Fender bassman cracked rib

Admittedly, they sound great for guitar, but lets back up a little and see as fender makes a bass amplifier. The fender bassman pro 100t is a very nice tube amp with two input channels, 4 6550 power tubes and am auto bias circuit. Broken ribs are a common injury following an accident or fall. This powerful 50watt rig could easily compete with the common instrumentation of the day. Ungigged bassman ltd from the late noughties, i think. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue i need help in dating my fender amp and if anyone can attach a value to her that would be great. Fender input jack replacement kit for one channel amplifiers or for just one channel of a twochannel amp. It is small and packs alot of volume for its size, and it has the ability to tilt back. The baffle board and back panel are made out of baltic birch ply. This included a transistorized version of the bassmana 105watt piggyback beast with. Bassman 100 pn 0224503000 120v service manual contents.

Aug 10, 2014 the fender bassman evolved as an amplifier designed to initially go along with the fender precision bass. Given their position in the body, broken ribs are usually left to heal on their. Its completely possible that fender didnt calculate the bias correctly when converting over for the reissue, or didnt change the bias values, to run 6l6, and simply carried over the stock bias specs, which were running 5881s. It seems to mainly do it at high volume, and after it heats up a little. Basically the amp sounds like it is shorting out and the volume is jumping updown rapidly, with some distortion, etc. The fender bassman was the first amp cbs got its hands. The fender bassman 59 ltd is the companys reissue of the amp the was originally designed in 1952 to suit their very new precision bass guitar. Very pretty fender bassman 500 head bass listed as used but in excellent condition. I am playing the amp with matching fender 410 neo cabinet for over a year now yes, the cab is light weight too. Arguably the 66 bassman while still having blackface cosmetics was a silverface amp. That said, the twin reverb was the muscle amp that your heroes often used in the 60s. On the fender amp field guide it says chassis dimensions are the same, but i had a. Keep in mind throughout this lesson that fender is in business to make money, and the bottom line is a. So it was a combination of wood pulp and internet technologies that cracked this case.

Full retube kit for black or silver face fender bassman or bandmaster amps. London power scaling and sag control or master volume optional. The blackface bassman with black tolex covering and black knobs existed basically unchanged until 1967. The bassman 50 specifically used two 15inch speakers and 50 watts. Input channels are wired in phase so you can plug into both inputs at the same time for. In the early 60s fender was producing its brownface and blonde amps. The fender bassman 100t thread discussion in amps and cabs bg started by tim1, apr 6, 2012. For vintage fender amps made before 1980 from the original tweed, blonde, brown, blackface and silverface eras. Fender super bassman tube bass amp head one of the most powerful and versatile bass amps fender has ever created, the super bassman is a stadiumlevel 300watt tube head designed for the biggest shows and the largest stages, with enormous fender bass sound and sparkling vintage fender looks. Blonde series amps 20w, 40w, and 80w heads, and 1x12 20w combo with tremolo. The photo on the left shows the cabinet after the old tolex was stripped off. The 1959 fender bassman is consider the hall of fame amplifier that became famous for guitar players. However, the reality is that fender made many improvements to the blackface circuit, so there isnt really one single blackface circuit.

A broken rib is a common injury that occurs when one of the bones in your rib cage breaks or cracks. While cracked ribs are still painful, they dont bear the same dangers of broken ribs. The fender ultra linear bassman 70 is not a bad amp at all 2 6l6 power tubes, 70 watts thought 6l6 was a 25 watt tube. Bumper fracture segond fracture gosselin fracture toddlers fracture pilon fracture plafond fracture. Fender bassman bandmaster low power retube with 6v6s price. From the blonde era fender made the bassman as a amp head and 2. This kit comes with a matched pair of the jj 6v6s to lower the output and get an earlier breakup. When several ribs are broken in several places a flail chest results. Fender input jack replacement kits for silverface amps. A bassman and telecaster should work well for all of that music. Claiming its place at the head of the table, fenders 300watt, alltube bass amp employs modern technology to maximize classic fender tube mojo. These piggyback amps had a separate head and cabinet. Learn how your doctor may treat a broken rib and what problems may arise from such a.

View and download fender bassman 410 owners manual online. Now i wonder if there is a hardware reverb pedal, rack or whatever which might be slightly comparable to the ones of fender twin family. The fender bassman amp is a compact, portable musical instrument conservatively rated, with all necessary controls for handling complete high fidelity music reproduction. The fender bassman is a bass amplifier introduced by fender during 1952.

