Identify this Fender bass head, please

[Caksi]

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I've never seen a head like this... and it's for sale...
Is it any good? Guy says it's 300 W... but seems like he don't know much about it...


Thank you for your time.

 

[Pilgrim]

I don't recognize it, but why don't you get a model # from him and check specs online? One phone call....

 

[bassteban]

Can't tell much from that shot but it might be a BXR head- IIRC they had decnt power(200+ or so)& an onboard chorus. 80's era.

 

[debassr]

Looks like some sort of BXR series.

 

[Beefbass]

Looks like a B300 head that Fender made in the very early 80's-their first rack mountable type head. IIRC it was paired with a 2X15 cabinet loaded with EV speakers, and was quite pricey.

Hope that helps.

 

[REV]

This appears to be a Fender B300 head. The picture is not very good but that's what it looks like from what I can see. The Fender B300 head is quite rare. They only made about 100 of them. They were featured in the 1983 Fender catalog and then never seen again. They produce 300 watts at 4 ohms. They are solid state.They have a parametric EQ and a compressor . Allof this is quite common now but it was rare to find all of this on an amp in 1983.

 

[Caksi]

I can't find this one anywhere on the web (via google). It would be quite expensive for me to call California from E.Europe...

Owner would give it for 130 euros... 160$ app.
I will be in his town on a gig in 2 weeks... and if it's still there, I'll take a look.

Do you think that this (if it is B300) is good amp for the money?

 

[debassr]

This appears to be a Fender B300 head.

Beefbass & Rev appear to be correct...

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[Pilgrim]

If you can get a 300W head with that set of features at $160 it's worth checking. But if the info above is correct, you need to use it with cabs totaling 4 ohms if you want to get the 300W out of it. An 8 ohm load would result in power of slightly more than 150W if it follows the normal pattern.

 

[KramerBassFan]

I want to say this is related to Sunn's Coliseum 300....

The compressor, and 7 band EQ are similar, and Fender bought out Sunn just around this time.

Hmmm......

 

[Caksi]

Ok, so...
Anyone had any expirience with B 300? Reliability, sound, overall quality... can it be compared with something "more available"?!