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Fender Amp Time Line- 1883
- Thomas Edison discovers the "Edison Effect" where current can pass from a hot filament through a gas or vacuum to a metal plate
- 1904
- John Flemming invents the Thermionic (Vacuum) Tube.
- 1907
- Lee de Forrest patents the first triode tube for use in radio receivers.
- 1909
- Clarence Leo Fender is born to Clarence "Monty" and Harriet Fender in Anaheim California on August 10, 1909.
- 1911
- Lee de Forrest patents the first audio amplifier tube.
- 1934
- Leo Fender marries Esther Klotzky and takes an accounting job with the California Highway Dept.
- 1938
- Leo Fender opens the Fender Radio Store on S. Spadra Blvd in Fullerton, CA. where he sells appliances, music, records and musical instruments in addition to repair services.
- 1944
- Leo Fender and Doc Kauffman patent a guitar pickup of their own design.
- 1945
- Leo Fender teams up with Doc Kauffman and begins producing amps and lap-steel guitars as the K&F Company.
- 1946
- In February of 46 Kauffman decides to quit the amp business leaving Leo as the owner of K&F.
- Fender Electric Instruments is established and introduces it's first amp line with the "woodie" amps.
- The Deluxe (Model 26) is introduced.
- The Princeton is introduced.
- The Professional is introduced.
- 1947
- Fender sells his electronics service shop to Dale Hyatt who later becomes a Fender employee.
- The Dual Professional is introduced.
- 1948
- Leo Fender is granted a patent for his string-thru pickup as used on his lap-steel guitars.
- Leo Fender and Forrest White meet for the first time.
- Fender changes to the tweed "TV Front" style cabinets.
- The Dual Professional is renamed the Super.
- The Champion 800 is introduced.
- 1949
- The 1 x 8" Champion 800 is replaced by the 1 x 6" Champion 600.
- 1951
- Fender Radio service closes.
- 1952
- The Bassman is introduced.
- 1953
- Leo Fender, Don Randall, F.C. Hall, and Charlie Hayes team up and form Fender Sales.
- Fender changes to the tweed "Wide Panel" style cabinets.
- The Bandmaster is introduced.
- The Twin is introduced.
- 1954
- Fender builds a new 20,000 square foot offices/factory to replace old facilities.
- Forrest White joins Fender on May 20th to organize and manage Fender's production operations.
- F.C. Hall buys Rickenbacker.
- The Champion 600 is renamed to Champ.
- 1955
- Charlie Hayes dies in an auto accident, Fender and Randall buy out F.C. Hall and Hayes' widow.
- Fender changes to the tweed "Narrow Panel" style cabinets.
- The Bassman switches from 1 x 15" speaker to 4 x 10" speakers.
- The Harvard is introduced.
- The Tremolux is introduced.
- 1956
- The Vibrolux is introduced.
- 1959
- Fender introduces the new "Brown" styling for the combo amps.
- Fender builds 34,000 square feet of new factory space.
- The Concert is introduced.
- The Vibrasonic is introduced.
- 1960
- Fender introduces the "Blonde" styling for the Twin and piggyback amps.
- The Showman is introduced.
- The 3 x 10" Bandmaster combo is redesigned as a 1 x 12" piggyback.
- The 4 x 10" Bassman combo is redesigned as a 2 x 12" piggyback.
- The Tremolux combo is redesigned as a 1 x 10" piggyback.
- 1961
- The Reverb Unit is introduced.
- 1962
- The Harvard is discontinued.
- 1963
- Fender changes to the popular "Black Face" cosmetics.
- Sunn amplifiers is founded by Norm & Con Sundholm.
- The Deluxe Reverb is introduced.
- The 2 x 10" brown Vibroverb is introduced and later replaced by the 1 x 15" black face Vibroverb.
- The 2 x 10" Super is replaced by the 4 x 10" Super Reverb.
- The Twin is replaced by the Twin Reverb.
- The Vibrasonic is discontinued.
- 1964
- The Princeton Reverb is introduced.
- The Vibrolux Reverb is introduced.
- The Vibro Champ is introduced.
- The Vibrolux is replaced by the Vibrolux Reverb.
- The Vibroverb is discontinued.
- 1965
- Leo Fender and Don Randall sell Fender to CBS for $13 million.
- Fender Electric Instruments is renamed Fender Musical Instruments.
