Recent content by ann southall

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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    Really. They'd rather form an opinion NOT bassed (pun intended) on info from someone who used one happily for 20 yrs with no repair needed! Thanks very much for your input!
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    I think people who dis the big 400ps are people who missed the boat on the 400PS are just mad because they missed the boat. I bought mine in a pawn shop 20 yrs. ago for $200.00, put new tubes in it, put it on my favorite rolling speaker cabinet and made other accommodations for the weight (84...
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    bass used in Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends

    I'm using a Rickenbacker and a Fender Bassman in a show in a week and we're doing Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends". I put flat wound strings on it about a month ago (kind of an experiment) and it has an even more defining of the bass pitch tone. My very favorite bass sound and...
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    This wouldn't be Paul from El Paso would it??
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    Thanks for the info! I have to wait til payday to join SUPPORTTALKBASS but I certainly will do that!
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    Wow. I've never seen the speakers that went with it!
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    Thanks so much for your response! Helps a bunch! EBay doesn't even have any completed auctions for this amp. Mine has been maintenance free. I put new tubes in it when I bought it at a pawn shop in Midland, Tx about 20 yrs ago for $200.00. I sorted figured between 500.00 and 1500.00 might be...
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    70's Fender 400 PS bass amp?

    I have one of those evidently pretty rare Fender ps400 heads. It does weigh 84 lbs but I keep it on a cabinet on good casters. It does produce my favorite bass sound, although I've never used 3 speakers. I'm tempted to sell it because I could use the money, and I have two other Fender tube...
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    bass used in Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends

    Hey. Can anyone tell me the particulars about the bass in these performances? I love the clarity of the tone. What is the model of the bass and/or strings? It almost sounds like a string bass in places.