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Chris P.

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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2009, 03:32:32 AM »
I ordered one for a review, I tried it and now it's at a colleague's house for a review. I kinda like it! They are real good lookers in real life: Tweed, kinda suede speaker cloth (think Champion 600), chrome control plates and chickenheads. I'm a sucker for chicken heads. It has a tube preamp indeed, a tranistor power amp and they sound very nice. Nothing really special, but just a good amp for smaller gigs.

300W and 2x10 is what I sometimes use for bigger gigs too. In the end I'm always DI'd, always bass on my monitor, so no use for a big amp. I almost always take my Hiwattt DR201, but that is just because I like it;)
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2009, 09:25:07 AM »
I tried the TV 15 last week and was impressed! I ran a MIA Precision and a 5-string Sterling Ray35 through it and it held its own. Not in the same league as many other amps out there like Mesa, SWR and the SVT but definitely a good all-around amp and stage-worthy. Lots of punch, clarity and decent tone-shaping controls. Looks-wise ...... hhhhhmmmmmmm ..... maybe in a Rockabilly, Blues or Country band.
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2009, 01:49:53 PM »
So you beat it with some chains, leave your cigarette burning on the top and spill a few beers on it.  How hard is that?   :toast:
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2009, 01:57:53 PM »
I don't need to relic either of my Peavey combo 300's...by now they have more than their share of mojo...
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2009, 09:17:43 AM »
Well, my local dealer has them all in stock, so I'm gonna test them just for giggles.
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2009, 07:40:37 PM »
OK, I took my trusty 4005 tribute bass to the House of Guitars and played 3 of the new Fender TV amps.  I love the sound and the look.  Sorry!  The down side: under powered for serious R&R gigging.  Even the 15" version wasn't quite loud enough to compete with drums and sound systems IMHO.  The output jack for running through a sound system is a good feature and necessary.

However, I really liked the size, tone and more than adequate output for moderately demanding gigs.  I just joined a trio to do semi-acoustic R&B gigs, so I bought the 12" 150w model.  I'm looking forward to picking it up, they're holding it for me after I sell a bass to cover it.  And I don't think it's ugly at all in person!  8)
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2009, 09:20:06 PM »
I suspected it wouldn't be as loud as 300w might indicate. Not my cup of tea, hope it does what you need it to, reliably.
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2009, 01:40:55 PM »
Bill, have you seen the state of my Hiwatt and Marshall gear...?  ;D
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2009, 03:01:15 PM »
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on September 26, 2009, 01:40:55 PM
Bill, have you seen the state of my Hiwatt and Marshall gear...?  ;D

Yes, and it is a beautiful sight.  I love naturally reliced gear!

Hold the phone.  The acoustic group I was going to join isn't going to work out, so I may not buy this puppy after all.  If I'm not playing in coffee houses and such, I just might forgo this for now.  I still would like one to screw around with once in awhile.
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2009, 03:38:46 PM »
You wait until you need something to buy it?  ??? :)
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2009, 07:25:23 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on September 26, 2009, 03:38:46 PM
You wait until you need something to buy it?  ??? :)

 ;D :mrgreen: ;D
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #26 on: September 27, 2009, 10:26:22 PM »
When I saw the title of this thread I thought that "Bassman TV" was Mark's new forum handle.
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« Reply #27 on: September 28, 2009, 08:22:37 AM »
LOL! Good one .....
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Re: Bassman TV!
« Reply #28 on: September 28, 2009, 09:53:16 AM »
That one took me a minute to get.  ;D   Must be Monday morning.
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