Fender Blonde Twin
Model/Circuit Number: 6G8, 6G8-A
Years of Production: 1961-1963
Era: Blonde
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Brown forward facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-10
Knobs: White Barrel
Schematics
Faceplate
- Front: Normal: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass – Vibrato: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity – Presense – Pilot Lamp
- Rear: Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack
Cabinet
- Dimensions: 19” x 27½” x 10¼”
- Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8”, 16” Tilt-Back Legs
- Handle: Brown Dogbone (61-63) or Black Strap (late 63)
- Feet: Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corner with Lip, Large Chassis Straps
Covering Material
- Tolex/Tweed: Rough Blonde
- Grill Cloth: Oxblood (61-62) or Beige Brown(63)
Logo: Grill mounted, flat, chrome & black script
Weight: 66 lbs. (29.9 Kg)
Speaker
- Size: 2 x 12”/4 ohms (8 ohms each in parallel)
- Impedance: 4 ohms or 2 ohms
- Model: Jensen P12N or Oxford 12M6(For more info, check out the Jensen Replacement Speakers)
Effects: Tremolo
~Watts: 80-100 Watts
Tubes
- Pre amp: Normal: 7025 Bright: 7025, Phase Inverter: 7025 (long tailed)
- Power: 5G8: 4 x 6L6GC 5G8-A: 4 x 5881
Bias: Fixed Bias, nonadjustable
Rectifier: Solid State
Comments: Tremolo: 6G8: 2½ x 7025 (harmonic vibrato) 6G8-A: 12AX7, ½ 12AX7 and a 7025 (harmonic vibrato)
* There are rumors of a brown Twin Amp, but these if they exist were probably prototypes.
* The tremolo circuit left ½ a dual triode (12AX7 or 7025) unused.
Is this amp available?
I have a ’63 for sale. You can contact me at ChristopherHow7@gmail.com