However, mine does not sound as good as my vintage 5D3 tweed Fender Deluxe or tweed Gibson GA-18T Explorer, so I leave it with family for times that I visit back home. The end result is a light weight cabinet with a smooth response in the lowest octave and up through midrange and highs. It responds well to HB and single coil pickups and handles most pedals well. I used an online bass reflex calculator and theil-small parameters published by Eminence. Nice, light basses with great 'P-like' tone. They are short scale necks and the body is a little smaller than full scale too. It used to be up until a couple years ago you could find them regularly for anywhere from 50 to 200. They were the student model basses but are the real deal. It's a good sounding amp - better to my ears than a Tweaker and most other modern amps in the same price range. Fender Musicmaster basses are great if they are in good shape. Consequently, the MMB is very sensitive to preamp tube swaps and speaker selection. So, you have a pair of 6V6's (like mine) or 6AQ5's and a single 12AX7 preamp tube. 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. It has an unusual phase inverter based on a transformer - theoretically superior to any tube PI scheme - and SS rectifier. 'Vintage' Fender amps look and sound cool for the most part and are def fun to have around. I've tried mine with the stock speaker (inefficient, low volume, early breakup), and Eminence Cannabis Rex (maybe too much for the amp, a little stiff in the mids), and an Eminence that is OEM for the TRRI (best balance overall, less volume than the C.Rex, much more than stock). The good news is that you don't really need a tone control in more cases than you'd imagine. Fender Musicmaster Bass Combo Amp (1970-82) Padded Cover. Some very early issues were Daphne Blue with pearl. These short-scale guitars were designed for young beginners with small fingers. The Musicmaster Bass was introduced in 1971, and originally came in either black, red or white finish. A discontinued amp from Ampeg that they released a few years ago but it never really caught on. Go here for my pages on this amp: Ampeg J20. They were called the Musicmaster (one pickup) and the Duo-Sonic (two pickups). This is a very cool, low powered student bass amp that just happens to work wonderfully for guitar. They are good amps, especially for the price, but suffer from a nearly useless tone control. Please note: This cover is for an authentic Fender amplifier. These new beginner electrics were introduced by 1956.
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