c25 cap in '59 Bassman ReIssue

otokomae · 1st September 2005, 09:48 PM

Hey, I don't know if anybody here has played around with the Fender '59 Bassman RI at all or not, but I was just wondering if anybody had tried adding the capacitor at c25. There's an open space for it on the PCB, and Fender says that it was part of the original 5f6 design, but was dropped from the 5f6-a version. It's purpose appears to be that it adds 4dbl of gain, I guess to both channels. If anybody's tried it, let me know how it sounds; I'd really be interested to hear about it. Thanks!!!

Enzo · 2nd September 2005, 12:13 AM

Two clip leads and a cap, and you can be listening to it yourself. Or even tack it in place with solder. If ti is in parallel with a resistor, tack it to the resistor rather than getting under the board to solder it in place. Seriously, inside of a minute or two, you will have it.

Brion55 · 8th September 2005, 01:10 AM

Here is my copy of an original 5E6-A Bassman. Is the cap in question on this schematic?

Enzo · 8th September 2005, 02:35 AM

He does not have a 1959 amp, he has the reissue. The name of it is the "'59 Bassman ReIssue"

Brion55 · 13th September 2005, 03:14 AM

Oops.

1st September 2005, 09:48 PM	#1
otokomae diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	c25 cap in '59 Bassman ReIssue Hey, I don't know if anybody here has played around with the Fender '59 Bassman RI at all or not, but I was just wondering if anybody had tried adding the capacitor at c25. There's an open space for it on the PCB, and Fender says that it was part of the original 5f6 design, but was dropped from the 5f6-a version. It's purpose appears to be that it adds 4dbl of gain, I guess to both channels. If anybody's tried it, let me know how it sounds; I'd really be interested to hear about it. Thanks!!!

13th September 2005, 03:14 AM	#5
Brion55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas	Oops. __________________ How do I put the smoke back in this thing?

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2nd September 2005, 12:13 AM	#2
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	Two clip leads and a cap, and you can be listening to it yourself. Or even tack it in place with solder. If ti is in parallel with a resistor, tack it to the resistor rather than getting under the board to solder it in place. Seriously, inside of a minute or two, you will have it.

8th September 2005, 02:35 AM	#4
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	He does not have a 1959 amp, he has the reissue. The name of it is the "'59 Bassman ReIssue"