#amplifriday

Continuing the "#AmpliFriday" theme, here are two of my all time favourites: a rare 1959 #FenderHarvard in minty condition, and a rare 1964 "Tuxedo" #Bassman (it's a brownface Bassman in black tolex, and was only made in these cosmetics in 1964 before changing over to the redesigned AA864 circuit). . . #fenderbassman #fenderharvard #5F10 #fender5f10 #tweedtuesday #tweedamp #fendertweed #guitar #guitars #amp #amps #amplifiers #vintageguitars #vintageamps #fenderamp #vintagefender #tubeamp #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #ampphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CJy02b9hryh/?igshid=6dix4m3omf7r

I think I'm starting a new thing called #AmpliFriday because #amps just don't get the love they deserve. Here's an inexpensive way to get into a #vintageamp: a1960-ish #National model #1201 #amplifier spotted at @tgscan in #Toronto, Canada. Made in #Chicago, approximately 5 watts (tubes: #12AX7 preamp, #6V6 power, and a #5Y3 rectifier...Just like a #Fender #Champ). It even has the original replacement fuse in an envelope stapled to the inside of the cabinet (see inset photo at bottom right). Unopened since ~1960! At $550 CAD (just over $400 USD) it's about 3 - 4 times cheaper than a #FenderChamp of the same era, and according to @tgscan's @robbcappelletto, whom I trust implicitly on these matters, it sounds BETTER than a Champ anyway! #vintageamps #nationalamps #vintagenationals #fenderamps #vintagefenders #guitar #guitaramps #guitarphotography #ampphotography