MikeB Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 hey guys - was wonderin how a fender bassman 60 amp would sound like with guitar played thru it... ta mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Is that a '70's Silverface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 awesome if you dig low down Blues rock. I prefer the blackface bassmans, but some silverface amps can easily converted to old specs.... I'm still looking for a blonde.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 I'm still looking for a blonde.... Aren't we all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I own a '68 Bassman (first year of the silverface, if I remember correctly). Aside from the mandatory removal of the "Death Cap", it's bone stock. When I first bought it, there were some really crappy tubes in it, and it was obviously un-biased. With some elbow grease, new tubes, and biasing, the thing sounds AWESOME. There's a catch though- with these amps, in order to get really good gain (SRV-type), you'll need to crank them up nice and loud. My Bassman breaks up nicely at about 6, and for a 50W tube amp, that's pretty damn loud....but man does it sound good. :-) I built a 5A quilted maple housing for it (to keep the original in nice shape). I also heightened the original specs enough to fit a 1-space rack unit underneath. The housing is book-matched on every plane- inside and out. Cheap? No. Look good? Oh yeah. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 hey guys - was wonderin how a fender bassman 60 amp would sound like with guitar played thru it... ta mike Played a strat with the neck postion pup and it had that classic Texas blues sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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