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Tubescreamer to Bassman dimed to Marshall 4x12 w/ G12H30 and/or G12M25 = Amazing. Just wear some ear plugs or take like 10 steps back.

Wish I could say I'm a Tube Screamer fan (or at least I didn't like the TS-9 I had much). That said, I do have a Boss SD-1 I'll probably use just for boosting the amp a bit.

Got recommended a Traynor 2x12 by a couple people now, and one review on the Long & McQuade site was saying it complemented their blackface Bassman perfectly.

patrick wrote:Wish I could say I'm a Tube Screamer fan (or at least I didn't like the TS-9 I had much). That said, I do have a Boss SD-1 I'll probably use just for boosting the amp a bit.

Got recommended a Traynor 2x12 by a couple people now, and one review on the Long & McQuade site was saying it complemented their blackface Bassman perfectly.

I'm told an SD-1 is basically a Tubescreamer with asymmetrical clipping. I boosted mine with an OD-3 which was pretty great, too.

I remember reading about how Ibanez started using symmetrical clipping because Boss trademarked the asymmetrical clipping, yeah. That said, I found that having the tone at 12:00 on the SD-1 didn't EQ much. That same position on the TS-9 EQ'd way too much/I don't like mids much.

patrick wrote:Well, the guy offered to retube it as well for that price, so that seems fair.

Either way, was thinking about 15s too, interesting those got brought up

Retube and reset the bias? Through a tech or by himself? It's not a good idea to just swap tubes in and out on amps that aren't self-biasing.. If he biases the new tubes too hot, they could burn out faster. Too cold, and the amp could sound not-as-great.
$600 is pretty reasonable if the amp is in really great condition. I would offer less though, if he isn't going to have the amp serviced before selling.

veteransdaypoppy wrote:

patrick wrote:Well, the guy offered to retube it as well for that price, so that seems fair.

Either way, was thinking about 15s too, interesting those got brought up

Retube and reset the bias? Through a tech or by himself? It's not a good idea to just swap tubes in and out on amps that aren't self-biasing.. If he biases the new tubes too hot, they could burn out faster. Too cold, and the amp could sound not-as-great.
$600 is pretty reasonable if the amp is in really great condition. I would offer less though, if he isn't going to have the amp serviced before selling.

He originally had it up for $700, but offered to retube it and set the bias and let it go for $600.

Guy wouldn't budge on the price, ended up with some extra cash, got a Music Man HD130 instead. Worth it.