Official Fender Bassman club - Page 38

djaxup · #**741** 12-18-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nouroog

As promised, a few sound clips of my 50, with a J-bass and a P-bass. I tried to record some clean tones with different settings from both channels, and a little overdriven tone from the channel 2. I didn't record overdriven clips from channel 1 because I think it sounds bad, but I can do it if someone wants to hear it. Details about settings is in the comments for each track.

I mixed tracks from the PR40 and the SM57, but I can provide separate tracks if someone's interested.

https://soundcloud.com/nouroog/sets/bassman-50

Any comment appreciated

jb

Nice sound man, like the playing, too. I especially like the overdriven sounds.

nouroog · #**742** 12-18-2012, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by djaxup

Nice sound man, like the playing, too. I especially like the overdriven sounds.

Thank you.
Yes those 50 watters let you dial a really nice overdriven tone at low to moderate sound levels.
You can't push the lows too much or it gets farty, but you can get a driving tone, rich with harmonics from overdriven power tubes. With enough speakers, it really doesn't lack lows.
On rehearsal, I use it with an 810, and I don't need to push the lows past 3,5 to get a full rich tone.

GreaserMatt · #**743** 12-20-2012, 10:41 PM

My '67; I play guitar (gasp!) through it though, ha ha... I guess I could use it for smaller clubs w/ a bass... please don't hate me; I know I said the 'g' word, LOL...

GreaserMatt · #**744** 12-20-2012, 10:42 PM

GreaserMatt · #**745** 12-20-2012, 10:43 PM

All original except for the cord & the 'death cap', or so I was told... the sovteks have been replaced w/ a pair of matched usa made groove tubes...

GreaserMatt · #**746** 12-20-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by johnbee

I heard it was a reissue of a 50s amp. But now that you mention it, I can't think of the 'original' that it would be based on. Not ported, as far as I can tell.

Here's a pic without the grill. (I had no idea it came off at all, let alone so easily!) And a picture of the back.

I've wanted one of these for years; I can't believe the guy you got it from had 5 of them,,,

GreaserMatt · #**747** 12-21-2012, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BassmanPaul

I was going to say "tell him up ya kilt!" but him having a boyfriend means he'd probably like it!!

LOL

christw · #**748** 12-25-2012, 02:23 PM

400PS project on eBay. I want to move on it soo badly but have neither the cash nor the need.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970s-Fender...item337eba638e

s_mcsleazy · #**749** 12-25-2012, 03:33 PM

well guys. i want to appologise for not being on in a while. ive had alot on my plate with college, work, band and girlfriend. also i've been having to deal with the law and a spitefull ex. (i'll explain later) now as some of you will know i keep a model of a ford escort cosworth on my bassman when i play live and practice. however the cossie is'nt my personal fave fast ford. that goes to the ford capri. heres a picture of me next to one at a car show.

well my girlfriend heard i was restoring a guitar in ford signal yellow and got me a new amp mascot for my bassman. a mk-1 rs2600 capri.

got to play the bassman while my neighbors were out and i've been using it alot at practice. starting to need a re-tubing

rodl2005 · #**750** 12-25-2012, 04:19 PM

Very cool man. I love Capris, especially the old 60's/70's ones, but the RI's were good too.

s_mcsleazy · #**751** 12-25-2012, 04:53 PM

its a early mk-3 with the 3L V6 i want.

p.s. i noticed your in australia. didnt you get the capri along with the mustangs and falcons over there?

adambomb · #**752** 01-02-2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by christw

400PS project on eBay. I want to move on it soo badly but have neither the cash nor the need.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970s-Fender...item337eba638e

Dear lord did you see all the pics available on that thing the insides look good but the external pics of all the tranys and the outer shell was huge amounts of rust. I live in Birmingham where the seller is located and since the post the owner has 1 bid. This person will not get 800 buck for that pile of rust and it blows fuses "without" the power switches on. It just gets plugged in and pops a fuse. 800 bucks is out of his mind. I would pick it up from him for about $75 ....... 800??????? No way.

BIGEJ2 · #**753** 01-02-2013, 12:02 PM

Haven't visited this thread in a while. Here is a current pic of my TV and twins. The amp is almost three years old and still going strong.

adambomb · #**754** 01-02-2013, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGEJ2

Haven't visited this thread in a while. Here is a current pic of my TV and twins. The amp is almost three years old and still going strong.

Pretty yellow bass.... What do the tv bassmans come with (speaker)?

fuzzy beard · #**755** 01-07-2013, 03:11 PM

Love the look of the TV Bassman's! They stop making them didn't they? The only thing about them that killed them for me was all that wattage and no option for an extension cab!

adambomb · #**756** 01-07-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fuzzy beard;

....and no option for an extension cab!

What??!?!?! That's unreal!!!

adambomb · #**757** 01-07-2013, 05:14 PM

How many watts did the TVs have

fuzzy beard · #**758** 01-07-2013, 05:34 PM

150 for the single 10 and 12. And 300 for the 15 and 2x10. Would have been amazing to add a extension cabs for the 15 and 2x10 combo's. Combo for small gigs and full stack for the bigger shows!

adambomb · #**759** 01-08-2013, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzzy beard

150 for the single 10 and 12. And 300 for the 15 and 2x10. Would have been amazing to add a extension cabs for the 15 and 2x10 combo's. Combo for small gigs and full stack for the bigger shows!

Wow I had no Idea.... it would be better to have a extension cab jack they probably would have sold a ton of extension cabs

adambomb · #**760** 01-08-2013, 11:04 AM

And extra cool to have two tv cabs stacked