1968 Fender Bandmaster Reverb-Amp TFL5005D // "Telecaster"

[@GrimKardashian]

Big Amps for Dads sounds like a magazine that would put someone in the doghouse.

[@jakehelm2866]

Those speakers are characterized by Fender as the “heavy duty special design” speakers. There were a huge variety of different OEM speakers that they stuck in those over those few years under that name. I have a drip edge ‘68 big box 2x15 cab that has Eminence speakers labeled as such.

[@wishflow3396]

I have a 70's model on top of a Bassman 412 trapezoid cab and that joker is BIG -B- LOUD! I jump the channels with a short cord to get every drop of tone. The loudest amp I have is a 60s Ampeg VT 22. The Ampeg has 11 tubes, 212s, and is WAY too loud for indoor use. Cool vid, Brother.

[@roderickbalt8993]

Sounds so nice dude!

[@roncarter2188]

I use a parts- caster telecaster on my KZbin channel and the body looks alot like mine which is a double bound rosewood body. Couldn't tell if yours was rosewood or black. Thanks for another cool amp loving video!

[@StahlsBlues]

Loved and Subscribed

[@mijaelmaratuech5688]

love that guitar

[@twintriode]

I had a '69 I got in a pawn shop that was dead mint. I have to say where the hell are all of these TFL 5005D's coming from these days? All Canadian export models.

[@russellesimonetta9071]

That,s a nice amp! It,s all the same ish circuit.

[@taggmanibanez]

I'm fairly sure you had it backwards, I believe the band master has a solid state rectifier, and the super has a tube rectifier, bandmaster has a 4-ohm tap on the output transformer, super has a 2 ohm tap, which is similar to a Tweed bassman, but the bandmaster transformer is more similar to a black or silver face bassman. Ps, I recommend wearing a full set of pants in future videos, in public,... really at all times, while in line of sight of other human beings.

[@loudartgearsupply9860]

Because I have taken this amp apart and inspected the components I'm confident in my description of the rectifier and transformer. & my gams are impeachable. You're 0/3 but I think you can really turn things around in the second half.

[@taggmanibanez]

@@loudartgearsupply9860 The super reverb famously has a tube rectifier. And the blackface bandmasters have solid state rectifiers, I assumed the TFL silver face was the same, looking at the schematic it does indeed have a tube rectifier. I'm not a random guy, I own an amp company.

[@siriplaydopethrone8973]

​@@taggmanibanezThe fact is that you indeed ARE a random guy and should wear some jorts.

[@taggmanibanez]

@@siriplaydopethrone8973 You could call me a random amp builder but not a random guy. It's weird that people seem to think anyone that's leaving a comment on KZbin is somehow automatically a nobody, the funny part is they don't realize what they're saying about themselves.

[@siriplaydopethrone8973]

@@taggmanibanez Oh god the ego on you :D We are all nobodies. Now go get ya some new fancy jorts and build an amp.