Fender Bassman Head Silverface
Made in the usa.
Fender bassman head silverface. Made in the usa. Mods for your Blonde Blackface or Silverface Bassman amp. The Bassman 100 was one of several heads to replace the original Bassman in the early 70s.
The Silverface amps altogether were introduced in 1968 by Fenders new owner CBS and made until 1981. You know how you can buy a 2019 Toyota or Chevy as early as August of 2018. All of the potentiometers are dated 1967.
The recommended mods for the silverface Bassman AB165 and Bassman 50 amps include. I had it modded as described above by David Allen. This amp and my Avatar 2x12 Cabinet have recently become my No 1 go to rig.
Ive heard that they are not that great for playing bass. Mod the useless Bass channel on your Fender Bassman amp head and more. For a cool mod see my Resonance Control Mod page.
AB165 to AA864 Conversion. The Fender Bassman that Duane used was a model made in 1968 featuring 2 x 6L6GC tubes. It really cuts through.
Just had it serviced by Robert Dixon at Amphole in Brubank CA. Ive had it since the early 90s and had to fix it more than once however that was. Well I found a really cool 1970s Fender bassman 50 tube head and matching 2-15 cab today for a very reasonable price.