HH Electronics Bass Machine

[mc_muench]

Im guessing its fanless, on account there is no vent openings or fan noise coming from it. I havent opened it up at all because everything works on it, Im not tech savy and dont want to mess something up, so no pics of the inside sorry. And yes it does weigh nearly 50lbs, my head feels about the same, if not a little heavier, than my cab.

 

[seamonkey]

That's great. I wish I could find a nice fanless amp for a quiet music room.
No need to open it. I noticed the output transistors are on the outside on sockets. You wouldn't need to open it even if one of these blew. Very little chance of that if it's lasted this long.

 

[mxm]

Brilliant head, used to use one that was abandoned in a rehearsal room in N. Wales until a few years back - stunning compressor !!! Increasingly rare but once a pretty common sight with most British pub bands.

BTW HH did the modular guitar amp thing years before MarkBass did the MoMark.

 

[mc_muench]

The compressor on this thing is amazing...definitely the studio qualtiy they claim it is. Although it makes a crackling noise when I run my Bad Monkey OD with compression on.

 

[BassmanPaul]

I remember as a teenager in England playing through a 100 watt 15inch combo.
It was Phat, loud, punchy and had cool lights.

Geez not another ex Brit living in TO!

 

[mc_muench]

So after playing with my HH ELectronics Bass Machine a couple months, playing a couple shows and recording with it, I am very happy with its performace so far, especially when paired with my new to me sunn 2x15. I do have plans to take it to a guy to have it refurbished, so it can only get better. And! I ordered the footswitch today, should be here in a week or so.

 

[murphy]

Geez not another ex Brit living in TO!

hahaha

 

[Son of Taeper]

Yeah, I got the 150 watt head.
Got it way back when mosfet first came out.
No cure for a valve amp but good on the road.
Mine went into storage for a long time and may have got a little damp. Sure I got a shock off it today. If I don't post again it may be serious

 

[HenrikHellfire]

Just got one from a friend of mine, because my old amp had died. I'm overwhelmed by how good it sounds, i just got one question, does yours also make a screaming sound, like it is in pain when you turn it of?

 

[BassmanPaul]

instability on power down is not uncommon with SS amplifiers.

 

[PuppyPower43]

Did you sell your HH Bass Machine? I've been seeking one stateside for yonks!

 

[cornfarmer]

The Bass Machine I got last year and the franken-Peavey cab finally got put through their paces last night. The on board phaser is phenomenal. I pretty much ignored the SVT stack sitting neck to me.

 

[TeeSee]

Very very late to this party but I had a Bass Machine I used to play through 2x15 Black Widow equipped Peavey cab. I sold the lot in the late 80's for much less than it was worth as we needed the space in a tiny house for the imminent pitter patter of tiny feet. I loved the phaser and compressor and it was a tough old beast as well survived more than once being dropped from my cab from wheeling it on uneven concrete, the corner protection doing exactly what it was designed for.
Still wish I had the old rig, lovely sound through the 2x15's, haven't had another amp like it since.