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Craig,
I agree 100%... your rig sounds like what I play
through...4x12 fender cabinet with crappy tolex, right?
dp
--- Craig Wagner <> wrote:
> Although I don't play surf music exclusively, our band
> was into country rock, playing a lot of R&R oldies, I've
> always played my bass through a Bassman. Mine is a
> black-faced 60W from the early 60's. It has such a
> mellow tone, that when I play guitar, I also play through
> the normal channel of the Bassman, using 12" speakers
> instead of 15's. It's the TUBES! The only mod I've ever
> made to the amp was to convert it to a three prong
> electrical cord so I wouldn't get surprised at the mike
> when the polarity switch was wrong. I LOVE THE SOUND of
> the Bassman.
>
> mono_tones_1 <> wrote:We use a
> bassman 100 driving a single 15" Altec. never had any
> problems with it. Way loud enough and great sound, plenty
> low and
> plenty high, if you want it.
> Not a 'tight' sound, but that's not what we're after.
>
> The bassplayer in my former band had an Ampeg and i
> thought it simply
> had bad sound, and very un-versatile (?). Maybe it was
> just to big:
> 2x 300W and 8x10 cab. maybe it would sound better on a
> big stage, but
> i have to say, I don't think i ever saw a band with an
> ampeg were i
> really liked the bass sound. besides, don't big stages
> usually use
> d.i. anyway?
> anyway, just not an Ampeg-fan.
>
> Another bassplayer i played with had a H&K combo, and
> though it looks
> awful, i'd want to have one if i were a bassplayer: loud,
> very
> versatile, and a third the size and weight, and about
> 1/6th the
> price of an ampeg.
>
> this of course is a personal comment. You could also be
> glad he
> doesn't show up with a Trace Eliot on stage ;-)
>
> surf on, wannes
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > My bassist in my band will not use a Fender amp. He
> claims the
> > Ampegs are better for bass guitars. I'm just wondering
> who uses
> > Fender amps for their bass, what model, and do you have
> any
> problems
> > with rattling or blowing speakers.
> > Regards,
> > Bill
>
>
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