Fender Bandmaster (blackface era) project recommendations?

[mordechai]

Can anyone recommend a circuit project that attempts to emulate the Bandmaster from the mid-60s era?  The ROG Azabache is really neat but I'm just looking for a simpler, dedicated platform to capture that sort of tone, which maybe requires modding an existing design that's close to it.  I'd like to hear any thoughts or suggestions.

[mth5044]

Are you looking for a pedal? For an amp? A preamp? From a kit? Just a schematic? Do you want it clean or have gain? Do you need the vibrato?

I believe that majority of the blackface amps had very similar, if not identical, preamps in the normal channel. There is a schematic and multiple layouts for the Alembic F2B modded to run on 9V with FETS. There is also a Russian blackface type circuit that has had a few bites around here, but I'll have to look for it when I get home. Perhaps you can find it with the search or someone else can post it.

[mordechai]

I should have been more specific, sorry.  Yes, I'm looking for a stompbox device that can run at 9V and which does allow for clipping.  I hadn't heard of that Alembic project. I'll go look it up, but I'm curious about any other ideas people have had for this...

[psychedelicfish]

Can you give us a model number? There's a table on wikipedia of bandmaster models. There doesn't seem to be any particular "mid sixties" model, or any new designs during the Blackface era, so I assume you probably want one of the 1963 models.

I might try knocking something together on a breadboard if you can give me a model number. Also, do you want all the tone controls e.t.c. or do you want it simplified to a gain-tone-volume kind of thing?

[Jopn]

Is this in the right ballpark for you?
http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ca/2012/08/wampler-black-65.html

[mordechai]

Wow...perfect!  I can't believe I didn't think about this before.  Plus it looks like there are some good places to experiment with some mods.  Many sincere thanks!