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i had a 1978 fender bassman ten in ok condition and i loved it to death. i made a dumb decision and sold it. my rig hasnt been the same since.

today i had the opportunity to trade my peavey classic 5 4x10 straight up for a 1972 fender bassman ten in pristine condition. naturally, i stabbed my old standby in the back (sorry peavey) and jumped at the chance. it was a chance id take over and over and over again. thank youuu jesus.

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the cleans are outstanding. the overdrive is even better. i even got the original rca 6l6's with the amp. i cant wait to plug those in tomorrow and wail. please let me know what ya'll think.

with love,

christopher michael

post soundz

i will poast sum sondz a$$ sun a$$ eye ghet sum mike's n' cablez.

I think that may be my dream amp.

Very nice, I believe our very own Shadow has one the very same.

Awesome, presumably the "Ten" stands for the 10", not the amp being 10w?

that's a very, very nice amp you got there man !

silverface...mmm

everytime i see a silverface bassman head pop up on this belgian secondhand site i feel like 'yep, i'm just gonna go for it'..but never did, they're reasonably priced too i think, unlike those little princeton reverbs that go for €500+ (a lot for an old,small, low wattage amp i think)
but those old bassmans... they're great with bass too, nothing but vintage toob goodness.

Doog wrote:Awesome, presumably the "Ten" stands for the 10", not the amp being 10w?

you are correct sir. the amp is a 50 watter with 2 6l6's.

heavium wrote:that's a very, very nice amp you got there man !

silverface...mmm

everytime i see a silverface bassman head pop up on this belgian secondhand site i feel like 'yep, i'm just gonna go for it'..but never did, they're reasonably priced too i think, unlike those little princeton reverbs that go for €500+ (a lot for an old,small, low wattage amp i think)
but those old bassmans... they're great with bass too, nothing but vintage toob goodness.

thanks alot! yeah something just draws me to the silverface cosmetics. and you know what? i always hear terrible things about silverface fenders, and not one of them has been true. except for the ultralinear transformers being teh sux.

as soon as i can ill get some sounds up. im oh so very pleased with how smooth and fat this amp sounds. the overdrive is just bonkers.

That's a sweet amp - congrats.

thanks lamp. i love lamp.

mewithoutus wrote:

Doog wrote:Awesome, presumably the "Ten" stands for the 10", not the amp being 10w?

you are correct sir. the amp is a 50 watter with 2 6l6's.

heavium wrote:that's a very, very nice amp you got there man !

silverface...mmm

everytime i see a silverface bassman head pop up on this belgian secondhand site i feel like 'yep, i'm just gonna go for it'..but never did, they're reasonably priced too i think, unlike those little princeton reverbs that go for €500+ (a lot for an old,small, low wattage amp i think)
but those old bassmans... they're great with bass too, nothing but vintage toob goodness.

thanks alot! yeah something just draws me to the silverface cosmetics. and you know what? i always hear terrible things about silverface fenders, and not one of them has been true. except for the ultralinear transformers being teh sux.

as soon as i can ill get some sounds up. im oh so very pleased with how smooth and fat this amp sounds. the overdrive is just bonkers.

Silverface vs. Blackface is just FDP forum snakeoil corksniffing shite. It's a transformer change and like 6 caps.

Mike wrote:
Silverface vs. Blackface is just FDP forum snakeoil corksniffing shite. It's a transformer change and like 6 caps.

hah dude ever since ive started lurking here youve been my fave member. you remind me of my friend nick.

here are the gutshots. does this look like its been recapped?

back panel removed:




tube chart:


the board:








speakers:






disassembled:


tubes:


the ruby 6l6's that are currently in the amp:


the mesa 5881's that came with the amp:


the :::possibly::: original rca 6l6gc tubes that he gave me as well:


there you have it. i love her. ive seen her naked. and ive only known her for a day!!!

it's all about cosmetics for me mike

blackface:
silverface:((drool))


i'm superficial like that.

heavium wrote:it's all about cosmetics for me mike

blackface:
silverface:((drool))


i'm superficial like that.

im with you.

OK now you're my favourite member after posting gutshots. I love that shit.

if it was recapped it was some time ago as those are no spring chickens. It looks absolutely beautiful. Congratulations. I love simple touches like the diagram for the tubes to use.

Mike wrote:OK now you're my favourite member after posting gutshots. I love that shit.

if it was recapped it was some time ago as those are no spring chickens. It looks absolutely beautiful. Congratulations. I love simple touches like the diagram for the tubes to use.

haha thanks buddy. yeah i didnt know how recent a cap job was if there was at all. so far theres nothing bad happening sound wise so i dont think its something to worry about. and we all love tube charts.

i think its funny that my firefox spell checker puts a red line under "favourite". and colour. haha. i love the british way of spelling things. it makes certain words look more elegant and cool.

haha.. those extra U's it what sets us apart

Looking forward to some samples - those speakers look nice and worn in.

Mike wrote:haha.. those extra U's it what sets us apart

Looking forward to some samples - those speakers look nice and worn in.

oh they are, those speakers are begging to be pushed. im looking at picking up a cheapo interface at my work tomorrow so i can start recording to my computer. clips tomorrow if i can justify spending any more money on gear this month

Mike wrote:haha.. those extra U's it what sets us apart

Don't forget then s'es. Words with zeds look mighty queer.

amazing dude
6L6 Power !!! Silver face



also can do demo showing sound of that kid ?