the bassman club

i love my bassman :) perfect for classic rock cranked and great for 50's sounds at lower volume. not just for tweed bassmans!

I have a '62 Bassman head.
All stock except for a 1/2 power switch.

Mine is a 64, had a few others that did not have the clean twang I wanted. The cab is not Bassman, maybe Bandmaster, modded open back with EVM 12S speakers.
http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u265/donsmonarch10ee/?action=view&current=telecaster001.jpg

Well I am here as well.

Mine is a Point to point in a new Bassman cab.

Danger here, mine's a 135.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/wildricechris/IMG_5495.jpg

Fender Bassman 100.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3665055578_0600a3cd61.jpg?v=0

Nice to see Bassman's all around.

a transitional late '61 with some '62 features but still a 6G6 circuit and tube rectifier.....

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-11/71084/61BassmanCabangle.JPG


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'64 6G6-B. It's halfway through a restoration in this picture.

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_data/9/9/3/1/99319/pics/_c238732_image_0.jpg

I'm out. I just sold my point to point tweed... (for a '55 Pro)

I did play a friends '56 15" Bassman last weekend though! (does that count?)

I loves my tweedy Bassman.

Question for those with a tweed. What would I gain or lose by going from my current 6L6GC's to 5881's?

Oh, and here's a pic of the dynamic duo.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/3780959785_75d9168197.jpg

I loves my tweedy Bassman.

Question for those with a tweed. What would I gain or lose by going from my current 6L6GC's to 5881's?

It's my vague impression from what I've read on TDPRI that 5881's run hotter than 6L6's, are not as loud, and perhaps have more character than the cleaner 6L6's.

That being said, it is interesting to note the development of the PI tube in front of them, through the blonde period: 5881's get a 100x PI like a 7025/12-AX-7, while 6L6's from AA 864 use a 60x 12-AT-7.

For what it's worth, 6L6's weren't stock in either tweed or blonde Bassmans....

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One of my fav amps ever made !

Long live the ab165 !!!

Best amp I've ever played through, and that is more than a few amps. The tone (great at any level), the swirly, full surround sound and the ability to play any kind of music make it just the all-time best, imho!

Not the most popular Amp Club around here - is it ?

Looking for some help.I just bought a 70's bassman 100 head.Someone had modified it by takeing out the master volume and installing a jack input.Have no clue what they were trying to do.If you plug into it you have a very low sound come out of it.Can anyone give me a clue as to what you think they have done.Before i take this head apart i was hopeing to learn what to look for.I do want to restore it back to it's original condition.

Got one about eight months ago. Clean, it absolutely sparkles. Cranked up, it hurts people. For me, a much better amp for a tele or strat, than a LP or most others with humbuckers. Great for almost everything at lower volumes. Doesn't require a wrecker to move from gig to gig.

I just bought an ampeg svt-410he used at the local guitar shop and the bassman 100 sounds real sweet through it. When i'm not useing it my son runs it through a 412 cab and plays his Les Paul through it. Seems like this head was made for either bass or guitar because they both sound good through it.

Here is my 67 Bassman Head. It remains stock except for a grounded power cord and tubes. Sooooo nice for rockin & rollin.
Rob

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Some views of my old '59.........
it sat in a pawn shop here in the early '80s forever,till a friend bought it for $150.I traded him out of it :rolleyes:.
It had been pro recovered a la '60s (even had the metal Fender badge),the speakers were shot.It now has 4 old blues out of a first issue Blues Deville.
When tuned up properly it is wonderful.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/refin/59Bassmanrear1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/refin/59Bassmanrear2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/refin/59Bassmanfront.jpg

Control panel ----
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/refin/59Bassmancontrols1.jpg

Oh yeah, I have a couple of Bassmans...:wink:

1973
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/FenderBassman1973_2.jpg

1965
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/1965FenderBassman_1.jpg