Very nice Vic!
Please post a tone report when you get it ?

Reinhard wrote: Very nice Vic!
Please post a tone report when you get it ?

Thanks Reinhard....I certainly will post something along the lines of comparing it to the Bandmaster and Showmaster.

Nice Vic! Where do you find all these gems?? ???

kayDUB wrote: Nice Vic! Where do you find all these gems?? ???

Look and ya shall find ? I've known about this amp for some time....

Vic wrote:

kayDUB wrote: Nice Vic! Where do you find all these gems?? ???

Look and ya shall find ? I've known about this amp for some time....

great amp vic.........

since you said look and you shall find if anyone wants a vintage amp

just a heads up ....... if anyone's interested in an original fender 63 vibrolux amp in blonde ..just the head NO cab ..i know a dude (casual aquaintance) who's selling one ..and he i think he only wants 3 -4 k for it so not too expensive (remember it's just the head ) ......and it's in pretoria

a disclaimer ... i can't vouch for this amp or it's condition ...... it's just what i heard from someone i met in my local music store and know him from idle chatter when we bump into each other in the store .......... in fact he's the dude i bought my elk es30 from which got converted/modded by jp .... and i do know he was collecting old amps .... also pm me and i will get his number for you ....i don't even have it on hand but i can find it easily enough ......from the store owner

Keira WitherKay wrote:

Vic wrote:

kayDUB wrote: Nice Vic! Where do you find all these gems?? ???

Look and ya shall find ? I've known about this amp for some time....

great amp vic.........

since you said look and you shall find if anyone wants a vintage amp

just a heads up ....... if anyone's interested in an original fender 63 vibrolux amp in blonde ..just the head NO cab ..i know a dude (casual aquaintance) who's selling one ..and he i think he only wants 3 -4 k for it so not too expensive (remember it's just the head ) ......and it's in pretoria

a disclaimer ... i can't vouch for this amp or it's condition ...... it's just what i heard from someone i met in my local music store and know him from idle chatter when we bump into each other in the store .......... in fact he's the dude i bought my elk es30 from which got converted/modded by jp .... and i do know he was collecting old amps .... also pm me and i will get his number for you ....i don't even have it on hand but i can find it easily enough ......from the store owner

Thanks Keira.
I did not know that they made it in head and cab configuration ? Only know of the combo version. (Mark Knopfler amp ? )

Yum! Congrats Vic.

singemonkey wrote: Yum! Congrats Vic.

Thanks Singe.
I use to have one just like this many years ago but sold it to finance something else at the time...have always regretted that .

very nice!!!!!

So...the Bassman arrived today, all the way from Pretoria, via De Aar ! ?

Tubed her and all that.....unfortunately it has a hisssss, not loud but irritating enough. Also way too treble with little mids (with my Strat) on all the channels. So Karel will have to sort her out...maybe just a cap/resistor, and/or a crappy valve ?
It's currently at the top of the food chain as you can see ?

Vic wrote:
So...the Bassman arrived today, all the way from Pretoria, via De Aar ! ?

Tubed her and all that.....unfortunately it has a hisssss, not loud but irritating enough. Also way too treble with little mids (with my Strat) on all the channels. So Karel will have to sort her out...maybe just a cap/resistor, and/or a crappy valve ?
It's currently at the top of the food chain as you can see ?

Problem solved ! I accidentally swopped the AT7 and one 7025 pre-amp tube around during re-tubing. (big mistake ! :-[ )
The amp is fine now.
Must say there's is not much of a difference in the sound of this Bassman and my Bandmaster. Apart from being a slightly louder amp (50W vs 40W) the former (perhaps) has a little less clarity than the Bandmaster (?).....but all in all a fine big sounding amp.

I am glad it was a quick fix Vic! Enjoy that badboy.

Reinhard wrote: I am glad it was a quick fix Vic! Enjoy that badboy.

Thanks Reinhard...yes I'm relieved ?
Must add it sounds terrific with a Strat....crystal clear, but with a lotta balls at the same time . Have not overdriven it yet....definately does not break up before 5 with single coils.