What year Twin Reverb?

[NormyB]

I am trying to figure the year of my Twin Reverb out...

It states... Fender Twin Reverb Fender Musical Instruments
It has Vibrato a silver cloth front and black sides
it has a number stamped in the back... 9935
It is 135 watts
8 ohm speakers
on speaker it says 005379
CBS instruments fullerton

[ThermionicScott]

I am trying to figure the year of my Twin Reverb out...

It states... Fender Twin Reverb Fender Musical Instruments
It has Vibrato a silver cloth front and black sides
it has a number stamped in the back... 9935
It is 135 watts
8 ohm speakers
on speaker it says 005379
CBS instruments fullerton

Fender Amp Field Guide says that CBS/Fender made the 135-watt Twins between 1977 and 1982. If the faceplate is silver (not blackface-style), then that rules out 1980-1982. Is there a serial number on it that starts with an "A" or "B" (it would have five digits after the letter)?

Hope that helps!

- Scott

[Dave Curtis, dB AudioTech]

I am trying to figure the year of my Twin Reverb out...

It states... Fender Twin Reverb Fender Musical Instruments
It has Vibrato a silver cloth front and black sides
it has a number stamped in the back... 9935
It is 135 watts
8 ohm speakers
on speaker it says 005379
CBS instruments fullerton

135 watts indicates late 70s. Any other numbers on the speakers? There are numbers on the transformers starting with 606; what are those numbers?

[imbuedblue]

The 005379 number on the speaker is stamped on just about every Fender labelled 12" 4 ohm speaker I have seen from the mid- to late-1970s. Is there another code stamped somewhere on either speaker? Otherwise there should be codes on the mains transformer. You should be able to read it without pulling the chassis.