Re: [Harp-L] Re: amp mod

[PL500@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/16/04 10:42:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mnessmith@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>"i am trying to find the rod mod for the tweed bassman that john kinder of 
>harp king does.i have an original 59 and dont want to chance damage by 
>sending it."

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You're wise to not want to risk shipping this gem of an amp. But why mod the 
holy grail anyway!? The Kinder mod, I suspect, is designed to improve '59 
Bassman RE-ISSUE amps, not the real deal. I'd really think twice before 
messing with an original 59 Bassman.
MN
I agree, 

To mod up an original '59 Bassman is a seriously bad thing to do. Before you 
do any high tech mods, try messing with some preamp tube swaps (like a 12au7's 
or 12ay7's in the 1st and 2nd gain stages- that will tone down the amp a 
bit). Messing a '59 Bassman is a mistake period. That amp doesn't need mods, it is 
the standard by which other amps are modded to. 

Andrew