis stamp, tube chart and CTS pots. The tube chart is complete and intact with a clear “OK” date stamp, which translates to November of 1965. This amp sports the original smooth black tolex which is in remarkable shape, showing only minor scuffs and light wear along a couple of the back edges on the cab. Both the head and cab have new silver sparkle grillcloth that has been lightly aged in-house. All of the hardware is intact as well including chrome pat. Pending tilt back legs, piggyback clip bars, handles, corners and raised metal Fender logos on both the head and speaker cabinet. There are a few tiny screw holes on the righthand side of the cab from where casters were once mounted to orient the cab vertically. This vintage Blackface Fender Showman is clean and complete. A testament to the enduring popularity, great tone and reliability of vintage Fender amps! Delivering 85 clean, all tube Fender watts through a JBL D140F, this amp is ideal for guitar, bass or your favorite Fender Rhodes or combo organ. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to assure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. The item “1965 Fender Showman Vintage Blackface Piggyback Tube Amp, Tone Ring Cab JBL D140″ is in sale since Tuesday, October 03, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Fender
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Number of Channels: 2
• Impedance (ohms): 8ohm
• Amplifier Type: Stack
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Model: Showman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Suitable For: Performance

For your consideration is a vintage’67 Fender Dual Showman head, the head shows significant signs of use and it is far from perfect. The head sounds great, the controls are nice and quiet when turned but it does have the dreaded tremolo tick. The electrolytics in the pan have been replaced, the pan is a reproduction type but the tone board seems to be original. One of the pictures shows where someone has cut the cab just under the output tubes and the back panel is missing. This would be a great gigging amp since its not in perfect condition but has that wonderful Fender tone, no footswitch is included. The item “1967 Fender Dual Showman Amp-Vintage Tube Amplifier-Blackface” is in sale since Wednesday, November 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “ampznstuff” and is located in Sparks, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Fender
• Amplifier Type: Head
• Impedance (ohms): 4ohm
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Number of Channels: 2
• Model: Dual Showman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Head has all new tubes, Biased. Need a new banner? The item “Fender Dual Showman Head 1966 Blackface Vintage Tube Amp Head” is in sale since Sunday, September 03, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “freddymadeguitars56″ and is located in Woodbine, New Jersey. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Brand: Fender
• Amplifier Type: Head
• Impedance (ohms): 8ohm
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Number of Channels: 2
• Suitable For: Performance
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Showman in excellent condition, complete with the matching 1×15 “Tone Ring” piggyback speaker cabinet! The Showman was Fender’s flagship tube amp in’65, and the Blackface circuit delivers incredible clean power and headroom, with a sweet sounding, versatile preamp. This particular Showman boasts a fresh matched quad of Sovtek 6L6 power tubes and has just been given a clean bill of health from our techs here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar. From full, tight bass to Fender sparkle and chime on the top end, this is an extremely tonally balanced amp, with plenty of mids on tap as well and strong tremolo. One very unique and desirable feature of the Showman is the ported Tone Ring speaker cabinet. This large 1×15 enclosure was designed to deliver the clearest, most pure Fender tone with a stock JBL D140F speaker, and as such utilizes a dual baffle board design in which the speaker floats between the baffles, mounted to a metal tone ring. This elegant design makes the Showman cab work as a closed back, ported enclosure and you’ll notice greater range of your EQ controls, ample bass response and an overall sweeter, balanced tone that you simply can’t get with any other Fender cabinet. Plus it just looks so darn impressive! The speaker cabinet retains all of its original fiberglass sound dampening sheets and the D140F sounds incredible with the original cone stamped 29675. The circuit retains all of the original blue molded Ajax tone caps that are a hallmark of the Blackface tone, and the amp is completely stock under the hood with the exception of a recap of the power supply and a modern three-prong power cable. All of the Schumacher transformers have 1965 date codes which match the codes on the chassis stamp, tube chart and CTS pots. The tube chart is complete and intact with a clear “OK” date stamp, which translates to November of 1965. This amp sports the original smooth black tolex which is in remarkable shape, showing only minor scuffs and light wear along a couple of the back edges on the cab. Both the head and cab have new silver sparkle grillcloth that has been lightly aged in-house. All of the hardware is intact as well including chrome pat. Pending tilt back legs, piggyback clip bars, handles, corners and raised metal Fender logos on both the head and speaker cabinet. There are a few tiny screw holes on the righthand side of the cab from where casters were once mounted to orient the cab vertically. This vintage Blackface Fender Showman is clean and complete. A testament to the enduring popularity, great tone and reliability of vintage Fender amps! Delivering 85 clean, all tube Fender watts through a JBL D140F, this amp is ideal for guitar, bass or your favorite Fender Rhodes or combo organ. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to assure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. The item “1965 Fender Showman Vintage Blackface Piggyback Tube Amp, Tone Ring Cab JBL D140″ is in sale since Sunday, August 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Fender
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Number of Channels: 2
• Impedance (ohms): 8ohm
• Amplifier Type: Stack
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Model: Showman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Suitable For: Performance