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Back in the olden days (1983-1985), my punk rock buddy,
Dan, played a killer Fender Quad Reverb...all I can
remember was that thing being powerfully loud!
The on-board reverb was sort of tame for surf...so I would
definately still use an outboard reverb unit. The Quad
tended to break up and crunch a bit after about 6-7 on the
volume...and it would really scream at 8-9...but, man at
that volume level almost any Fender would break up and
scream.
I remember really envying Dan's nice loud Fender Quad
sound...my Bassman 50 could barely keep up, volume
wise...but, we were playing small gigs: houses, warehouses,
the Armory Hall and junk like that...
I played punk guitar, but I played with a St. George reverb
tank back then...and some Blue Tube pre-amp
distortion...you know sort of Agent Orange style.
Dan played the Quad with on-board reverb and a
dallas/arbiter fuzz face...punk rock Ramones sort of
stuff...
that was way before the days of decent PA/mic/soundboard
type sound reinforcement which is pretty standard at most
fairly large gigs today.
maybe that's why I have rampant tinitus these days...I'll
have to ask Pete Townshend about that next time I see
him...
huh? eh?...what'd you say?
-dp
--- stratrhythm <> wrote:
> (Sorry bout the last post hit the wrong button)
>
> My suggestion wasn't to buy the Bassman 100 as a Bassman
> (which
> indeed is one of the most wonderful amps ever built- I
> envy you dp)-
> but since it is a 4 x 6L6 amp take out the overbuilt feed
> back
> circuits and get it closer to an earlier Showman.
>
> As far as the transformer is concerned, Vibroworld shows
> the
> transformer replacement part for a Bassman 100 as Fender
> part
> #125P34A - same as for Fender Twin Reverb, Showman, Dual
> Showman,
> Quad Reverb, and Bassman 100.
>
> Anyway it was just a thought because down here in San
> Diego no one
> seems to want to let go of a Bassman or bandmaster head
> for less
> than $500 or $600 in decent shape, don't see much
> variation on ebay
> either. But maybe i'm wrong.
>
> BTW has anybody ever used the Quad Reverb? There's a shop
> down here
> that's got one.
>
>
> --- In , DP <noetical1@y...>
> wrote:
> > 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 <rockverb@h...> 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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