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Post subject: 59 RI fender bassman, looking for opinions on Mods
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:26 pm
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I was thinking of getting a 59 Bassman RI, new or used.
Are some RI years better than others ?

Never played much on a Bassman, but I live in SoCal & see a
lot of great surf bands. Most of these veteran players use a
Bassman to get a nice midrange tone. I'm playing
with my '07 AVRI Jazzmaster & my used '99 Twin Amp.
I wish the Twin had a fatter tone sometimes, but I do like the Twin too.

Mods I've heard of include changing the rectifier to tube,
replacing the Jensen speakers with Weber P10R 's or EMI Copperheads.

Anyone have experience & opinions or Bassman amps & their mods ?

Thanks,
Dave


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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:31 pm
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Putting a tube rectifier in will make a big difference. Don't go overboard with the mods on an amp. You could end up going in the opposite direction of the way you want to go.

Try a 5751 in V-1

Look into Scumback Speakers www.southbayampworks.com

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