Vintage 1983 Fender London Reverb Guitar Combo Amplifier Code AM30
Very clean in excellent conditions! the Concert, Montreux,
and London series make perfect "all around" amps. Features common to all amps on
this page include: Channel Switching. You get a clean channel with classic
Fender tone controls (including a Bright switch) that's ideal for rhythm work,
plus a totally separate lead channel with separate Volume, Gain, and Master
controls, plus either active dual midrange controls or midrange boost. Abundant,
controllable gain gives you any desired level of overload distortion and sustain.
Reverb. Fender's lush reverb is available on both lead and normal channels.
Effects Loop. The ideal place to patch in your effects devices for a cleaner,
fuller sound. Fully adjustable Send and Return levels allow matching any effect
perfectly.
London Reverb Series
No city has done more to shape modern music than London. And no amp will do more
to shape tomorrow's music than the amazing new London Reverb. Flexibility is
what the London Reverb is all about -- more flexibility than you've ever seen in
a compact amp. The effects loop and Graphic EQ are assignable to both channels,
and are switchable along with reverb and channel selection. With 100 watts and
the acoustic benefits of a larger cabinet, the all-new London is ready for any
assignment. The London Reverb uses two 10" heavy duty speaker.
Output Power (RMS, 5% THD): 100 Watts 2 Channels. Tone Controls (Channel 1): 2 +
mid-boost + pull bright + programmable graphic eq
(Channel 2): 4 + pull bright + graphic + programmable graphic eq Effects:
Channel Switching, Dual Reverb
Effects Loops: Yes w/level controls and programmable Circuitry: Solid State
Speakers: 2-10" Weight/Lbs: 48
Fender went ten years without a solid-state amp, after they discontinued the First-Series and Zodiac lines in 1971. In 1981, Fender produced some small solid-state amps and snuck them in with the tube amps. These first two amps were the Harvard and the Harvard Reverb. The Harvard sold for $189 and the Harvard Reverb went for $239. These amps were marketed for the student player and offered the amp with the new Fender Bullet guitar. The tube Champ amp and Harvard were available at the same time. You could get a fully-loaded solid-state Harvard for the same price of a wimpy, basic Champ. After this, the Champ was switched to the Super Champ, and the bottom line of Fender amplifiers have been solid-states from here on. At the same time a Bassman Compact amp was released and lasted until 1983. In 1982, Fender released a whole new line of solid-state amplifiers. These amplifiers were mixed right in with the tube amps for the 1983 catalog. These models included the Harvard Reverb II, Yale Reverb, Studio Lead, Stage Lead, the Montreux, London Reverb, Showman, and the Sidekick 10, 20, and 30. All of these amps lasted various lifespans, and had many different styles. Most of these amps were made and sold new between 1981 and 1987. CBS Fender was sold in 1985 and leftover stock of these models were sold into 1987. Remember Fender stopped making these amps in 1985, but they still sold them through 1987.