Here is a demo of a 2x8 2x10 bassman style cabinet i made, most for fun,and love the sound of it but its not so easy to get a good sound on the video. Gibson les paul 50s tribute through a vintage 58 fender bassman instore w wildwood. The 5f6 bassman, which inspired the very first marshall circuits, among so many others. Narrow panel tweed bassman guitar amplifier head cabinet. This one has been recovered with fresh tweed, original pine cabinet and chassis intact. When you think of the fender bassman, what comes into mind. I was checking out an ad in the local buy n sell rag for a 65 bassman head and cab. Now, classically known as the famous 4x10 amplifier or 4x10 speaker cabinet, the 1954 fender 5d6 4x10 bassman combo amp was an extreme radical design and was first of its kind to have four ten inch speakers. This tweed pro cabinet was in really bad shape, and need extensive work to get it back to original. Tweed deluxe circuit in a 4x10 bassmanstyle cabinet. Many of the mods on this page apply to the bassman reissue. My kit has arrived and i am going to blog about the build of a 1959 tweed bassman with the 5f6a circuit and my own idea of what tubes to use.
A black control face and raised logo immediately helps narrow the production year down to 1964. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the bassman also became the. In this video i hook up the speakers in an old beat up 1960 tweed cabinet to the amp in a vintage 1959 bassman that has been recovered. I noticed it didnt have a port and that is what made me wonder. Next i pried the baffle off being very careful not to crack the baffle cleats. Tweed bassman sound and clarity in a smaller, lighter amp. A reproduction of the original fenders narrow panel tweed bassman cabinet.
There are a plethora of bassman heads out there, and just as many circuit variations. Buy fender bassman 410 neo 500watt 4x10inch bass amp cabinet. I happen to play my 68 showman reverb through a suhr 2x12 cabinet with 1 eminence governor and 1 eminence screamin eagle. The 1959 fender bassman is consider the hall of fame amplifier that became famous for guitar players. Bassman tweed guitar amplifier combo speaker cabinet. In your situation, i would recommend some nice efficient speakers. Bassman 19681971, bassman 50 19721976, bassman 70 19771983. The original 1959 tweed 5f6a amp, the 59 tweed reissue, the blonde piggybackbrownface, or the blackface 50 watt models. Tweed bassman cabinet plans fender stratocaster guitar forum.
Fender amplifier cabinet restoration by armadillo amp works. The fender bassman is a bass amplifier introduced by fender during 1952. Apr 19, 2011 featured here is a great example of a late blondeera fender bassman and cabinet, which were famously used by the likes of pete townshend, george harrison, and of course, brian setzer. Leo would take his new idea to a worker wiring chassis in the plant. We believe in the quality of a hand built cabinet using the same construction methods as used in the 1950s. Our victoria capacitors were designed specifically to sound like a slightly degraded, 40 yearold cap. This one has been recovered with fresh tweed, original pine cabinet and chassis intact along with those beloved transformers. If you plan on working on, or building a tweed bassman, there are a few things that you might want to know. Aug 24, 20 but, i have found a company that makes a kit that you can build with the same circuit and cabinet design that fender used all those years ago.
The tweed covered fender bassman is considered by many to be the epitome of tone, and every current tube amplifier myth revolves around this amplifier. Bassmans produced between late 1980 and 1983 have a black control panel and silver sparkle grill cloth. I loved the fat sound of the tweed bassmans reissues and clones that ive had but they are just too heavy, and too loud when cranked up. We specialize in vintage fender amplifier cabinet restoration from late 1940s and up. I explain a few safety measures i take when checking out an amp for the first time. At 40 watts its great mid powered amp for blues, rockabilly, rock and roll and classic rock players. Boasting four 10inch jensen p10r speakers another industry first, the second generation bassman now pumped out 40 watts of spinetingling valve brilliance. Tweed style cabinets cabinets vacuum tubes speakers tolex and tweed grillcloth transformers test equipment vacuum tube accessories chassis baffles adhesives glues capacitors resistors turret eyelet boards back panels cabinet hardware amplifier kits bias testers faceplates knobs capacitor kits covers logos pilot lights pots reverb accessories reverb tanks capacitor.
Sep 14, 2014 tweed deluxe circuit in a 4x10 bassmanstyle cabinet. If you have an original tweed bassman, dont touch it unless its broken. Im very happy as this gives me a full sound that basically leaves all the bases open. This is a custom built 1x12 bassman combo cabinet by mather cab out of nashville. Originally intended to amplify electric bass, many guitarists found the tone to be very pleasing and began using this amp for guitar. In my 5f6a bassman it just caused strange noise layered on top of all the notes. A retweeded 1959 fender tweed bassman first sounds youtube. The bassman is a clean amp at low volumes and when cranked boasts a creamy overdrive, its no wonder why its everyones favorite iconic amp. Crunchy and dynamic when turned up, compressed and fat when turned down.
