The biggest, baddest Fender of all time.......

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:33 am

The PS 400. Fender's 435 watt answer to the SVT!!!
This thing is a bohemoth. It exemplifies all things BIG.

Anyone who's ever had the opportunity to see (or pickup) one of these can attest to it's stature.
84 pounds of pure tube power.
The original prototype apparantly deliverd around 560 watts into (4) 4ohm cabinets!!!

George

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:34 am

Anytime you a have a 6L6 driving the output section you know something big is happening!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:35 am

Look at the size of the power cord! You could arc weld with this thing!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:36 am

There's more iron in this amp than a modern economy car.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:37 am

These are the biggest Carling switches I've ever seen in an amplifier. Great stuff.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:38 am

Gazing at this makes me wonder what I've gotten myself into.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:43 am

for anyone interested, the schematic for this beast can be found here-

http://www1.korksoft.com/~schem/fenderheaven.htm

Lot's of other great info and history here-

http://www.timeelect.com/400-PS-IDX.htm

Truly a unique and interesting amp.

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:29 am

That is the biggest damn amp i've ever seen. It could power Las Vegas!! To bad it is as messy as a French whore.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 3:13 am

Yeah, this thing is a monster. Don't worry Shane you'll know when I fire it up because your lights will dim.

George

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:47 pm

Have you finished that sick beast yet? Who could handle that sucker??

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:04 pm

Well, the owner made the call to just make the amp functional and safe. It looks like it will be for sale. Feel free to email me for info.

One switch and all the out of spec or just plain wrong components have been replaced. There should be years of life left in this beast.

George

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:06 pm

Oh! I also had to glue the case back together.
Not to mention the cleaning........

the cleaning, the cleaning, the cleaning. You get the idea.

George