New amp/cabinet day Bassman 50

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:16 pm

70's Bassman 50

late 60's drip edge fender cabinet with an awesome old mystery 18" speaker, I'm not sure if its a bassman cabinet or a rhodes cabinet. Got it yesterday for $140 on craigslist

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:23 pm

Oooooh! You got a RHODES running through it!

Pop some fuzz in front of it and DEW AN DEMOZ!

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:25 pm

I may have to this weekend, I now have a flip vid to make demos with.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:03 am

18 ?

HOLY SHIT

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:05 am

i think you got a 15" with a tone ring.

check the info here

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... 12&t=53441

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:08 am

the old tone rings are pretty hard to find these days

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/sho ... ry-Rodgers

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:11 am

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:46 am

I love my Bassman 50. I played a gig with it last night and it sounded awesome, my Boss Power Driver sounded particularly good. Well worth the one and a half hour drive through London traffic to get to the venue.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:45 pm

Thanks Robroe, I couldn't find anything on it. It looks exactly like that on the inside, I'll post a picture of it next time i take it apart. but there are about 50 screws holding the back on.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:50 pm

if it was a rhodes cab it would probably have two speakers. the suitcase ones had cabs with them, but they ran in stereo.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:02 pm

stewart wrote:if it was a rhodes cab it would probably have two speakers. the suitcase ones had cabs with them, but they ran in stereo.

yeah, the only thing that was throwing me off was the huge speaker, but now it makes sense. It also has 2 threaded holes on the top for mounting a head on it, but they are spaced really far apart. and someone added a peavey PA speaker jack with an attenuator on it, but its not hooked up to anything. either way, it sounds great! On the outside it looks like its in really bad shape, the bottom doesn't have any tolex on it, and on one side its all frayed and hanging loosely, but the inside is totally fine. I'm kind of liking the destroyed look though.

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:30 pm

in that era only the showman amps had tone rings, so you have a showman tonering cab, if you ever try to sell it you will likely get a lot more money for it offering up that tidbit in the listing. Also that cab is a 1968 or 1969, the only two years they had shit with the aluminum out ring on their amps and cabs. Cool pick up, great price.

toez10 · Post by **toez10** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:13 pm

Well, it looks like you got an awesome cab, and now I'm pissed I didn't call on it before you.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:22 pm

goldengurls wrote:in that era only the showman amps had tone rings, so you have a showman tonering cab, if you ever try to sell it you will likely get a lot more money for it offering up that tidbit in the listing. Also that cab is a 1968 or 1969, the only two years they had shit with the aluminum out ring on their amps and cabs. Cool pick up, great price.

Thanks! I don't see myself getting rid of it any time soon, but that's good to know

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:16 pm

I know they are heavy ish cabs, i had a dual showman reverb with the 2x15 cab for a while, TONE TONE TONE all day
I miss it and yet i don't at the same time, my set up now is very economical in terms of weight, this way I won't blow out my back walking it up steps to plays shows in dc, which you have to go up steps at almost every venue it seems.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:19 am

Congrats! I hope it sounds as good as it looks!

rawpower · Post by **rawpower** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:28 pm

Wow, stories of deals like that keep me on the hunt for some serious vintage gear. I used to own a bassman ten combo. I should kicked square in the ass...

Seriously though, congrats!