Aug 10, 2014 three speakers have been reconed, one has the original cone. Inside, components are arranged on a circuit board, with chassismounted pots. That said, a great tweed amp in good condition would sound. Three speakers have been reconed, one has the original cone. Tweed deluxe circuit in a 4x10 bassmanstyle cabinet youtube. Leather handle, metal furniture glides and speaker mounting hardware are standard. Admittedly, they sound great for guitar, but lets back up a little and see as fender makes a bass amplifier.
Buy blackface bassman style 2x12 extension cabinet. Fender bassman 410 neo 500watt 4x10inch bass amp cabinet. Is pine the best tone wood for your speaker cabinet. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue i need help in dating my fender amp and if anyone can attach a value to her that would be great. Inside the legendary 1959 tweed fender bassman youtube. And man, how i wish id had that particular knowledge a little sooner in life, when an original tweed bassman still cost a lot less than a new highgain amp with a fourmonth waiting list.
Checking out my new drip edge bassman with my les paul standard. Sep 08, 2009 this is exactly what this book gives us, and why its an important addition to the knowledge. Fender switched back to the blackface era cosmetics some time in 1980. Red arrows show changes from the original 5f6a bassman schematic. A friend just gave me an old fender bassman 50 2x15 cab free is nice. Hi guys im looking to build a tweed bassman style can to house my new roland blues cube 310 and i was wondering if anyone had. I found a bassman 410 cabinet it has tolex, and the plate on the back has its info, but i cant find out the date of this cabinet. In other words, it was pretty much a dead ringer for a tweed deluxe, though with the volume and tight, focused bottom end of a 410 speaker array. Look for loose, broken or unsoldered joints, especially on the ground bus and.
This cab is built for 50 watt brown, black and silverface bassmans, not the tweed era. Mods for fender reissue tweed bassman carls custom amps. The mystery of the fender bassman 5f6a schematic cracking the. Years ago, i saw that a 59 bassman ri had a short piece of angle. How fenders invention of the precision bass led to one of its greatest amps. This victoria 45410 is our loving recreation of the 59 bassman and no detail is left undone. I had a tweed bandmaster clone that sounded great, but its circuit just didnt have the clarity of the bassman circuit. I know this is a old topic, but it addressed what i have to ask. I still need to smear a thick layer of vaseline on my glasses to mistake one of these for a tweed bassman, the true holy grail tone. This is a reproduction of the narrow panel tweed bassman head cabinet. This is a reproduction of the narrow panel tweed bassman cabinet. The cab was cracked open on one end and i took it to my friend danny for repair.
Before november 1954, no amplifier manufacturer nor speaker cabinet manufacturer had ever produced a product with four ten inch speakers. Heres the schematic and layout to locate the components. What can you tell me about a bassman 5 with silverface, blue bassman 5. Tweed redone2 weber classic alnico speakers2 jensen special speakerssome replaced caps due to deteriorationnon original transformerpower cord modded to 3 prongreplaced handleincludes new weber mass 100w attenuator with cables designed for a 59 bassman. Her condition is excellent there are no marks or tears anywhere on the amp, the control panel is also exellent and it was just checked out by voodoo amps and in perfect working order.
Unfollow fender bassman to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue my. Marshall would be the first to do so back when they released the jtm45 in 62. The fender has been reissuing the 5f8a 4x 10 tweed bassman for quite some time now and its one of fender better amps but it does not sound that much like a original bassman. A tube amplifier chassis contains lethal high voltage even when. The customer kept the baffle board so i was unable to install the baffle for the pictures.
Tweed era cabinets are constructed of solid dovetailed pine with birch ply baffle boards and back panels then covered with authentic tweed fabric and oxblood stripe grill cloth. The cabinet needed a new top, which had been cracked beyond repair. I had to drill and install another wooden dowel where the cabinet had cracked next to one of the chassis bolts, this. Most fender guitar amp fuses are mdl slow blow or time delay 14 inch 6mm. Im currently gigging with a 30 watt, 6v6 powered, cathode bias head that is kind of a double tweed deluxe, and how tight the bottom end sounds is almost completely a product of the speaker cabinet i. Nov 15, 2017 is pine the best tone wood for your speaker cabinet. The cpc40t is my version of the legendary 5f6a tweed bassman. Its loud enough to play at most clubs and it great for a player for which touch sensitivity and awesome 50s tone is key. The 1952 bassman featured a ported, tweed covered, closed back cabinet, establishing a template for almost every bass combo designed in the past 60 years.
All joints were reglued, new top, and new front panels. If youve ever wondered why expensive new reissue amps often sound cold and chiseled compared to their vintage counterparts, now you know. The baffle board and backpanels are made out of 100% voidfree baltic birch ply. Hard relic wide panel super front hard relic fender custom. Hard relic wide panel super front hard relic fender custom replacement cabinet for a 1954 wide panel tweed super. The bandmaster has often been written of as a tweed bassman with three 10. This leads to some poor soul complaining that his bassman doesnt sound like the one used by his favorite guitar player.