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. 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. As a product of the 70s (with a brief reissue in 1997 headed by Squier), the Fender Musicmaster Bass is a shorter-scale, stripped-down version of the. Mine rivals a friend's Princeton amp (for volume anyways). the 5 watts with a 8" speaker for the Champ. 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). Great starter bass amp SN A-07134 1974 VG-EC 1X12 (original CTS) - 12 watt tube combo 2 X 6AQ5 power section. The Bronco Bass bridge has two barrels, which means the EA string sit on one barrel, the DG string sit on the other. 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). Unlike the Fender Mustang bass which like most other bass guitars on the market has a four barrel bridge design (each individual string EADG sit on each individual barrel). ClassicTone 40-18093, Fender Style, Musicmaster Bass, 15W Interstage. You may e-mail it directly to If you are unable to create one of these document formats and would be willing to send in your hard copy to the address above, we'd be happy to scan it and return it to you promptly.My sister has a Fender Musicmaster bass amp that she's planning to get rid of. I put one in a 1961 Fender Brown Concert and compared it to a 1960 Fender Concert. A PDF would be great, or even a scanned JPEG, GIF or TIFF that we can convert. Note: If you have a copy of an old Fender instrument owner's manual not shown in this archive, we'd love to have a copy to post here. We currently produce only one encompassing manual for the entire family of Fender® electric guitars and basses, and a warranty booklet only for the acoustic instrument line. Please note that separate manuals are not available for every instrument model. Unfortunately, original hard copy manuals from this archive are no longer available. The manuals listed in this article are either current manuals created from a digital copy OR scans of the original hard copy manuals taken from our archives that have been converted into PDF documents.
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