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NAD - a 72 Jansen Bassman. Looks like it's been well looked after too.

I have a 6/40 for guitar duties, so I am planning to use this as a bass amp. Has anyone had experience in this? I still haven't got a cabinet, so should I get a 4x10, or a 1x15?

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:33 am NAD - a 72 Jansen Bassman. Looks like it's been well looked after too.

I have a 6/40 for guitar duties, so I am planning to use this as a bass amp. Has anyone had experience in this? I still haven't got a cabinet, so should I get a 4x10, or a 1x15?

Nice amp! I use one for guitar.

I used a 4x10 for years which was really nice and punchy in the low mids, but lacked a bit of bottom end when it was turned up.
But when I tried a 1x15 it lacked a bit of punch....

So the moral here is get both if you can

I had a Jansen Bass 75 & used it with a 12" PA speaker cab - it sounded good with both bass and guitar. It was a bit of overkill for church duties so it got moved on. Having independent channels and EQ worked well especially with my double neck.

I personally have always had more luck adding midrange to a 15-inch speaker than adding sub-bass to 10-inch speakers.

But yeah probably just buy one of these https://reverb.com/item/6753398-mesa-bo ... ogie-black

I think of these as bass amps. Owned several and played through many, and never heard one that sounded "Fendery" for guitar. They lack chime/sparkle in my opinion, but I think that also lends them well to bass rather than guitar. The larger ones (75 / 100) are especially suited. Enjoy!

Agree with above. Crank it hard and just play bass fuzz till the speaker cone flies off or the the grid resistors vaporize. Enjoy

Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

Jansen amps can be very cool. Their cabs and speakers, not so much IMHO.

Slowy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:52 pm

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

Jansen amps can be very cool. Their cabs and speakers, not so much IMHO.

Agree with this, especially for bass

some of those old jansen cabs had Phillips speakers. they have a strange top end to my ears.

love playing bass through those old tube amps

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

Happy to make you a fender bassman cab.... just finishing one up for a forum member

Bg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:55 pm

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

Happy to make you a fender bassman cab.... just finishing one up for a forum member

You got pics?

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:40 pm

Bg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:55 pm

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

Happy to make you a fender bassman cab.... just finishing one up for a forum member

You got pics?

later this weekend, just finishing the back

Bg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:55 pm

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

just finishing one up for a forum member

And if Auckland stays in Level 2 I can pick it up this weekend.

And then show y'all pics of the MikeC Deluxe Reverb head on top of the BG Bassman 2x12

MogwaiBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:12 am

Bg wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:55 pm

crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:30 pm Did Jansen make base cabinets? Maybe I could get our resident can builder to commission one?

just finishing one up for a forum member

And if Auckland stays in Level 2 I can pick it up this weekend.

And then show y'all pics of the MikeC Deluxe Reverb head on top of the BG Bassman 2x12

I will look forward to it!