![]() ![]() ![]() Take a look at this ’62 Fender Princeton Amp, and you’ll see that exact speaker, as well as the typical Schumacher transformers (EIA 606) used in Fender amplifiers. 465 designating the Oxford EIA code, 2 designating the year 1962, and 17 designating the 17th week of ’62. To give an example, a typical Oxford speaker from the ’60s will look something like: 465-217. The EIA code will consist of 3 numbers followed by a date code of 3 or 4 numbers designating the year and the week. In almost every Fender amplifier there are several EIA (manufacturer) codes followed by a date code, typically found on the speaker(s), transformer(s), tubes, caps, and occasionally pots. Mid ’70s – early ’80s – Amplifiers are dated much the same way as Fender guitars from the same era:Īll Fender amplifiers manufactured from 1990 – present include a date code printed on the quality assurance (QA) sticker on the back of the amp chassis, and are dated the by the first letter as the year and the second letter as the month.ĪLL other Fender Amplifiers can be dated by the components inside: The first letter designates the year and the second letter designates the month. 1951-1967 – Tube chart on the inside of the amp is stamped with two letters (A – Q): Lacquered Tweed takes Fenders 15W gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with a lacquered tweed covering and a. ![]()
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