Fender Bassman 20

March 14, 2011 in Amplifiers
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Schematic(s) bassman20.pdf
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Years of Production: 1982 – 1983
Era: Rivera
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Black forward facing w/ white labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10
Faceplate

  • Front: In, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass – Power Sw, Pilot Lamp
  • Rear:

Cabinet

  • Dimensions: 24 3/4” x 17 ” x 11 7/8”
  • Hardware: Small Chassis Straps 3 5/8”
  • Handle: Black Strap
  • Feet: Glides
  • Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip

 

Covering Material

  • Tolex/Tweed: Black Tolex
  • Grill Cloth: Black White Silver

Logo: Grill mounted, raised, chrome & black, script
Weight:
Speaker

Effects:
~Watts: 18 watts
Tubes

  • Pre amp: 2 x 7025
  • Power: 2 6V6

Bias: Fixed
Rectifier: Solid State

Comments: Less than 500 of the amps made from 1982-1983

  • Andrew Waugh

    I’ve been researching the Rivera-era range of amps since 2004 and it looks like they made around three thousand Bassman 20s. The confusion arises when people misread the tables at the back of the excellent Teagle and Sprung book – it’s easy to mistake the ‘original price in dollars’ column for ‘how many made’. My website (info only, non-commercial)

    http://www.stratopastor.org.uk/strato/amps/twoseriesfenders/twoseriesfenders.html