- Leo remains at Fender working in R&D while Don Randall becomes Fender's General Manager.
- Sunn moves it's production facilities to Tualatin, OR.
- The Pro is replaced by the Pro Reverb.
- The Concert is discontinued.
- 1966
- CBS opens a new 175,000 square foot office/production facility in Fullerton, CA.
- Forrest White resigns as Director of Manufacturing and goes on to found Music Man.
- Fender introduces it's new solid state amps.
- The Deluxe is discontinued.
- The Tremolux is discontinued.
- The Reverb Unit is discontinued.
- 1967
- Fender begins the transition to new "Silver Face" cosmetics.
- Seth Lover of Gibson is hired by Fender.
- 1968
- Fender changes the entire amp line to the "Silver Face" cosmetics.
- The Bandmaster Reverb is introduced.
- The Bronco is introduced.
- The Dual Showman Reverb is introduced.
- 1969
- Fender drops the aluminum trim around the grille of the silver face amps.
- Don Randall resignes as GM of Fender.
- The Seth Lover designed solid-state Super Showman is introduced.
- The Bantam Bass is introduced.
- The Super Bassman is introduced.
- 1970
- Fender introduces the solid-state Zodiac amps.
- Leo Fender and George Fullerton leave Fender Musical Instruments.
- The Musicmaster Bass is introduced.
- The 400 PS Bass is introduced.
- The Showman amps are discontinued.
- 1971
- Fender discontinues the last of it's solid state amps.
- Leo Fender, Forrest White and Tom Walker (Former Fender employee) form Tri-Sonics.
- The Bantam Bass is discontinued.
- 1972
- Dale Hyatt resigns from Fender.
- The Bassman 10 combo is introduced.
- The Quadreverb is introduced.
- The Super Six Reverb is introduced.
- The Vibrosonic Reverb is introduced.
- The Bassman is renamed to Bassman 50.
- The Super Bassman is renamed to Bassman 100.
- 1973
- The Tri-Sonics company is renamed Music Man.
- 1974
- The Bandmaster is discontinued.
- 1975
- The Super Twin is introduced.
- The 400 PS Bass is replaced by the 300 PS.
- The Bronco is discontinued.
- 1976
- The Reverb Unit is reissued.
- The Super Twin is replaced by the Super Twin Reverb.
- 1977
- Fender begins using ultralinear output transformers to increase power.
- The Studio Bass is introduced.
- The Bassman 50 is renamed to Bassman 70.
- The Bassman 100 is renamed to Bassman 135.
- 1978
- The Reverb Unit reissue is discontinued.
- 1979
- The Princeton is discontinued
- The Quadreverb is discontinued
- The Super Six Reverb is discontinued
- 1980
- Fender reintroduces solid state amps into the amp line
- Fender returns to the "Black Face" cosmetics, first as an option and are standard by late 1981
- George Fullerton and Leo Fender officially incorpore G&L on May 8th.
- The Fender 30, 75, and 140 amps are introduced
- The 140 is discontinued
- The 300 PS is discontinued
- The Bandmaster Reverb is discontinued
- The Studio Bass is discontined
- The Super Twin Reverb is discontinued
- 1981
- Bill Schultz, formerly of Yamaha becomes President of Fender.
- Paul Rivera hired as Director of Marketing for Amplifiers.
- The 30 is discontinued
- The Dual Showman Reverb is discontined
- The Super Reverb is discontinued
- The Vibrosonic Reverb is discontinued
- 1982
- Fender debuts the Paul Rivera designed "II" series amps.
- The Bassman 20 is introduced
- The Concert "II" is introduced
- The RGP-1 preamp is introduced
- The RPW-1 power amp is introduced
- The Super Champ is introduced
- The Champ is replaced by the Champ II
- The Princeton Reverb is replaced by the Princeton Reverb II
- The Deluxe Reverb is replaced by the Deluxe Reverb II
- The Twin Reverb is replaced by the Twin Reverb II
- The 75 is discontinued
- The Bassman 10 is discontinued
- The Musicmaster Bass is discontined
- The Pro Reverb is discontined
- The Vibrolux Reverb is discontinued
- The Vibro Champ is discontinued
- 1983
- The Bassman 20 is discontinued
- The Bassman 75 is discontinued
- The Bassman 135 is discontinued
- 1984
- The RGP-1 preamp is discontinued
- The RPW-1 power amp is discontinued
- 1985
- The Fullerton, CA production complex is closed.
