I know what you mean with the cab choice. I run mine with Mesa PH410 and it’s beastly too (and heavy as a boulder
). Sometimes I run MBD2 with hall reverb in front of SB300 and it’s the mightiest shoegazy rig I’ve ever heard.
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The Fender Super Bassman 300 thread
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). Sometimes I run MBD2 with hall reverb in front of SB300 and it’s the mightiest shoegazy rig I’ve ever heard.
Nope. Use the onboard one on the Bergantino B|Amp tho
Out of interest, have you used the 410 Pro Neo also? I have the 610 and i love it and use it the most with my SB. But the 410had a it of a different voicing somehow and it rally appeals to me. Just haven't been able to put my finger on why though.
No, I have not. I've seen a lot used ones pop up for sale, and usually reasonably priced. I just struggle dropping dough on another cab that I don't need. Maybe some day... I'd love to try an 810 as well, but between my 610 and 115, I'd have to produce a convincing argument to quiet my inner cheapskate enough to allow it! My rule these days is, if it ain't gigging, it ain't staying (allowing for a couple vintage pieces that I just can't part with of course!)Out of interest, have you used the 410 Pro Neo also? I have the 610 and i love it and use it the most with my SB. But the 410had a it of a different voicing somehow and it rally appeals to me. Just haven't been able to put my finger on why though.
I actually think the 610 is the more portable of the two as well (compared to other non-fender lightweight 410s I've had in the past). I roll my 610 into venues and tip and slide it right into my hatchback - rarely lifting. It's saved me a lot of back strain over the years!
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I do for the most part yeah, if a tune has me turning off and on distortion/overdrive I usually want the EQ to remain pretty consistent. Not that you can't set it to sound consistent between the modern and vintage channel, I've just got the modern channel doing something completely different and mostly favoring an overdriven sound with boosted highs and high mids. My vintage channel is super warm but thumpy, not super scooped but a little since that is the inherent tone of it's stack but I play with a P bass 60s vintage II reissue and it has a ton of low mids which is what I like with a clean P bass sound.
I have hit the blumes in the modern channel and it sends it into absolute chaos and sometimes I just need that sound if I'm jamming. I like improvisation... alot. I use the blumes alot for it's 3 position setting making it a bit fuzzier for my faux synth bass sound. Been thinking about switching it out for a JHS Cheese ball because it has more fuzz to it but it's just not as versatile as the blumes. One thing I like about EQD pedals is they use the flex switching, which means I can hold down the switch to get a momentary effect, or just hit it quickly to turn it on, that's how the looper works too and it's fun to just lay into one note at the end with an octave and a bit of fuzz, tons of momentary fun can be had with my flexi looper all the while keeping the "effects" outta my main sound completely.
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Interesting. I have been fiddling with my MBD2 a lot and gain stacking it with the overdrive channel. I play shoegaze and for the most part I like what I’m hearing.
It is fun to mess with the gain and blend settings. Going thru the effects chain before the SB300 by default would allow me to set ‘blend’ pretty low so that I can hear the effects coming thru. I’ve come to realize however, even when the blend is at half way I can still hear plenty of dirt and octaver.
That's one of the great things about the SB300. It's ability to BLEND the clean and dirty tones.
It works well too. Seamless blending, easy to use.
I swapped the stock 12xx7 tubes to some old Raytheon 5751's I had, back in about '13, and it changed the drive a little. I
've had these in it since
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It’s funny that every response is pretty much the same, and it is for me too. I’m a big pedal nerd, got over 150 pedals, but when i got the Bassman 800 I ditched the pedal board completely and got my distorted tone directely from the amp and cab, Neo 610. It just sounds so good. Later on I got a Bassman 100T and its awesome too. I’m planning on getting my hands on a Super Bassman 300 to see what i like best.
It's just the opposite over in the Rumble amps world. At least half the people considering the Rumble Stage 800 combo, with built-in models for 20 different amps 24 different cabinets and 59 different pedals, ask if it takes external pedals well!! Sheesh!
Just received my new SB300. Playing through it this AM noticed channel 2 is quite noisy. Gain and blend completely to zero and it sounds like a hiss or waterfall, turning tweeter up a little bit accentuates the noise. The vintage channel is dead quiet. Any ideas or suggestions to resolve this. It's new so it can go in for warranty work which is good.
