OOOOLD (sorta) Fender Bassman 100 Bass Combo

[CBA]

Hey did any of you jokers ever use one of these jokers?

https://www.musiciansfriend.com//amplif ... 0-bass-amp#


There's one on my local Gregslist for $160 and I was looking at the new Fender Rumble 40s for $200. Just need it for some recording I'm doing and maybe some practices. Nothing serious.

Wondering if anybody particularly enjoys the sound of it or if it's horseshit or what.

Thanks!

[rfurtkamp]

I'd get newer SS bass amps over the "old" cheapies by far at this point.

It'll work, and sound alright, but....realistically, if i was in the market, and it was only a $40 difference....I'd get the newer one.

[CBA]

That's what I was leaning toward too. The Rumble bass solid staters sound very good despite not any kind of classic amp or anything. I wish it wasn't an extra $100 for the new 100W, but WELP.

I suppose I meant "old" as in there have been like a thousand different iterations of those amps since 2002, and that I can barely find any info about that model on the Dinnernet. But yeah, new is probably the thing to do.

Thanks for the input!

[rfurtkamp]

Fender changes SS bass amps with the season it seems. Much of the time it's a minor change, but the SS amp market in general has gotten better and higher power and whatnot - but in cheapies, you're making the right call.

[tabcantab]

I had one of those. It worked fine and stayed alive through its share of abuse, but wasn't anything special. The new Rumbles are definitely nicer.