59 bassman cracked tooth

Fender 59 bassman reissue fender stratocaster guitar forum. Oct 20, 2010 my problem is with my 59 bassman reissue. If you dont like the sound of it with 6l6s why not sell it and get a jmp 50 watt with 6550s. Fender 59 bassman electric guitar amplifier demo youtube.

Mar 30, 2014 the real deal is really loud, and loves to have the channels jumped. In general when using a 59 bassman ltd for harmonica and a jt30 with cm element, is it better to use a 5ar4gz34 or 5u4g rectifier tube. Its a tossup both are good amps, but i like the reissue more. It is a heck of a nice amp and provides a good alternative to my 65 showman. Jason spencer demonstrates the fender 59 bassman electric guitar amp. My friend and i were talking about some old classic amps and he showed me a video of a bassman sounding pretty gnarly. Black fender bassman head made in ussanta ana, california.

Have you had a chance to ab them together in a store yet. Opinins on the fender vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd. What to do with a bleeding gum with a broken tooth. The real deal is really loud, and loves to have the channels jumped. Showman 412 s, 59 bassman, 112xp, 115xp, 110xp, 0711500100, 0711100100, 0711200100. Mod your bassman reissue for vintage tone singlecoil. The fender bassman is a bass amplifier introduced by fender during 1952. This is why we advise you not to chew on ice or other hard objects. Ive narrowed it to the vox ac30 and fender bassman reissue. While hes playing, the tone suddenly went slightly distorted but not louder and then faded in and out a few times and then there was no sound at all. I need help in dating my fender amp and if anyone can attach a value to her that would be great.

Also if you fit a 5u4g do you need to rebias the amp or. It is a great blues and rockabilly, classic rock amp for bass or guitar 50watts of balanced awesome tone true to the original circuit, but with an adjustable bias pot. The information contained herein is confidential and proprietary to fender musical instruments corp. Trying to date my 59 bassman reissue ltd cant find a. Fender tweed bassman style transformers by classictone. Hear rory gallaghers bassman, brian mays ac30, a marshall super bass and more. Run run as fast as you can to the best dentist you can find. I had the opportunity to play the 59 bassman reissue and the 59 bassman ltd again. Dr z versus 59 bassman reissue if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Fender 59 bassman ltd 50watt 4x10inch tube bass combo amp. The incidences of cracks in teeth seem to have increased during the past decade.

The straightforward fender 59 bassman outperforms most of the fancy amps on the market today. The crack may be visible, though this is not always the case. It wasnt a speakerit was more like an electronic crackle that would happen on and off while i was playing and sometimes continue for a couple of seconds after the music had stopped. Transformers should always be installed by a professional electronics technician since there are high voltages involved and may result in serious physical harm to yourself, the transformer andor your equipment if installed incorrectly.

They are ges i might be wrong about those being the original ones, and now i am thinking of changing the tubes. Cracked tooth syndrome cts is where a tooth has incompletely cracked but no part of the tooth has yet broken off. I understand they break in after awhile, but can be annoying at first. Z z28 2 x 10 which is essentially a halfsized bassman and have to say it smokes the current 59 bassman pcb reissue imo. Regardless, i have searched for 10 speaker replacement suggestions on the gearpage and. He mentioned that jim marshall had ripped the circuit, for what he believed, from the bassman. I should note that i have been using thd yellow jacket converters to use el84 tubes in class a in place of the stock 6l6gcs, and this is a nice way of getting earlier breakup at low volumes, and a slightly warmer sound. Nov, 20 my friend and i were talking about some old classic amps and he showed me a video of a bassman sounding pretty gnarly.

Over the weekend i was visting my brotherinlaw who has a 59 bassman ltd. Well, by following this guide, you can decide which bassman head is best suited to you. Combo amps free delivery possible on eligible purchases. I have done quite a bit of ab testing between the two amps and the z28 comes out on top every time. Important point, to protect the output tranny of your 59 bassman when hooked up through the airbrake, regardless of what the actual speaker load is, your amplifiers output section is going to see 8 ohms almost all the time unless of course its on the bypass setting, where it does see the actual speaker load.

