'Rediscovered' this in my storage unit

[johnk_10]

i went looking thru my storage unit today and buried under a bunch of old guitar cases and store-all boxes, i saw a hint of tweed poking thru. after uncovering it, i realized that this was an old 1955 bassman that i bought years ago for dirt cheap, but forgot that i still had it.

it hasn't been fired up in years so i'll bring it up slowly on a variac tomorrow before testing it out. the amp was re-tweeded before i bought it and unfortunately, its speakers aren't original, but they are old Fender alnico's (probably out of a super reverb). this amp was made in 1955 and has the dual tube rectifiers. i realize these weren't great for bass, but who knows, it might still be cool for guitar. (the '57-'60 bassmans are the ONES that people consider the holy grail).

anyway, here's a pic of it:

 

[Avidus]

Yeah, I looked underneath my bed this morning and found a pot of gold.. weird..

 

[scottice]

I found a dirty sock... and it wasn't even yellow.

Is that 4-8's or 4-10's?

 

[johnk_10]

4x10's.

 

[MIJ-VI]

johnk_10... Do you own any amps which aren't cool?

 

[cripula]

I think you should take a bit of time and REALLY go through that storage unit! Who knows what other treasure you might have forgotten about?!

 

[johnk_10]

I think you should take a bit of time and REALLY go through that storage unit! Who knows what other treasure you might have forgotten about?!

yeah, i know. i also brought home one of the two 1962 Fender Concerts that i stashed away a long time ago. but i remembered that i still had that one.

 

[iamdenialNJ]

How the hell do you forget you have an amp?

 

[johnk_10]

when you've bought and sold hundreds of them, its pretty easy.

 

[djembe]

damn, I wish I had that problem.

 

[two fingers]

I bet it would sound great for bass at pretty low volumes. Maybe it can be your "home" amp.

 

[johnk_10]

I bet it would sound great for bass at pretty low volumes. Maybe it can be your "home" amp.

it probably would, but i use a '64 B15N that has the smaller 12" cab for my 'home' amp. it has a JBL D120f in it and its always been one of my favorite bass amps.

 

[Doodaddy]

Have a spare key to this unit of yours?

 

[johnk_10]

Have a spare key to this unit of yours?

i knew that was comin'.

 

[Clark Dark]

A guitarist would ransom the farm to get ahold of that amp...That's a mortgage payment right there.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

It's not a '59, but still probably will go for about $5k.

 

[Rickett Customs]

I took a peek under my bed, to see what i could find and a leprechaun b!tch5lapp3d me! Go figure.........

 

[svtb15]

How does one forget about something like that?

 

[Jim C]

Congrats; a truly great find and the price was right!

 

[premiumplus]

The re-tweed is what will hurt the vintage value...but I bet is sounds killer with the alnico 10's in there. My old Super Reverb smokes with the CTS 10 alnicos...