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I'd say they're both hot. Fender just accomplishes things with different technology in the 100T.
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Fender Bassman 100T - chapter 2
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I'd say they're both hot. Fender just accomplishes things with different technology in the 100T.
They're totally different animals. The 100T has a 25 watt power soak built in, so in silent record mode, or any of the modes for that matter, the D.I. is post power tubes in "post" position, so you get all the groovy power tube mojo when you push it. The SB300's D.I. is a standard D.I., where the "post" position is post preamp gain and eq.
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LOL, I was just coming back here to post something along those lines, but you beat me to it.
I love that color combo........my 100T/410 Neo rig is all classic black and silver but I have several FSR Fender amps.
Last year, I got myself the Deluxe Reverb in the Cabernet/Wheat and it's simply beautiful. I've also got a Supersonic 60 watter in the color you're getting and it's quite a lovely girl as well.
It almost seems illegal to have these cool colors on a Fender amp but us bass players like to live on the edge - don't WE!!
I think the difference may be that youre only getting preamp tubes with the 300 and you get preamp and power tubes with the 100T. Of course I could be wrong there.
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Well, tried one out today into a fender 610 (which I use)..
Sounded cool but zero headroom, even at a moderate (real world small gig type thing) level it was getting pretty gritty.. Which I liked.. But it was definitely fuzzing out pretty quick and it wouldn't take long before it would be maxed.
Sounded cool but zero headroom, even at a moderate (real world small gig type thing) level it was getting pretty gritty.. Which I liked.. But it was definitely fuzzing out pretty quick and it wouldn't take long before it would be maxed.
You have to play with it a bit. In the OD channel with the blend at 1 it's super clean and you can get it plenty loud.
I made the mistake at first of assuming that vintage channel was the clean channel, it is not. But what sounds good soloed in the music store (scooped and clean) doesn't translate to a mix and vice versa.
Of course everybody's tone goals are different.
Yep, I would go back and play around with it some more. The 100T definitely has enough headroom for small to moderate gigs, especially into the neo 610, imo.
"Small to moderate" gigs likely varies by individual, but the 100T is just right for 95 percent of the gigs I do -- medium to large bars and the occasional small theater.
You need to learn how to use it.
There are plenty of us using this head in loud bands with out getting into full distortion.
I have played with it some.
I do not have the stock GT tubes in mine (they were pulled right away).
I found that it can make a difference with different tubes how the go into break up.
With TAD's one bump hot works great
With Winged C's I like one bump cold works best for me
At low volumes I find the full cold on the vintage channel you can get a super mellow creamy tone.
Just back from another gig with the 100T. I continue to have moments when I think, "Wow, is that sound coming from me?"
Just attended a Los Straitjackets show. Bass player Pedro Del Mar played with 100T. Wonderful tone!
Hi Guys,
Have started to see an issue with the bias indicators on my 100T where the 2 outer lights(2A and 2B) are a steady orange while the inner 2(1A and 1B) are green. I don't see this specific scenario described in the owners manual. This doesn't happen all the time and the performance of the amp does not appear to be affected. Any thoughts on this? I did pull the back off and all the tubes appear to be seated properly and the fuses look fine. Thanks for any help.
Have started to see an issue with the bias indicators on my 100T where the 2 outer lights(2A and 2B) are a steady orange while the inner 2(1A and 1B) are green. I don't see this specific scenario described in the owners manual. This doesn't happen all the time and the performance of the amp does not appear to be affected. Any thoughts on this? I did pull the back off and all the tubes appear to be seated properly and the fuses look fine. Thanks for any help.
Statement: The more I play with this head, the better I like it. I'm not ready to call it bullet proof yet but I will say with all the certainty that a 40 year musician can muster that this is absolutely, positively the best all around tube head I've ever owned!!
I am very pleased with how it performs and I'm way past the honeymoon phase!!
I am very pleased with how it performs and I'm way past the honeymoon phase!!
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