Fender Bandmaster AC568 - Normal preset

Verified · 89/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The AC568 is a 1968 Bandmaster head from the switch between blackface and silverface. It keeps the blackface layout of Normal and Vibrato channels, a 12AT7 long-tail phase inverter and two 6L6GCs on a silicon rectifier, for about 40 watts without reverb or a presence control.

• Made in: USA
• Wattage: 40W
• Channels: 2
• Preamp tubes: 2× 7025, 1× 12AX7, 1× 12AT7
• Power tubes: 2× 6L6GC

Tags: american, vintage, silverface, vibrato, 6l6, clean.

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