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Fender Bassman 150

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pavil58tb

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Feb 22, 2014
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Appomattox, Virginia
#1
Hello all. New to the forum and to basses in general.

Wanting to mess around with the bass guitar so I found and bought a Bassman 150. Got a great deal on it even though the previous owner says it 'didn't do anything', meaning it didn't work or did so intermittently. I work in electronics so it was going to be a project either way.

So, I plugged it up this afternoon and all seems fine. Makes noise as it should and I don't hear any hum or other odd noises.

Are there know issues with this amp? I'd also like to know why I cannot seem to find any video of this amp online. Seems to little to nothing out there.

Thanks.

BrianG
 
#2
Welcome - I don't have particular experience with that amp, but I am a big fan of Fender amps in general. Some are better than others, but I find them to hold their own in terms of tone, features, quality and reliability at any given price point. Enjoy the ride!
 
#4
Hey, everyone, I have a Bassman 150 I've had for a couple years. I went to band practice Thursday night, and it suddenly was producing no output. The compressor indicator next to the input jack was flashing, so it seemed as if the preamp section was ok--there's just nothing come out of the speaker.

Anyone seen this? We double-checked all the connections and everything seemed in order. (including bass and instrument patch cable; afterwards they worked with an active DI straight into our sound board)

Just thought I would ask before I pull it apart.
 
#7
I have a Bassman 150. I just got it back from my son who had it for a couple of years.. I forgot how much I liked it. In fact I gigged it a week ago with a reasonable-volume country band + PA support.

Pros: Really versatile EQ and DI sections. You can get a really nice deep sound out of it for 1-12 speaker. The speaker is pretty solid and I don't have troubles with farting out or anything.

Cons: It is not extremely loud. Being as the speaker is 4 ohms, there is no capability for an expansion speaker, although you can unplug the internal speaker and plug in a different cab.
 
#8
Not really any red flags with this one.

I'll assume previous owner never used it.
Once in awhile amps won't make signal from sitting. Just twiggle the volume knobs or quick effect loop clean and their up and running

Basically plug n play. Probably fun little speaker grind if yah crank it
 

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