Bassman 250/210

Hakeeb · #1 10-06-2011, 01:11 PM

When I play live the mid and high sound great but the lows sound really bad(distorted and muggy). Has anyone else has this problems? could it be a problem with the pickup on my bass? (Fender hwy 1 P).

RickenBoogie · #2 10-06-2011, 03:16 PM

It's because 2 10's is not enough spkr to handle the volume you need, and that amp cannot take an ext cab.

Hakeeb · #3 10-06-2011, 03:42 PM

What cab size would you recommend? 4 10" or maybe 1 15"

deeptubes · #4 10-06-2011, 03:56 PM

Sounds like it may be time for an upgrade. I've got a Bassman 400/210 that I now use as a guitar amp. Bought it new in 2000 to use as a practice bass amp. Had a similar issue with sound. Motherboard went bad. My understanding is it's a common issue with those amps. No issues with it since I had the board changed.

Session1969 · #5 10-16-2011, 12:16 PM

I'm in the exact same spot you are and my remedy is going to be getting another one and just piggy back them together. GC has them used all over the place for around $400. The way I look at it is that I'm getting a powered extension cab for it with the benefit of having a backup head as well.I read somewhere that doubling a setup quadruples the acoustical volume. I'm not sure if that's true but I'm confident it will solve my situation. I'm in a loud three piece but have used it in many different situations with two guitars and I'm impressed with mine.

1n3 · #6 10-16-2011, 12:59 PM

What's the setting of your bass knob?

scottfeldstein · #7 10-16-2011, 02:13 PM

Two 10" speakers are not enough for a rock band. At least not most of them.

I believe you could unplug the internal speakers and use an external cab instead. Maybe a 410 would do the job.

Still, if it were me I'd ditch the amp altogether and build a proper rig from the ground up. Separate head, one or two cabs--making sure that it can handle the volume levels you need. It's really easy to spend $1500 or more doing this, but you can cut that in half if you shop used.