* In a message originally to Jeff Vineburg, Al Thompson said:
AT> I just had my first chance to tinker inside a reissue '59
AT> Bassman. The thing has PC Boards in it!  What's the deal?
AT> THOSE certainly weren't in the originals I used to work on.
After reading this, I had to look at the schematic from my Super.
It's not like the original Super Reverb, which is what I wanted,
but the print says '93 Super/Concert.  This is supposed to have
the 59 bassman chassis as well, along with the original 4x10.
It's looks like the power supply is completely solid state including
rectum-fryers, regulators and zenor diodes.  Also notice some
solid state diodes in the final output it looks to be for output
safety.  The channel /reverb switching section seems to have some
quite a few diodes and even a couple 4560 IC's...
All the components seem to be well identified and documented except for
the transformers which only indicate Fender part number.
The actual amp section is all tube, with the final 12AX7A driving a
pair of 6L6GC's.
I think the thing sounds pretty sweet on the clean channel, even at lower
volumes in the 2-3 range.
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