Fender Bassman 100 - Doctor Guitar Episode 42

[@tonym8032]

FINALLY A VIDEO OF A FENDER BASSMAN PLAYED WITH AN ACTUAL BASS! Thanks you! Great to hear some Stevie and Sly in there as well.

[@jaxtynpierce5731]

instablaster.

[@doca9357]

I had one of these exact amp heads and cabinet a few decades back, used as a bass rig, an amp tech tested it and it was putting out 120 watts, I ran into both inputs, huge sound with a Gibson RD artist and a G&L L1000 bass, handled medium size bars(400 people or so) with drums, keys and 2 guitars.

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s my recording bass amp I. The studio for sure

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks for the tip but I actually love it how it is

[@startrain5494]

my daughter's account has taken over my laptop, anyway I had one of these in the 80's through 90, ran my bass through both channels and gigged with it for a number of years, had a huge sound, it's output was running hotter than the claimed 100 watts, see the heads alone around here and there, used a Gibson RD artist bass(active) with it, look up that bass, an interesting combo

[@BuddaGuedes]

Mine is at the shop right now. It’s a really cool amp

[@TheMusicianTom]

Great video. I used to play bass through the same head, Bassman 100. Recently got a Bassman 135

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@mr.fancypants698]

Great demo! I own a vintage '70's bassman 100, is hooked up to a Marshall 4×10 cab, with celestion speakers. All original, no mods. Gets SUPER LOUD!!! If I want high gain, distortion sounds, that's what my pedalboard is for! Keep rocki'n!!!😎👍👌🤘🤘🤘✌

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s right! It’s a great amp indeed. It’s my bass amp in the studio every time

[@steadfastanddomino]

Wow, that's an interesting speaker cabinet - never seen that before. I've really been enjoying your episodes. Your observations always give me a lot to think about. Thank you so much!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks so much!!!

[@funkysxxt]

Great vid! I bought one a week ago. But with the 2x15 cab. Sounds amazing

[@McPherson123]

I desperately wanted to see someone plug a bass into the Normal channel with the mid control and you did it! Thank you!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@maham593]

Always cool gear to show. Congrats on the 1k subs too!

[@EHF2003]

I love mine. It works so well with my pedals!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a beast

[@BioStuff415]

love the bass tone... kills... and if you can't find a guitar gig - you'll make it as a bass player.

[@jaycee30865]

It’s too dark because of the speaker cabinet. The speakers are bass speakers. If you put it through a guitar cabinet you will like it a lot better. Take a power tube off of each side (1&3, 1&4, 2&3, 2&4) and it will have an output impedance of eight ohms instead of four.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great. Thanks for sharing

[@jaycee30865]

@@BuddaGuedes Thank you for your killer videos. Someday when I’m in Portugal maybe I’ll stop by and say hello. That amplifier should have no brightness difference from a twin in the normal channel when hooked up to four ohms.

[@BuddaGuedes]

👌👌

[@NorthwestGuitarworks]

Helpful! Thank you

[@BuddaGuedes]

You’re welcome

[@ABRAXAS37]

4:54 "great addiction" so true

[@HiHello-ku1fl]

I'm sure for guitar it might sound better through a Marshall type cab with celestions.

[@BuddaGuedes]

In love it with this cab

[@Cheguebuddha]

Now thats what I call an effective amp EQ !

[@jacksimpsoncl]

Fender bassman 100 amp is a 4 ohms, Is there any risk in connecting an 8 ohm cab to the amp??? Thanks Budda for the video :)

[@BuddaGuedes]

No risk at all. You’ll have less power but that’s it

[@jacksimpsoncl]

@@BuddaGuedes thanks master!

[@juancarlospereira7073]

Great demo! I will be checking one today :). It is exactly the same head lol

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@bflo1000]

These are good value. You can pick them up for about 6 bills. Hand wired in USA, you can't go wrong unless you play bass in a loud rock band (like I did when I had one). I had the same angled 412 cab too. But I still like my 77 modified V4 for bass anyway. More headroom & low end. But PLENTY of power for guitar.

[@HiHello-ku1fl]

Wouldn't the Fender be a lot more reliable though? I like the V4 but a lot of them have issues because of all the printed circuit boards ageing. The Fender is rock solid pretty much with its handwired turret board construction.

[@bflo1000]

@@HiHello-ku1fl Yeah, hand wired amps are made to last. I never any trouble with mine.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Mine is kind of off now and I don’t really know why!!!

[@bflo1000]

@@BuddaGuedes Well, they are hand-wired so it shouldn't be too hard or exp to diagnose, unless it's a bad transformer. It's a vintage amp that's probably worse fixing. BTW, DONT even try to work on it yourself unless you have done it before. Tube amps can KILL you, even if off or unplugged!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Oh yes I know. Thanks for sharing

[@codymcgrew4015]

Hi Budda! Do you own this amp still?? If you do, would you mind playing the intro to Smells Like Teen Spirit through it with a single coil guitar? Maybe fool around with the settings and see if you can nail that sound?? I’d be infinitely grateful haha P.S. could also be a Humbucker but according to his guitar tech, his Mustang had a stock coil in it at the time. But they also rented some Strats and used his Jaguar with a Super Distortion in it.

[@ab8817]

ughhh you kurts equipment people are insufferable

[@fugufischinger]

Uuh! Yeah! I like it!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a great magic amp

[@EchoicLad]

Cheers nice sound, I have Fender Bassman 100 head, too. I play bass through it, but currently I am looking for some speakers for it. What do you suggest? (I don t want original 4x12", was thinking about Fender NEO 410)

[@BuddaGuedes]

EchoicLad it's a matter of preference. I'm shire it will sound great. I would prefere 1x15" .