I had the same experience, and eventually at was happening on both channels. I returned the amplifier under warranty for a replacement. The replacement has been great.
My thought would be to user a power conditioner with the amp to see if that goes away. I do this at gigs, in case the power at the location is not the cleanest.
Hi all, for a few months now I have a Super Bassman and a 115 Neo. I love the sound, but when I use my 6-string bass, I kinda feel like the higher notes sound somewhat lost or less audible compared to the lower notes. Nothing dramatic, but it is itching me to try out the 410. Just out of curiosity: is anybody combining the Neo 115 with a Neo 410? I was told, that the combination of different speaker sizes may have its disadvantages?
I had the 410 with my SB300 and thought I wanted to switch to 2 115s for a more modular rig. I bought a 115 super cheap from GC and gave it a go. I did not like the tone at all. It was way too low mid heavy for me and lacked the tightness of the 410. I tried them together and it was fine but the 115 didn’t add anything useful for me so I sold the 115 for a profit. YMMV
Just chiming in, as I have been using my SB300 in my 2 bands for the past 6 months!
Best sounding bass amp I've ever owned.
I agree with the previous conversation about not needing dirt pedals with it. I've experimented with an MXR bass distortion, Oneder Red Ryder and a sansamp bddi and all of them make the amp sound worse. The drive channel on the SB300 maintains all the low end while adding grit, and I have yet to try a pedal that keeps the low end I want a while giving better results gain wise.
I do run a Keeley Ego compressor in front which adds a touch of fatness, and sustain at lower volumes. Very light compression.
Here is a pic in the studio last weekend.
Best sounding bass amp I've ever owned.
I agree with the previous conversation about not needing dirt pedals with it. I've experimented with an MXR bass distortion, Oneder Red Ryder and a sansamp bddi and all of them make the amp sound worse. The drive channel on the SB300 maintains all the low end while adding grit, and I have yet to try a pedal that keeps the low end I want a while giving better results gain wise.
I do run a Keeley Ego compressor in front which adds a touch of fatness, and sustain at lower volumes. Very light compression.
Here is a pic in the studio last weekend.
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The distortion on the SB300 is great. I loved pushing the first tube on the vintage channel so that no matter where the gain was it still had drive. Then dial up the gain to where it would drive a bit more and you’re good to go. I liked the vintage channel to be my favorite. I wish they made a head with just that channel.
Find a cab you like the sound of, and if you need extra, add more of the same. The coupling effect of identical cabs is far more impactful imo. When I was running Eden rigs I had all sorts of speaker combos. 210/410 212/210 210/115 etc etc. Best combos were 210/210 and 410/410. Both cabs react to EQ identically when trying to make changes.
The Neo 410 with the SB300 is a lot of cab. I've never had issue with large stages. I have the 610 also and love it, but I do prefer the 410 pushed at times.
The Neo 410 with the SB300 is a lot of cab. I've never had issue with large stages. I have the 610 also and love it, but I do prefer the 410 pushed at times.
That sounds like the 12ax7 in the OD channel has gone bad. Mine did exactly this recently. I swapped it out and it fixed the problem. The preamp tubes are easy to access via pulling out the four screws in the front panel. If you swap the Vintage and OD channel 12ax7s around the problem should change channels to confirm it.
I did some tube swapping on the OD channel just out of curiosity. I tried 12au7, 12at7, 12ay7 and a couple of different 12ax7. Ended up leaving a 12AY7 in there which gave it a bit more of an old school flavour.
Not as young as I once was and I never play places big enough to need the juice I get from the Super Bassman. I'm still not ready to let go of the greatest bass amp ever built, but looking for an alternative. A forum search for Vase amps tells me rodl2005 might appreciate my latest attempt at finding a rig that can sound somewhere near as good but without the weight.
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Have you tried EQ-ing differently? I know I change EQ depending upon what cab.
MAYYYYBE I've used a 6 or 810 at a festival once, but apart from trying a 410 instore, I've not tried any other Bassman Pro Neo cabs seriously
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