Fender Blonde Bandmaster

Faceplate:

• Front: Normal: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass – Vibrato: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity – Presence – Pilot Lamp
• Rear: Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Cabinet
Dimensions:

• Head: 8 1/2″ x 24″ x 9″ ~ 1961
• Speaker Cabinet: Ported Tone Ring, 21″ x 30″ x 11-1/2″ ~ 1962-1963
• Speaker Cabinet: Sealed, 21″ x 32″ x 11-1/2″
• Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8″, Side Bar Clips, 16″ Tilt-Back Legs, Thumb screws, Thumb screw receptacles
• Handle: Brown Plastic Strap or Black Plastic Strap Handle ~ 1963-1964
• Feet: Chrome Glides
• Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip

Tolex/Tweed:

• Rough Blonde Tolex

Grill Cloth:

• Oxblood Grillcloth ~ 1961-1962, Beige Brown Grillcloth ~ Late 1962-1963

Logo: Flat Brown Logo
Weight:
Speaker:

• Size: 1 x 12 ~ 1961, 2 x 12 ~ 1962-1963
• Impedance: 8 ohms ~ 1961, 4 ohms ~ 1962-1963
• Model: Jensen C12N, Oxford 12K5R-1, Oxford 12M6-4, Oxford 12L6N-12(For more info, check out the Jensen Replacement Speakers)

Effects: Tremolo
Watts: 40 watts
Tubes:

• Pre amp: 4 x 7025, 2x 12AX7
• Power: 2 x 5881
• Bias: Fixed; Unadjustable
• Rectifier: Solid State (Silicon)

Comments:
The 1×12 Extension cabinet produced in 1961 included a tone ring or what Fender called the “Projector ring.” This was employed to “eliminate cancellation of front and rear radiation, thus permitting greater speaker efficiency and optimum performance of the enclosure.”