Well, this is kind of interesting. It sure looks like a blonde ES-340. It's got the 5 piece maple neck and the birch plywood body but it's not a 340. The label says 335 and the circuit says 335. It's kind of beat up but...
Well, this is kind of interesting. It sure looks like a blonde ES-340. It's got the 5 piece maple neck and the birch plywood body but it's not a 340. The label says 335 and the circuit says 335. It's kind of beat up but...
Super clean midyear 1958 5E9A Fender Tremolux. These are sleepers in the tweed lineup for sure. The Bassmans and the Deluxes get the glory whereas the Tremolux often gets a yawn. Think of it as a Deluxe with a lot more...
57 four input 5F6 Fender Bassman. This is the one with the unusual mercury vapor rectifier tube. Rectifier tubes last a long time and if you need another they are readily available online contrary to conventional...
It's getting a lot harder to find original tweed Bassmans so maybe instead of concentrating on the well regarded 5F6-A's that have gotten kind of pricey if original, you might want to look at the very underrated 5E6....