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Fender Bassman 100T Chapter 3

#321
I grew up playing straight 15's, my first 15" rig being 1968 with twin 215 Kustoms and the 200 watt head (black Naugahyde), switched to 10's around 1987. This is my first rig (410 Neo) with a tweeter, which I never wanted, but I find it to be unobtrusive. I like it set about 10:30. 11:30 seems to be about the amount of top end I had in my Hartke 410XL rig, so I'm liking it a touch below that in brightness. And I don't boost any top with the eq.
 
#327
In a moment of insanity, I tried out my 410 Neo on top of my old 215 Pro. This is for a doom project, and just the one cab wasn't quite cutting it at times. We're talking needing to run both volumes on 10; this way, the master is on ten and the pre is set between four and five.

For the OH&S conscious, I used a tie down strap to help keep things together ;)
 

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#330
My 100T and 410 Neo worked overtime last night at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. Six or seven hundred capacity; largest stage I'm likely ever to play on. Upright bass during a one-hour opening set by a bluegrass/Americana band, then a 90-minute set by another bluegrass/Americana band, which was upright bass most of the set plus electric during a fun-goofy four-song electric tribute to John Mellencamp (during which I joined on bass). The rig handled it like a champ. Other band members were wowed. It will be 1 billion trillion years, 16 eternities, 27 forevers and 11,000 years after that before I sell this rig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ju4ypAUzJA
 
#331
No need to drop another $2.5K or so when what I have will already kill absolutely everything in the room. Plus, I don't _do_ clean - I went for the 100 watter because I wanted those power tubes snarling.

The 100-T's preamp gain doesn't really start kicking in until between 5-6 on my dial, and truth be told, I was too loud (at about 4.5) last night. Either single cab is fine for practice (even in this band) and any normal blues/rock gig I've done.

Besides, running low watt amps with stupid amounts of speakers is good enough for Lemmy ;)
 
#333
idoru said:
In a moment of insanity, I tried out my 410 Neo on top of my old 215 Pro. This is for a doom project, and just the one cab wasn't quite cutting it at times. We're talking needing to run both volumes on 10; this way, the master is on ten and the pre is set between four and five.

For the OH&S conscious, I used a tie down strap to help keep things together ;)
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Stack looks way cool! The B "n"M way cooler :D
 
#334
Fair comment. I like clean, hence the sb300 gets more use. I don't personally dislike the overdriven sound of the 100t, it is just that the sb300 suits my main gig more. Might be interesting for some of you to try an sb300 at a gig though :hiding:
 
#335
idoru said:
No need to drop another $2.5K or so when what I have will already kill absolutely everything in the room. Plus, I don't _do_ clean - I went for the 100 watter because I wanted those power tubes snarling.

The 100-T's preamp gain doesn't really start kicking in until between 5-6 on my dial, and truth be told, I was too loud (at about 4.5) last night. Either single cab is fine for practice (even in this band) and any normal blues/rock gig I've done.

Besides, running low watt amps with stupid amounts of speakers is good enough for Lemmy ;)
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double-ditto from Canada!! Love those power tubes working hard. 100T for you and me!! :bassist:

Marc
 
#336
Used my wireless tonight and got to walk around and listen to my rig- sounded awesome with just enough tube breakup. Lately I have been running the master higher than the channel volume(about 7-8). Had never done this before and it sounded great- still learning how to make the most of thus amp.
 
#337
You guys were rocking it! I grew in Bloomington Indiana - so it's always nice to hear some Johnny Cougar.

soxhats said:
My 100T and 410 Neo worked overtime last night at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. Six or seven hundred capacity; largest stage I'm likely ever to play on. Upright bass during a one-hour opening set by a bluegrass/Americana band, then a 90-minute set by another bluegrass/Americana band, which was upright bass most of the set plus electric during a a fun-goofy four-song electric tribute to John Mellencamp (during which I joined on bass). The rig handled it like a champ. Other band members were wowed. It will be 1 billion trillion years, 16 eternities, 27 forevers and 11,000 years after that before I sell this rig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ju4ypAUzJA
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