BassmanPaul

I looked at the Handbox tube amp and was amused to see it specified 6L6 tubes. The 6L6 is a metal tube and in such an amp would melt in an instant. The correct tube is a 6L6GC, the letters are important. Why do you want a 50W amp for anyway. A 100W amp can be turned down quite simply to the required volume.

Hi Tim, Back atcha from snow covered Toronto!

Fender ACB50 is one.

You're so lucky!

Try here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204078117395

Didn't we do this already??

Thinking on this it struck me that the Aplex amp you linked to has 50W output. There are a plethora of amplifiers out there with around that level of output. The answer to the question posed by the head title is that there are many, many amps available to meet your requirements.

Sounds a lot better that the Bassman ever did. I wonder what it's like at volume?

Thank you.

Yep Andy is the go to guy for Genz Benz stuff.

Link the Send and Return of the Effects Loop, if it has one, with a signal cable to exclude problems with the normalizing contacts on the jacks.

Forgive my denseness it's early yet! IRs ?

There is a Mesa pre-amp designed for recording purposes that would better suit what you are looking to do.

Simplest would be to pull all the output tubes and just let the pre-amp function. Thing is that you'll be carrying a full amplifier about just to use it as a simple DI

As the transformer has a 12V winding you could find that the heaters are wired to pins 4 and 5, heaters in series for 12.6V, with nothing on pin 9. that being the case the combined draw would be 450mA so the transformer current rating of 800mA should be fine.

Did a quick search and found one for sale in the States in, of all places, Walmart! LOL

That should be fine for what you need. I told you they were cheap!

Which one did you purchase?

You can pick up a multimeter very cheaply that would be adequate for such simple tests. it could be that the fuse has blown which is why the tube section doesn't work.

What are the tubes that the mp uses? What size fuse did he install? I must admit I'd love to get my hands on your amp! My curiosity is surging!! LOL

Looking again at the photo you posted, if all else fails I think you could fit a non toroid transformer possibly one from Hammond. That said you have to discover if the tube section has a problem or if the transformer it self design is faulty.

I agree. Do you at least have the proper schematic?

I can't remember if you contacted the manufacturer if not that's who I'd be screaming at!! If you did I'd still be screaming at them!

And just did again! In the last ten days we have had fifty seven meters of snow!!!

I bought a Carvin LB76WP as a reward for living through my third stroke. The bass has six strings, a Piezo bridge and a Walnut body. I had EMG pickups installed. The result was a glorious bass that looked and played like a dream. The problem was that it was just too darned heavy to wear comfortably for set after set. Just recently I found out that my Nephew in Liverpool. is playing bass. On a visit to us here in Toronto I gave him the bass. He was blown away by it. With this in mind I caution our friendly neighbourhood @stereoplayer to consider how heavy the finished bass might be. While I'm at it I'd like to direct a comment to @Hellzero that my favourite bass is a Carvin LB76F. This is a lined fretless six string again fitted with EMGs and made of Koa. It's a dream to play. You can see it here on the first show I ever played it.: My white fretted six string can be see during the clip.