Guitars and Instruments (no stairway)

[The Dunster]

Looking at a 1981 Fender Bassman 70 head.

Can anyone give me a reason why I shouldn't? I dont really need another amp, but I always wanted a Bassman.



I never bought into the whole relic'd guitar thing. I don't baby my guitars, but dont treat them like crap either. Buying a guitar with half its finish missing just never made sense to me.

Makes sense that they would stencil the wear though. Id never really put any thought into how they achieved the finish, but I guess thats a pretty efficient way to do it.

Ron Thorn told me a few days ago that the reason they use the stencils is for accuracy and consistency not to cut corners or to save money.
So basically, they build a guitar to pristine condition then they knock it about using the stencil to make it look old. Fender have jumped the shark - no wonder they can't make a decent guitar anymore. But it's what the khunts that can't play want in their wallflower guitars.

As for 1981 Fender Bassman 70 Head they are ok - but don't have the balls / power of the originals. Still a nice amp though and at a 40th the cost of a tweed bassman pretty good value. Oh and wayyy better than those 59 Bassman reissues - which sound nothing like an original or any of the great copies going around from Achilles and so on.