Pete Academy Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 The Fender rep brought me a Fender TV series Bassman 1 x 10" combo to try today. I have to say it's a real winner. 150 watts through a 1 x 10" speaker, it was really pokey. Loads of bass end for a 1 x 10". Tried it with a jazz, turn the amp up to about 7, put the back pickup soloed, backed off the tone a bit, and Jaco heaven! Quote
BarnacleBob Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Glad to hear that. I'm desperate to try one. BB Quote
Pete Academy Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 You won't be disappointed. They do a 1 x 12" as well. Miked up for recording they would be awesome. Quote
LukeFRC Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 oooh been watching the vids on the website. If this had come out when i was shopping for an amp I would have bought the 1x15 one no question Quote
Delberthot Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Just spotted this on the Fender website - If they sound half as good as they look then they should be the mutts The pic of the combo with the single coil P next to it was especially nice Quote
Cat Burrito Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 I currently have one as my desktop wallpaper & I'm getting more excited about this amp the more I think about it Quote
Pete Academy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Posted August 23, 2009 For anyone who's interested, I'm happy to report that the 12" version is awesome. The bass end is amazing for a 12. Quote
Cat Burrito Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='578386' date='Aug 23 2009, 06:36 PM']For anyone who's interested, I'm happy to report that the 12" version is awesome. The bass end is amazing for a 12.[/quote] That's the one I'm especially keen to try - just can't wait! Quote
MythSte Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 Looks really sweet but i just cant get myself excited about a fender amp Quote
tredders Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 These look like the dogs... aren't they silly money though? Quote
Cat Burrito Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 STOP PRESS: I tried the Fender Bassman TV 2x10 one today. My initial thought was they need dirtying up cosmetically. Not a problem though - once the amp has done a couple of hot sweaty gigs that tweed won't look quite so fresh. I was surprised with how clean they looked though. Weight wise, it is a weighty beast as I'm sure people would expect. Now I've been excited about these so had high hopes. The reality is that they are good. Not great and possible not worth the money but good. I like the Fender tone where you can control the level of grit & bite with a volume and then set the master volume accordingly. I played around with the settings and (as with most tube amps) it sounded best cranked a little. I was in the sterile enviroment that was a virtually empty Dawsons so I can't confess the tubes had warmed up but it was easy enough to get a good tone. The problem was I'm also able to get good tones out of combos with much easier portability. I'd like one but at that price (for a combo) I'd probably be saving my money. I'm still curious about the 1x10 though. Quote
LukeFRC Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 they do look rather nice. having seen the price (about 800) for the 1x15 version I wonder if i would go for that or a 70's bassman 100 head and cab for the same price.... best amp i think ive ever played through was a fender bassman which belonged to the nice man from glasvegas. sounded lovely. Quote
Pete Academy Posted August 29, 2009 Author Posted August 29, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='579537' date='Aug 24 2009, 08:49 PM']STOP PRESS: I tried the Fender Bassman TV 2x10 one today. My initial thought was they need dirtying up cosmetically. Not a problem though - once the amp has done a couple of hot sweaty gigs that tweed won't look quite so fresh. I was surprised with how clean they looked though. Weight wise, it is a weighty beast as I'm sure people would expect. Now I've been excited about these so had high hopes. The reality is that they are good. Not great and possible not worth the money but good. I like the Fender tone where you can control the level of grit & bite with a volume and then set the master volume accordingly. I played around with the settings and (as with most tube amps) it sounded best cranked a little. I was in the sterile enviroment that was a virtually empty Dawsons so I can't confess the tubes had warmed up but it was easy enough to get a good tone. The problem was I'm also able to get good tones out of combos with much easier portability. I'd like one but at that price (for a combo) I'd probably be saving my money. I'm still curious about the 1x10 though.[/quote] The 1 x 10" has a surprising amount of bass end. However, the 1 x 12" isn't that much more expensive. Quote
EdwardMarlowe Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 They [i]do[/i] seem on the expensive side by comparison to a wide range of offering I've seen from Ashdown et al. That said, hopefully they'll come down. A big attraction for me, as a fan of all things retro, is the look: Outside of the uber-expensive, all tube 59 Bassman reissue (which is really built with guitarists in mind, these days), I can't think of any other bass amp that has that late fifties look I like to it. I [i]do[/i] have an original, early 70s Bassman 100 which, rather than invest in speaker cabs to use with a bas, I have been planning on selling (also to fund a new bass). I don't really need another amp - for my home-playing purposes, my Vox T-25 does just fine for now - but I do really fancy this Fender. The fact that it is a hybrid attracts me - I generally play bass pretty clean (don't we all, for the most part?), and so a nice solid state does what I need just fine. It [i]does[/i] seem a touch on the expensive side for a mostly-tranny amp, but then my experience is predominantly with guitar amps, not bass amps, so I may be totally off-bass there. Quote
Doddy Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 The New Bassman 12 is lovely.....especially with a flatwound strung Precision- classic bass tone. Quote
philfromstoke Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 [quote name='Doddy' post='595728' date='Sep 11 2009, 01:54 PM']The New Bassman 12 is lovely.....especially with a flatwound strung Precision- classic bass tone.[/quote] Just gigged with the TV12. Pub gig, Live drummer, LOUD guitarist. NO PROBLEM. The TV12 holds it's own . . . and I only needed 2/3 of the available power. The landlord said you could hear the bass down the road! Plenty of bottom end but with a clarity that only 12inch speakers bring (my other rig is an Aguilar 2x12). And for big gigs, you got the DI . . . I dont think you'll struggle to hear yourself as this little combo rocks. So . . . it's easily luggable but built to last, looks the dogs!, good range of tones, (pure fender courtesy of my 63 and 71 precisions) and I doubt I'll be karting my aguilar 2x12 and orange ad200 around much longer. If you really are worried about the power then go for the 15, but to my mind the 12 is a great useable package. Ok so not cheap, but I'm one happy customer Quote
Cat Burrito Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Just to revive this older thread I found this Ed Friedland video that I thought I'd share. If he'd have "Bass" in the title I'd have found it a lot sooner! Quote
krispn Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Had one of the Rivera era 80's Bassman amps rated about 18watts and it was great sounding amp but never loud enough for serious gigs - these seem good but a lot of dime considering what you can get for your money these days. Sound good though Quote
Bassman 100 Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 HI new member here. Has anyone compared Phil Jones Flight Case (150watt, €800, 10kg) [b]V[/b] New Fender Bassman TV10 (150watt, €735.00, 20kg ?) Interested in side by side comparisons Quote
tredders Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='Bassman 100' post='718164' date='Jan 19 2010, 06:01 PM']HI new member here. Has anyone compared Phil Jones Flight Case (150watt, €800, 10kg) [b]V[/b] New Fender Bassman TV10 (150watt, €735.00, 20kg ?) Interested in side by side comparisons[/quote] Well, I've got a Phil Jones Flightcase... if someone wasn't to give me a Bassman, I'll happily do the comparison Quote
Beedster Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 [quote name='Bassman 100' post='718164' date='Jan 19 2010, 06:01 PM']HI new member here. Has anyone compared Phil Jones Flight Case (150watt, €800, 10kg) [b]V[/b] New Fender Bassman TV10 (150watt, €735.00, 20kg ?) Interested in side by side comparisons[/quote] Well, from what's been said about the Fenders and my experience of the Flightcase, I'd certainly expect the Fender to be considerably louder. The Flightcase has lovely tone but will disappear very quickly in a live mix. You'll need to play both side-by-side to really know C Quote
.jpg.518c69c2d9e1581799f3c11301dc2da5.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.