NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
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NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
I've had this thing about a week or so. Came down with a nasty cold virus at the same time of arrival. So in no fit state to crank it up when your head hurts and tinnitus active.
Anyway couple of nights ago I plug it in. Initial thoughts are it's big, clean & spanky sounding. If I wind it up say about 7-8 it is quite noisy with white sound & hum, not excruciating loud but big, slightly breaking clean and spanky.
Sounds nice enough just playing little bits & pieces quiet maybe a little ice picky.
I'm getting a bit of static like crackles which is off putting, suspect output valves or rec valve might need attention. Open the bonnet me thinks.
Amp would be about 20 years old. Beautifully looked after by previous owner, looks new. Hardly if ever been bounced off the walls or loaded in with other tolex mauling objects. Who knows how hard it's worked in a playing sense.
Anyway a little underwhelmed so far. I read a review before I got it and they described pretty much every thing I experienced with this amp too.
Make a good bass amp haha!
I mean look at though, ain't she a beauty.
Who knows, workshop session, hit the front end hard with boost and brake the output with the THD hotplate. To get somewhere close to how I imagined it.
Anyway couple of nights ago I plug it in. Initial thoughts are it's big, clean & spanky sounding. If I wind it up say about 7-8 it is quite noisy with white sound & hum, not excruciating loud but big, slightly breaking clean and spanky.
Sounds nice enough just playing little bits & pieces quiet maybe a little ice picky.
I'm getting a bit of static like crackles which is off putting, suspect output valves or rec valve might need attention. Open the bonnet me thinks.
Amp would be about 20 years old. Beautifully looked after by previous owner, looks new. Hardly if ever been bounced off the walls or loaded in with other tolex mauling objects. Who knows how hard it's worked in a playing sense.
Anyway a little underwhelmed so far. I read a review before I got it and they described pretty much every thing I experienced with this amp too.
Make a good bass amp haha!
I mean look at though, ain't she a beauty.
Who knows, workshop session, hit the front end hard with boost and brake the output with the THD hotplate. To get somewhere close to how I imagined it.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
That is a beauty!. Clarry has one too and heard him play it a few years back. No funny noises at all as you describe, so sure it can be fixed.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
Everything is repairable in these things. I love the look! And Jensens!
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
A friend of mine in Wellington had one of these. That was about 14 years ago. I knew less than nothing about guitars and amps back then. All I remembered was how freakishly loud it was! Oh, also, it was also very heavy! Looked really cool though.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
Ah that's the thing with this one, it is not too heavy to lug around. Relativity to my Fender Twin (red dog) 100 watter which makes everything thing else seem light.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
You mean this particular model tweed Bassman is lighter than other tweed Bassmans? If that's the case, what're the contributing factors here?
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
No they (tweed versions) are generally lighter than some other big bore Fenders. Mostly those 10" Alnico speakers being light.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
if it hasn't been used much, a bit of basic service and a good crank should bring it back to 100%
Try using some contact cleaner on the the sockets, jacks, knobs and see if that make any difference.
Try using some contact cleaner on the the sockets, jacks, knobs and see if that make any difference.
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Yes that's a good call, connectivity maintenance first.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
Wow... according to Google they weigh around 53 lbs! Apparently 65 Twin Reverb are around 64 lbs!calling card wrote:No they (tweed versions) are generally lighter than some other big bore Fenders. Mostly those 10" Alnico speakers being light.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
When getting into 100 watt territory the transformer or 'iron' gets big and heavy. Large ceramic speakers too.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
That's lightweight!codedog wrote:Wow... according to Google they weigh around 53 lbs! Apparently 65 Twin Reverb are around 64 lbs!calling card wrote:No they (tweed versions) are generally lighter than some other big bore Fenders. Mostly those 10" Alnico speakers being light.
Only 24 Kg, my vibro King has 3 x 10" speakers and is 30 Kg.
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
Yeah the twin reverbs are no fun to cart aroundcalling card wrote:When getting into 100 watt territory the transformer or 'iron' gets big and heavy. Large ceramic speakers too.
I made a lightweight 4x12 Marshall a few years back - it had 2 speakers(like a detuned cab) and was made from pine.
I could carry it with one hand
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Re: NAD, Fender 59 Bassman ri LTD
That is eye candy. Tweed, valves and AlNiCo - mmmm
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