Among them was the blonde bassman which is one of the best amps fender ever produced. Fender super bassman head 300w tube bass head black. Fender bassman ten 50watt 4x10 vintage silverface guitar. Launched in 1951, the bassman was one of fender s original iconic amps. This, in effect, made the leather handled bassmans 58 reissues because the only difference between 1958 and 1959 fender bassman amps were the leather vs. Fender bassman 610 neo 800watt 6x10inch bass amp cabinet. Been checking out fender bassmans but someone told me that the fender supersonic sounds much like the old 66 bassman, but with extra components to model the 65 vibrolux. The 50 watt tops had an extra tube mixing stage between the preamp and the power amp, and the 100 does not. In the past, doctors recommended taping or wrapping broken ribs. The fender bassman is a great amp, even by todays standards.

Contains two switchcraft 12a switched jacks, with nuts, locking washer and trim washer, plus two 68k and one 1 meg carbon composition resistors. One of the guys there showed me the fender bassman 25, because it was his personal favorite amp. During the different eras the bassman amp came in many different shapes and. Claiming its place at the head of the table, fender s 300watt, alltube bass amp employs modern technology to maximize classic fender tube mojo. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue my.

Adding a midrange control to fender amps that have no midrange control. Even guitar players in the 1960s were using the blonde bassmans. Reverb for fender bassman amp i own a wonderful 64 blackface bassman, which perfectly suits my need for the fender clean guitar sound, except for one thing, obviously. The bias should be set between 22 to 24ma per tube. But with the new 300watt super bassman, the company has taken an oldschool turn back to the heady days of stadium rock, when bass amps with gutchurning volume ruled the day. In early 1952, the fender bassman amplified a great new invention the fender precision bass guitar. Fender offers many different solutions equipped with eminence neodymium speakers. There are many versions of the blackface bassman out there. Biasing a fender 59 bassman ltd, 67ma reading max with pot.

The bass channel works great, but the normal channel breaks up intermittently. However, what people dont know is that the bassman, though they are well known. The shell is made out of solid pine with hand made 14 finger joints. The fender bassman 5f6a knows this, and pays homage to this template of tone like no other book on the market. Rib fractures can be painful and may lead to severe injury inside the abdomen and. William seiji marsh vintage fender bassman restoration. However, what people dont know is that the bassman, though they are well known as guitar amps, were designed for bass guitar players. Well, by following this guide, you can decide which bassman head is best suited to you. The next example will demonstrate this quite nicely. Although the tube chart remnant indicated what was probably a ab165 circuit, inspection of the circuit was clearly an aa864. They included the bassman compact in a list of what they call the second series fender solid state amps. On the other hand, some early small silver face amps were still blackfaces amps deluxe, princeton as far i know, the blackface circuits were aa864 1964, aa165 6566, and ab1656667, the later is. As a result, breaking a rib can make everyday activities very painful.

Unfollow fender bassman amp to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Vintage fender bassman restoration, part i as some of you may know, i dabble in electronics. Tube amps on the left hand tab of the bass control looking at it from the back is a 6. Wiring harness with extra long thread jack included. I have included several photos but please ask for any other details needed. I has all highend components that clones the original fender circuit. It is a 100 watt amp, and you would think it would simply be a larger version of the 50 watt bassman tops of the 60s and 70s. I prefer the tradition classic fender sound available in the vintage channel 1, but the overdrive channel packs lots of extra punch in channel 2.

Nov 16, 2010 i was recently given an early70s fender bassman 10 by a dear friend of mine who said he couldnt get it to overdrive. The information contained herein is confidential and proprietary to fender musical instruments corp. There are a plethora of bassman heads out there, and just as many circuit variations. After helping pioneer bass amplification with the original bassman combo fender ceded the big bass amp market to other manufacturers in the late 60s and 70s. Fenders bassman 610 neo cabinet delivers the enormous fullbass sound youd expect from a 6x10 enclosure designed forbigger shows and larger stages, and does it with sparkling vintagefender looks and a remarkably lightweight design. This leads to some poor soul complaining that his bassman doesnt sound like the one used by his favorite guitar player. Just had the mods on my 1978 fender bassman ten completed. It was introduced in 1951, primarily targeted for bass guitar players and promoted as a bass amp for the fender precision bass guitar, the first massproduced electric bass guitar ever. Fender product overview the 50s fender bassman was the pro bassists answer to amplifying a great new invention. It has 4 new hand coned alnicos and sounds incredible. Countless guitar players have rediscovered the great simple pleasure of plugging into this amp, and todays 59 bassman ltd delivers wide stage coverage, touchsensitive dynamics and fullfrequency tone that make it perfect for building great sound with any guitar and effect. The cab was cracked open on one end and i took it to my friend danny for repair. I told him it was never designed to overdriveit was built to stay clean.

The 50s fender bassman was the pro bassists answer to amplifying a great new invention. Oct 27, 2009 this amplifier was30 years old and had dirt and decay working against its tone. The fender super bassman is a quality amplifier with loads of power and a full range of sounds. I was recently given an early70s fender bassman 10 by a dear friend of mine who said he couldnt get it to overdrive. Fender, considered by many the first name in all things bass, has just recently updated their catalog with the release of the fender bassman 800 bass amp head. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. The silverface fender bassman amp from the 1970s has a great reputation as an affordable, vintage tube rig for guitarists, delivering plenty of volume, great tone, and an excellent chassis, offering easy preamp and tone stack modification. Fender super bassman tube bass amplifier head 300 watts. Discusses symptoms of a fractured rib, such as pain and difficulty when breathing and pain around fractured area.

