BassAgent Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Soooo I have an Eich endorsement which is absolutely terrific but lately I've also been GASsing for a vintage Fender Bassman. Yesterday, a friend of mine sent me a link with "just buy this ok" so I offered a low but decent price for it and surprisingly, the seller agreed! So I took all 55 lbs home and I'm super happy with this amazing amp. Everything works, it sounds absolutely killer and it included the original speaker cable. I'm still trying to figure out how to open it up to check the pot codes but that shouldn't be complicated. For now: yay! Edited February 4, 2021 by BassAgent 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Oh yeah, I’m loving that, I’ve never seen one in that colour 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 It was retolexed a long time ago. Not very tidily done, but it looks great anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Just now, BassAgent said: It was retolexed a long time ago. Not very tidily done, but it looks great anyway It looks great, I wouldn’t change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) I remember those Smiling Sun 'Nuclear Power - No Thanks' stickers (but in English) from the early 80s... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiling_Sun Edited February 4, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) As someone who worked on several Nuclear power stations I found the stickers somewhat amusing! LOL Edited February 4, 2021 by BassmanPaul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 My first "serious" amp - wish I could remember who I sold it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.I. Joe Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Nice! I've played a 50W Bassman. Great sound, but lacking a little headroom in the heat of the moment. I bet the 100W would be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (replace “pics” with “sound samples”) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 First gotta get my cabinets at home, ánd check out if my Eich 112s are a good match with this animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Another question: I'm going to try it on my Eich 112XS cabs of course, but a friend of mine offered me a 212 cabinet made from an old Supertwin combo, the 185 powerhouse from the 70's. It has the original Utah speakers in it and I was wondering if anyone as experiences with those speakers, and if it would sound decent with the Bassman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 My worst experience in bass amplification was a 50W Blackface blonde Bassman with it's 2x12 cabinet in the late Sixties. It looked wonderful on stage but sounded like a pile o' crap. I had to use it for the two gigs that weekend in Liverpool and then returned the amp to Dawsons in Runcorn. Unfortunately they had sold my trade in so I just left the amp there. I still get nightmares about the damn thing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 I'll just hope that it does its thing on my Eich cabs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 21 hours ago, BassAgent said: Another question: I'm going to try it on my Eich 112XS cabs of course, but a friend of mine offered me a 212 cabinet made from an old Supertwin combo, the 185 powerhouse from the 70's. It has the original Utah speakers in it and I was wondering if anyone as experiences with those speakers, and if it would sound decent with the Bassman. If these were the size of a standard Fender Twin Reverb, that would be very small for a bass 2x12“, and if it's open backed like the usual Twin, then I wouldn't. It might be a nice guitar cab. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 I'm going to try it on my Eich 112 cabs, but forgive me for being a bit dumb but I've never dealt with tube bass amps before (in 20 years? Never? Well, not with non-original cabs): is it best to connect 1 speaker to the amp and then the other cab to the other cab, or two cabs into the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 If your cabinets are 8Ω then you should connect two as the amp has a 4Ω output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Well, I tested it. And by god it works. And how. Perfect. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cattytown Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I love a Bassman! To get in, power down and leave for a while. Then leave it a bit longer... The back panel (if still there should be obvious on how to remove. The chassis (at least on the 135s) is held in b the longish bolts through the "runner plates" on the top. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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