We were sitting there and he was playing a les paul straight into the amp, volume at maybe 4. This 50 watt reissue features a lacquered tweed covered, fingerjointed pine cabinet, 4 jensen special design speakers, and internal bias pot to adjust bias on the two 6l6gc power tubes. This 50 watt reissue features a lacquered tweed covered, fingerjointed pine cabinet, 4 jensen special design speakers, and internal bias. Important point, to protect the output tranny of your 59 bassmanwhen hooked up through the airbrake, regardless of what the actual speaker load is, your amplifiers output section is going to see 8 ohms almost all the time unless of course its on the bypass setting, where it does see the actual speaker load.

View all results for fender bassman at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Are all these things fixed biased, or just certain ones. Discussion in other amps started by iluvledzepp, nov 27, 2012. Opinins on the fender vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd combo. I have a 59 reissue with nos ge 12ax7s, in v1 and v2, an nos 5751 in v3 pi, and nos ge 6l6gcs i also took out. Im open to new suggestions, but the concentration of my search has been on used vox ac30s and used fender tube amps, specifically used twins, deluxes, super reverbs, and bassman reissues.

Im writing today hoping you can help me with a problem, as i have no idea whats wrong. Sandler on will a abscess tooth cause pressure in the head. Its not quite time to retube yet, but this will be my first retubing with my bassman. The 59 has more than enough lows even for a guitar. It has the reissue jensen 10 speakers which i am finding to be rather harsh and edgy sounding in the upper mids and highs. For bass, the amp would probably sound good through a more conventional bass cabinet, it would probably be ok for really low volumes in the stock open back, the alnico jensens and the open back cabinet are far from ideal for the lowend. Legendary fender bassman 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. Dental practitioners need to be aware of cracked tooth syndrome cts in. Again, many thanks to everyone who gave an opinion in this thread, it helped me a great deal. The blonde bassman, this is the a solid state rectifed 6g6b 1963 bassman model. Cracked teeth american association of endodontists. Ive always ran through my 67 blackface bassman but the tubes just failed on me so that is on hold. I see a type pr 143 and a sticker with 1 30 1 on it. This 50w rig allowed the bass to hold its own onstage with drums, electric guitars, and miked piano, the common instrumentation of the day.

Once i got the 59 back on its feet, though, i dumped the reissue off on a friend. Will a abscess tooth cause pressure in the head doctor. The entire circuit has been debugged, recapped, brought back to original specs, using quality modern components. Teeth take a lot of abuse over a lifetime, and the enamel can occasionally crack from the stress of normal chewing and biting. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the bassman also became the. For guitar it sounds marvelous, but again, we are designing a bass guitar amplifier. The 59 bassman ri is a great guitar amp and a great harp amp. Jan 18, 2008 59 bassman ltdelectricguitaramplifier. Buy fender 59 bassman ltd 50watt 4x10inch tube bass combo amp.

Aug 10, 2014 beyond the improvements themselves, the the fender 59 bassman ltd shares the same fourinput, twochannel design with independent controls for volume on each channel in addition to presence, bass, middle, and treble controls that go to 12. This is when a crack runs from the biting surface of the tooth down towards the root. My old 59 ri was pretty darn bright too it sounded best nice and loud and lightly driven by a darker overdrive i used to use a zvex box of rock and a blackstone. 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. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue my. Hes looking for a really clean 50s rockabilly sound. Molars are vulnerable to cracks because they absorb most of the force during chewing. Fender bassman 59 reissue settings gretschtalk forum. Mod your bassman reissue for vintage tone to start i. Fender vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd 4x10 guitar combo. Smith center for computer research in music and acoustics ccrma. 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.

