Back To Marshall

[MrNylon 172]

I went back to a Marshall MB4210, as a loaner until the MB4410 comes in from Marshall.

[Lungimsam 28]

Looks like thats all you need for a gig. Massive rig!

Have you tried Fender heads and cabs?

[MrNylon 172]

I really wasn't able to find any in stock around town. They seem to be going more in the way of combos. I really liked the older Bassman amps.

[Lungimsam 28]

I know a cat who has a '68 Bassman head, among others. He was in the band Peppermint Rainbow back in the 60's. He's the guy on the left in the video, with the blue Flower Telecaster:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9puwHRXo6Zo

 

And, as a coincidence, the bass player used a Gibson EB-3 until they got a contract with Fender.

[MrNylon 172]

Those were some great Bassman Amps from that time period. I used a Traynor back then, couldn't afford a Fender Bassman.

[rd_artist 3]

I use a Bassman 135, have owned it since 82 but the funny thing is I like it for my guitar and Rhodes better than for my Bass.

[MrNylon 172]

Well you probably know, going back to the 60's, the Bassman was used for everything. Basses, guitars, organs, electric pianos, and PA's. Your Bassman 135 was probably one of the most popular of any of the Bassman amps. Kustom and Shure turned out their PA's, then a lot of local bands went with them.

[Basshole 0]

I use a Bassman 135, have owned it since 82 but the funny thing is I like it for my guitar and Rhodes better than for my Bass.

 

I had owned a "Superbassman" as well. I loved the tone for bass, but it still wasn't loud enough even though I played it through a Vintage Ampeg 8x10

[MrNylon 172]

I honestly don't remember, how many watts was the Superbassman?

[Golem 9]

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I use a Bassman 135, have owned it since 82 but

the funny thing is I like it for my guitar and Rhodes

better than for my Bass.

 

Not unusual. My inneress in BassMan gear was

strictly for bass, and I suffered the crazy pricing

on these low-power dinosaurs due to demand

for BassMans by tone-freak geetards.

 

I sold the last of the three heads last week. Not

that I've abandoned tube heads. I still have the

Peavey Rock Master, a MM HD-130, and an

Eggbeater Rebel 20 ....

 

I don't care at all about the nature of the preamp

distortion in these heads. Thaz for geetards. All

I care about is power tube saturation. I'll put my

own bass-friendly EQ-pre into the FX shunt and

not even drive these heads' onboard pre-amps

to anywhere near major distortion. The MM HD

doesn't even have a tube pre .... it's a SS pre,

followed by a 4-tube power stage.

 

I think the MM head will soon follow the Fenders.

The nature of tube amp bassing is such that the

value of names like Fender or MM is [for me]

best liquidated. The Peavey has a 4-tube power

stage as well, and thaz the only spec that really

matters for me. The voicing of the gain stages

comes mainly from my Aguilar DB924 outboard

pre-amp, so the "native voice" of these heads

is irrelevant anywaze. All I care about is 4 fully

heated power tubes and 10lb of copper coils.

 

 

 

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[MrNylon 172]

Hey Golem; Good points man.

[MrNylon 172]

It's here.

 

[Lungimsam 28]

Awesome! Now that's some serious power! Let us know how the axes sound through it!

[Lungimsam 28]

I just read that you can blend the two channels on that puppy! Very cool! Looks like you could dial in alotta different tones on that amp.

[MrNylon 172]

I just read that you can blend the two channels on that puppy! Very cool! Looks like you could dial in alotta different tones on that amp.

 

True with the blending. The foot switch also works to make that easier. The fan motor is running great. I played the amp for about 3.5 hours straight yesterday, and it was fantastic. No revving noises, or loud sounds from the fan motor.

[Gaolee 156]

I like the sound I get out of vintage Acoustic amplifiers, but it sure weighs a lot.

[Lungimsam 28]

The fan motor is running great. I played the amp for about 3.5 hours straight yesterday, and it was fantastic. No revving noises, or loud sounds from the fan motor.

 

Good news there! How'd the basses sound? Is it a keeper?

[MrNylon 172]

No doubt about hanging on to this one. Sounds are very good. No issues with the fan motor.

[Lungimsam 28]

That's great! Congrats and Enjoy!

[MrNylon 172]

Thanks partner.

[MrNylon 172]

I like the sound I get out of vintage Acoustic amplifiers, but it sure weighs a lot.

 

The Acoustics from the late 60's, early 70's were monsters. They were built like brick #%^! houses. They also sounded great. A friend had an Acoustic 361, an outstanding amp. He was running an EB0 through it.

[Gaolee 156]

The Acoustics from the late 60's, early 70's were monsters. They were built like brick #%^! houses. They also sounded great. A friend had an Acoustic 361, an outstanding amp. He was running an EB0 through it.

 

That's a classic combination. I currently have a 370 running through a 408 cabinet for LOUD and a 126 combo for not quite so loud. The late '70s versions weren't a step down, either.

[MrNylon 172]

Last week I played an SG Std. bass through an Acoustic 200, at a GC. It sounded very good.

[MrNylon 172]

[Kelvinator 17]

They look good together too!