Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ok, this is my 66 bassman head..........what would you recomend for refurbishment? It's in rough shape.......someone replaced the tolex with gator skin kind. Yuck. Some of the posts are sketchy, but all work......a lot of surface rust. I have played it and it's perfect. I've also had the luxury to crank it up to 10 through a Vox 2x12 cab............... WOW, smooth natural overdrive but will blow your ear drums...............SORRY no clips......yet...........but here are the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcourtjr Posted March 30, 2006 Members Share Posted March 30, 2006 here mineit used to look like thishere are some inside shots AA864 circuit from 1964.got a recap kit from allen amps and the front and back panels from someone at the fender forum. i forgot his name but did a great job. you could also get a new head case from mojo cabs i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 I kinda like the way it looks. Wanna trade it? I will shoot you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marder explorer Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 I'd say retolex and new hardware.Nothing further than that. It's an old amp, why change it more than you have to?Here's my '66 Bandmaster on top of a Bassman 2x15 cab from either '68 or '69. Best clean tone ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members n0fx Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Cool man !!! Here's what I did to my 67:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MitchSchaft Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Check out the '68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marder explorer Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 NOFX- Did you build that cab? If not, who did you buy it from? If so, would you be interested in building one for my Bandmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MTDP8350 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by n0fx Cool man !!! Here's what I did to my 67:thu: Gorgeous, except the grille doesn't match the tolex very well IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blues_rocker Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by MTDP8350 Gorgeous, except the grille doesn't match the tolex very well IMO. i think it looks pretty bad ass to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members argonaut4 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Here's what I did to my '65: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vidnotlaw Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by n0fx Cool man !!! Here's what I did to my 67:thu: F'N Sweet!Take care,Vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Sometimes I wonder why you guys tolex your amps when you could just spraypaint them with textured paint or even go as far as paint them with that beadliner that comes in a bucket at walmart. I had an amp with a spray on material that was impossible to scratch and waterproof...if you're going to gig with an amp I'd say put as tough an outer shell on it as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MitchSchaft Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 You can't spraypaint snakeskin on tolex, doofus."Dun-dun-duhhhh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by MitchSchaft You can't spraypaint snakeskin on tolex, doofus. "Dun-dun-duhhhh" No but you can spray paint "Reject from the '80's" on one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarded_1 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 So...if I look real hard...how much can I expect to pay for a Bassman in decent working order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m-theory Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Sometimes I wonder why you guys tolex your amps when you could just spraypaint them with textured paint or even go as far as paint them with that beadliner that comes in a bucket at walmart. Tolex looks awesome on amps, especially when it's new and done right. Spraypaint looks like {censored}. Kind of a no-brainer, both for those who want their amps to look awesome, as well as for those who want their amps to look like {censored}, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by m-theory Tolex looks awesome on amps, especially when it's new and done right. Spraypaint looks like {censored}. Kind of a no-brainer, both for those who want their amps to look awesome, as well as for those who want their amps to look like {censored}, I'd say. Oh really? How many amps have you seen spray painted? There is textured paint out there that looks like tolex and when you spray it on your amp it's like seamless tolex...The Johnson amps were covered like this I know.http://johnson-amp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m-theory Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 So...if I look real hard...how much can I expect to pay for a Bassman in decent working order? With cabinet, $800-$1200, depending upon condition. BF head only, $350-$500, depending upon condition. You might be able to find a SF head for slightly less, but not much. Anything you find would have to be gone through regardless of whether it's working at the time of purchase or not. At the very least, you'll need to replace the death cord with a 3-pronger, and replace the crusty filter caps, to prevent a catastrophic failure at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m-theory Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Oh really? How many amps have you seen spray painted? A few. I look for these turds, frankly. They generally go pretty cheap, because they look like {censored}, and nobody wants them. Except me. They can be recovered. There is textured paint out there that looks like tolex and when you spray it on your amp it's like seamless tolex JBL speakers are sprayed with this stuff. It works great on speakers, but it wouldn't be my choice at all on an amp, particularly a vintage box like a BF Bassman. I just think it looks cheap and crappy on amps, that's all. To each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skipstar59 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 It's a 66' with the David Allen mod. Kick ass Marshall crunch on the Bass side which is Tweed Bassman/ Plexi Marshall tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ss454 Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 Originally posted by m-theory A few. I look for these turds, frankly. They generally go pretty cheap, because they look like {censored}, and nobody wants them. Except me. They can be recovered. JBL speakers are sprayed with this stuff. It works great on speakers, but it wouldn't be my choice at all on an amp, particularly a vintage box like a BF Bassman. I just think it looks cheap and crappy on amps, that's all. To each their own. A bunch of seams and metal corners looks cheap to me. Looks like you didn't spend the proper time making sure your {censored} was strait because you knew you could just cover it up with a corner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m-theory Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 A bunch of seams and metal corners looks cheap to me. Looks like you didn't spend the proper time making sure your {censored} was strait because you knew you could just cover it up with a corner... Ok, dude. Whatever works for you. Btw, I have a cousin who painted a '67 fastback Mustang with two cases of Coast-to-Coast spray bombs. I hope you won't be offended when I say that it looked like {censored} too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m-theory Posted March 31, 2006 Members Share Posted March 31, 2006 It's a 66' with the David Allen mod. Kick ass Marshall crunch on the Bass side which is Tweed Bassman/ Plexi Marshall tones. Very nice looking amp! I've got a '66 as well, though I opted for a full-on plexi mod, including EL34's. As long as I was completely gutting the entire amp, I went for my favorite Fender cosmetic look...blonde tolex w/gold sparkle grille cloth. This was a pretty rare annointment, only appearing for a few months in 1964. Most of the few Bassman amps that received this blonde/gold adornment were 6G6 circuits (presence knob), but a few legitimate BF models snuck out with it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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