This typically results in chest pain that is worse with breathing in. Does anyone use the fender bassman for bass anymore. In 2006 i had the pc board removed and had a handwired hoffman turret board professionally installed. View online or download fender bassman 60 operating instructions manual, service manual. Unfollow fender bassman to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the bassman also became the foundation on which. You may break a rib if youre hit hard in the chest. Mods for fender blonde, blackface, and silverface bassman heads.

I got into it several years ago when i happened to be browsing the internet under the influence of some delicious and apparently potent local ipa, and before i knew it i had ordered a diy guitar pedal kit from build your own clone. Maybe you add an outboard reverb either the big fender device, or a good quality pedal. At 50 watts, it competed easily with the common instrumentation of the day. Starting in 1972, fender produced a number of variations on the bassman with varying wattage and speaker size. I had an amp tech go through and replace all of the tone caps to match that of the fender super reverb specs. Replace it with a 10kohm potentiometer, and thats it. Its perhaps a bit of an irony that this amp design is among the most revered from guitarists not bass players.

The bassman was a combo amp in the tweed era with the 1. A reproduction of the original fender blackface bassman style 2x12 extension cabinet. Please not i get proof of post on all items and post day after payment is received. The original fender tvfront bassman of 1952 was a barebones amp with two knobs volume and tone and two instrument inputs on a topmounted control panel, a bottommounted copperplated steel chassis and what fender billed as a specially designed jensen p15n speaker. He said hed lose money trying to sell it and hed rather give it to someone who would use it.

As far as im concerned, this new fender gear, super bassman 300 and the neo 610 has given me the best bass sound ive ever had. Mill hill audio restored the amplifier so that it could sing for another 30 years. It is disclosed solely for use by qualified technicians for purposes of equipment maintenance and service. The pt was original, but the ot was a fender bassman ot with a date code of 1965 and the choke was also from 1967. Read more about how long it takes injured ribs to heal, how to look after yourself until youre feeling better, and when you should seek medical advice. The video below compares a bassman ab165 to a princeton reverb and a deluxe reverb. I know some of you would like to hear a full stack, but the supplier only had the 6 x. Mods for fender blonde, blackface, and silverface bassman. Review fender bassman 800 bass amp head and fender. Add to this the fact that the first marshall amplifiers were largely leveraged from the bassmans circuit design which in turn spawned a countless array of further clones as time passed, and its easy to understand why the fender bassman was the.

Personally i think it is important not to think of this amp as an update of the old fender bassman it is a new amp in its own right and should be judged as such. It appears to be a heavy relicd early 90s fender 59 ri that was gutted, rebuilt ptp with quality parts. Her condition is excellent there are no marks or tears anywhere on the amp, the control panel is also exellent and it was just checked out by voodoo amps and in perfect working order. With six 6550s in its engine room, this stadiumlevel head sports tasty mid60s fender blackface styling and two footswitchable channels. May 30, 2012 after helping pioneer bass amplification with the original bassman combo fender ceded the big bass amp market to other manufacturers in the late 60s and 70s. Fractures usually occur from direct blows or from indirect crushing injuries. In this article, learn about how to identify the symptoms and what to expect from. Apr 08, 2014 vintage fender bassman restoration, part i as some of you may know, i dabble in electronics. The fender bassman 800 bass amp head gives you the mix of modern and. Fender bassman for sale in uk 62 used fender bassmans. Broken or bruised ribs are usually caused by a fall, a blow to the chest or severe coughing. Pcb assypreamp pcb assy pwramp chassis assy cabinet assy end item drawings fender musical instruments corp. Symptoms, causes, treatment, recovery time, and more. Ive got a somewhat rare fender frontman 25b bass amp that i bought to have around for our bass player to play through on writing nights.

The sound that emanates from any guitar amp is more than the sum of its parts, and only a detailed analysis of exactly how your signal is shaped along the way can reveal just how that. It sounds fantastic, and takes pedals incredibly well. Looking to get a fender head for an avatar 2x12 with a vintage 30 and greenback. William seiji marsh vintage fender bassman restoration, part i.

Eventually bass players found that the amp was not really suited to their application as it would distort and break up too early. Legendary fender bassman the tweed covered fender bassman is considered by many to be the epitome of tone, and every current tube amplifier myth revolves around this amplifier. This was a period that encompassed fenders 1965 sale to cbs and the summer 1966 start of fenders illfated experiment with solidstate electronics. Think it also has a high end gain channel for some more marshall crunch type of stuff.