Fender TV Series bass amps

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:38 pm

The main point we're making is that they've taken the innards of the cruddy Bassman SS cheapo amps, thrown it into a Tweed combo to fool people like Rob and upped the price.

It's cynical in the extreme.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:50 pm

Mike wrote:The main point we're making is that they've taken the innards of the cruddy Bassman SS cheapo amps, thrown it into a Tweed combo to fool people like Rob and upped the price.

It's cynical in the extreme.

i definitely thought they were tube-amps when i first looked at them, given their price-tag. so i'll grant you that a grand (their current pre-order price on MF.com) for a solid state combo is definitely not appropriate. however, are we really sure that the guts in the low-end bassmen are also in these new amps? or is that just a general assumption?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:51 pm

It's an assumption based on specs and the fact that It's Fender.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:54 pm

Mike wrote:It's an assumption based on specs and the fact that It's Fender.

hmmm. i guess. like i said, i've heard amazing tone squeezed out of shit that doesn't make sense that it'd be awesome...so whatever.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:57 pm

There's samples up on the Fender site, nothing overly impressive or tasty:

http://www.fender.co.uk/fba/bassmantv/
Aboot half way down.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:59 pm

Doog wrote:There's samples up on the Fender site, nothing overly impressive or tasty:

http://www.fender.co.uk/fba/bassmantv/
Aboot half way down.

see, this must be personal taste, but some of those sample sounds i heard were actually pretty cool and motown-y.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:02 pm

Fair enough, can't argue with taste.

Well, not as easily.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:03 pm

Doog wrote:Fair enough, can't argue with taste.

Well, not as easily.

ha ha ha. for me, what i'm interested in is great hi and low mid prescence. low-end is important of course, but to me for your bass to really cut through you NEED low and hi mids...and those samples seemed to have a pretty good amount of hi and low mid.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:17 pm

When low end is present in those, it seems to fart nastily.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:26 pm

Mike wrote:When low end is present in those, it seems to fart nastily.

in the samples you mean? i didn't hear that at all...weird.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:28 pm

Bass Only.
Odd Ballad.

Does not sound good.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:30 pm

Mike wrote:Bass Only.
Odd Ballad.

Does not sound good.

i'll have to check that out again...but definte "Farty" low-end for me...to me that means a sound almost like a less-than-powerful enough speaker is "flapping" around a bit?

Post by **Doog** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:31 pm

Sounds more like it's just some crap sounding preamp clipping than a speaker.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:33 pm

It could be from the amp, it could be from the recording device, but it doesn't sound good to me.

I would reject that as a tracked bass recording, my Behringer DI box sounds much better than that and it cost Â£30.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:35 pm

i was going to play guitar thru it anyway.

fuck bass. bass is for fat retards / black people

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:36 pm

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:42 pm

robroe wrote:fuck bass. bass is for fat retards / black people

hence why i played it for over 10 years in a band. i'm a fat, black retard.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:50 pm

my dick is black and its retard strong

so is this amp aparently

Post by **Doog** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:53 pm

robroe wrote:
fuck bass. bass is for fat retards / black people

Still waiting on that Wesley Willis signature 5 string..

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:17 pm

i wonder if kimbo slice plays bass ?