Amp of the Day 12-10-09 1966 Fender Bassman

[Mark Wein]

I feel like doing a series of these on amps I actually own (or have owned)

http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/66bassman/66bassman-4.jpg


It's hard finding info about the amp online, but I did get this from the Fargen website:


1966 Blackface Fender Bassman


The vintage 1960's Blackface Fender Bassman amp is one of those diamonds in the rough. It really needs some TLC and mods to make it come alive, but once you do, this amp can turn up the heat in any roadhouse bar - and serve up some Texas blues with a little Jimi on the side! Not to mention the fact that the 2 x 12" piggyback setup just looks damn cool! I have had several of these Fender Bassman amps on my bench over the years, and when tweaked to have more of an English flair, they can sound better than best Marshall Amplifier you have ever heard!I've had mine since the mid 1990's. Even though it's supposed to be a Bass amp they end up mostly being used for guitar. It's a 50 watt head that just makes your guitar louder in a pleasing way. :D

I just started using mine again after man years of only playing through my Deluxe and I'm starting to remember why I bought the amp in the first place...

I don't have two many recordings that I remember as specifically being this amp except for this one from our album "Desert Center" Travis Bickel Day (http://www.markwein.com/soundfiles/Felt%20-%20Travis%20Bickel%20Day.mp3)

I also used it for last weeks gig playing the National Anthem:

YouTube- The National Anthem at the OCDP 12-4-09

On little tidbit about these amps that I like to tell people is that this is the amp that Hendrix used on the slower version of "Voodoo Chile" in the studio...

http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forums/images/icons/hendrix-smilie2.gif

[Prages]

Nice. Mines a few years newer, but I still love the sound of it.

The Gear Whore has owned at least 4 different Blackface Bassmans since I've known him.

[Mark Wein]

The Gear Whore has owned at least 4 different Blackface Bassmans since I've known him.

Whats the point of that? :confused:

I think that the Bassman is a great basic amp to own. I'm not sure how much they are running these days but I got mine for $400 with the cab in 1995 or so.

[Prages]

Whats the point of that? :confused:

I think that the Bassman is a great basic amp to own. I'm not sure how much they are running these days but I got mine for $400 with the cab in 1995 or so.

He's a gear whore. :o

I also paid $400 for mine with the 215 cab about a year ago. I think the head alone normally goes in the $500-$600 range though.

[Mark Wein]

He's a gear whore. :o



Gotcha :p




I also paid $400 for mine with the 215 cab about a year ago. I think the head alone normally goes in the $500-$600 range though.

That was a great deal.

[Denverdave]

Want....

Big time....