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Fender Studio Bass Club!
- Thread starter gjesse
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Function wise, it's at 100%, but I still haven't put the tolex on the head case, lol... I suspect I will soon, as I picked up a Bassman 115 Neo to go with it, and an Audix D4 mic to get it's sound to the FOH... I also got some silverface grill cloth to put on it, so it'll better match the Bassman cab and Rumble 200C I have...
Good stuff.
I would ultimately like to have a couple of neo 115 cabs under my SB. Perfect size/weight, and apparently they sound great.
Sometimes I’ll use the SB with my old EV TL606 (with an EV15L) and that is the most beautiful and musical bass tone I’ve ever used. Delicate even.
I would ultimately like to have a couple of neo 115 cabs under my SB. Perfect size/weight, and apparently they sound great.
Sometimes I’ll use the SB with my old EV TL606 (with an EV15L) and that is the most beautiful and musical bass tone I’ve ever used. Delicate even.
You're entitled to your own opinion, but IME it just isn't true - I gigged a Mesa Road Ready 115 for a couple of years, which is just what you're describing - and I can tell you that the Mesa Subway 115 flat out smokes it in every way, and that the Fender Bassman 115 Neo would definitely give it a run for it's money, at about 30lbs less weight... RR115 on the far right:
Yeah, I think the Bassman Pro Neo 115s sound every bit as good as my old TL606 cabs. And I don't miss the weight neither.
I gigged with 2 TL's for years with all tube amps always, and while they did certainly sound great, I'd happily have my Bassman 115s over em. In fact I've still got one of my TL's in the garage, and I've not used it in years.
That says summink.
I gigged with 2 TL's for years with all tube amps always, and while they did certainly sound great, I'd happily have my Bassman 115s over em. In fact I've still got one of my TL's in the garage, and I've not used it in years.
That says summink.
Oh, they still work just fine - no question about that... I've moved on from them, but would probably grab one if it came up cheap enough - leaving one at a rehearsal space could be pretty handy...
I’d love to see that old bassman cab you picked up all loaded and polished under your ST. Keep us updated..!
Sorry, but that won't be happening - I decided to sell it and go with the new Bassman 115 Neos instead... It didn't make sense to put a bunch of money into an old cab like that, knowing it wouldn't perform nearly as well as the new ones do...
Looks like I’ll be doing the same. A couple of pro neo 115 cabs will do everything, look snazzy, and be an easy lug. Thanks for all the positive input!!
These are working nicely until I’m rich enough for Bassman Neos..!
Pretty sure it isn’t your old ST. It’s still in a chopped down original “head case”. Alex Hewetson from DIG, Swoop, etc. had it before me.
Ahhh, no wukkas. Looks like it's in as good shape as mine was.
I still miss mine.
Using this as a paging device..!
Now you’ve had so many tube heads, any chance of a shootout/retrospective/comparison thread on everything you’ve used?
That’d be awesome! I like that you gig everything hard (seemingly) so you’d have a great “real world” perspective.
While I’m here, did a massive wedding venue on weekend with SB and two TL15 bins and enjoyed an effortlessly beautiful and massive punchy, clean tone. This old gear still has it..!
