'65 Blackface Bassman head conversion...
Question for Bassman experts: I'm going to buy a bass guitar and start playing bass again (I started my musical life as a bass player). So instead of buying a bass amp I'm thinking about converting my '65 Blackface head to sound more like a real bass head instead of a guitar head, and just buy myself a bass cab. Can this be easily done without extensive mods that are irreversable, or am I better off just buying a new bass amp??
Thanks,
-Kevin
LOOKIN FOR A AFFORDABLE NICE BASS CABINET
I USE A CRATE 4X10 CAB WITH A TWEETER I SHUT OFF ITS A SMALL BASS CABINET I BOUGHT USED FOR $200
LATER I LOADED IT WITH BLACKWIDOWS BUT THE STOCK SPKRS ARE KILLER
I WENT WITH BLACK WIDOWS BECAUSE MY BASS HEAD IS A OLD PEAVY BIAMPABLE DOUBLE AMP BASSAMP CALLED MEGABASS
IT IS SO POWERFUL ITS AROUND 600 WATTS ITS VERY MUCH LIKE A HARKE HEAD BUT I LIKE MINE BETTER THE PEAVY IS BUILT LIKE A TANK ITS GOT BUILT IN COMPRESSOR AND CHORUS AND BRIGHT SWITCHES TEN BAND EQ AND XLR OUT SENDS AND ITS LIKE 2 BASS AMPS IN ONE RACK MOUNT HEAD AND EFX SENDS ON BOTH CHANNELLS ITS A REAL WORK HORSE
ITS KILLER AND I AINT INTO PEAVYS BUT
WITH PEAVY STUFF AMP WISE
I LIKE BLACKWIDOWS BY PREFERENCE IN MY CABS THEY WORK WELL WITH PEAVY PRODUCTS IT MATCHES
WITH YOUR BASSMAN HEAD I'D TRY THE CRATE CABINET LOOK ON E BAY USED THEYRE CHEAP AND UNREAL I SWEAR
THE CRATE CABINET IS SO AFFORDABLE AND WILL SOUND KILLER WITH YOUR BASSMAN HEAD
ITS EASY WAY
CRATE CABS ARE BUILT SO TOUGH AND GREAT STUFF
GREAT QUALITY TRUST ME I DONT LIE
PEOPLE KNOCK CRATE I LOVE CRATE / AMPEGS YUP SAME COMPANY ALSO ST LOUIS MUSIC
ITS UP TO YOU JUST IDEAS BRO
I WISH YOU BEST