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The Fender Super Bassman 300 thread

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Congrats! I've got the Neo 115 Bassman cabs. Mostly use just one. They sound great.

Old Bassman cabs, I can't speak Much for. I've only used the old pyramid 412, which wasn't much chop.

The Orange 115 is pretty much an EV TL606 cab, which are great. Im sure it'd sound great with the Super Bassman.

Can't say enough good about the Bassman Pro Neo 115s tho. Superb. See many of my posts in this thread that praise em.
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Congratulations on getting the Super Bassman, awesomest amp ever :bassist: I totally agree with Rod. Neo 115 is perfectly voiced for this amp and if you're going up stairs every time it's about as light as a cab gets. No worries about cranking the 300 watts either, the neo takes it all. :)
 
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I thought I would add my experience from today for the "auto bias" subject. My SB 300 has been in a storage case for a long while during no gig pandemic , and before that I often took the easy light weight solid state head route. Now that gigs are opening I put the SB 300, which has it's second auto bias unit via warranty, on a cab and warmed it up. The auto bias would go solid green for a little it would blink green too. I finally toggled the switch from normal to warm. Walked away for 1/2 hour and came back to solid green! toggled back to normal and came came back 1/2 hour to solid green! Despite what the manual says about the tubes being old, I think Rip Van Winkle just needed some time to warm up and wipe the sleep out of it's eyes. The tubes are old by time they don't have a lot of playing hours.
 
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Well I did use the Super Bassman thru a single Bassman 115 and it was a pretty raucous, loud pub gig. Hard rock. Didn't really have quite enough cab for the job, but the 115 Pro Neo took it and delivered in all its overdriven gory glory. Was real fun. But I really shoulda taken the NV215 or another Bassman 115.
Didn't get pics of rig, but cuppla fb gig shots from random folk
They were getting into it, so it must've sounded good out front.
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rodl2005 said:
Well I did use the Super Bassman thru a single Bassman 115 and it was a pretty raucous, loud pub gig. Hard rock. Didn't really have quite enough cab for the job, but the 115 Pro Neo took it and delivered in all its overdriven gory glory. Was real fun. But I really shoulda taken the NV215 or another Bassman 115.
Didn't get pics of rig, but cuppla fb gig shots from random folk
They were getting into it, so it must've sounded good out front. View attachment 4331976 View attachment 4331977
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Note to self - 2 1x15's with my SB.
Not nearly as fun as you had, but I was able to use my SB through 2 1x15 Bassman cabs at practice this weekend. With a footswitch for channels, I am wondering if I need a pedalboard...
Great pix, so good to see folks out and enjoying live music.
 
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rodl2005 said:
Well I did use the Super Bassman thru a single Bassman 115 and it was a pretty raucous, loud pub gig. Hard rock. ... ... Didn't get pics of rig, but cuppla fb gig shots from random folk
They were getting into it, so it must've sounded good out front. View attachment 4331976 View attachment 4331977
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Is that your rig right behind you, roddy? Lookin' good!

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pre-cbs said:
I recently picked up a Berg NV215 and had a couple gigs in the wild with it. Not light, but all smiles here.

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That's a superb match up... SB -> NV215. That's what I've got also.
I DID have a NV412 for a few years too, bought it after I stupidly sold the NV215.
But about 5 yrs later, I had a chance to buy back my NV215, and, grass being greener etc, I thought that the 215, with its adjustable mid driver, would be way better than my current NV412.
Not REALLY the case, as the 412 is a superb cab in its own right. And, tbh, I woulda been happy with either.
The NV215 is superb also, and I find myself missing the NV412 occasionally. But either would be better than almost anything else around.
Ideal world, I'd have both, but, the NV215 is with me to stay
 
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I like the mid driver, but now I’ll keep an eye out for the NV412. I still have a little room left in the garage.


rodl2005 said:
That's a superb match up... SB -> NV215. That's what I've got also.
I DID have a NV412 for a few years too, bought it after I stupidly sold the NV215.
But about 5 yrs later, I had a chance to buy back my NV215, and, grass being greener etc, I thought that the 215, with its adjustable mid driver, would be way better than my current NV412.
Not REALLY the case, as the 412 is a superb cab in its own right. And, tbh, I woulda been happy with either.
The NV215 is superb also, and I find myself missing the NV412 occasionally. But either would be better than almost anything else around.
Ideal world, I'd have both, but, the NV215 is with me to stay
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rodl2005 said:
That's a superb match up... SB -> NV215. That's what I've got also.
I DID have a NV412 for a few years too, bought it after I stupidly sold the NV215.
But about 5 yrs later, I had a chance to buy back my NV215, and, grass being greener etc, I thought that the 215, with its adjustable mid driver, would be way better than my current NV412.
Not REALLY the case, as the 412 is a superb cab in its own right. And, tbh, I woulda been happy with either.
The NV215 is superb also, and I find myself missing the NV412 occasionally. But either would be better than almost anything else around.
Ideal world, I'd have both, but, the NV215 is with me to stay
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Those are both outstanding cabs. :bassist: :bassist: :bassist: :thumbsup:
 
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