- A group of Fender executives and distributors led by Bill Schultz purchase Fender Musical Instruments from CBS for $12.5 million dollars.
- The new company name Fender Musical Instruments Co. moves into offices in Brea, CA.
- Bill Huhgs of Ampeg hired to head amplifier R&D.
- Fender purchases Sunn amplifiers and relocates it's production facilities to Lake Oswego, OR.
- The Super Champ is discontinued
- 1986
- The Deluxe Reverb II is discontinued
- The Princeton Reverb II is discontinued
- 1987
- The Champ 12 is introduced
- The "Red Knob" Dual Showman is reintroduced
- The Twin Reverb II is replaced by "The Twin"
- The Concert "II" is discontinued
- 1988
- The Super 60 is introduced
- 1990
- Doc Kauffman dies in June 1990.
- Freddy Tavares dies in July 1990.
- "Fender Frontline" magazine is introduced. (Spring)
- The Super 112 and Super 210 are introduced
- The `63 Vibroverb Reissue is introduced
- The `59 Bassman Reissueis introduced
- 1991
- Fender moves their corporate offices to Scottsdale, AZ.
- Leo Fender dies March 21, 1991.
- 1992
- The `65 Twin Reverb Reissue is introduced
- The Champ 12 is replaced by the Champ 25/25 SE
- The Super 60, 112, 210 are discontinued
- 1993
- Fender establishes the Amp Custom Shop in Scottsdale, AZ. under the direction of Bruce Zinky.
- The `65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue is introduced
- The Blues Jr. is introduced
- The Blues Deluxe is introduced
- The Blues DeVille is introduced
- The Pro Jr. is introduced
- The Pro Tube Series Concert is introduced
- The Pro Tube Series Super is introduced
- The Custom Shop Tonemaster is introduced
- The Custom Shop Vibro King is introduced
- The Dual Showman is discontinued, again
- 1994
- Music Man founder and former Fender production manager Forrest White dies November 22, 1994.
- The `63 Reverb Unit Reissue is introduced
- The Custom Shop Dual Professional is introduced
- The Champ 25 is discontinued
- 1995
- The "Custom" Vibrasonic is introduced
- The "Custom" Vibrolux Reverb is introduced
- The Custom Shop Rumble Bass is introduced
- "The Twin" is replaced with the "Custom" Twin
- 1996
- Fender makes 50 of the Woodie Pro reissues for their 50th anniversary
- The "Custom" Prosonic is introduced
- The Hot Rod Deluxe is introduced
- The Hot Rod DeVille is introduced
- The '63 Vibroberb Reissue is discontinued
- The Protube Series Super is discontinued
- The Protube Series Concert is discontinued
- The Blues Deluxe is discontinued
- The Blues DeVille is discontinued
- 1998
- The Sunn Model T is introduced
- The Sunn 300T is introduced
- 1999
- The Rumble Bass is discontinued
- 2000
- The Sunn T50C is introduced
- 2001
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Two-Tone is introduced
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Bass Breaker is introduced
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Woody Pro Exotic/Ash is introduced
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Woody Junior Exotic/Ash is introduced
- The '65 Super Reverb Reissue is introduced
- 2002
- The Prefessional Series Concert Reverb is introduced
- The Prefessional Series Pro Reverb is introduced
- The Sunn 300T is reintroduced as the Fender Bassman 300
- The Professional Series Prosonic is discontinued
- The Sunn Model T is discontinued
- The Sunn T50C is discontinued
- 2003
- The Custom Series'64 Vibroverb Reissue is introduced
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Woody Pro Exotic/Ash is discontinued
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Woody Junior Exotic/Ash is discontinued
- The Custom Shop Tonemaster is discontinued
- The Custom Shop Dual-Professional is discontinued
- 2004
- The Custom Series'57 Twin Amp Reissue is introduced
- The 1 x 15" `65 Twin Reverb Reissue Custom 15 is introduced
- The '59 Bassman Reissue is renamed the '59 Bassman Reissue LTD with an improved circuit including a 5AR4 tube rectifier
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Two-Tone is discontinued
- The Master-Built Custom Shop Bass Breaker is discontinued
- 2005
- The Professional SeriesTBP-1 Tube Bass Pre-Amp is introduced
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