I have a Bassman 10 . Sounds amazing through greenbacks . And properly tube rolled with vintage tubes . Together these two things can turn it into a dream amp.
Yes! I have a 4x12 with Heritage G12H30 55hz and a 2x12 with Scumback H55-PVC and the Bassman Ten sounds wonderful thru those. I do really like the stock CTS speakers tho! Mine are really broken in and have that singing quality I've only found in vintage speakers.
@@Voodoo66Chile yeah the stock speakers sound pretty good but when I run the extension to my marshall cab with 1971 G12H 55hz greenbacks it sounds better, Hendrix and Page used these speakers and the sound is massive and singing, the newer celestions don't really sound as good as the vintage ones which have a way more creamy sweet tone than reissues. I hahe a Fender Bantam Bass that I put a 1970 G12H 75hz in it that sounds even better, it has a rectifier tube and is actually louder than the 50 watt bassman 10, it's in a fender deluxe cab and is way easier to carry and it's absolutely killer
@@arfboucher3855 yeah man your talking my language! I have yet to own the real deal Pulsonics and while I enjoy the modern "recreations" I own, there just isn't anything like the real deal Pulsonic cones imo... By and far the best sounding speakers in my opinion. Every time I've been fortunate to play thru some Pulsonics I feel abit sad that they have been yet to 100% capture that iconic sound. If I was filthy rich I'd invest in having Pulsonic cones forensically studied and get as close as humanly possible replicating those very special cones... Lost formula? We have the technology to find them... Maybe one day someone will go that far, I appreciate Jim at Scumback for his obsessive efforts and as far as he's got capturing the essence of those original Greenbacks.
I have one. A little later, like late 70's, it has a black panel and the 4 -10"s. Mine is 70 watts, I think most of them are. Has good punch and warmth, I use it along with a Blues Jr. which is rather bright. The two together sound great!
I used one live for several years... dime the volumes, and use an SG or Les Paul... and you get immediate AC/DC... as in, dead on. Goose the input a little with a TS-type pedal and you get into classic ZZ Top. There are even brown sounds in it, depending on how you set the volumes, and the type of input boost you use.
This amp is a great candidate for mods too. If you can find a tech to put a Marshall tone stack on one channel and keep the clean channel stock, you have best of both worlds.
I have a late 75/early 76 twin reverb. It's one of my favorite amps ever. I've found that with the silver panel fender stuff you really need to turn the bass down as you get into breakup territory, otherwise they get nasty (which might be your thing). I'm curious what the wattage on the speakers you're using are? They sounded like they were suffering a little
Sounds great and nice playing. I had a 4x10 combo for a while that was modded and sounded fantastic. Still have a 67 bassman and that doesn't nearly as good as yours.
Thanks! My understanding is that the bassmans were not very consistent and could vary in sound wildly. I’ve never had two of the same model side by side to see if that was true.
@averagejer gotcha. I thought that might be the case. The 4x10 closed back cabinet gives it a distinct sound that I really enjoyed with guitar. Mine was very dynamic when dimed. Cool video!
Bassman ten's need the .0047 cap removed from the normal channel and on the bass input channel remove one of the 330pf caps on the deep switch and it sounds way better.
I have a '72 Agree! The fact it has no cathode follower imo allows the amp to really produce the natural tone of guitars/pickups AND pedals gloriously with little influences from the circuit. It sounds like a Fender, it has a unique sound as a 4x10 closed back "ported" combo and has a really raunchy breakup dimed. I think this amp's greatest strength to today's guitarist is an excellent "pedal platform", my fuzz pedals sound amazing thru it!
I have a Bassman 10 . Sounds amazing through greenbacks . And properly tube rolled with vintage tubes . Together these two things can turn it into a dream amp.
Yes! I have a 4x12 with Heritage G12H30 55hz and a 2x12 with Scumback H55-PVC and the Bassman Ten sounds wonderful thru those.
I do really like the stock CTS speakers tho! Mine are really broken in and have that singing quality I've only found in vintage speakers.
