Year of manufacture for Deluxe Reverb Amp

I estimate that the year of manufacture ended in 8 .

If it's a silverface and doesn't have an IEC type AC hookup or long tail under the Fender badge, I'd guess '78...unless the grill cloth has the drip edge or the Fender badge has the long tail under it, in which case it would almost certainly be a '68. But I'd want to see the speakers and codes, type of wiring used, caps, etc. There are lots of other helpful clues to be seen. Photos would be most helpful.

 

Nice! Looks like a '68.

 

Yeah, I had a Utah in mine too. Pretty crappy speaker, IMO. I wound up with a Cannabis Rex and mine.

 

That aluminum trim appeared in 1967 and stayed through some of 1969, so those tranny numbers indicate late '68 or '69. If you (or your tech) ever have the chassis out, the build date will likely be inscribed inside.

Sweet amp. Enjoy!

 

Here ya go...Google is your friend.

http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=490

 

It looks to be a 1968 according to the numbers you've presented....Maybe a '69 depending on how fast parts moved out of inventory.

The tube chart will also have a date code on it, if it's still present, anyway. Amp was probably stolen somewhere along the line.

Google is your friend.

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/amplifier-product-dating

 

Hard to picture scratching out a stamped chassis number. Was it covered w/ a serial number sticker? They did that sometimes...usually Showman/Twin though. I ask because a query here not long ago asked about a scratched factory 'sticker' number w/ another number underneath.

 

Jeez, the only reason for scratching on the serial number that I can imagine is someone didn't want it to be identifiable because it was stolen. Are you sure that amp wasn't hot at some point?

 

My amp has the numbers 606-828 what does that mean?

 

606-828 what does this mean on my amp transformer

 

@Jason medine

That question is also answered in post #2, but you'll have to perform a simple process of elimination. Check out the details that LeonC provided and you should be able to date it pretty quickly.

Or you could try the links in posts #8 and #10.

Reading the entire thread is your friend, my friend.

 

Tube charts didn't have the year/month stamp in 1968. That practice ended by late 1967.

 

It means its a Shumacher xformer built the 28th week of either '68 or '78.

 

Pull the chassis and get the pot codes