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Fender PRO-AMP 1950 Tweed Cover,15"Jensen ,EXC Serial Number 1404 white Fullerton label 6L6 PowerTube Jensen P15R

This is one of the oldest Fender amplifier's! This beautiful amp features Fender's old-school "T.V. Front" cabinet design, and presents with its original tweed, grille cloth, and Fender badge! This amplifier retains its original 15" Jensen Field Coil speaker and matching Triad transformers. Powered by two 6L6's, this was with it 40watts one of the largest and most powerful amplifiers readily available to electric guitarists in its day! Controls: Microphone Volume, Instrument Volume, and Master Volume

Fender guitar amp made famous by a pioneer of Rock ‘n’ Roll: After failing to chart a hit with the recordings he made with Decca Records in 1956, Buddy Holly and his band The Crickets drove 90 miles east of their home town Lubbock, Texas to record at the Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. Working with Norman Petty as his producer and engineer, Buddy Holly had the freedom to play and record his songs the way he intended them to sound, which ultimately had a lasting impact on rock ‘n’ roll.

Left to Right: Niki Sullivan, Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Joe B. Maudlin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppIMIsb77Jk

http://mmguitarbar.com/2012/07/11/buddy-hollys-tweed-fender-tv-front-pro/

Year:

 1947-1953

Model:

 Pro

Model No:

 5A5, 5B5, 5C5

Config:

 Combo

Control Panel:

 Chrome top facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-12

Conrol Layout:

 Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Pilot Lamp, Vol, Mic Vol, Tone/Power Sw, In, In, Mic In, Mic In

Knobs:

 Black pointer

Cabinet:

 TV Front, 19 7/8"H X 22"W X 10"D tapers to 8 3/4" (50.5 x 55.9 x 25.4 cm)

Cab Covering:

 Vertical tweed (47-48) or diagonal tweed

Cab Hardware:

 Leather Handle, glides

Grille:

 brown mohair (47-48) or linen

Logo:

 Cabinet mounted, block letter "Fender Fullerton, California" on rectangular tag

Weight:

 ?

Speakers/Load:

 1 x 15"/8 ohms

Speaker Model:

 Jensen F15N (Field Coil) or Jensen P15N
 

Effects:

 None

Output:

 18-25 Watts

Preamp:

 Mic: 6SC7 or 12AY7 (later models)
Instrument: 6SC7 or 12AY7 (later models)

Power:

 2 x metal envelope 6L6

Bias:

 Cathode Biased

Rectifier:

 5U4

Phase Inverter:

 6SC7 or 12AX7(later models) (paraphase)

Comments:
  • A speaker jack and ex. speaker jack were installed under the chassis.
  • The filter choke was removed from the circuit on Model 5C5.
  • A separate On/Off switch was added durring the TV Front era.
  • A few TV front pros were covered in white vinyl as used on the two-tone champs.