The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Bass Amps & Effects => Topic started by: westen44 on April 18, 2019, 09:51:06 AM
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I never thought when I used to play my late 60s Fender Bassman that it would eventually become a guitarist's amp. I never had an Ampeg V-4B but I got to play through one on some demo songs once. I don't know what year it was. It belonged to the studio engineer. I loved the tone for bass, though. I wish I could have taken it home with me.
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I was never a fan, but I think I've read that Stevie Ray Vaughan played Marshall and Fender Bassman amps in the studio. I have nothing against SRV, BTW, but it always bothers me when someone comes along and starts saying he was better than Hendrix.
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I still have my '67 blackface Bassman. It would serve quite well for most of the gigs I play.
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There was a guitarist who kept wanting to buy mine. I should have sold it to him. He really wanted it and I'm sure he would have given me a fair price.
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When I was at the school we had a couple of bass amps but only one guitar amp so by necessity I had to put the rhythm guitar (often me) through an OLD H&H 200W Bass combo, TBH I really quite liked how it sounded.
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My very first bass amp was a bright orange Roland Cube 60, with a 12" speaker, circa 1980.
A very clean and simple amp - just volume and 3-band EQ, no dirt at all. Not much power to it obviously.
When I got a bigger amp I sold it to a jazz guitarist, it was pretty well suited to that job apparently.
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I have been using a Cube 100 lately.
It sounds good with bass, guitar, and steel guitar.
A lot lighter than the Ampeg B 100R