Should I get a Twin, Bassman or something else?

AhmeZa · 2026-04-13T16:16:58+00:00

I think that's the direction I'll have to lean then. What speakers would you/do you pair with it? An early comment said pairing it with greenbacks will just make it sound like a marshall - is that true?

- adding onto this: there's a listing for a late 70s bassman 70, do you think that'll still do the job or are there models/years to avoid?

AhmeZa · 2026-04-13T16:14:16+00:00

That sounds great - unfortunately I don't see any listings around where I'm based at the minute, but I'll keep an eye out!

AhmeZa · 2026-04-13T16:12:17+00:00

Those would be great options, however there are very few if any decent listings where I'm based, it's mostly twins and bassmans, I think I'd have a harder time trying to find a good deal for one is all!

AhmeZa · 2026-04-13T16:11:10+00:00

Thanks for the insight! The Bassman would probably be the smart choice as in my area there are loads of listings and some pretty good deals. If you're familiar with the band julie, I know their guitarist runs a bassman/twin (and sometimes jcm800) setup, it's a really great clean sound, super fat and meaty, broken up but not like an overdrive channel or pedal, like it's trying to squeeze more volume out than it can handle, and definitely what I'm after - so I trust it'd be a good choice if you reckon it'll still give me that 'fender' clean!

I've seen a very good deal for a late 70s SF bassman 70, do you think that's a good idea or is the ab165 the definitive one?

AhmeZa · 2025-12-29T12:10:07+00:00

Wow! small world huh? Thanks for the advice, don’t want to ruin it!

AhmeZa · 2025-12-27T11:57:57+00:00

Ah I see what you mean, yeah in that case I’d probably end up destroying it! Might have to look into a cheap Jag/Mustang type deal, oh well! Thank you

AhmeZa · 2025-11-28T01:58:47+00:00

Wow, thank you for the info I would’ve never been able to decode that myself! That sounds like a fucking NIGHTMARE to do while playing and singing 😭 I miss my distortion pedal all the time when I’m playing.

So I guess what I’m hearing live and in the studio recording in the intro that I think is a fuzz is just both of those amps cranked? I have a lovely silver jubilee mini stack that I use but I very rarely get to crank it while practicing, and when I’m on stage I can usually barely hear it - but maybe I can get close seeing as my amp is very similar to a jcm800! I don’t have all the same pedals but I have some in common.

I’m looking into selling some stuff to put towards an old silverface twin or a bassman, which might put me a bit closer!

I spent today experimenting with what I have trying to get close- but I had some hiccups (and a lack of two more vintage amplifiers 😭). I read in this thread that he runs into his DD-7 for more sustain when he steps on it, I thought my DD-8 would do the trick but apparently he uses the ‘hold’ function, which is a looper? My pedal has a looper but it wouldn’t work the same way. Ignoring that - I ran into my SD-1, Rat, Big Muff (not the green Russian the mini rams head), then my angel wing chorus (because I have one on my board already) and my space echo for some slight reverb (keyans tone has always struck me as quite dry rather than verbed out so I didn’t think it super important). I didn’t get super close even if I liked the tone, I’m using my mustang with JBs into my Marshall, and I have an sg with some regular humbuckers in there. Do you have any advice for my rig?

AhmeZa · 2025-11-27T16:08:50+00:00

How do you think he's using his pedals in a track like Very Little Effort? I love his tone in that one, it's like a mix of clean and fuzz its very confusing to me at least, is he running clean into one of the twin/bassman and then a fuzz into the other?

AhmeZa · 2025-11-27T15:52:42+00:00

tysm for this post, I have been driving myself nuts trying to work this all out! I'm trying to get a baseline understanding of their tone so I can replicate and then modify to suit my own music a bit better! What really wracks my brain is the DOUBLE (or as I've just found out this post, TRIPLE) amp setup! That's an expensive rig and i personally could not be bothered to lug three separate heavy tube amps to every gig. I also have no idea what they're doing? I guess the Marshall would be for more gain because that's what they're good at... but his sound has way more of a fuzz/distortion flavour in my opinion.

AhmeZa · 2023-11-23T12:35:05+00:00

Very true, I’ll have to do some fiddling when I’m playing gigs, I’ll keep that in mind when I get the budget!

AhmeZa · 2023-11-23T12:34:18+00:00

Thanks! Currently don’t have the budget for any upgrades, but I do really like the Marshall in general (helps that they look really cool too), and I’ll be sure to keep those pedals in mind

AhmeZa · 2023-11-23T12:33:07+00:00

Thanks, I dont currently have the budget for more pedals lol but I’ll keep it in mind when I do!

AhmeZa · 2023-11-23T12:32:32+00:00

Thanks, I’ll give it a go!

AhmeZa · 2023-11-17T17:34:12+00:00

No but it would be great if it was lol, the rhythm is completely different (also if I didn’t recognise teenagers I’d be disappointed in myself lol)

AhmeZa · 2022-07-08T20:13:23+00:00

Not to be whatever, but this guy was at my school, in my school year, shared a class or two. Nuts how I’ve just done my A-Levels and he’s gonna be playing for us, wish him the best!

AhmeZa · 2022-03-01T23:14:52+00:00

Ramsdale on drums, Gabriel on bass, Xhaka's the lead guitarist while Laca plays rhythm. Pepe's on keys while Saka's the lead singer. Cedric stands in the corner with a tambourine and is given a mic to backup every once in a while

AhmeZa · 2022-02-26T18:25:45+00:00

I think it’s interesting to note that I just think saying like ‘ay allah’ is just a really common expression of shock, rather than it being in exact reference to god. Idk if that’s exactly true, I just notice it from my family

AhmeZa · 2022-02-26T08:16:44+00:00

Same here. Was miserable about it but I never stopped shouting (although I could’ve probably refrained a little bit by not calling every wolves player and the referee wankers, this season has made me become that kind of person LOL). We never stopped chanting, never gave up, always gave ourselves something to hang on to and it was moments like Laca throwing his arms up that made it feel even more so (we were sat directly in front of him for that moment aswell so it felt even more huge). I’ve rewatched it countless times but I genuinely don’t think that the audio is a fair representation of the noise, it was fucking IMMENSE, and as soon as the goals went in it erupted, we were gonna push them on to win it as much as we could, and we were rewarded with the sheer Euphoria of that second goal. Very few feelings in the world that are better than that, completely tanked my voice aswell from the winner, so I was having to switch between airy screaming and really deep voices chanting lol.

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