Never had a problem and never bothered to check the power with a tester before plugging in either. You should be doubly safe with one of those.
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The Fender Super Bassman 300 thread
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Shot from a recent show with the Super Bassman. Hitting the studio tomorrow for the first time with this amp tomorrow too, looking forward to hearing the results. Still not decided which channel to use, but want a bit of dirt so probably the OD one.
I can quite easily get a bitta grit outta the VINTAGE channel if ya crank it enough. I just use less cab if I want this.
Nothing wrong with the Modern channel. ..just sayin
Nothing wrong with the Modern channel. ..just sayin
I've only got 410 cabinets, so cranking the vintage channel may not be practical. Definitely need to get my hands on a 112 or 115 some day.
One of my favorite tones though is the vintage channel with a drive pedal before it - the Wren & Cuff Phat Phuk or Fairfield Barbershop do a good job. I'll do some playing around in the studio and see what comes out best.
How punchy are the Fender Neo 15s? Some of my favorite cabs have had 12's. Of course finding a 112 that's wide enough for the Bassman head would be a challenge.
@rodl2005 Will be able to fill you in on those, he has two of them.. I have the Epifani PS115 cabs and I have to say that they sound awesome with a tube amp!
The Bassman Pro Neo 115 cabs are great ime. Handle a ton of power and sound fantastic. Yes pretty darn punchy for a single 15 for sho!
I often just use one with the Super Bassman and crank the VINTAGE channel into a touch of power tube drive. I use two for max clean vol.
I often just use one with the Super Bassman and crank the VINTAGE channel into a touch of power tube drive. I use two for max clean vol.
I'm keeping my 2 Fender Bassman Pro Neo 115 cabs. ....even tho I just re-bought this NV215.
I'd use all 4 15's if I wasn't so darn terrified of the 'mixed driver police'
Might try it one day
I'd use all 4 15's if I wasn't so darn terrified of the 'mixed driver police'
Might try it one day
I would try it for S & G's!
I'm keeping my 2 Fender Bassman Pro Neo 115 cabs. ....even tho I just re-bought this NV215.
I'd use all 4 15's if I wasn't so darn terrified of the 'mixed driver police'
Might try it one day
So impressed with the Super Bassman after being in the studio all weekend with it. Ended up using both channels with my P bass - the vintage one just sounded HUGE with so much power behind it, and the drive on the modern channel was great for a bit of something special for a boosted outro. The engineers were also loving it. Can't wait to get the mix back.
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In my lengthy search for a new all tube head, I may have decided on buying the Fender Super Bassman, but of course, I plan to try one locally. From what I've read, it will typically stay cleaner sounding at higher volume than the current SVT heads, which is exactly what I looking for.
I've read some reviews where it compared quite well to the SVT-VR head, and many folks say it's overdrive channel does a good job at copping an SVT-type tone. I definitely love the cleaner tone of the mid 70's SVT. How does it compare?
And on the plus side, it's lighter, and it's a bit less expensive.
Is anyone using one with a pair of the Fender Neo 4-10" cabs?
I've read some reviews where it compared quite well to the SVT-VR head, and many folks say it's overdrive channel does a good job at copping an SVT-type tone. I definitely love the cleaner tone of the mid 70's SVT. How does it compare?
And on the plus side, it's lighter, and it's a bit less expensive.
Is anyone using one with a pair of the Fender Neo 4-10" cabs?
i have both the SVT-CL and the SB300. The Fender takes the lead every time.. but the CL will stay clean..
I think early in the Super Bassman thread a few of us compare it with the SVT-VR. It's VINTAGE channel will get that lush tubby tone easily. I've never been a real fan of the typical Fender tone stack, but that VINTAGE channel is simply superb! & with the bass n treble boosts available there's more time sculpting than you'd think in there.
Ppl also posted pics of the Modern/overdrive channel (set clean) to get the SVT-CL sounds too.
My Standard "go to" on the SB300 is threw VINTAGE channel set about B- 4, M- 10, T- 5 this is just sweet as, & unless I'm after some drive (or a lotta drive) or some big mid push, I'm usually leaving it there all night.
I'll engage the Bass Boost if I'm using my Ric 4003... then, again, I'll pretty much leave it like that. So nice!
If I'm after the most amount of CLEAN headroom (rare- coz is gotta heap of ooomph) then the modern channel with blend ( drive) off and, like an SVT-CL, gain (or channel volume) lower and MASTER vol up full.
Having the 8/4/2 ohm settings available is great, as I often(mostly) use it with just one Bassman Pro Neo 115 cab. Even then I've 90% of the time, got heaps of clean on tap.
Ppl also posted pics of the Modern/overdrive channel (set clean) to get the SVT-CL sounds too.
My Standard "go to" on the SB300 is threw VINTAGE channel set about B- 4, M- 10, T- 5 this is just sweet as, & unless I'm after some drive (or a lotta drive) or some big mid push, I'm usually leaving it there all night.
I'll engage the Bass Boost if I'm using my Ric 4003... then, again, I'll pretty much leave it like that. So nice!
If I'm after the most amount of CLEAN headroom (rare- coz is gotta heap of ooomph) then the modern channel with blend ( drive) off and, like an SVT-CL, gain (or channel volume) lower and MASTER vol up full.
Having the 8/4/2 ohm settings available is great, as I often(mostly) use it with just one Bassman Pro Neo 115 cab. Even then I've 90% of the time, got heaps of clean on tap.
I use mine for outdoor gigs with a Fender neo 810 cab which is effectively two Neo 410s. Incredibly clean, tight sounding combination and I have never run out of clean volume. Projects well and very easy to hear on a large stage.
I have thought about trading or selling my Epifani cabs in for one of those NEO 810 cabs.. but it is hard to let the Epifani cabs go.. they sound so dang good with a tube amp!
At one time I had an SLM-Era SVT-CL and later bought an SLM-Era SVT-2 Pro. I thought both were killer at lower volumes but at loud gig volume, they both had a real raspy distortion. I tried both cranking up the Master to full and used the Gain for overall volume, and tried it the other way around, but neither worked. I played both heads through an early 90's SLM-era 810E cabinet, which I really liked.
Unfortunately, I knew nothing about tube rolling back then, but I did a full retube using the production tubes of that time on the SVT-2 Pro, but it didn't change much of anything.
I have a few questions for you, as you own both: Do both amps have roughly the same volume when cranked up, and which sounds cleaner when it's cranked up?
I've read really good reviews on the SVT-VR for a cleaner tone, but I've also read when LOUD moved production overseas, the imported SVT's had some problems, from what I've read, the current all tube SVT line are now pretty good amps.
I sure wish they made a Heritage SVT-VR!
With this SVT-CL that i have, it is "clean", but it is "woofier" than the SB300, i have not looked in the SB300 to see what pre tubes are in it, but in the CL, i had in some Ei smooth grey plates with hello getter pre tubes, some GE 12AT7 (matched) for the bias circuit and the inverter tube is also a Ei 12AX7 as well. It stays clean, no rasp or overdrive to the point i can stand it.. the power tubes are Sovtek 6550WE (matched). I can't stand the amp past 10 o'clock on the master with the gain between 9 and 10. The SB300 is just as loud but a tad bit tighter, meaty, sounds like it has weight.. so does the CL.. but just not as smoothly heavy as the SB300 is.. the way i put is that the corners of your mouth will look like they are tied to your ears all night long!
