1968-1981 Dual Showman Reverb

Year:

1968-1981

Model:

Dual Showman Reverb

Model No:

TFL 5000D

Circuit:

AC568, AA768, ?

Config:

Piggy-back

Control Panel:

Silver forward facing w/ blue labels

Front Conrol Layout:

Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass - Vibrato: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass, Speed, Intensity, Reverb - Master Vol (72-81) - Pilot Lamp

Rear Conrol Layout:

AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2½A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack, Reverb Out, Reverb In

Knobs:

Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Head:

13" x 26" x 9" (33 x 66 x 22.9 cm)

Head Hardware:

Black strap handles, ?" chassis straps, corner protectors

Cabinet:

Sealed, 45½" x 30" x 11½" (115.6 x 76.2 x 29.2 cm)

Cab Hardware:

3 Black strap handles, corner protectors, glides or casters (72-81)

Head/Cab Covering:

Black Tolex

Head/Cab Grille:

Blue sparkle grille cloth w/ aluminum frame (68-69), w/o aluminum frame (70-81)

Logo:

Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script "Fender" w/ tail(68-75) or "Fender®" w/o tail (76-80) (head and cab)

Weight:

154 lbs. total (70 Kg)

Speakers/Load:

2 x 15"/4 ohms (8 ohms each in parallel)

Speaker Model:

JBL D-130F

Effects:

Tremolo, Reverb

Output:

68-76: 100 Watts
77-81: 135 Watts

Preamp:

Normal: 7025
Tremolo: 7025 and ½ 7025

Power:

4 x 6L6GC

Bias:

Fixed Bias

Rectifier:

Solid State

Phase Inverter:

12AT7 (long tailed)

Other:

Tremolo: 12AX7 (photoresistor)
Reverb Driver: 12AT7
Reverb Recovery: ½ 7025

Comments:

Late seventies circuit changes included a Line Out jack, hum balance pot, and a pull boost sw.