Preamp PI Power Tube Screens Power Tube Plates

D (B+4) 410V C (B+3) 450V B (B+2) 458V A (B+1) 460V

AB763 "BLACKFACE" SUPER REVERB AMP

4.7K 3W 1K 3W

To Preamp Ground To Power Amp Ground

+
Note Polarity Max Speed
Smaller = Faster

20uF 525v

20uF 525v

20uF 525v

70uF 350v

70uF 350v
100K

220K 2W

220K 2W
Vibrato Normal
2 Low 1 High 2 Low 1 High
Filter Filter Filter Filter
Filter
Bright Ground Bright Ground

12

12
Pilot Light

0p

0p
F

F
Switch Tip Switch Tip
Tremolo Intensity Tremolo Speed Reverb Vibrato Bass Vibrato Mid Vibrato Treble Vibrato Volume Normal Bass Normal Treble Normal Volume
50K Rev log 3M Rev log 100K Lin 250K Log 10K Log 250K Log 1M Log Input 250K Log 250K Log 1M Log Input
Connected In Series 1M 1M

V3 & V5 Plates
Doghouse Board Tip Ground Tip

68K

68K
Switch Switch
Preamp
Chassis

68

68
K

K
6.3V
1
Center
1
Tap (if needed) Bias Rectifier Bundle Yellow, Brown & Blue Tremolo Wires Together
Ground
00 00
Ω Ω Keep Away From Other Control Wires Grid Stoppers Grid Stoppers
470 2W 1N4007

6.8K
Mid
Note Polarity

+ 25uF 100v

Filter
Bias
10K Lin

Bias Board Clockwise = Hotter Bias

Dog House A B C
Dog House D
Fil 2 Fil 1
To All 6.3V Bias
Fil Bias - 52V

Max Bias
Preamp Ground Bus

27K
A (B+1) B (B+2) NFB Tail
Power Transformer 125P5D 100Ω Trem Jump Start
Reverb
Power Tube (100 or 47 Ohm) 2.2M
360-0-360VAC V4B Grid Leak Attenuation Reverb Mix Vibrato Tone Stack Normal Tone Stack
Grid Leak
PI Tail
Tremolo V3 Grid Leak
Normal Vibrato V5A Grid Leak 22 1M D (B+4)
6.3V 1M 0K M

0K
Power Amp Ground

220

K
Resistor 3.3

220

47
pF

Tick Fix
10

22K
Choke

0.02uF
O
Roach

820Ω
Channel Mix Bright

NFB

1M
O

0.01uF
O

.047uF 630v Coupling

.1uF 200v AC Shunt
.1uF 630v Coupling

.1uF 630v Coupling

.022uF 630v Mid

(.047 or .022uF)

.022uF 630v Mid

250pF
.1uF 630v Bass

.1uF 630v Bass

(.047 or .022uF)
Treble

Treble
220K

250pF
6.3V Center Tap

220

25uF 25v

25uF 25v

25uF 25v
25uF 25v

25uF 25v

25uF 25v
Bulb

500pF
Reverb
Bypass

Bypass

Bypass

Bypass
V5B Cathode

Filter
25uF 25v
V5B Grid Leak

Bypass

Bypass

Bypass
100K
K
HV Center Tap

820Ω

820Ω

1.5K
2.7K

2.2K

1.5K
Tremolo Oscillator
LTP PI D
C (B+3) O
D O
D

0.01uF

V4A Coupling
.003uF 630v
OT CT

.1uF 630v Coupling

V5A Cathode

V2A Cathode

V1A Cathode
V4 Cathode

V3 Cathode

V1B & V2B Cathode

O
B+1

(.001uF or 500pF)

.022uF 630v
.001uF 630v
O

V4 Plate Load
V5B Load

Coupling
1M

470Ω
O O O O

1M

Coupling
Choke

100K
10M
PI Plate Load

V2 Plate Load

V1 Plate Load
100
K

K
10
0K
Buffer

10
K
100

100
82K

0.02uF

100
0K
10

0K

K
V6B Grid Leak

PI Cathode

V6A Grid Leak

V5A Load O

220K 100K 100K

OT & Choke B (B+2) Slope Slope
Choke 125C1A 90ma 4H B (B+2)
5v Heater
Empty Circuit Board By Doug Hoffman

HV Primary

Dog House B

Grid
Grid
6 5 5 Fil 1 Fil 1 Fil 1
Screen 3W
6 Screen 3W
6 Fil 1 Fil 1 Fil 1
470 Fil 1 470 9 9 9
4 4 4 Fil 1 Reverb Transformer 9 9 Cathode 9
125A20B 25k:8 Ohm Grid
1.5K

1.5K

8 3 Plate 3
Cathode
1 B
1 B 1
B+ DC Out
Plate
Grid Stopper 8 Cathode
Grid Stopper 8 A 1 1 1 Plate
A Plate
2
1 Fil 2 1 Fil 2 1 Fil 2 Fil 2 Fil 2 Grid
Fil 2 Fil 2 Fil 2
Cathode

V9 GZ34 V8 6L6GC V7 6L6GC OT 125A9A 4.2k:2 Ohm

V6 12AT7 V5 12AX7 V4 12AX7
Safety Rectifier Push-Pull Power Tubes Twist LTP Phase Inverter A Tremolo Oscillator A Reverb Recovery
V3 12AT7 V2 12AX7 V1 12AX7
Ground
Bolt Green = Ground Twist B Tremolo Driver B Vibrato Preamp 3 Reverb Driver Vibrato Preamp 1 & 2 Normal Preamp 1 & 2
Chassis Ground
.0
47

Death Cap (Delete) Ground AB763 Circuit Board Model Differences

uF
Cl

Chassis Ground
as

Ground V4A Grid Leak NFB Tail Resistor is 100 ohm in Tremolux, Band-Master Fender cap specification was 400V unless specified
s
Y

Concert, Super Reverb, Dual Showman & Twin Reverb All resistors 1/2 watt 10% unless specified
220K All others use 47 ohm O on caps indicates outer foil
White = Neutral Super Reverb & Concert use .022uF Mid Cap, all others use .047uF
Switch Tremolux, Band-Master & Showman use 500pF PI coupling cap
Tip
Tip All others use .001uF
Black = Hot The Concert, Band-Master, Showman and Twin Reverb use a solid state rectifier
Power Cord AC Receptacle Ground Switch 2A Slow Blow Fuse Power Standby 4x10" 8 Ohm Speakers Aux Speaker Vibrato Pedal Reverb Pedal Reverb Pan Output Reverb Pan Input See https://robrobinette.com/AB763_Model_Differences.htm for more model differences

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