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Gavin,
The head is worth way more than $250, any day of the
week. It's essentially a Bandmaster without the
"vibrato" circuit. That should be enough to make
you run back out and snatch the thing up. <g> Then,
go out and score a closed back 2x12" or 2x15" cabinet,
and sound like the Astronauts! <lol>
OTOH, the Bassman 10 shares the 4x10" open back
configuration of the Super and the Concert. Sadly, to
my ears, all of these amps sound muddy when played in
the lower registers at higher volume levels. Great
for blues, not so great if you're going for that clean
surf tone. Personally, I'd pass on this one, unless
they drop the price to where you can sell it for what
you paid for it if you end up not liking it. <g>
(Check eBay and craigslist in your area to see what
these units normally go for.)
unlunf
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer" <gavinehringer@e...>
wrote:
>
> The Bassman is not an amp often discussed here but...I found a
> silverface Bassman 10 combo amp and silver face Bassman 50 head
> at the local Guitar Center, and both seemed reasonably priced.
> The head was $259, the Bassman 10 was about $650.
>
> Since it's virtually impossible to assess an amp at the raucous
> local Guitar Center, I wondered if either of these represented a
> good, clean surf sound, and if either was worth the money. I
> already have a hand-wired Fender Reverb clone, so no need for
> on-board 'verb.
>
> I am relying on the expertise of the good people at SG101 to
> help me make this decision, so please, comment only if you know
> of what you are talking!
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Gavin
>
