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Wouldn't This Look Cute...

WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
edited February 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
...next to my Bassman 10?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1288&item=7302095404&rd=1
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  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    WiLL75 wrote:
    ...next to my Bassman 10?

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1288&item=7302095404&rd=1

    no...okay, yes! cool.
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    talk to pearlwax. he recently picked up one of these silverfaces and i think he's happy.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    exhausted wrote:
    talk to pearlwax. he recently picked up one of these silverfaces and i think he's happy.

    I'm tempted to get it so I can really use my A/B pedal and blend both amps.
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
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  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    Then again, would the lil fender get drowned out in a live situation?

    I could always mic it.

    Or I could not worry about it and park this beauty beside my bassman...

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38074&item=7300652952&rd=1
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    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    exhausted wrote:
    talk to pearlwax. he recently picked up one of these silverfaces and i think he's happy.

    Yep, looks exactly like mine. According to mig mine's from '74 or '75. I'm totally happy with it. It sounds warm and spunky. The tubes really react to the smallest nuance in playing. With the volume on 6 it starts to go into natural overdrive, which sounds heavier and meatier than anything you get with a pedal, though it also really delivers with one (an overdrive pedal).

    Since I never played a gig in my life, I can't help out with how it would hold up on stage. Check mig for that one. It is 'only' 6 watts. But for home playing and recording, this is a true tube beauty in it's simplicity. I'm never parting with it and if I get the chance to get me another one (or a vibro champ), I'd definitly go for it.

    Putting it next to a Bassman 10 is like putting a Jack Russel next to a German Shepherd. But remember that Jack Russels are pretty lively little bastards.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Well, a Champ rated at 6 watts thru a single 8" speaker won't keep right up with a 50-watt Bassman 10 thru 4-10" speakers. But it'll hold it's own, and will surprise you how loud it can get.

    Jimmie Vaughan's rhythm guitar player had a Victoria Bassman clone with a little Fender Pro Junior as a stereo slave, and he just mic'ed up both amps and got his stage volume from the bigger amp. Ani DiFranco has been using a Pro Junior as well for her PA sound, with a Rivera half-stack for her stage sound. I've used my MusicMaster Bass amp as a slave to my Mig 50. So it's been done before.

    I'd worry a little about the gig-ability of a small, vintage amp like that. If you babied it, and didn't turn it up past 4, it would probably be okay. Otherwise, you might be replacing tubes on a regular basis, and you'd find out fast if the caps, resistors, transformers, etc. are wearing out. Most people with small stereo slaves are using amps like the Pro Junior, that are newer and a little less collectable. The biggest thing I'd worry about with gigging is whether it's grounded or not, but most of the silverface amps were grounded.

    I've played my Vibro Champ at a few gigs here and there, and done okay, but I really watch and listen close to make sure I don't push the limits. And mine was recently rebuilt. Those Champs are really ideal for bedroom/living room jamming, and/or recording. I'd like to pick up a blackface Champ to use with my Vibro Champ for stereo recording (and to experiment with speakers, tubes, etc).
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    Ah, I hear you. Hhmmm...I wonder how much it went for....
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
    9-21-12 Calgary (10c Tix! Row 12!!)
    My URL
    http://www.myspace.com/thehuskytruckers

    http://www.facebook.com
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    hmmm...no bids yet and this guy hasn't been rated on the ebay yet....
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
    9-21-12 Calgary (10c Tix! Row 12!!)
    My URL
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    I'd be interested to find out what kinda speaker he swapped in that.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    Is that in the description of that amp, that he swapped in a speaker...am I blind?

    It's tempting, but I think I will satisfy my gear addiction with a Keeley Rat.
    : )
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
    9-21-12 Calgary (10c Tix! Row 12!!)
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    WiLL75 wrote:
    Is that in the description of that amp, that he swapped in a speaker...am I blind?

    It's tempting, but I think I will satisfy my gear addiction with a Keeley Rat.
    : )


    The Champ auction says, "The speaker and tubes are new replacements."
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    The Champ auction says, "The speaker and tubes are new replacements."

    I did it AGAIN. I just looked at the pretty pictures. I hate it when that happens. ;)
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    WiLL75 wrote:
    I did it AGAIN. I just looked at the pretty pictures. I hate it when that happens. ;)


    If it's anything other than a Jensen MOD, it's probably alright. But he didn't say it was a Weber or Jensen P8R or Eminence or Celestion... he would've said something if the speaker was worth mentioning.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    If it's anything other than a Jensen MOD, it's probably alright. But he didn't say it was a Weber or Jensen P8R or Eminence or Celestion... he would've said something if the speaker was worth mentioning.

    Yeah, so it's probably nothing special...
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
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