New Fender Amps from NAMM

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:05 pm

robroe wrote:is this new too? champ head unit ?

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 2223100000

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.... i HAVE to get one of these.....

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:52 pm

gypsyseven wrote:
robroe wrote:is this new too? champ head unit ?

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 2223100000

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.... it's a ghost of a speaker cabinet.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:21 pm

robroe wrote:

I just went back and read the feature list on this thing, holy fuck I want those features on a Twin-style head! Preamp out for recording that doesn't burn out the transformer??! Multiple ohm output??? self-biasing tubes????

This shit is state of the art.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:57 pm

Stuart wrote: What is Super Bassman slang for?

Super B-Assman

(The B is for "butt")

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:58 pm

benecol wrote:Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.... it's a ghost of a speaker cabinet.

Hahaha I totally thought the same thing.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:50 pm

Pens wrote:
robroe wrote:
I just went back and read the feature list on this thing, holy fuck I want those features on a Twin-style head! Preamp out for recording that doesn't burn out the transformer??! Multiple ohm output??? self-biasing tubes????

This shit is state of the art.

Yeah, I'm really curious about the price-tag on this thing. My bass amp is tits up, and there aren't really any techs in the area... this would be a superb replacement... and if I like it with guitar too, I can pick up a reverb pedal and not carry my Twin around!

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:17 pm

I wonder what the Euro-price will be for these..

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:01 am

Without reading the whole thread... has anyone mentioned the new Machete Amps which cost a bomb and a half ?

http://www.fender.com/products/machete/ ... No=2163000

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:54 am

hahahahah $2,600 msrp for that stupid thing

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:43 am

Ankhanu wrote:
Pens wrote:
robroe wrote:
I just went back and read the feature list on this thing, holy fuck I want those features on a Twin-style head! Preamp out for recording that doesn't burn out the transformer??! Multiple ohm output??? self-biasing tubes????

This shit is state of the art.
Yeah, I'm really curious about the price-tag on this thing. My bass amp is tits up, and there aren't really any techs in the area... this would be a superb replacement... and if I like it with guitar too, I can pick up a reverb pedal and not carry my Twin around!

From what I've read on talkbass they're going to be priced around the same as an Ampeg SVT classic. So probably around $1700, so a bit pricey until they hit the used market. Looking at the features on this amp, If I were in the market for a brand new tube bass amp, this might come out ahead of the SVT classic. I'm a total ampeg guy, but the models since they stopped production in the USA have been pretty unreliable. I got my used SVT 2 pro, for about $800 and it's one of the last models produced in the USA so I got a good one and am not looking to get rid of it or get anything else besides maybe a lightweight amp like an orange terror bass as an easier to carry around option. I think Fender really got it right with these bassman amps though so I'm pretty excited to hear how they sound. With Fender putting this amp out, and Orange putting out the AD200B, I think Ampeg might be forced to start upping their quality, or they might fall behind.

mastermorya · Post by **mastermorya** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:31 pm

I can never tell whether a Bassman is actually for the bass. I thought Fender made "bassman" amps that tone attorneys love to play their guitars through. And I played a little cheap old silverface Musicaster "Bass" amp one time that sounded really good with a regular guitar.

So is this new Bassman for bass, (b)ass or what?

Anyway, are there any clips of the sound of these new amps? I like the Sword in the Stone one, maybe.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:28 pm

he said tone attorneys. awesome.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:25 pm

mastermorya wrote:I can never tell whether a Bassman is actually for the bass. I thought Fender made "bassman" amps that tone attorneys love to play their guitars through. And I played a little cheap old silverface Musicaster "Bass" amp one time that sounded really good with a regular guitar.

So is this new Bassman for bass, (b)ass or what?

Anyway, are there any clips of the sound of these new amps? I like the Sword in the Stone one, maybe.

The original bassman amps, didn't have quite enough head room for bass so they became pretty popular with guitar players. I have a friend that plays bass through one of the old silverface bassman amps and it sounds really good, but it is very dark, and very gainy, not something that the majority of bass players are after, but it works for certain styles.

This Bassman though, being 300 watts, appears to actually be targeted towards bass players. I can't imagine this thing being very good for guitar unless you want something that won't get overdriven at all. All the features on this amp are geared towards bassists, and it really sounds pretty amazing compared to other options out there in the price range, and in the 200+ watt tube bass amp market.

dub · Post by **dub** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:42 pm

Isn't it just this amp with a makeover?
http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/se ... 0213302010

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:00 pm

mastermorya wrote: I played a little cheap old silverface Musicaster "Bass" amp one time that sounded really good with a regular guitar.

Quite a few people on this forum, myself included, swear by the MM Bass amp. It's a really great little amp for guitar: sounds excellent, no fussy controls and a perfect power rating for rehearsals and small gigs.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:37 pm

dub wrote:Isn't it just this amp with a makeover?
http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/se ... 0213302010

Feature set is different.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:51 am

timhulio wrote:
mastermorya wrote: I played a little cheap old silverface Musicaster "Bass" amp one time that sounded really good with a regular guitar.
Quite a few people on this forum, myself included, swear by the MM Bass amp. It's a really great little amp for guitar: sounds excellent, no fussy controls and a perfect power rating for rehearsals and small gigs.

+1. I like to call it the Mini Bassman. I traded mine to Haze and he said it sounded similiar to his Bassman.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:14 am

Billy3000 wrote:From what I've read on talkbass they're going to be priced around the same as an Ampeg SVT classic. So probably around $1700, so a bit pricey until they hit the used market.

I was in at the local Long&McQuade on Saturday and they had it listed in their systems already. Street price was $1799.99.
Might have to go the Terror Bass route instead; if I can get some sort of Speakon to 1/4" or XLR adapter; my cabinet doesn't have Speakon connectors.