

- FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY INSTALL
- FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY MODS
- FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY SERIES
More questions to come but this really would address most of what I want to change with this amp.
FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY SERIES
I ordered a complete set of F&T caps,havn't arived yet.ģ- Question # 2 why has the 220ohm restistor been replaced with those green ones? The large one is 640ohm and it is in series with another one that is unmarked? This is not original and I have a 250ohm block type on hand to replace those, but I would like opinions first as maybe there is a reason that 640ohm was chosen with the new PT? Question #1:Is this a good,suitable PT for this amp?Ģ- Electrolytic caps. Looks to be the same specs as stock but its much thicker for better cooling? There is a new PT in this thing,I'll include a photo of the specs. The neck is straight and the truss rod functions properly. I'm hoping that new filter caps will help here. This guitar is lightweight and a joy to play Overall this is a killer pre-CBS Musicmaster that will not disappoint There are no breaks or repairs to the body or neck. There is some power supply noise that remains constant regardless of the vol/tone settings.

But I kinda doubt it now.Really a great,clean little handwired Fender amp.
FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY MODS
I thought I would be doing a bunch of the recommended mods like the tone control mod,hasselbrock mods,jumpering the RF blocking cap etc. Ok, the amp arrived and she works great.Instantly greeted me with a beautiful Fender clean tone. To me the DC blocking aspect of it is important, especially in this day and age of a huge pile of effect pedals on a "pedal board" in front of the amp, especially if older FX pedals are used. As I mentioned earlier, the real RF problem with amps like this is that which occurs because the input jack loses a solid ground connection. The amp really doesn't have the bandwidth for RF to be much of a problem.
FENDER MUSICMASTER BASS AMP HISTORY INSTALL
But pardon my being a smart Alec, but might as well install garlic cloves to ward off elephants. If you wasn't to stick one in there anyway, yes it will not hurt anything. it won't affect anything the amp is likely to do. If you remove it, I see no benefit adding the bead. never mind that the effect would be outside the audio range or some such. Someone rationalizes that such and such effect would be diminished by some mod. Ive had too many bad experiences with them.

A lot of mods are common, and a lot of those common mods are done for specious reasons. I wont buy any more of those I-pretend-to-be-vintage-but-really-Im-just-a-crappy-reissue amps. The Musicmaster was Fender’s budget-priced bass at the time, made from surplus parts from other Fender models. Fender Music KK, part of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, announced today the launch of the Made in Japan Heritage Series, developed with the guidance of the world-renown Mark Kendrick, one of the. As with Fender’s guitar bearing the same name, the bass was a simpler version of Fender’s Mustang Bass. You can tack a wire across it when you get there just to see if it affects the sound of the amp. Fender’s Musicmaster was first introduced in 1971, and in production through 1981.
