I'm currently living on the edge of my savings account limit... and I have a bid in on another purchase. I was waiting to buy until a later date, but an opportunity arose that I can't pass up... here's hoping...
We all feel each other's pain, you know...
...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
If cost is no object, get a Savage Audio Blitz. That was the big orange amp head that Stone had on this last tour. The morning after their St. Paul show, I went to Savage Audio's shop (in Burnsville, MN) to try a few of them for myself. They had to be the sweetest sounding amps I've ever played and were extremely versatile for a single channel amp.
Pricing also starts at almost $3000US. I had to settle for a T-shirt instead.
Originally posted by 62strat explain to me the reissue bassman tweed...
ive heard these things get really muddy and not so great....??
Well, they have such a great reputation that everyone expects it to be the amp for them. It's not the amp for everyone. If you want hi-gain Marshall or modern-gain Mesa Boogie, you won't get it out of a Bassman. A lot of people put hi-gain distortion pedals in front, and they get lousy results because it does get muddy. A Bassman is built to sound good naturally overdriven, or boosted by a good compressor or a Tubescreamer-ish overdrive. A Blues Driver, Sparkle Drive, or other similar mid-boost overdrive sounds great through a Bassman. Good overdriven Blues tone... although Kurt used a Bassman on most of the Nevermind recordings, Billy Corgan uses a Bassman in the studio, and Billy Joe from Green Day used a Bassman for a lot of Nimrod.
I would recommend going to a store and playing on a '59 reissue with a Tubescreamer, a Blues Driver, or even a DS-1. That's the way to play a Bassman.
Originally posted by mccreadyisgod Well, they have such a great reputation that everyone expects it to be the amp for them. It's not the amp for everyone. If you want hi-gain Marshall or modern-gain Mesa Boogie, you won't get it out of a Bassman. A lot of people put hi-gain distortion pedals in front, and they get lousy results because it does get muddy. A Bassman is built to sound good naturally overdriven, or boosted by a good compressor or a Tubescreamer-ish overdrive. A Blues Driver, Sparkle Drive, or other similar mid-boost overdrive sounds great through a Bassman. Good overdriven Blues tone... although Kurt used a Bassman on most of the Nevermind recordings, Billy Corgan uses a Bassman in the studio, and Billy Joe from Green Day used a Bassman for a lot of Nimrod.
I would recommend going to a store and playing on a '59 reissue with a Tubescreamer, a Blues Driver, or even a DS-1. That's the way to play a Bassman.
Originally posted by Pacomc79 try chaining two Tubescreamers or a Tubescreamer and a Rat toegther. Adjust for taste. If that's too muddy go to a blackface Super Reverb.
The Supers were a melding of the Twin Reverb and the Bassman... take the "Bass" out of Bassman, make it a dedicated guitar amp, and add some sparkle and reverb. They're great amps... Good enough for SRV, good enough for Derek Trucks, good enough for you and me.
Hard as a bitch to find one, though.
I hear the dual-tubescreamers. I have a friend who's in a Black Sabbath cover band. He plays through an old Fender Twin copy with a pair of Tubescreamers in front. I never thought his amp could sound that big...
...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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We all feel each other's pain, you know...
ive heard these things get really muddy and not so great....??
Pricing also starts at almost $3000US. I had to settle for a T-shirt instead.
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Well, they have such a great reputation that everyone expects it to be the amp for them. It's not the amp for everyone. If you want hi-gain Marshall or modern-gain Mesa Boogie, you won't get it out of a Bassman. A lot of people put hi-gain distortion pedals in front, and they get lousy results because it does get muddy. A Bassman is built to sound good naturally overdriven, or boosted by a good compressor or a Tubescreamer-ish overdrive. A Blues Driver, Sparkle Drive, or other similar mid-boost overdrive sounds great through a Bassman. Good overdriven Blues tone... although Kurt used a Bassman on most of the Nevermind recordings, Billy Corgan uses a Bassman in the studio, and Billy Joe from Green Day used a Bassman for a lot of Nimrod.
I would recommend going to a store and playing on a '59 reissue with a Tubescreamer, a Blues Driver, or even a DS-1. That's the way to play a Bassman.
You also might check out Ashdown amps... they have some pretty good deals on stuff right now.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ashdown
Ampeg makes some amazing tube amps...
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031116220805150131025216457502/g=guitar/search/d=tp?q=Ampeg+guitar
try chaining two Tubescreamers or a Tubescreamer and a Rat toegther. Adjust for taste. If that's too muddy go to a blackface Super Reverb.
The Supers were a melding of the Twin Reverb and the Bassman... take the "Bass" out of Bassman, make it a dedicated guitar amp, and add some sparkle and reverb. They're great amps... Good enough for SRV, good enough for Derek Trucks, good enough for you and me.
Hard as a bitch to find one, though.
I hear the dual-tubescreamers. I have a friend who's in a Black Sabbath cover band. He plays through an old Fender Twin copy with a pair of Tubescreamers in front. I never thought his amp could sound that big...