Common sense Bassman mods....

[schmee]

you know... common sense stuff you'll use!

 

[Edgar Allan Presley]

Please tell me this is your amp.

 

[Edgar Allan Presley]

 

[printer2]

But where are the cigarette burns on the amp? Maybe that is a Tweed thing. The smell of burnt plastic does teach people fast.

 

[Lynxtrap]

Looks like a smokin' amp! Could you post a schematic and specs for the PT?

 

[Junior Little]

But where are the cigarette burns on the amp? Maybe that is a Tweed thing. The smell of burnt plastic does teach people fast.

I think the black panel era amps had a flip-out ashtray installed in the back...

 

[Bearzooka]

How do I do this?

 

[W.L.Weller]

https://www.autozone.com/lighters/cigarette-lighter-and-accessories/p/dorman-56411-cigarette-lighter-assembly/439342_0_0

Lighter part pretty cheap and easy. Even the extra hole in the faceplate isn't so bad (probably doesn't make "cents" to do this to an actual Bassman).

The 12VDC power supply is part I'm struggling to figure. Maybe just a wall wart and a barrel connector on the back of the amp? Use a 2.5mm so you don't mistake it for a pedal power supply?

 

[schmee]

https://www.autozone.com/lighters/cigarette-lighter-and-accessories/p/dorman-56411-cigarette-lighter-assembly/439342_0_0

Lighter part pretty cheap and easy. Even the extra hole in the faceplate isn't so bad (probably doesn't make "cents" to do this to an actual Bassman).

The 12VDC power supply is part I'm struggling to figure. Maybe just a wall wart and a barrel connector on the back of the amp? Use a 2.5mm so you don't mistake it for a pedal power supply?

6 volt cigarette lighter, socket tapped right off the PT, is my guess. 6 volt cars had cigarette lighters you know...

 

[Lynxtrap]

6 volt cigarette lighter, socket tapped right off the PT, is my guess.

Not sure if that's a good idea, a lighter must draw like 10A.

 

[radiocaster]

Heck yeah. Next step is to put in the cassette player.

 

[dougstrum]

Best way to get that smokey tone~

 

[arlum]

Every amp needs one of these if just for old times sake.

 

[schmee]

Not sure if that's a good idea, a lighter must draw like 10A.

Yeah, well......... the whole idea is not a good thang!

 

[FaithNicole]

So, I have a Bassman 25 and thought, "Self, maybe there's a mod in this thread appropriate for this one since it needs repair already". Well, that's a nope. I feel so disillusioned

 

[fretWalkr]

I can see where that would make sense (to someone) in the 60s/70s playing in smoky clubs. A lot of guys played with a cigarette dangling out of their mouths. I've got a 62 strat with burns on the headstock where a lit cig was stuck behind the strings.

That amp looks like a real freak show. I would love to know what the switch and extra knob do...and what other "features" were added to that amp.

 

[bebopbrain]

Yeah, well......... the whole idea is not a good thang!

Maybe loading the 6.3V starves the filaments and produces a unique brown sound.

 

[schmee]

Yer not playing while yer lighten!

 

[RetiredUnit1]

I love it. I hate cigarettes tho, I'm quite allergic to them.