ah, so you have to use a DI on the line out ? is the Line Out unbalanced ? Do you know anything about the Line Out specs ?
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Fender Studio Bass Club!
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ah, so you have to use a DI on the line out ? is the Line Out unbalanced ? Do you know anything about the Line Out specs ?
Not offhand. If I find anything I'll let ya know.
Yep. I did use a di on it. Dunno if I HAD to, but as it was a 'line out' our S.E. & myself took it to mean line level. Hence used a DI.
Yep. I did use a di on it. Dunno if I HAD to, but as it was a 'line out' our S.E. & myself took it to mean line level. Hence used a DI.
Line/Recording Out jack is a standard Line Level signal output from the preamp section. It's unbalanced ie it work be any good over long-distance cable runs.
Live:
I always went Line out -> DI -> desk.
(I could use Standby switch as my mute).
Recording:
mic'd cab -> desk
AND bass->DI->desk.
Live:
I always went Line out -> DI -> desk.
(I could use Standby switch as my mute).
Recording:
mic'd cab -> desk
AND bass->DI->desk.
thanks for the info. So any normal DI will work (not a speaker level DI like the Countryman 85) ?
I'll have to try it with my recording interface and see how it sounds by itself, and then with a mic'd channel as well.
Passinwind
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Nope, it comes right off the speaker jack, but is padded down to line level.
so, Passinwind, does that mean I could go into a board or recording interface via a line in jack instead of HAVING to use a DI ?
Passinwind
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You often times can (watch your levels closely if unsure), but I've generally preferred using a DI and having a ground lift available on the various other Fenders with similar line outs that I've tried the Line Out on, some of which have an output level pot. I have a 1:1 isolation transformer box that I built just for doing stuff like this. All in all, I usually prefer a mike by a wide margin though, but of course YMMV.
Is that from the schematics? First I've heard. If so, that's awesome. Test would be that changing Output knob level would affect it.
+1 to micing it. Always had very favourable comments from seasoned sound guys when doing this.
Passinwind
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Yep, although I've seen it with mine own eyes as well. Lots of old Fenders are like that.
Last Sat night rig.
62 AVRI P bass & EBMM Stingray 5
Fender Studio Bass amp into Bergantino NV412
Had the footswitch onto the active eq set like a 2nd channel.
Bumped up the mids for a nice crunchy grind when I dug in. 😎😎😎
62 AVRI P bass & EBMM Stingray 5
Fender Studio Bass amp into Bergantino NV412
Had the footswitch onto the active eq set like a 2nd channel.
Bumped up the mids for a nice crunchy grind when I dug in. 😎😎😎
I just picked this one up today. It´s a '78 model, and the bass standing in front of it is my Fender HW1. I have only played through the amp in my apartment so far (in other words, not at full volume) but it sounds really great! I just hope it will be able to perform in the same way together with a full band.
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Last year the wife and I took a long weekend trip from SF south into the Mojave desert/Joshua Tree Natl Park to hike in the desert and check out the cactus bloom. Very cool. On the way back home she talked me into stopping for lunch at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield. Pretty much what you'd expect, somewhat tacky "star-barn" sort of place, but still kind of cool in its own way given all the music history there.
The main stage is set up for performances and I was happy to see that the bass amp on stage was a Fender Studio Bass combo.
The main stage is set up for performances and I was happy to see that the bass amp on stage was a Fender Studio Bass combo.
well, funny you should ask. This week there were two Fender Super Twins for sale on SF CL. The Super Twin is basically the same amp circuit as the Studio Bass.
Here is the current ad. Looks like he is still selling. Looks like a decent price too.
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good luck.
Dang. I should be able to find one or the other on CL here in Seattle at some point. I'm on the lookout for the full combo—I like the way it looks, and it seems fairly portable (albeit heavy).
the original Studio Bass combo was both very heavy as well as quite top heavy and thus prone to toppling over. I have seen several of the heads in the past few years and many of them show signs of having front panel damage that could be consistent with tipping over, face first, onto the controls.
You know best what you want in an amp/combo, but I would suggest that the Studio Bass or Super Twin amp re-packaged as a stand alone head will probably be quite a bit more flexible than the original combo, because you could pair it up with any cab combination you want as opposed to being limited to the single 15 in the combo.
It is a great sounding amp and gets you into that big-boy tube amp range with about 1/2 the weight. Someone said it was like 2/3 of an SVT with 1/2 the weight.
good luck
If anyone's looking for a cheap project, holler at me. Extra STR chassis just sitting around in my garage.
