Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

:headbang:

. . . thought you would like it :smokin:


:bowdown:

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

I only referenced that clip to demonstrate that you can get a heavy tone very easily with an AC30. It's certainly not the ideal for grunge rock. I find Fenders more versatile than Voxes, which is why I voted for the Bassman; this wasn't an attempt to prove the AC30 a better grunge box than the Bassman.

One thing I forgot to mention: That clip is with guitar > boost > amp, not guitar > distortion > amp. Nearly all the distortion you're hearing in the AC30 clip is from the amp, not a pedal. However, like I said before, Fenders do take quite nicely to pedals. I have no personal experience with a Bassman, but I'm sure it's no exception.

I would be curious to hear how a Rat would sound in front of an AC30. Someone out there must've tried it.

- Keith

P.S. I listened to the Bassman clip, and it's definitely badass. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on that backing track.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

P.S. I listened to the Bassman clip, and it's definitely badass. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on that backing track.

Ahhhh . . .


. . . great !!!


Glad you managed to hear it !

That clip sealed my faith in wanting an LTD - BIG TIME ! :smokin:

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

Ahhhh . . .


. . . great !!!


Glad you managed to hear it !

That clip sealed my faith in wanting an LTD - BIG TIME ! :smokin:

That's not you playing?

 

[philthis]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

uh .. Gearjoneser knows his amps.
He's likely the first person I would ask if I was looking for an amp ...



I have cetainly seen Buddy playing through Marshalls, but Buddy is known for using Bassmans for years, including his Victoria version.

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anyway, the Bassman, especially the LTD, is a better investment certainly

it's the first amp I'd get if I was gigging

add a Rat or your favorite OD and you're good to go

I'm with Curly on this. Fenders take pedels very easy and that thick Jingly clean tone on the bassman is to die for.
:beerchug:

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

That's not you playing?

. . . no - sadly i do not have a Bassman yet !

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

I kind of realize it's kind of apples and oranges...

I've had 2 blackface Bassmans (Bassmen?) and they didn't do what I wanted them to do. They went from clean to dirty and compressed. There wasn't an in-between area where they're cookin' and still getting the dynamic "fur" when you dig in, and cleaning up when you don't.

Just my experience with them... and that's back when grunge was still "cool."

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

When you say grunge, do you mean gainy like Soundgarden/Nirvana?
If so, the Bassman is straight up blues tone, and the AC-30 is bona fide roots rock tone. I'm very familiar with both amps, and neither say "grunge."
Between the two, the AC-30CC is closer to the sound you're looking for, but you might want to look at Marshall, Orange, Peavey.

I gotta disagree with you here man, sorry

take that bassman, jump the channels, and boost it with either a big muff or a TS, and you'll be set

i dunno what kinda guitar you have but if you're runnin hotter pickups you may not even need the boost

 

[baritone]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

I play a lot of grunge, and those amps are 2 of my favorites, also. Through either of those amps, for a proper grungy distortion tone, you need to add solid state pre-amp distortion from any rockin pedal. Although he didn't tour with them, Kurt Cobain favored Bassmans and AC30s in the studio. My current amp is a 35w Bassman copy, which I run through a 4x10 cab with Eminence speakers. It doesn't sound much like a real Bassman, but it gives some really awesome tones. For fuzzification, I just plug in any distortion or overdrive pedal I feel like at the time, and the speakers handle it really well.

 

[LesStrat]

Re: Fender Bass Man Vs Vox Ac30cc

IDK anything about finding a "grunge" sound, but I prefer the Vox sound.