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The Fender Bassman 100T thread

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Tim1 said:
I don't normally use the tuner out on an amp, preferring to go through a pedal in line to the amp. Last night I thought I would try the tuner out plug on my 100T and was surprised that it does not work when in standby - I cannot mute the amp to tune without turniung the volume down and losing that right spot on the volume control for the gig. Guess I am back to the in line pedal - am I wrong or does anyone else find this annoying? I assume it is the same with the tuner out on other brands too? Just does not seem much point to me. Haven't tried it with the amp's DI connected, I suppose the same applies.
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I jumped on that tuner out right away. I personally don't like ANYTHING in line between my bass and the amp. IMO and IME, passing through anything when the signal is at such a low level and so sensitive to any added impedance, capacitance or inductance is asking for trouble, and results in a tone suck. That's why I still consider pedals to be toys. :hiding:
 
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++1 on that, Freight Train, except that for years I have used a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST200 which is a fantastic strobe tuner with direct bypass - when I have tested it I have never been able to hear a difference. However, I will now be using the tuner out and the pull mute switch on the amp - although it is not quite as convenient as kicking a pedal in between songs to be honest my basses all stay on tune and it is only when I occasionally tune down to drop D that I need it. And no, I don't trust my ears over a tuner.
Interestingly your settings for overdrive with flats are very similar to what I have arrived at for my Jazz bass with its flats. I have been leaving the Precision at home recently and just using the 68 Jazz with the 100T, mostly on the vintage channel but that overdrive is far more useful than I ever thought it would be.
 
#523
New tubes should arrive tomorrow - matched quartet of Winged C 6L6s. Being an impatient guy I shall swap out the preamp tubes with JJs at the same time so if what I have read is correct there should be a noticeable change ( I won't say improvement as I am very, very content with the tone as it is).
Will keep you posted and keep an open mind - more than happy to stick with the original Groove Tubes if ti doesn't work out.
 
#531
ok question 1, if you were to run two 4 ohm cabs with the fender head , and you had one pluged into the main speaker and the other into the extension speaker jack, would you set the amp to 2 or 4 omhs?
question 2, is there any difference between hooking up two cabs as described above versus daisy chaining the cabs and running them from the main speaker jack at 2 ohms? thanks
 
#532
Joemer, I am in New Zealand and don't know where you are but I had mine made by Sundown in Christchurch. For kiwis Dave is a great guy to deal with - PM me if you want his email address.
Growly, yes the amps are autobiasing which makes tube swapping a breeze.
Chrisan, it is my understanding that in both cases you would set the amp to 2 ohms.
 
#533
Tim1 said:
Joemer, I am in New Zealand and don't know where you are but I had mine made by Sundown in Christchurch. For kiwis Dave is a great guy to deal with - PM me if you want his email address.
Growly, yes the amps are autobiasing which makes tube swapping a breeze.
Chrisan, it is my understanding that in both cases you would set the amp to 2 ohms.
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Tim1, I am actually in the US. I'm sure I can find a cover maker. Played my first gig with the 100T last night and I couldn't believe the overall thickness of the sound. We played in a restaurant, in a fairly large area. We are 3 piece with a lead singer and I played at the 25 watt setting all night. Sounded great !
 
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chrisan2 said:
ok question 1, if you were to run two 4 ohm cabs with the fender head , and you had one pluged into the main speaker and the other into the extension speaker jack, would you set the amp to 2 or 4 omhs?
question 2, is there any difference between hooking up two cabs as described above versus daisy chaining the cabs and running them from the main speaker jack at 2 ohms? thanks
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No difference, and in either case the setting would be 2 ohms.
 
#535
For those who dig JJ Burnel from The Stranglers. I think I got close to his signature tone on the active side. P Bass with SS Rotosounds with pick: Gain 5, Blend 3, Bass 8, Vol 7, Mid Freq 8, Mid Level 8, Treble 7. It's not your everyday tone, but very aggressive with a lot of presence. You guys got anything cool?
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#536
My 100t was delivered on Thursday and I gigged with it last night for the first time and was very impressed. I may have a potential issue where I am seeing the 2 outer bias lights staying on steady orange. In the owners manual it mentions scenarios where any pair are red and orange but this is not what I am seeing. This has been an intermittent issue, that has happened twice. At all other times, all 4 lights have been steady green. Has anyone else experienced this?
 
#537
na mine have always been solid green. i reread the manual and in the very bottom where it says all are steady orange with multiple tube failure there is a side note that says any pair will be orange if the fuse for those two are missing. im sure your fuse is not missing but maybe its bad? IDK. u see what im talkin in the manual?
 
#538
MrCool84 said:
na mine have always been solid green. i reread the manual and in the very bottom where it says all are steady orange with multiple tube failure there is a side note that says any pair will be orange if the fuse for those two are missing. im sure your fuse is not missing but maybe its bad? IDK. u see what im talkin in the manual?
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Yes, I see that in the manual but if the fuse was bad I would think the pair would always be orange. I just tried it again and they are all back to green. I am going to have to watch it after playing for a longer period of time.
 
#539
joemer said:
Yes, I see that in the manual but if the fuse was bad I would think the pair would always be orange. I just tried it again and they are all back to green. I am going to have to watch it after playing for a longer period of time.
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That can't be right - something's amiss. It might be good idea to take the cage off and make sure all of the tubes are seated nice and secure. Sometimes things rattle loose in shipment.
 
#540
Freight Train said:
That can't be right - something's amiss. It might be good idea to take the cage off and make sure all of the tubes are seated nice and secure. Sometimes things rattle loose in shipment.
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Took the back off, checked all fuses, tubes all secure, played for about 3 hrs today and all solid green. I wonder if a variation in house voltage could cause this? It never shut down or sounded any different.
 
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