bikerpvc
10 posts
May 13, 2015
12:20 PM
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Hi all.
I just picked up a 59 Bassman Reissue. There's no paperwork with it at all
Can some one suggest settings to start with to help me get this dialed in?
I know I should steer clear of the bright channel but I have no idea where to start with the other settings.
Thanks for any help.
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bluemoose
1079 posts
May 13, 2015
12:50 PM
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Hi, simplest to do a forum search for "bassman settings". Lots of good threads turn up.
Search is in a drop down list off the BLUES HARP FORUM blue box thing down on the left menu bar.
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shakeylee
276 posts
May 13, 2015
6:44 PM
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i don't always "stear clear of the bright channel," sometimes i bridge the two,depending on the venue.
a lot of times i turn my mid high and my high low,with just a touch of bass.
another way to do this is,turn it up till it feeds,then turn it down,haha
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Owen Evans
27 posts
May 13, 2015
9:32 PM
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There's some interesting reading half way down this page to get you started. Good luck.
http://www.greenbulletmics.com/Getting_the_Best_Tone_From.html
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FMWoodeye
840 posts
May 14, 2015
7:33 AM
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I use the normal channel, bass most of the way up, treble most of the way down, middle on the lean side of half. Another harp player that was attending a recent rehearsal/Cinco de Mayo party, prefers the bright channel. We fell into some impromptu duets from time to time, and I couldn't fault his sound through the bright channel.
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Greg Heumann
2999 posts
May 14, 2015
8:47 AM
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@Biker - the knobs are there to play with! It's half the fun! The right settings for one amp, player and microphone are NOT the right settings for another amp, player, and microphone. Whatever someone tells you may not be right for you. Adjust it wherever you like it.
If you're a beginner, you're going to want settings that decrease treble - so start with the treble way down and the bright volume way down and the bass way up. If you're a really advanced player you might want just the opposite. Honest.
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barbequebob
2915 posts
May 14, 2015
10:38 AM
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I've owned a REAL and completely unmodified '59 Bassman since 1983 and one of the things the reissues and the real deal have in common is the fact that the two volume controls interact with each other and affect the sound. If, for example, let's say you're plugged into the #1 input in the normal channel, then set the volume of the channel as desired, then turn the volume of the bright channel to 6, it puts the amp into maximum gain and really gives the bottom end and lower mids a true boost. Same thing if you were to plug into the #1 input in the bright channel, then turn the volume to 6 on the normal channel. However, on the channel you're NOT plugged into, if you turn it past 6, there will be a noticeable loss in volume.
All the tubes in my Bassman are all stock NOS tube numbers in this order:
1st PREAMP -- 12AY7 (NOS GE 5-star or NOS RCA or NOS Tung Sols)
2nd PREAMP -- 12AX7 (NOS late 50's GE long plate 12AX7)
3rd PREAMP -- 12AX7 (NOS late 50's Sylvania)
POWER TUBES -- 5881 (NOS Phillips/Sylvania or NOS Tung Sols)
RECTIFIER TUBE -- 5AR4/GZ34 (NOS Mullard)
You didn't say if it was the original reissue with the blue pained Eminence Alnico magnet Legend 102's, or if it was the Bassman LTD, which uses the crappy Jensen P10R reissues in them.
I mainly use crystal or ceramic Astatic JT30's (the new stuff sucks), I'm always plugged into the #1 input in the normal channel and below are my settings:
NORMAL CHANNEL: 2.5-3
BRIGHT CHANNEL: 6
TREBLE: Completely turned off (#1 setting)
BASS: Anywhere between 6 and 7
MIDDLE: Anywhere between 3 and 4
PRESENCE; 8
The real deal uses audio taper pots, which means you have to use very tiny increments often times between the numbers for the settings whereas reissues uses linear taper pots which you have to be dead on the numbers before anything changes. The volume setting at 2.5-3 on any amp with audio tapers is gonna usually be more like 3-5 with linear tapers.
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tomaxe
40 posts
May 14, 2015
12:23 PM
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Whether you prefer your treble up and your bass down or Normal or bright channel, etc., a good place to start when using a big amp and a high impedance mic (and you should be using a high impedance mic, of course) is to try a lower gain preamp tube in the first preamp slot, something lower gain than a guitar-friendly 12AX. This will usually give you a little more leeway on subtle adjustments in volume and all the other knobs so you can play around with settings and understand what is doing what without screeching feedback. All sorts of info on the google machine for that stuff as well as all the experts on this forum.
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