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slippyclutch
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 1
(2/12/04 7:25 pm)
 bassman ten, bantam
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 I have two amps that I play out with currently. A bassman ten and a bantam. They don't seem to be very popular. I know the ten has a diode rectifier and the bantam has the foam speaker, what are the first steps to 1. keep them alive and kicking 2. get better sound out of them. I like the sound of the bassman, the bantam needs four tens, I know.

I have looked through both chassis' and nothing looks burnt or leaking but that's where my technical know how stops. Unfortunately I'm on the road with work four days a week and haven't found anyone in my area that wants to look into them.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
6G6
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 78
(2/13/04 9:29 am)
 Re: bassman ten, bantam
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 Hey Slippery,
Welcome aboard.

Are you playing bass or guitar through them?
I don't know anything about the Bantam.
The Bassman 10 could benefit from the addition of a ported 15 cab to add lows if you are playing bass through it.
If you are playing guitar, then you might like an open back with Jenson or Weber tens with Alnicos magnets.

If you are happy with the sound you are getting, there isn't a lot to be changed, but there will come a time when new electrolytics will be needed. The last anywhere from 2 years to seemingly forever, but even when they aren't leaking and seem OK, they will change value.
 
lowtech
Senior tube assistant
Posts: 176
(2/13/04 1:37 pm)
 Re: bassman ten, bantam
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 I had a bantam bass amp back in the mid 70's - early 80's. ( until somebody stole it!) The first thing i did was ditch the original speaker/cabinet, and built one that would fit a single 12. I stuck a 12'' evm "L" series 2 in it, and with the 30 watt output it sounded great. At one point I got tired of hauling it around in my volkswagon and got the hacksaw out and cut off the first channel and about 2 and a half inches!. Made a new faceplate out of formica and I was good to go! I think the circuit is pretty much standard AB763 fare- maybe the 5U4 and maybe a little lower plate voltages accounted for the slightly lower ( 30 watt) output when compared to other similar Fenders using two 6L6's for outputs. If you want to find a schematic, check the net , or Fender's website, or perhaps Steve at angela.com has one. Great sounding guitar amp
 
slippyclutch
Junior tube assistant
Posts: 2
(2/13/04 5:00 pm)
 Re: bassman ten, bantam
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 Thanks for the support. I'm playing a hollowbody guitar with p90's through it. I just picked up the Bantam at a pawn shop and use it for practice. It definitely needs to have the speaker replaced. It sounds great when I run it through a 4 ten cab, and not so good through the styrofoam speaker. What would be the best replacement for this combo? The cabinet is too small for two twelves so it's either one twelve or four tens. Any suggestions? I could also run it at 4 ohms versus 8 with the four tens. This would get me a little more volume but would the sound change? Would it be good for the amp? The bassman ten is used for live shows and practice by me and another band. I want them to buy this reissue bassman 70 blasckface for their band but we don't know how it will sound. Any thoughts.
 
 
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