New Amp Day-1972 SFDR

[jacobwrongone]

title says it all.
i got it from guitar center because i had problems with a guitar i had bought, so i returned it and found this.
great condition, not a scratch on it.
got it for $1000
anyways i love it, got a great sound in the sweet spot... at 10!

[tgfmike]

Come on! You absolutely must post a pic. Otherwise you're just being cruel.

[jacobwrongone]

i cannot for the life of me find my camera, but i took some with my computers webcam. so sorry for the bad quality!

[Custom Deluxe]

Dang! That looks clean. Great score. I'm not expert, but are you sure it's '72? I thought the stopped the Deluxe Reverb-Amp logo by then.

Not 100% certain and doesn't really matter. It certainly looks sweet. Good luck with it.

[SamBooka]

yeah.. my money is on it being a 69.
Nice..

[stantheman]

I think "the tail" on Fender Logos went away in the mid-70's.
But of course came back, "what goes around comes around."

[BiggerJohn]

Originally Posted by SamBooka

yeah.. my money is on it being a 69.
Nice..

I dunno about that, no drip edge is visible. Maybe a 70 or 71?

What are the date codes on the transformers?

[Fearnot]

My '72 Fender catalog (pg. 46 for those of you playing along at home) shows the '-AMP' designation and a tail on the Fender logo.

Darned pretty amp there.

[jacobwrongone]

let's see- on the OT it says 606-2-12
on the choke it says 606-2-07
and PT says 606-3672

not sure about the PT, but the other ones point to a 72, correct?

and thanks for the complements! sounds as good as it looks.

[DMace]

Sounds like a '73 then. Great amp. Crank that sucker!

[Singin' Dave]

$1,000 is a score!! GREAT Amp! Enjoy!

[SnorkelMonkey]

JBL loaded? Nice score!

[Singin' Dave]

I thought they stopped the "-AMP" designation in '71, but as we know Fender just used whatever was in the bin on the assembly line so this might be a chassis they had sitting around for a while before they built the amp. Very cool that is has the "-AMP" designation though! And if that is indeed a JBL you REALLY scored!

BTW, what is serial number at back right of chassis?

[jacobwrongone]

Naw it has a Utah speaker in it.
anyone have any recommendations for a replacement? not that i'm looking for one, it just never hurts to know when life happens.

[Singin' Dave]

TONS of posts here about DR speaker replacements. Common suggestion is Weber 12F150, but the choices are a bit boggling. Really depends on what you'r after tone, volume and break-up wise. My '73 had a 12F150 in it which was great but I've since settled on a Celestion Gold which I absolutely love in my amp.

[SnorkelMonkey]

I'm with Dave, it would depend on what you want. I suspect you're not looking for a lot of breakup? If it were me a G12H30 would be in it faster than grease lighting. Bumps up the headroom a bit and it's just a great speaker in open back cabs.

[jacobwrongone]

no i am looking for a decent amount of breakup, this thing sounds amazing at ten!

[SnorkelMonkey]

no i am looking for a decent amount of breakup

Go Alnico (Jensen/Weber).

[SamBooka]

All my fenders are pre 1965 so I wouldnt know
At lease I learned something.. I was certain the drip/blackline was dropped in 68 and the AMP dropped in 69.

I stand corrected... now lets eat!

[Singin' Dave]

If you're looking for early breakup, a lower efficiency (sometimes called sensitivity) speaker is what you want. Alnico or Ceramic, you'll get the goods at a lower SPL. Alnico will give up those goods a little smoother but your ears are the judge.

Frankly, the Utah that's in there is probably not that efficient so it might be a good to just stand pat. If you find you ever want to replace it, you might try an alnico then.