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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:59 pm
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What bass amp is best for recreation of the 1950's RnR electric bass player. Seems like they all played the Bassman (59 reissue) but now only seems to be marketed to guitar players.


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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:12 pm
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What bass amp is best for recreation of the 1950's RnR electric bass player. Seems like they all played the Bassman (59 reissue) but now only seems to be marketed to guitar players.


They are amazing amps. Originally designed for bass, the tonal quality that comes out of them makes guitarists drool. They weren't (aren't) made with true bass woofers. The original Jensens, Utahs and Oxfords were guitar speakers that had a load of bottom. But they weren't woofers. If you check the specs on the blackface editions, they came with the same speakers as the Bandmaster, Bandmaster Reverb and Twin Reverb. They're marketed for guitar players because there are so many more of them than bassists. Bassists usually know what they want. While the current line of SS Bassman amps don't compete with the original tube sets, they do offer a quality versatility that could satisfy you. The BIG question is where and with whom you're going to play it and, most important, WHAT you're going to play through it. Using a Vintage or reissue Bassman for large venues will be hard on the speakers. Remember, a bass player needs as much as three times the power to compete with the guitars. Small venues, on the other hand, can be handled by a vintage or re-issue Bassman.


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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:19 pm
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Thanks for the response and good information. I should have been a little more specific. My interest was using the vintage bassman for recording purposes (played through a fairly new american standard p bass). If in a live environment, do you think the re issue bassman (possibly mic'd to PA) would recreate nicely with all other players also on low watt vintage tube amps?


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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:04 pm
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jav wrote:
Thanks for the response and good information. I should have been a little more specific. My interest was using the vintage bassman for recording purposes (played through a fairly new american standard p bass). If in a live environment, do you think the re issue bassman (possibly mic'd to PA) would recreate nicely with all other players also on low watt vintage tube amps?


For recording purposes, it'll be JUST FINE. And in small enough venues, it can stand on its own. But once you push the signal through another amplifier and speakers, you'll compromise the tonal quality of the amp. The amplifier was designed to be heard on its own merrits. The system, along with its speakers, creates the sound you're craving. You can adjust that sound by changing the speakers to something more palitable to your ear. However, by sending the signal through the PA, you are, in essence but not exactly, using the amplifier as a pre-amp. When you push the amplifier's signal through the PA, you're now realizing the characteristics of that PA and its speakers. Of course, standing in front of the amp, you'll hear the sound coming from it but no one else will.


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Yea, very true. The real purpose again was for recording, to complement the guitar on a 65 Deluxe Reverb...I should be fine with it on its own, just for small bar/ coffee house gigs. Just wanted to recreate a more authentic vibe and sound.


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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:06 pm
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New bass amplifier available late July...might be interesting.


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Interesting, I recently purchased a Bassman RI LTD, I play guitar but if I decided to have a mess around at home with a bass guitar I wouldn't do any damage to the amp, as its marketed as a guitar amp would I?

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I wouldn't think so, but I would only play a passive bass through it though. Have fun with it.


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