NAD.. 1967/68 AB165 Fender Bassman & Cab

BFT Gibson

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Took a few years but got arrived at my final destination amp. It is completely gone over. Has mostly 67 parts..everything was checked and put to specs. No noise floor at all. Prob my dream amp. Its jtm45ish on Bass side & pure Fender clean on normal..then jumper the channels & the tone tweaking is unlimited. Fuzz..clean..edge of breakup..even brootz come ut this thing. The Cab is so huge sounding or so 3d sitting in front of it at talking level, The size of cab & being closed back really focuses this tone. Its been a fun journey & this amp is pretty much shades of all the amps i like for my personal tone for the music we make. Speakers where crucial in the final tone to set it right in mix.

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syscokid said:
Very cool amp! Big congrats... :cheers:

Is that a 2×12 cab?
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yes 2x12..it sounds so huge....WGS g12c on top & WGS ET 65 on bottom wired 4 ohms

wanted to stay towards American side..but wanted the amps main tone to stay without speaker influence. The amp is so darn touch sensitive & you can def tell from guitar to guitar the individual tonality of them. I have greenback cab-it sways a lil more Marshall on it & Jensens it flubs quicker..
 
RVA said:
That is impressive! A real '67 Bassman! If you get the chance, please post gut shots.

So the cab is 4x12 with two ET65 and two G12C?
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i think i am getting an email with gut shots...i will def take it apart soon to peep on inside. will post the pics.

Initial impressions is...Bass side is quicker break & the deep switch seems to be set up like a boost... can play this side without pedals & its breaking right around a drummer level if not slightly under..which is how all my amps get set anyways

The Normal side is chimey & has headroom past the point i would ever use it & do get to play at drum level most of the time. made that closet an ISO booth so can run the amps in the sweetspot for recording...
 
BFT Gibson said:
Took a few years but got arrived at my final destination amp. It is completely gone over. Has mostly 67 parts..everything was checked and put to specs. No noise floor at all. Prob my dream amp. Its jtm45ish on Bass side & pure Fender clean on normal..then jumper the channels & the tone tweaking is unlimited. Fuzz..clean..edge of breakup..even brootz come ut this thing. The Cab is so huge sounding or so 3d sitting in front of it at talking level, The size of cab & being closed back really focuses this tone. Its been a fun journey & this amp is pretty much shades of all the amps i like for my personal tone for the music we make. Speakers where crucial in the final tone to set it right in mix.

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Nice amp, man. Congrats and re-grats...
 
off it goes to my friend who has been building & repairing Fender's since the early 70's...he is going to do on the bass side what was done on my jtm45 & re go over every single inch..i had to..as he ages he doesn't do as many as he used to,,but when he does..you get an amp back that is road ready.. Soon as i shot him a pic,,he lit up...i like that..seeing someone perk up with the passion for the work they do
he builds em from scratch..few a year to custom specs...makes the amp to fit the player.
 
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