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Bandmaster reissue12/23/2023 ![]() I do have to wonder if they are even close to worth what a real vintage 3x10 BM will bring.(I recall the one Tune-O-Matic sold for $14,000 on Ebay and several others I've seen bring more than $10k). Can anyone comment on that?Īs I write this I'm kind of trying to work out in my own mind (like with so many other awesome vintage pieces I let go) reasons for dumping such amazingly rare amps and make myself feel better for doing so. I don't have good tech knowledge but I always wondered if the 3 x10 configuration poses more of a challenge for an OT with an oddball load or something. Only one of mine had a replaced OT but seems like every single one I'd run across at dealers and shows over the years would have a blown or replaced OT. The other thing I've noticed about 3x10 Bandmaster's over the years and some of you may have as well.is they are the undisputed king of the "replaced output transformer" models among Fender tweeds. It's a slightly different "voice' than a Bassman but not nearly enough difference to make a difference in your tone pallette if you already have a Bassman so I've never been able to figure out why one wouldn't just get a Bassman (and maybe that's what Leo thought, too once he finally scrapped the 3x10 format) It's more portable than the Bassman for sure but the 2x10 Super is MUCH more portable if that's the goal. Anytime you get that much paper cone area on a sounboard that large you are going to get a pretty punchy amp.but the Bassman outkicks it like a mule to a goat. ![]() Does anyone know if it's the same? I did like the all three amps that I owned but always felt like it was in no man's land as a nitch among tweeds. I don't know if the circuit changed when they switched from tweed to tolex in 59/60. I had one of the original tweed 3x10 from 1959 and two of the brown tolex 3x10's from 1960.
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