I am starting this thread in response to requests from some of us on the 100T thread. As usual, interest will determine its longevity.
Having owned a Fender Bassman 100T for six months I was sufficiently impressed to purchase a new Super Bassman 300 recently. I initially expected only to use it on larger gigs, but I am finding more and more that I appreciate the headroom and the sheer power and weight that it provides at the bottom end. Might well be something to do with the 6550s as opposed to the 6L6s of the 100T as well as the extra watts, since the preamp is the same. As with the 100T, using the overdrive channel as an EQ without blending in the overdrive gives it huge tonal flexibility - in fact the random settings mine had when I first switched it on gave me a tone virtually identical to my old SVT VR into the same cabinet. I also find it surprisingly easy to carry for 300 tube watts.
I have a Fender neo 610 cab which handles the SB300 well at reasonably loud volumes, but I really enjoy the amp into my Bergantino NV215 which takes full advantage of the extra weight behind the notes that the SB300 provides. The neo 610 still sounds great but seems to emphasise the mids a tad more (not quite sure about this though). The neo 610 with the 100T though is an absolutely perfect match IMO.
Anyway, here it is - a thread for the growing numnber of us with these fantastic amps, so we can share questions, ideas , settings, thoughts etc.
Having owned a Fender Bassman 100T for six months I was sufficiently impressed to purchase a new Super Bassman 300 recently. I initially expected only to use it on larger gigs, but I am finding more and more that I appreciate the headroom and the sheer power and weight that it provides at the bottom end. Might well be something to do with the 6550s as opposed to the 6L6s of the 100T as well as the extra watts, since the preamp is the same. As with the 100T, using the overdrive channel as an EQ without blending in the overdrive gives it huge tonal flexibility - in fact the random settings mine had when I first switched it on gave me a tone virtually identical to my old SVT VR into the same cabinet. I also find it surprisingly easy to carry for 300 tube watts.
I have a Fender neo 610 cab which handles the SB300 well at reasonably loud volumes, but I really enjoy the amp into my Bergantino NV215 which takes full advantage of the extra weight behind the notes that the SB300 provides. The neo 610 still sounds great but seems to emphasise the mids a tad more (not quite sure about this though). The neo 610 with the 100T though is an absolutely perfect match IMO.
Anyway, here it is - a thread for the growing numnber of us with these fantastic amps, so we can share questions, ideas , settings, thoughts etc.
