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Post subject: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:43 am
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OK..............for discussion. I purchased off of e-bay a 1983 era Studio Lead amp a couple of years ago. It was somewhat working. Solid State, 50W, 1-12" with Reverb Tank, Black Face. It was pretty hurt. I have since rebuilt it, and it works fine. My issue is...........who built this? I don't think Fender did..........maybe Rivera. There are a few other amps in this category. I did manage to find the schematic for it, but with no reference to the original designer/manufacturer. I have found a few remarks about this amp, and they were mostly pretty positive. I have no idea what the value is currently. So.......if you know something, please share it with me. I like the amp. Not too big, not too small, not too heavy. But it gets it.


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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:56 am
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No...........it has round base with rectangular head. Nice looking knob.


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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:26 pm
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Fender did make a guitar amp called a Studio Lead and Paul Rivera was involved in that project and it would have been around /83 or so. The amp was a 50 watt solid state number with a single 12, channel switching and a reasonably decent clean tone considering it was early S/S development. Not great but acceptable clean tones. Dirty tones were not very inspiring.

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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:43 am
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OK..............That kind of agrees with what I have found during my research. I do believe that I have improved it a little. By using better than replacement preamp and output transisters, and by upgrading the op amps. There were a lot of bad connections, which was the primary problem with it. It is solid (no pun intended) now. Clean channel is better than the Overdrive channel. You are corrrect..........not impressive on Chan 2. But for the price...........it's a keeper. I'm sure my Son will eat it up when I am gone. It can do nothing but increase in value. As long as it stays in great shape. Cabinet and grill cloth are pristine. Might fool around with a different speaker. Thanks for the come back. Now to find me a broken tube amp...............next project.


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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:41 am
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I purchased one brand new in 83 for $315. It was great for playing at home and playing out with others. It was stolen in shipment enrout to Ft. Irwin CA in 1985 and recovered in 1986 then stolen again in 1989 in shipment from MI. Never recovered. It sells for about $200 used if you can find them. I just saw one in CA Craigs List for $195.


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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:26 am
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Ft. Irwin???

Good Lord, it's like "29 Stumps" or George AFB over in "Victimville"......

THERE'S NOTHIN' THERE!!!

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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:22 pm
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You're right it's about 40miles from Barstow. It is very much a Desert in the middle of nowere. In 1981 I went there with the 1st Cav to do the 1st rotation in June as a guinea pig with MILES. The US Army then sent me back there in 85 to do OPFOR for 2yrs. 6/31st Inf BN. 7th ID then converted to 177th heavy Armor Bde in 1986.


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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:57 am
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Barstow's no prize either.

I don't care which motel you stay in -- the goddamm trains in the switching yard will keep you awake all night long!

That burg is on my permanent chit list.

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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:37 pm
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Absolutly, I was able to sleep at home for about 5-8 days per month due to the rotations. That's why I got the Blues. But, the assignment was gravy compaired to some others I had. Beats living on that post, the privates had better barracks than the NCOs.
Sounds like you spent some days near the tracks. Hard to avoid Barstow going from CA to Las Vegas.


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Post subject: Re: Not so common Fender Amps
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:02 am
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Whenever we went home to Sacramento on leave, Barstow was just about the midway point so we'd RON there. We'd take 58 through Mojave to B'field, then 99 north. Now we go the "northern route" through Las Vegas and take 95 north to Reno, then sail west down I-80. LV is pretty cheap for lodging as long as we stay on a week night.

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