Fender musicmaster bass upgrade#
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We'll ship this vintage shortscale bad boy to you super fast and super safe in its hardshell case. We don't make it a practice of selling instruments that need additional work, but with vintage gear we like to retain as much of the instrument's original integrity as possible, giving the buyer the choice whether or not to have the work done. We also note that this thing could probably use a refret at some point in the future. However, our techs here have given it a fresh setup and made sure that it plays to the best of its potential.

Fender musicmaster bass full#

In the spirit of full disclosure, the neck has a bit of a hump and kickup starting at the body, so it gets pretty splatty up past the 12th fret.

Fender musicmaster bass plus#

50 plus years of use tends to yield a few drops, dings and scratches. Recapped and serviced, and optimised for guitar, a perfect studio amp. This bass shows some obvious playwear, unsurprising given its age. 5-10W valve amp two 6V6GTs into a 12 speaker. Alder body, maple neck (0.831'-0.983'), rosewood fretboard (7.25' radius), 1.591' nut width, even the original single coil pickup. The color may have changed, but all the original specs are still there. This particular one was made in 1970, and its original Olympic White finish has aged absolutely beautifully over the years. But now these short scale babies have taken on a history of their own. Much more versatile than the MM.The Musicmaster started as a stripped down version of the Mustang. In the end I think the MusicMaster has a def' 'cool factor' compared to the Jr.

The MM is a fun amp but it is what it is. 'Vintage' Fender amps look and sound cool for the most part and are def' fun to have around. They typically fetch between $250 and $400 (including the shipping) on eBay.

Fender musicmaster bass upgrade#

A lot of owners go for an upgrade like a Weber for more vol. I have a '74 and it sounds great with a pair of 6AQ5A's in it instead of the the 6V6 powered ones that some favor. Some would say what more do you need? I round out the tone of mine with an OD pedal, 6 band EQ and an Alesis nanoverb. Controls volume, tone and the on/off switch. You can get by with it in a small club doing Blues n' basic Rock. Mine rivals a friend's Princeton amp (for volume anyways). The bass has a single pickup with volume and tone controls. the 5 watts with a 8' speaker for the Champ. Heres an always fun to play vintage Fender Musicmaster Bass, famous for their short-scale thump.

They sound quite like mid 60's through 70's Champs except louder having a 12 watt output and a 12' speaker vs. don't expect it to be much of an investment since no one famous that i know of ever played one but, to me they sound every bit as good as a champ from the same era. depending on how cheap you can buy it for and how much shipping will set you back you should probably get it. there was another version with a different tube setup but i can't remember now what it was. they are extremely stripped down (no reverb, no nothing) but they sound fabulous if its the 6v6 version. Thanks.Īs far as i can tell the musicmasters are the last of the 'affordable' vintage fender amps. My question, basically, is whether it's worth it for me to buy the amp from her, have it shipped cross-country (she's in Seattle, I live in Boston), and get it fixed up? Or would I be better off just buying a new Blues Junior or something like that? I'm aware that there's no definitive answer to a question like this, I'm just curious what the forum opinion on the Musicmaster bass is (for guitar amplification, of course-I gather that these suck as bass amps). The pots are scratchy, and it makes a lot of static-type noise when it's on-I presume that means that it probably needs a recap? It sounds pretty decent, despite the noise, but the only guitar I have to try it out with here is an old DeArmond M65C (LP copy), and I'm a SC kinda guy. My guess is that everything is stock (well, maybe not the tubes-they're Sovteks). Is this a low-watt vintage tone machine? Or another piece of CBS-era low-end junk? It's a silverface, from 1976, so far as I can determine (it uses two 6V6s). My sister has a Fender Musicmaster bass amp that she's planning to get rid of.