The seller had this amp listed at $400 a year ago and has dropped it to $350. Designed by Ed Jahns (not Paul Rivera who was hired by Fender the following year), the Fender 75 is one of the first and maybe "the" first channel switching Fender amp. They are not very common. I thought they all came with 15" speakers but this one has a 12" and it looks like original Fender - better hope it is at least a 100 watt rated because this is a very loud and powerful amp. This should be a hand wired tube amp with no PCB board or crappy stamped out electronic components.
The fact this includes the original footswitch is critical because all Paul Rivera designed Fender amps need the special Rivera Fender footswitch to access the lead Channels - a regular TS or TRS footswitch plug just won't do the trick.
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vintage fender amp - $350 (hillsboro)
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Date: 2010-02-09, 10:46AM PST
Reply to: sale-excgw-1593256904@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
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1980 fender "fender 75" ALL TUBE wire to wire amp. 75 watts,2 channel,reverb,with foot switch,12" speaker,(orig.fender) MINT COND> call*****775-232-9348*****
Location: hillsboro
the 75 is not a Rivera designed amp, 2 mins of research could tell you that. someone corrected you on another post. Great blog and i use it a lot but you could amend your entries to remove incorrect information
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected on this amp being a Rivera design - it was released prior to his being hired by the company in 1981. Reliable online sources indicate it was designed by Ed Jahns at Fender. - JC
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