The bassman i believe does not have a master volume so youll most likely not be able to get the best tones out of it at lower volumes. Her condition is excellent there are no marks or tears anywhere on the amp, the. They get some great marshall tone if you know how to work em. Thanks to boss official collaboration with fender, the fbm1 fender 59 bassman pedal makes it easy and affordable to add this classic sound to your rig. This leads to some poor soul complaining that his bassman doesnt sound like the one used by his favorite guitar player. Anyway, back to the ops original question, i would have to say that i cant really recommend the 59 bassman for bass. Beyond the improvements themselves, the the fender 59 bassman ltd shares the same fourinput, twochannel design with independent controls for volume on each channel in addition to presence, bass, middle, and treble controls that go to 12. In 1991 fender saw fit to reissue the bassman as the fender vintage reissue 59 bassman ltd. I have been using a nash pbass through my 59 ltd reissue for the last few sessions and like it quite a bit. Conference on digital audio effects dafx06, montreal, canada, september 1820, 2006 discretization of the 59 fender bassman tone stack david t. Hi jeff, i get premier guitar in the mail every month, and after a quick flip through the magazine to see whats in store, i turn to your amp column. E v e r y eff o r t has been made to replicate the original sound and circuit design of fenders 59 bassman. View and download fender 59 bassman service manual online. Admittedly, they sound great for guitar, but lets back up a little and see as fender makes a bass amplifier.

Keep in mind throughout this lesson that fender is in business to make money, and the. I am well aware they will sound better once broken in. How to get both the normal and bright channels to work simultaneously on this venerable amp. I purchased at a pawnshop a fender bassman 50 head and cab for a really good price. I was using it at a gig last weekend, when it began to crackle every now and then. I know its a simple process, but im very clumsy and fear electrocution. The jensen p10r speakers are very forward and bright. The problem is, if you want that 59 bassman tone, the reissue does not get any close to it. The highly favored 59 model was put out largely in response to bass players complaining about their 1x15. View aae patient education videos on treatment for cracked teeth. Tubes free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Part of the boss legend series, the fbm1 pedal captures the essence of the 59 bassman in both looks and sound. My other son plays a mexican fender telecaster through a fender bassman 59 reissue amp.

The clean tones are very transparent and more chimey and the originals, close to a blackface princeton at lower volumes. Repair a chipped tooth with diy tooth bonding duration. In the 1950s, the bassman was perfect for amplifying that new invention, the fender precision bass. This kind of crack generally occurs around a dental filling. Another headache was that the single speaker used was barely adequate in handling the power put. Weve yet to use the amp at a gig, but hes worried about breakup at higher volumes. I had some trouble with it years ago and that is why i bought the 1990 reissue. Jon, i had one of these a while back, and if i remember correctly, it had a pc board. There are a plethora of bassman heads out there, and just as many circuit variations. Who knew the bassman could out marshall a marshall. I just scored a beautiful 59 fender bassman ltd amp in pristine condition. Are their any major advantagesdisadvantages to using either.

We got by ok with this setup until i could afford a piggy back bassman head with 212s which was far better suited to playing bass. I have a 59 reissue with nos ge 12ax7s, in v1 and v2, an nos 5751 in v3 pi, and nos ge 6l6gcs i also took out the bright cap and changed the tone stack back to original and took out one 20 uf preamp filter cap and it sounds awesome. Doctor answers on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and more. Need help in dating a fender 59 bassman 410 reissue. Trying to date my 59 bassman reissue ltd cant find a serial.

They are not very powerful compared to modern bass amps, they cost a fortune to buy, are costly to maintain when you have to retube them and they weigh a ton. I love playing blues, experimental music, psychedelic rock, jazz, and harder rock. Trying to date my 59 bassman reissue ltd cant find a serial number. The tweed bassman is a whole different beast than the later head bassman amps, which usually ran with a 2x12 cab. The cracked tooth syndrome canadian dental association. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.