Is it hard to swap amp guts between combos?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:50 am

I still have my long dead Bassman 10 combo and was thinking: can I just gut the amp bits and swap in, say, my Princeton Chorus, into the bigger more cool cab?

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:26 am

That should be pretty easy, but you have to make sure the transformers are lined up correctly. They are usually placed something like one of them is lying down and another is perpendicular. If they are all parallel, that can cause problems.

Also the PC boards should not be placed in close proximity to the power transformer. Basically, get the components as close as possible to the way they were laid out in the Bassman originally.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:26 am

if it's a straight up chassis swap where everything is mounted to it, and enough space in the intended new home then pretty easy i'd guess. you'd have to drill new mounting holes in the combo though most definitely

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:02 pm

Is this the old tube Fender Bassman Ten or some newer SS version?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:24 pm

71Smallbox wrote:Is this the old tube Fender Bassman Ten or some newer SS version?

Old tube

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:33 pm

2.0 wrote:
71Smallbox wrote:Is this the old tube Fender Bassman Ten or some newer SS version?
Old tube

In that case, you should get that fixed. Those are sweet amps. What makes you consider it "dead"?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:34 pm

I was playing it, it made a horrible thunder noise, smoke came out of it, and it smelled like burnt robroe ball hair. Then it sat in various garages for the past 8 years.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:29 am

Dude just take it to a tech and get a proper estimate. Any old Fender amp can be fixed easily, it's all point to point. Most old tube amp fixes are actually easy and cheap for people who know what they're doing, no matter how scary the symptoms are to the player.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:34 am

^This. Even modern produced amps sometimes can be easilly fixed by them who understand how they work. My Laney went dead and sat a half of the year in a closet. I checked tubes, swapped them, checked transformers, visually checked all elements, soldering and didn't find anything. Then gave it to a tech, who called me in one hour and said that he fixed it. I came and the amp was working, I asked if he could tell me what was wrong, he said "Nope. If you got another problem, you know my number"

2.0 wrote: it smelled like burnt robroe ball hair

Get Robroe out of your garage and take away matches from him