How to Date Your Fender Amp: Looking for Love in all the Right Places

It's a match made in heaven, but how do you know your amp is what it claims to be? Matchmaker Mike is on the case! In today's video, we'll show you how we go about evaluating old gear for both originality and accurate dating. Come with us on a journey of self-discovery as we chart the ins and outs of cosmetics, source date codes, tube charts, speakers, and liberally-applied chassis stamps.
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Chappies:
00:00-01:06 Introduction
01:07-01:23 The Amp in Question
01:24-02:07 Cosmetics
02:08-03:15 Control Panel and Knobs
03:16-03:58 What are Source Date Codes?
03:59-07:25 Speaker Date Codes
07:26-08:14 Tube Chart
08:15-10:31 Transformer Codes
10:32-11:44 Potentiometer Codes
11:45-12:33 Chassis Stamps
12:34-12:54 Outro

[@tonyevans9999]

Did I jump up off the couch mid vid to check the 8's on my main squeeze, a butchered '64 Pro (it's been "Boogied")... did I? Yes, yes I did. Snowpeople all the way

[@trytobec00l]

just picked up a '70 champ yesterday, good timing. loved the video

[@danc.732]

70s Champs are one of the few remaining vintage amps that aren't priced completely insane

[@robinleebraun7739]

I understand being in love with an amp, but I would hardly date one. Where would I take it?

[@Aeidotronics]

All this time I've been passing them notes that say "Do you like me? Yes / No"...

[@Tonetwisters]

My Super Reverb would not date me unless I took her out dancin' ...