Fender '59 bassman reissue

Donald77 Joined: Jun 23, 2012 Posts: 226	Posted on Dec 10 2013 08:11 AM I was wondering how a Fender bassman reissue would sound with a tank in front of it. Does anybody use one for surf stuff? — https://www.facebook.com/groups/722422647891279/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZbVMwSVp2QM0kbnT7FGVQ Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Dec 10 2013 08:23 AM It would sound good. The Narrow Panel Bassman isn't wildly different from the brown amps. There is a belief they are only good for blues, but they do very well for surf. 50 Watts is a lot, my Super Reverb that I gig with is only 35 watts. Top
derekirving Joined: Nov 03, 2011 Posts: 660	Posted on Dec 10 2013 02:03 PM I don't play surf, but have a RI bassman and have had two reverb tanks (a '64 and a reissue). Together I'd say they can do surf, in fact the FRV1 pedal can do it too. I think with the RI bassman you'll want to use the solid state rectifier or a good tube - I'd think you'd want a good tight/focused rectifier option instead of one that drops voltage for lots of sag/compression. At least for surf. Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Dec 12 2013 06:14 PM It does sound good. I have done exactly this in the past with a '59 Bassman RI LTD and one of my own tanks — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
mad_dog Joined: Sep 23, 2008 Posts: 349 Montclair, NJ	Posted on Dec 13 2013 07:21 PM I recently traded into a quite nice, high-quality tweed bassman, made by Sterling. A fine sounding amp, especially so with the texotica reverb. In format and power, not far from a super reverb. Voiced differently of course, and no reverb. But that same large, room-filling type of sound. If you like a SR with load of reverb you'd probably like a tweed bassman with lots of reverb just as much. MD Last edited: Dec 13, 2013 19:22:36 Top
alphaking Joined: Jan 02, 2013 Posts: 214	Posted on Dec 15 2013 05:44 PM mad_dog wrote: I recently traded into a quite nice, high-quality tweed bassman, made by Sterling. A fine sounding amp, especially so with the texotica reverb. In format and power, not far from a super reverb. Voiced differently of course, and no reverb. But that same large, room-filling type of sound. If you like a SR with load of reverb you'd probably like a tweed bassman with lots of reverb just as much. MD mad_dog, I'd have to agree with you. I have a friend with a 65 Super Reverb, and I've always thought my 59 Bassman clone with the Texotica Reverb sounded just like it! Top

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