It was introduced in 1968 and was discontinued in 1980. It was primarily a Silverface Bandmaster piggyback 'head' with the addition of reverb and vibrato and a modified circuit that shared more similarities with other Fender amplifiers. I actually don't have many photos of the tolexing process because using a camera/phone while handling Weldwood Contact Cement doesn't go over well.The Fender Bandmaster Reverb was a tube amplifier made by Fender. I cut four pieces of tolex, following the original style of overlap as much as possible. At this point in the process, I was grateful I took so much time to get nice smooth surfaces with the autobody filler! I was mildly concerned the solvents in the Weldwood might bubble up some of my filler work but that wasn't the case! The polyester filler, once hardened, seems pretty inert! The Weldwood intructions say to apply 74 lbs of force or something like that, so push down and roll out any bubbles or air gaps to ensure good adhesion. I'm not an expert by any means, but when you're using corner guards anyway, you don't have to get too crazy with cutting clean 45 degree angles on the corners, but I like to practice making clean cuts anyway, even if they will be hidden. There are plenty of write ups and videos online about tolexing and how to cleaning tolex the corners. This stuff is great, but you're definitely going to want to wear a respirator, because boy, are those fumes nasty! As a side note, I might try a water based contact adhesive next time around. Tolex was applied using good ol' DAP Weldwood Contact Cement. Could've probably gotten away with 3 yards, but I wanted extra just in case I messed up. I ordered 4 yards of Black Bronco Tolex from Mojotone. TOLEXING! MY FAVORITE PART! WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER! The entire cabinet was finished with 220 grit on a 5" Orbital Sander. A lot of time was spend working on some of the edge/corner areas that had been severely gouged out. I used a combination of the above 3 products and spent about 3 days going over the entire cabinet. It hardens quickly and is ideal for filling really small imperfections. Bondo Glazing and Spot Putty: A 1-part putty you can find at any auto parts chain store. This Glazing Putty also uses the same Blue Cream Hardener as Rage Gold. USC Glazing Putty: Basically just a lighter version of the above for a final glaze coat or for filling really slight imperfections that don't require a lot of build thickness. Rage Gold uses Blue Cream Hardener, not Red Cream Hardener like Bondo. Rage Gold Body Filler: A professional grade product that is much easier to apply and sand than the regular old Bondo you see at auto parts stores. I used the below products, and can post links/photos if anyone is interested: I have a lot of experience doing automotive/motorcycle body work at a hobbyist level, and I've always heard that these polyester body fillers work great for filling gouges in wood as well. Next, I broke out automotive body filler. Looking forward to hearing from ya'll if I'm correct in dating this! There was a small tag on the bottom noting a serial of "P16635"? My research seems to indicate that this cab would have been a 1967 or 1968 as:Ī) It's the larger size closed back Bandmaster 2x12 Here are some photos of the cabinet when I first bought it home two weeks ago. cracks and wood chipping off around the edges.You name it, she's got it! These things are so freaking massive that it wasn't surprising to see that it had acquired its fair share of battle scars over the years. The cab, to be frank, was in a rough state. Nice dude! Apparently his wife is a Cher impersonator and he had a lot of gear left over from a studio he used to own. To make a long story short, I grabbed this beast from a local guy named "Jerry" for $150. I was browsing Facebook Marketplace and VOILA.PERFECT! A MASSIVE and TATTY 1967 Bandmaster Cabinet to drag home?! The story begins as was a Friday.my family was away travelling. Hey Everyone! I'm new here! Not sure if this is the proper area of the forum to document a build/restoration type of post like this, but I wanted to share the restoration of my new (to me) 1967 Fender Bandmaster Cabinet.
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