Re: [Harp-L] 59 Bassman

["Gordon Graham" <ggraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

I want to clarify my remarks below..My amp sounds great for the $500 I had
to pay for it. If you can come up with the $ you should buy Sonny's amp...I
played it at Harmonica Masterclass in Chicago and it is still the best that
I have played on...1)You could really crank it with no feedback! 2)It has
beautiful tone 3)Fender seems to care very little about harmonica community
and we need to support people like Sonny who do!

Thanks,

Gordon
---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Graham" <ggraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Michael Fugazzi"
<mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 59 Bassman


> Mike,
>
> I just traded in a bunch of equip for the new RI at Guitar Center...The
> sound blew me away...If I had the $$ I would have gone for Sonny's which
is
> of unquestionable quality (hopefully next year)..But I needed it now..my
1st
> gig with it will probably be Sat..I will let you know what I think, but so
> far I love it!  You can go to Fender's website..but I think Bob nails it
> below
>
> Gordon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Michael Fugazzi" <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 59 Bassman
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Michael Fugazzi" <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:41 PM
> > Subject: [Harp-L] 59 Bassman
> >
> >
> > > Are there any differences between the current 59 Bassman Reissue, and
a
> > > reissue from ten years ago?  Are they the same quality?  Can a put a
> tube
> > > recitfier in either?  Any reason I should buy a newer one instead of
an
> > > older one??
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike Fugazzi
> > > "Nite Rail"
> > > Harmonica/Vocals
> >
> > H Mike,
> > The new reissue uses a finger jointed pine cabinet like the real '59
> > Bassmans did (and the original RI did not and went the cheap way out
with
> a
> > plywood cabinet that was a lot heavier in weight, but when pushed volume
> > wise, was notorious for rattling like crazy and sometimes causing some
> weird
> > feedback problems from it, and that gave the amp a harder sound and
> doesn't
> > resonate like pine does), lacquered the tweed (the first reissue cut
> corners
> > and this was one of the problems to make it cheaper), uses better tubes
> (tho
> > some are still questionable in terms of quality), and comes stock with a
> > 5AR4/GZ34 rectifier tube, wheras the first reissue came with a solid
state
> > rectifier, and comes with a bias adjustment pot so that you can do that
> > yourself (or have it professionally done) and use either different
> > rectifiers and/or power tubes. You can put a tube rectifier in the first
> > one, but before you even think of putting one in, the first reissue
would
> > absolutely HAVE to have the amp properly rebiased because the plate
> voltages
> > that were used in the first reissue are mated for a solid state
rectifier,
> > which uses considerably higher plate voltages and if not done, can wind
up
> > harming the amp electronically and tho it's cheaper for them to make
> printed
> > circuit boards (which both uses), the repairs on the printed circuits
tend
> > to be a lot more expensive than having an amp point to point hand wired
> like
> > a real Bassman has, and you have to be aware of the possiblility of the
PC
> > board falling out and getting fried like Col. Sander's chicken. The
newer
> > one is a lot closer (but still not quite close enough without some
further
> > tweaking) to the sound of a real '59 Bassman than the first reissue was
by
> a
> > mile.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> > Boston, MA
> > http://www.barbequebob.com
> > MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/
> >
> >
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