A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, PRO AMP, 6G5 FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY,...
A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, PRO AMP, 6G5
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1960
The logo Fender applied to the grille cover and handle, Pro / -Amp, FENDER ELECT. INST. CO. and DESIGN & CIRCUITS / PAT. PEND. applied to the front control panel, FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO. / Fullerton, California marked to the rear chassis panel, the chassis panel stamped 01866, the cabinet labelled internally "Pro-Amp" Amplifier / Model 6G5 Production 9. The auto transformer inscribed in pen 300W 110V
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, series 5, episode 22, directed by Gavin Taylor, broadcast 10 April 1987, Channel 4, UK.
M. Leonard, ‘This Chiming Man’, The Guitar Magazine, January 1997, pp. 24-33.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, pp. 76, 90, 97.
Literature
REFERENCES:
S. Rosen, ‘Johnny Marr On Fender Signature Guitar: 'It Was Such A Privilege', Ultimate Guitar, 31 January 2012. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/johnny_marr_on_fender_signature_guitar_it_was_such_a_privilege.html.
A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, PRO AMP, 6G5
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1960
The logo Fender applied to the grille cover and handle, Pro / -Amp, FENDER ELECT. INST. CO. and DESIGN & CIRCUITS / PAT. PEND. applied to the front control panel, FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO. / Fullerton, California marked to the rear chassis panel, the chassis panel stamped 01866, the cabinet labelled internally "Pro-Amp" Amplifier / Model 6G5 Production 9. The auto transformer inscribed in pen 300W 110V
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, series 5, episode 22, directed by Gavin Taylor, broadcast 10 April 1987, Channel 4, UK.
M. Leonard, ‘This Chiming Man’, The Guitar Magazine, January 1997, pp. 24-33.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, pp. 76, 90, 97.
Literature
REFERENCES:
S. Rosen, ‘Johnny Marr On Fender Signature Guitar: 'It Was Such A Privilege', Ultimate Guitar, 31 January 2012. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/johnny_marr_on_fender_signature_guitar_it_was_such_a_privilege.html.