@@Voodoo66Chile yeah the stock speakers sound pretty good but when I run the extension to my marshall cab with 1971 G12H 55hz greenbacks it sounds better, Hendrix and Page used these speakers and the sound is massive and singing, the newer celestions don't really sound as good as the vintage ones which have a way more creamy sweet tone than reissues. I hahe a Fender Bantam Bass that I put a 1970 G12H 75hz in it that sounds even better, it has a rectifier tube and is actually louder than the 50 watt bassman 10, it's in a fender deluxe cab and is way easier to carry and it's absolutely killer
@@arfboucher3855 yeah man your talking my language! I have yet to own the real deal Pulsonics and while I enjoy the modern "recreations" I own, there just isn't anything like the real deal Pulsonic cones imo... By and far the best sounding speakers in my opinion. Every time I've been fortunate to play thru some Pulsonics I feel abit sad that they have been yet to 100% capture that iconic sound. If I was filthy rich I'd invest in having Pulsonic cones forensically studied and get as close as humanly possible replicating those very special cones... Lost formula? We have the technology to find them... Maybe one day someone will go that far, I appreciate Jim at Scumback for his obsessive efforts and as far as he's got capturing the essence of those original Greenbacks.
I have one. A little later, like late 70's, it has a black panel and the 4 -10"s. Mine is 70 watts, I think most of them are. Has good punch and warmth, I use it along with a Blues Jr. which is rather bright. The two together sound great!
Nice! That’s a great combo!
The later ones are 70. The first run were 55.
I used one live for several years... dime the volumes, and use an SG or Les Paul... and you get immediate AC/DC... as in, dead on. Goose the input a little with a TS-type pedal and you get into classic ZZ Top. There are even brown sounds in it, depending on how you set the volumes, and the type of input boost you use.
This amp is a great candidate for mods too. If you can find a tech to put a Marshall tone stack on one channel and keep the clean channel stock, you have best of both worlds.
Sounds absolutely great!
Bet it would sound nice and bouncey through 4x10" P10r s (F). It should give it a bit more midrange bite. Sounds great.
I have a late 75/early 76 twin reverb. It's one of my favorite amps ever. I've found that with the silver panel fender stuff you really need to turn the bass down as you get into breakup territory, otherwise they get nasty (which might be your thing). I'm curious what the wattage on the speakers you're using are? They sounded like they were suffering a little
It’s running 12” Fender Branded Speakers from the same era.
Sounds great and nice playing. I had a 4x10 combo for a while that was modded and sounded fantastic. Still have a 67 bassman and that doesn't nearly as good as yours.
Thanks! My understanding is that the bassmans were not very consistent and could vary in sound wildly. I’ve never had two of the same model side by side to see if that was true.
Isn't the bassman ten a 4x10 combo?
Yes it is. The bottom speaker part of this one was removed and the top was turned into a head.
@averagejer gotcha. I thought that might be the case. The 4x10 closed back cabinet gives it a distinct sound that I really enjoyed with guitar. Mine was very dynamic when dimed. Cool video!
Bassman ten's need the .0047 cap removed from the normal channel and on the bass input channel remove one of the 330pf caps on the deep switch and it sounds way better.
Bassman ten is as good as silverface Fender gets IMHO. Perfect pedal platform.
I have a '72 Agree! The fact it has no cathode follower imo allows the amp to really produce the natural tone of guitars/pickups AND pedals gloriously with little influences from the circuit.
It sounds like a Fender, it has a unique sound as a 4x10 closed back "ported" combo and has a really raunchy breakup dimed. I think this amp's greatest strength to today's guitarist is an excellent "pedal platform", my fuzz pedals sound amazing thru it!
sounds like a fender tube amp to my ears ...
Might sound a bit better with a goood drive pedal in front of it with some eq.
Yeah, you can take it pretty much anywhere with a good drive pedal. I was just showing the amp in this one.
You can jump the channels for a little more gain ;)
That is an absolutely gross cranked sound.
Put an OD or a fuzz infront of that and you're in doom territory, without blowing the walls off your house.
That bass has too many strings 😂