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The Fender Super Bassman 300 thread
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So I have been offered a Fender SB 300 and 115 cab for a straight up trade for my Ampeg V4B and 212av. I have had the SB in the past and loved it but went for the 100 watt rig. The Ampeg has done me well but I do miss that Bassman sound.
I play in a fairly loud rock band, will the 300 and 115 hold up until I can get another 115 to throw under it?
I play in a fairly loud rock band, will the 300 and 115 hold up until I can get another 115 to throw under it?
I would say yes from my experience this past weekend, the 115 neo took everything the SB gave it and seemed to handle it well. I would say getting the cab closer to your ears would help for monterning. If I was giging just the 115 for a wile I would get something for it to sit on...but I would do that with any single cabinet rig.
Yeah. ..go for it. If ya can handle the 65lbs. ... the cab is light as (a club I was playing last Sat night has poor access with a tight stair well & one of the {very kind} doormen/bouncers offered to help with the cab. .. I was just warning him it was a very light cab. ...as he picked it up. ...he nearly threw it thru the roof 
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I've had so many compliments on my sound with the Super Bassman and 1x115 Bassman cab.
Two 115s with the SB300 is just awesome. One 115 with it still does well. .. and 'sits' in a mix well.
I'll also 2nd the idea to get it up nearer ear level. I'll almost always sit em up on a crate or 2.
I'd jump on that deal in a second. ...b4 they change their mind.
) I've had so many compliments on my sound with the Super Bassman and 1x115 Bassman cab.
Two 115s with the SB300 is just awesome. One 115 with it still does well. .. and 'sits' in a mix well.
I'll also 2nd the idea to get it up nearer ear level. I'll almost always sit em up on a crate or 2.
I'd jump on that deal in a second. ...b4 they change their mind.
would like to hear one of these.. have a svt CL and a tb1200 already
but this thing sounds nice from the reports i see
but this thing sounds nice from the reports i see
Snapped this the other day during pre-production.
@BrianVengeance I have a Pignose B100V too. What a diamond in the rough that amp is.
This pic makes the SB300 look compact. Of course it's size is more squat and is possibly deeper -front to back. Many times I've loaded mine onto my NV cab and a guitard will say. ..wow that's a beast. ...
Lovely collection.
Please name them for a thick Aussie who doesn't know all the great tube amps they make in the US.
This one belongs to the guitarist - I have my eyes out for one of my own. Fantastic sounding little beast.
No worries mate, on top is a Pignose B100V and in the middle is a Mojotone 50w bass amp built from a kit. The Mojotone is surprisingly wide and the Pignose is pretty tall. From that perspective it definitely makes the SB300 look petite!
I usually run through the overdrive channel with volume around 5-7 and master at 3-4 ( loud punk band with 2 100w guitarists & hammer-fisted drummer), just tried maxing the master & using channel volume for overall volume for the 1st time recently-Totally changed personality of the amp! Worked better with my P-Bass than my Ric that way for some reason.
It does. ...and it ain't. It DOES look "petite" in that pic. ..but as my guitarist friends state. .. it IS a beast!
Thanks
Interesting to know. I can't remember whether I've done that on mine- maxed the master vol etc. .. it just sounds so feckin good I've not worried.
I have tho. ...on the VINTAGE channel. ..pulled the BASS control to enable the bass 'boost' - which works a treat on my Ric 4003. Especially with the vintage bridge pup tap on. Gives it a lotta balls as well as the option to switch to the front pup and add another ball
Lol - "a testicular trident" ???Interesting to know. I can't remember whether I've done that on mine- maxed the master vol etc. .. it just sounds so feckin good I've not worried.
I have tho. ...on the VINTAGE channel. ..pulled the BASS control to enable the bass 'boost' - which works a treat on my Ric 4003. Especially with the vintage bridge pup tap on. Gives it a lotta balls as well as the option to switch to the front pup and add another ball
Reminds me of The Onion Eaters: J.P. DONLEAVY: 9780140034967: Amazon.com: Books
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Interesting to see that Mile Dirnt (Greenday) who supposedly gave Fender the ideas for the Super Bassman, is using 115's rather than 10's.
He was running multiple 610s at one point. There is YT clip somewhere of his Tech giving a run down of his basses and rig.
** edit** 6 x 610s is what the pic is above. He runs them on their side.
** edit** 6 x 610s is what the pic is above. He runs them on their side.
Ah that makes more sense! I've seen the clip of him talking about the head, but I'll have to do a search for the rig rundown.