[@8polar]

I have the same interrogation, same head and wondering wich cab should I choose. The Neo 410 is matching perfectly but I haven't heard them together. Also Bassman 100 is 4 ohm, the Bassman Neo 410 is 8 ohm. So I will not have alle the power ? Wich is not a problem, but does it afect sound a lot ? In wich way ?

[@fabdofasol8990]

Hello great video ! do you know which brand of 12ax7 valves are in V1 and V2 ? obrigado

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hey. No I don’t

[@paulosantosguitar]

olá budda. gostava de saber a tua opinião acerca de stratocasters com 7.5 radius. São fáceis de tocar? braços rápidos? a ação tende a ser mais alta para Bends? diz me o que achas. obrigado.

[@FabrizioPeretti]

Budda! I have an answer for ya! I play in a pop band and in a gospel choir. I need a loud amp with a good clean that takes pedal well, an amp i can find used easily. I HATE hot rod deluxes so not that one ahahha

[@BuddaGuedes]

A Twin reverb is a great solution. If you have more money a Mesa Boogie Lonestar is the best.

[@TheMusicianTom]

Roland Jazz Chorus was based on the Twin Reverb. Loud and clean

[@geraldcalifornia5923]

Hii dude. I just buy it one . I still dont try because I donde have the power up but the amps works. When I try it the bright switch according to the Voltimeter works but when I engaged I couldnt notice the difference. Does it happend with your amp?

[@BuddaGuedes]

No. I’m not really sure what you’re asking!

[@henriquelhrf]

Hey, you know how to rock with a bass too!!! P.S.: I found the guitar sound too muddy.

[@JamesSClapperton]

“A great addiction” 😂 truth. I’ve had drug habits that were far cheaper

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh! Eh!

[@BioStuff415]

would like to hear the head with 2 x 12 EV12 or Eminence 12 legends...

[@8polar]

Hello Budda, hey great video thank you. What tube are used in the amp for this video ?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hey there: Groove Tubes 6L6. Thanks for watching.

[@stirlingarcher2141]

Sweet :)

[@ferramirez4570]

Budda can you please do a demo/review about the Fender super Champ XD2?

[@BuddaGuedes]

I don't have one and I'm only reviewing amps that I really know well. I'll try to put my hands on one and, if it's worth it, I'll do a review. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@ferramirez4570]

Thanks My Friend!, still what a Great Collection you have in there! Keep on going with the Channel! Cheers!

[@funkysxxt]

I have a question. Was it sold I Portugal when it was new?

[@birdsong2552]

Hi I'm in Belgium and you can find quite a lot of these amps around here. Don't know what the voltage was in Portugal in the 70's, but you can quite easily get a 220/240 volt bassman in the EU. If you want me to help locate one for you just let me know.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot. The voltage was the same

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m not sure. I bought it used...

[@funkysxxt]

BirdSong Thanks, but I already have one. 220/230 V and most of the amps have markings in Swedish. My amp have all text in English.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great

[@Karmara7]

Honestly I don't think those speakers make for a good set up for guitar. I've heard this amp sound so much better on guitar with different speakers.

[@Karmara7]

Waaaaay too dark and the bass is waay too loose

[@satinwhip]

Nice video. I played bass through this same rig back in the late 70s. There is one currently on Craigslist locally. I considered checking it out for guitar but I think I will pass after hearing this video. Pretty dead sounding, actually.

[@BuddaGuedes]

I happen to like it a lot. But that's the beauty of music. Everyone has different taste.

[@bflo1000]

I played the same thing during the same era. You can still find one pretty cheap used.

[@JediasHertz]

how many amps do you have by now?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ah AH! I have 19 amps at this moment.

[@JulianFernandez]

Hey man, great stuff... One question: Silverface Bassman or Blackface Bandmaster head for my first Fender head? :)

[@BuddaGuedes]

Its hard to choose. I would probably go with the bandmaster. It has tremolo.

[@henriquespinola5923]

great video are you brazilian?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Henrique Spinola no. I'm Portuguese.

[@henriquespinola5923]

ah sim,entao posso falar português com tu seu sobrenome me lembrou dos sobrenomes que tem no brasil :)

[@birdsong2552]

You seem to have too much hum. Inside there is a hum pot that should solve this. And while you're at it, install a bias pot.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks 🙏

[@kbkman7742]

the pot inside these is a bias balance not a hum pot. I believe the hum ones do something to the heater circuit

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks Budda

[@birdsong2552]

@@kbkman7742 You are right, the hum pot is outside.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great

[@jettrohugoherrera3696]

Bassman vs Tweed 57...? to blues

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ive never played a tweed 57, but they are both great blues amps.

[@BioStuff415]

Not a fan of humbuckers... upper harmonics are trashed... no bell in the sound.... great for Jazz or metal... everywhere else single coil rules. The Fender amps are best with single coils. There should be a separate tone stack for buckers...

[@Doug_Diego_Cazadores_Cassidy]

You're losing a lot of high end and signal, from that curly cord.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Doug Cassidy no signal loss for sure! As for the high end that's exactly why I use it!! And love it

[@caseykittel]

You should remix the audio. The amp Sounds quiet and dead. Compared to your voice it sounds like a whisper. Seriously. It sounds like a 5 watt amp. If it’s hurting your ears YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB MIXING. thanks!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I don't find it quiet at all. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

[@caseykittel]

Budda Guedes okay. I’m using very good studio monitors (and headphones) The mids are very bright on the voice mic and the mic on the guitar is perfect. The balance is off.

[@Blueguitar007]

The amp does sound quite bad.

[@mikehickey6256]

Really farty tone, like it's got a lot of mids. Very unfender like.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Really!! It’s my go to bass amp all the time