1968 Fender Bassman head

Hey Chef- a quick question from a pretty-much tire-kicker: How useful(loud)are these things(50 watt Bassman)as genuine(used w/a bass guitar)bass amps? I'm considering splitting my signal & running the highs through a small tube guitar amp, & lows(or perhaps a full-range signal)through a good-sized bass rig. I'd also leave the 'bass' side unaffected, w/efx on the 'guitar' side. Knowing that the Bassman is prized as a guitar amp has me wondering...

 

Thank you.

 

could it stand up to a loooud drummer?

 

I use an amp very much like this (mine's a '67) for my main gigging amp for small clubs in a relatively quiet band. It sounds like a million bucks with my Eden D210T cabinet. It's not loud enough for big gigs, I need to get something else for larger shows, but for smaller gigs the tone is incomparable.

 

You are soooo killing me with this. I've been after one for a couple of years now. I never seem to have the $$ or anything cool to trade when one comes up.

 

If anyone's wondering, you can get the mating hardware for the cabinet part through Fender with no problem, should you want to.

Bump for a cool amp. I've been restoring one for a buddy, and it'll run more than Alan's asking price when it's finished.

 

I have a '66 and it's a very cool if not very loud amp. I'm not settled on the correct speaker choice for it yet but it sounds amazing through a repro Bandmaster 2x12 loaded with Altec 417's. The 417's themselves are a little tired for bass. They scream for guitar though... So I think a 4 ohm 1x15 will be in the works soon.

Also potentially a DI that taps off after the pre & before the power section, which might make it the worlds heaviest/largest/mono F2B ...

oh yeah, bump?

 

no I don't have Christmas cash/Bonus I really wish someone would buy this! It hurts to see such a cool head sit at a killer price and not be able to justify the purchase with the boss

Seriously Chef, if I hit the lottery or similar... I'd snag the from you in a heart beat. (it's from the year I was born even).

 

small worlds and such...

I started in 1980 with an Ampeg B15


If I didn't ditch it ages ago, I'd trade you

 

Hi, im new here..I stumbled upon this thread while searching furiously for a bassman head. Though I am a guitar player, I just love the tone the bassman gives. Anyways, is it still available? and if so, do you have any pictures you could post or email to me? ( [email protected] ) because for some reason no pictures show up in this thread...??
thank you VERY much!! -Jesse