l-r front
row; Champ II, Super Champ; middle
row, Yale Reverb, Harvard Reverb
II, Princeton Reverb II;
back row, Studio Lead,
Stage Lead, Deluxe Reverb II (red = solid state).
As I look after the website
which concentrates on the Princeton Reverb
II, I occasionally get
requests for schematics for other tube/valve
amps in the Rivera-era Fender range. For two years I couldn't help. But
Mark
Carson on the FDP, a splendidly helpful chap, sent me several. Others
came from other places. So here
you are.
This series of guitar
amplifiers was built from 1982 to 1986 and
are variously referred to as the II series and the Rivera-Era Fenders.
I only own a Princeton Reverb II so please don't ask me questions which
involve actual hands-on experience of the other amps in the range. I
recommend another single-amp site
for the Super Champ. Some
modifications for the PRII will work for
the other amps in the series - see my modifications
page. Safety disclaimers apply! Good luck.
I am trying to track how many of
these amps were made. If
you
have one, please email me with the serial number (format
Fxxxxxx). Even better let me also have the transformer
codes (format 606-xxx) and the loudspeaker codes, if any? Thanks very
much. No dismantling
is necessary, though you might need a torch or flashlight - the
transformer
codes are stamped into the metalwork of the transformers, which hang
down
from the chassis. The speaker codes are in white ink on the
black-painted
metal near the rim of the speaker. Your privacy will be respected and
no
commerical use will be made of the information. If your amp is being
dismantled, please look for a 4-digit code written or printed on the
chassis metalwork - that's a code the actual week the amp was built and
would really help me a lot. In return for
(minimum) the serial number I will tell you when your amp was made!
SPAMDEFEATaawaugh@btinternet.com
Please note, I have zero
experience of these amps except for the Princeton Reverb II. If you
have any questions about this range, you can ask me - I may have some
second-hand info - but I guarantee you'll get better answers on
some discussion board such as the Fender Forum (= FDP).
Some of these schematics are
.pdf
files and so require Acrobat Reader,
which is
available as a free download from Adobe and other places. They're about
1 or
2 Mb, and if you ask for more than two in rapid succession you may get
Geocities' warning that there's been too much traffic on this site in
the past hour and please come back later! If that happens, some are
also available from
http://www.tonezoneonline.com/schematics.htm
because Mike at Tonezone has
kindly offered to co-host these schematics
- his hosting has much better traffic capabbilities (in addition to
offering Fender Parts for sale and authorised Fender Tech Service).
Thanks Mike.
So - without more
ado - here are the schematics....
Valve (Tube) amps
All
the data on this web page is believed good (it's worked for my amp) but
I can't accept responsibility or liability for any errors or
omissions, or for anything that happens as a result of using these
schematics.
Princeton Reverb II
schematic, wiring diagram and parts list (pdf file) - please let me
have your amp' serial number
I think there is an error
somewhere in all this... the schematic
and the parts list show a 68K resistor at the input, but the wiring
diagram and the interior photo show 39K! I haven't been inside mine to
check
(and I don't know what audible difference this might make, with these
resistors being only a factor of two apart; so let's not worry about
it in the meantime).
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Deluxe Reverb II schematic and wiring diagram (pdf file) - please let
me have your amp's serial number
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Concert "II" schematic, wiring diagram and parts list (pdf file) -
please let me have your amp's serial number
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Champ II schematic, wiring diagram and parts list (pdf file) - please
let me have your amp's serial number
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Twin Reverb II schematic and parts list (pdf file) - please let me have
your amp's serial number
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Fender
75 schematic and manual (pdf file) - no serial number needed, I am not
collecting these
this wasn't strictly part of
the range - appeared in the previous
catalogue - but it was introduced by Paul Rivera and it shares
the footswitch design, so here you are anyway.
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You can get the Super Champ schematic and wiring diagram
on the Super Champ website
but please email me with your amp's
serial number!
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New Feb 08; Magazine Reviews of the Rivera-era amps from 1980s UK
magazines. Big thanks to DRII owner Gordon Trunkfield!
Electronics and Music Maker Aug 83; review of Stage Lead and interview
with John Hill of Fender UK (pity poor Paul Rivera getting confused
with Paul Revere in this one...)
International Musician Oct 83; review of Twin Reverb II and Concert "II"
International Musician
Feb 83; review of Champ II and Deluxe Reverb II
Once again, big thanks to Gordon.
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