Vintage Bassman discussion request -
 

I have a circa 1970s ('69-'73) Bassman that is pictured here.

I am trying to match a cab with it. Any discussion about suitable pairing?

Anything but a vintage Fender bass cab ;) Vintage Fender bass cabs can sound good, but they're designed very poorly for anything but low volume work IMHO.

+1 Jimmy. I would suggest an efficient 215 cab.

I've got the 2X15 cab that is the mate for the head - but your right - it doesn't handle higher volumes (5.5+) well

I have a bassman 100, and I use an aguilar DB212 cab with it.

The aesthetics match.
The DB cabs are sensitive (loud) which is nice with a low power tube amp.
The DB cabs (DB212, 410) come in 4 ohms
The DB cabs have a nice mid voice, which pairs nice with fender amps that are a little scooped in the mids.

Your best bet is to build or have built a 215 cab using Eminence 3015 non LF's
They sound great with lower power tube heads.

The build that JohnK did is a perfect example.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/cu...-build-854517/

Avatar bass cabinets might be worth a look for you.
Great componets, great built cabinets, inexpensive, and they can be ordered with the black tolex and fender style grill cloth.

www.avatarspeakers.com

They seem very efficient too. Real loud guys these. Sound great with a Fender Tube head.

When the word 'efficient' is used here -
what is the definition?

Basically, how much bang for your buck you are getting... or how much volume for your speaker you are getting.

With a low watt head, like your fender, you want an efficient cab to make the most out of the watts you have.

One of these would work ...

My cabinet would works great. Just send the amp my amp !

More seriously, I use a Ashdown VS-212-200. Mine works great with my pretty low wattage head (400RB). It should work great, and the vintage look of the cab is a plus.

anything by Bag End or one or two EV TL-606 style cabs loaded with EV 15B's or eminence 3015 neo's. fwiw i've been gigging with bassman heads since 1987