Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
SDUGF regulars will probably have seen me extolling the virtues of my 68 Bassman, and it's not without reason. It's an incredible amp that takes whatever pedals you throw at it with splendor. It also sounds incredible cranked, but I don't do that too often because it's a little bit louder than I'd like and because it's not quite heavy enough for the music my band plays.
But I had a few minutes today where the house was empty and I decided to forego the pedalboard, plug straight in, and turn the old ***** up loud. I mean LOUD. Channels jumped, both volumes at 5. It was rattling my walls loud. But the tone... oh, the tone. Ridiculous overdrive that wasn't at all ratty or scooped (two complaints I've seen about the bassman's overdrive. This is probably due to the mods that the ever gracious forum bro zzmoore did for me a while back. He overhauled the amp and tuned the bass channel more to my needs about a year and a half ago, and it's been my baby ever since) but it screamed ROCK. And it's such a dynamic amp too. The cleans that I got just by turning down the volume on my guitar were just as much fun to play with as the distorted tones, and it's not often I have that experience.
Anyway, I decided to record it for you guys, because I'm just a nice guy. :naughty: It's just my HSH Strat straight into the Bassman, only a spectraflex cable between them. I only had one shot at it before the house became re-occupied, so it's sloppy, but it's a good demonstration of how my amp sounds.
The clip starts off with the guitar volume at 3. I bump it up to 5-6 at 1:12 and floor it at 1:55.
Enjoy.
But I had a few minutes today where the house was empty and I decided to forego the pedalboard, plug straight in, and turn the old ***** up loud. I mean LOUD. Channels jumped, both volumes at 5. It was rattling my walls loud. But the tone... oh, the tone. Ridiculous overdrive that wasn't at all ratty or scooped (two complaints I've seen about the bassman's overdrive. This is probably due to the mods that the ever gracious forum bro zzmoore did for me a while back. He overhauled the amp and tuned the bass channel more to my needs about a year and a half ago, and it's been my baby ever since) but it screamed ROCK. And it's such a dynamic amp too. The cleans that I got just by turning down the volume on my guitar were just as much fun to play with as the distorted tones, and it's not often I have that experience.
Anyway, I decided to record it for you guys, because I'm just a nice guy. :naughty: It's just my HSH Strat straight into the Bassman, only a spectraflex cable between them. I only had one shot at it before the house became re-occupied, so it's sloppy, but it's a good demonstration of how my amp sounds.
The clip starts off with the guitar volume at 3. I bump it up to 5-6 at 1:12 and floor it at 1:55.
Enjoy.
