BF Bandmaster

Marky D. · December 12th, 2003, 02:15 PM

This week I re-capped a BF Bandmaster that I had laying around. I ran it through a single 12" Vintage 30 and it really sounded sweet...

My first thought was to fix it up and sell it but I'm having a hard time letting it go! I'm thinking about getting a 2x12 or 2x10 4 ohm cab for it - any recommendations for speaker combinations? Open or closed back?

Thanks!

Pierce · December 12th, 2003, 02:32 PM

from the front it looks like a vintage piece but the back has a fanned back panel and gets KILLER bass response over a stock 2x12

mark norwine · December 12th, 2003, 02:39 PM

have steve make a 2x10 combo box w/ a pair of weber C10NQ's.

you'll love it....

joe c · December 13th, 2003, 04:19 AM

I run one with a C15 NQ and love it.>joe

Rob (PA) · December 13th, 2003, 08:41 AM

I run my '65 and '67 Bandmasters (both recapped) through a 1X15 EVM15L. You can't beat a big clean speaker. Using a high wattage speaker works for me, I have no chance for blowing up that speaker, (I usually run my Bandmasters volume on 8 or so) so I'm not afraid to turn the amp up. It sounds a little sterile at recording volumes, but for gigging it is the best!

stantheman · December 13th, 2003, 09:30 AM

it's good'un too. To me unless the family needed the
heat or the food nothing would convince me to unload
vintage Fender treasures. Those classic Western Electric
circuits are the foundation of all we call "tone".
I'm a big believer in the EV-15L, I think it's the greatest
of all the 15's, "big sky tone", made a believer out of me.

Lance · December 13th, 2003, 02:19 PM

getting a matching cabinet. Not that it's essential, but I spent almost a year trying to locate a reasonably priced, period correct 2x12 bottom for my '65 Bassman head. Most people don't want to seperate their sets if they have them...and the rest are beat. I finally happened on a mint one....but with blown oxfords. A pair of Webers completed the picture and it's a great rig.

December 12th, 2003, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marky D. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Age: 48 Posts: 314	BF Bandmaster This week I re-capped a BF Bandmaster that I had laying around. I ran it through a single 12" Vintage 30 and it really sounded sweet... My first thought was to fix it up and sell it but I'm having a hard time letting it go! I'm thinking about getting a 2x12 or 2x10 4 ohm cab for it - any recommendations for speaker combinations? Open or closed back? Thanks!

December 12th, 2003, 02:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pierce Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: skull island Posts: 471	steve watson does a nice partial open back cab from the front it looks like a vintage piece but the back has a fanned back panel and gets KILLER bass response over a stock 2x12

December 12th, 2003, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
mark norwine Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 50 Posts: 1,382	have steve make a 2x10 combo box w/ a pair of weber C10NQ's. you'll love it.... __________________ "Progress is not possible without deviation from the norm." Frank Zappa

December 13th, 2003, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rob (PA) TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Embreeville PA (West of Philadelphia) Posts: 10	Go big! I run my '65 and '67 Bandmasters (both recapped) through a 1X15 EVM15L. You can't beat a big clean speaker. Using a high wattage speaker works for me, I have no chance for blowing up that speaker, (I usually run my Bandmasters volume on 8 or so) so I'm not afraid to turn the amp up. It sounds a little sterile at recording volumes, but for gigging it is the best!

December 13th, 2003, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,071	I know that "tone" Rob (PA)... it's good'un too. To me unless the family needed the heat or the food nothing would convince me to unload vintage Fender treasures. Those classic Western Electric circuits are the foundation of all we call "tone". I'm a big believer in the EV-15L, I think it's the greatest of all the 15's, "big sky tone", made a believer out of me. __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

December 13th, 2003, 04:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
joe c Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Age: 57 Posts: 114	I run one with a C15 NQ and love it.>joe

December 13th, 2003, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lance Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,198	Good luck.... getting a matching cabinet. Not that it's essential, but I spent almost a year trying to locate a reasonably priced, period correct 2x12 bottom for my '65 Bassman head. Most people don't want to seperate their sets if they have them...and the rest are beat. I finally happened on a mint one....but with blown oxfords. A pair of Webers completed the picture and it's a great rig. __________________ Lance "not very good...but I make up for it by playing loud"