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I play a 1966 Bassman 50 (2x6L6 power valves)...through
2x12 Celestion speakers...a great warm, fat, surf guitar
amp...nice shimmering treble end...a real Fender Jewel!
dos centavos,
-dp
--- mono_tones_1 <> wrote:
> Not really, the bassman has different transformers, which
> play a big
> role in the sound, abnd thus it sounds rather different.
>
> I have used bassman 100's (71 and 75) on occasion, and
> have a
> blackfaced 1970 bassman (2x 6L6), and the last one sounds
> a lot better
> for guitar and, esp for surf, IMHO. also, very available.
> the 100's
> work, but for $350, you could do better.
>
> on a side note, check about tubes and cap job - sometimes
> you're
> better off with paying more for an amp with decent new
> tubes and a
> capjob done, then buying something cheap and having to
> invest a lot in
> a short time.
>
> my 2 cent
> WR
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "stratrhythm"
> <lawyerschroeder@s...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Oh Yeah BTW ON EBAY some guy wants only $350 (Buy it
> now) for a
> > Silverface Bassman 100 early 70's. I looked at the
> schematic, and it
> > looked to me like you could pretty much turn it into a
> Blackface
> > Showman without a lot of trouble by removing the
> feedback circuits.
>
>
>
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