#Fender musicmaster bass amp tubes mods

there was another version with a different tube setup but i can't remember now what it was. they are extremely stripped down (no reverb, no nothing) but they sound fabulous if its the 6v6 version. Thanks.Īs far as i can tell the musicmasters are the last of the 'affordable' vintage fender amps. My question, basically, is whether it's worth it for me to buy the amp from her, have it shipped cross-country (she's in Seattle, I live in Boston), and get it fixed up? Or would I be better off just buying a new Blues Junior or something like that? I'm aware that there's no definitive answer to a question like this, I'm just curious what the forum opinion on the Musicmaster bass is (for guitar amplification, of course-I gather that these suck as bass amps). The pots are scratchy, and it makes a lot of static-type noise when it's on-I presume that means that it probably needs a recap? It sounds pretty decent, despite the noise, but the only guitar I have to try it out with here is an old DeArmond M65C (LP copy), and I'm a SC kinda guy. My guess is that everything is stock (well, maybe not the tubes-they're Sovteks). Is this a low-watt vintage tone machine? Or another piece of CBS-era low-end junk? It's a silverface, from 1976, so far as I can determine (it uses two 6V6s). It’s so much lighter than an SR, and you can Crank It Up at 30 Watts it’s a lot easier to hit The Sweet spot without melting your ears like the SR.My sister has a Fender Musicmaster bass amp that she's planning to get rid of.

#Fender musicmaster bass amp tubes mods

I might try doing the Fender Dumble mods or? I may just add a tone stack +/- on the first channel and be done with it. Requirements but I’m pretty sure I can do that. It’s designed around the 5u4 rectifier, which of the top of my head I think I can go up to a GZ34 or down to 5圓? I got to check the specs on the power Transformer vs rect. I just need to recap it, although they are 100% original and not humming or acting up but it’s just the smart thing to do. I’ve already replaced the baffle with a 12″ low wattage alNico, and ceramic 10″ Mojotone. I do love the fender reverb and tremolo sound, but when you leave them out then the channels are in phase as someone said above, and that allows you to jumper both channels like a Marshall, or even run one channel dirty and one channel clean at the same time. It was 100% stock and it’s still blew me away, after rotating the pots back and forth a bunch of times because they had been sitting for so long that it screeched and howled when I first plugged in. I just didn’t want to lug the super reverb around anymore and I had seen the Bantam collecting dust for a couple years.

I bought mine for $300, as I was selling my Super Reverb, an amp style I’ve played for 30 years or more. Model: Yamaha, asymetrical trapezoid shaped w/ white styrofoam cone.Logo: Grille mounted, raised, chrome & black script “Fender” w/ tail Blue sparkle grille cloth w/o aluminum frame ~ 1970-1971.Blue sparkle grille cloth w/ aluminum frame ~ 1969.Handle: Black strap handle with Chrome ends.Hardware: Medium Chassis Straps 4 5/8″, 19″ Tilt Back Legs.Rear: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse, Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker, Ex Speaker.Front: Bass: In, In, Deep Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass – Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Mid, Bass – Pilot Lamp.Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10 Controls: Silver, forward facing w/ blue labels