As mentioned by others, the tremolo is killer. The BM is far more "shimmery" and just overall sweeter (how's that for subjective!?). My only concern is whether it'll have enough power for larger venues, but most bigger stages I've played have decent monitors, so by miking it, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.Īs I mentioned, I formerly used a Twin Reverb (a '65 RI, which I used to play at 4 or 5, volume-wise, compared to 8 or so on the BM) but much prefer the sound of the BM and outdoor reverb- I AB'd them, and the Twin RI sounds sterile by comparison. The blackface Bandmaster is therefore ideal for those who look for a pure Fender clean sound without making ones ears bleed. Of course, purists would say that surf should be played totally clean, but personally, I think the little bit of break-up makes the sound just a bit more exciting (i.e., it "sounds" loud, like an amp being pushed). A friend in the audience commented that it didn't let as much "attack" through (I guess that's the lower wattage, compared to my Twin, which he's used to hearing). It stays pretty clean, with just a bit of break-up when pushed a bit. Fender Bandmaster Blackface Vintage Reissue Faceplate FEIC Used Excellent 39. It sounds absolutely fantastic, very lively and shimmery, and it totally captures the right tone for my style of music. I keep volume, bass and treble at 5 on the normal channel on the tremolo channel, I keep bass and treble around 5 or 6, but need to crank the volume to about 8 to get a good stage mix (in a small club, no less- loud bass and drummer!), and it needs a mike to get a decent house mix. I play in an instrumental surf-type 3-piece combo, using a '65 Jaguar into a black RI Fender reverb into the normal channel, which I then patch into teh tremolo channel. I asked why they're looked down upon, because I recently picked up a '66 BM head & cab, and I love it.
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