The FRENZEL JF-B45
"Bassman Bluesbreaker" was "INSPIRED" by the two of the greatest amps ever built...the Fender
Bassman 5F6A and the Marshall JTM45 Bluesbreaker.....but it has more power...and a lot more features. It is truly one of a kind!
FEATURES:
Input Jacks
isolated from chassis for low noise, eddy currents, and hum.
DC on preamp and driver filaments
for low noise and hum.
Star ground
system to reduce induced current chassis noise.
Normal and
Bright inputs with separate Gain controls . Normal Input voiced for the unique smooth 60's
warm tones of the Fender Bassman or Bright Input voiced for the great Marshall Bluesbreaker
high mid tones....or you can use an AB-Y switch and create your own distinct tones.
Classic 60's style
3-BAND TONE STACK for extended flexibility in shaping your tone.
MASTER level
control so you can crank the GAIN's up and overdrive the preamp without overdriving the output tubes.
Classic Type JTM45
Style Presence control .
Unique NNFB
"Edge" switch on the PRESENCE control that transforms the power amp section into a No-Negative-FeedBack style amp for more
open, less compressed tones.
Classic 60's style insertion type Serial Effects Loop with Return Jack (Power Amp In), Send Jack (Preamp Out), and
Send Level Control.
Class AB
fixed biased KT88's in the output for more power, fantastic headroom....and smooth blues saturation
sounds...or if you like to experiment, you can use KT66's, KT77'S, 6L6's, 5881's, or 6550's for different
tones.
Laser Etched Faceplate
Weight: 35 lbs.
Power Output : 50
watts RMS
Dual Speaker Jacks
Speaker Impedance Selector
4 - 8 - 16 ohms
Dual 5U4
rectifier's for optimum pick attack and sag...or you can use 5AR4, GZ34 or Solid State Plug-In for different
amounts of sag.
Primary and
Secondary power fuses to protect the transformers in the event of a tube shorting.
Extra long
(10') three prong grounded power cord.
Classic toggle
switches with a STANDBY switch to turn off the high voltage during warm-up to protect the tubes.
Vintage jewel pilot lamp.
Chicken Head ivory knobs for the
retro 50's look.
Rock
solid point-to-point hand wiring using only the best of parts...low noise tubular polypropylenes
caps, metal film resistors, ceramic sockets, switchcraft jacks...etc.
Sweet vintage
clean to classic overdrive tones with three different types of distortion depending on whether you are overdriving the preamp,
output... or both!
Tube compliment:
3 - 12AX7, 2 - KT88, 2 - 5U4
FRONT
PANEL:
- NORMAL
INPUT
- BRIGHT
INPUT
- NORMAL GAIN
- BRIGHT GAIN
- BASS
- MIDDLE
- TREBLE
- MASTER
- PRESENCE
with NNFB PULL SWITCH
- STANDBY
SWITCH
- PILOT LIGHT
- POWER SWITCH
REAR
PANEL:
- POWER CORD
- POWER PRIMARY FUSE
- SECONDARY POWER FUSE
- PREAMP
OUT JACK
- PREAMP
OUT LEVEL CONTROL
- POWER
AMP IN JACK
- DUAL SPEAKER OUT JACKS
- SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE SWITCH 4 - 8 - 16 OHM
PRICE: $1095.00
UPGRADE
OPTIONS:
1.
WORLDWIDE POWER TRANSFORMER - This transfomer is for use in countries that use 220 - 240 volts power. Please
specify voltage required when selecting this option. Add $50.00
2. EDGE FOOTSWITCH
- adds jack to rear panel for footswitch control on the NNFB EDGE switch. Includes classic heavy duty footswitch with
LED. Add $100.00
3. STEEL CAGE - classic 60's perforated steel cage with handle. Add $105.00
4. RACKMOUNT ROAD CASE -
heavy duty reinforced plastic military style road case with built in 19" rack. Front and rear covers for total protection
during travel. Add $245.00
