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MGP-1A Advanced Modeling Guide
Fender
Fender
®
Bandmaster
™
Bandmaster
™
“Blonde” Normal Channel
Normal
Bass
Mid
Bright
Treble
Volume
Clean
UK
Vintage
US
Vintage
Class
A
Input
Mod
EQ
Shift
Alt
EQ(+)
Use the Normal Control as Gain, with Bright all the way down. These amps never had a Mid control, so set
the Mid control just over 25% for authenticity.
Power Tubes:
5881/6L6, Push Pull
Speaker Cabinet:
2 x 12” Jensen C12Q or Oxford 12M6
Bandmaster
™
“Blackface”, “Silverface” Normal Channel
Normal
Bass
Mid
Bright
Treble
Volume
Clean
UK
Vintage
US
Vintage
Class
A
Input
Mod
EQ
Shift
Alt
EQ(+)
The “Blackface” and “Silverface” Bandmasters had a “Bright” switch. To simulate the “Bright” switch
on, choose the Bright Input and turn the Normal control all the way up. Do the opposite for the “Bright”
switch off. These amps never had a Mid control, so set just over 25% for authenticity.
Power Section:
6L6GC, Push Pull
Speaker Cabinet:
2 x 12” Jensen C12Q or Oxford 12M6
NOTE:
Aside from the bright switch, there is no difference in the preamp section between the Bandmaster
models. The biggest change was the “Blackface” and “Silverface” models began using a 12AT7 in the
phase splitter, where the older “Blonde” models used a 7025. A major difference between the Black and
Silverface models is the Silverface has less gain from the splitter and uses “mixed bias” for the power
tubes.
Bassman
®
Bassman
®
5F6-A
Normal
Bass
Mid
Bright
Treble
Volume
Clean
UK
Vintage
US
Vintage
Class
A
Input
Mod
EQ
Shift
Alt
EQ(+)
The classic Bassman has Bright and Normal Channels so use the Input Switch to simulate plugging into
these channels.
Power Tubes:
5881, Push Pull
Speaker Cabinet:
4 x 10” Jensen P10Q
