I mean, I probably like it better for bass, but that's because I kind of hate the standard Fender tone stack, and bass can be more forgiving to a lighter touch with the EQ as opposed to moderately distorted guitar which needs a bit more shaping. My dream would be a Fender or MusicMan power section, but with something like a Jazz Chorus pre. For clean guitar it's fantastic though. I really need to get mine fixed though. It's been out of service for about a decade because it was blowing fuses, and I just haven't gotten around to bothering with getting it to a tech yet. Hopefully this year though. I'm sure it would sound killer with my semi-hollow Les Paul cranked up for jazzier stuff/Steve Howe antics/etc...
I've also considered putting beefier/better speakers in it as well, and possibly modifying the ports. Having it tuned way up high is probably great for the little 25-35w or so original speakers, but with some 150w modern 10s, you could surely pour everything a 70w tube head has into them almost regardless of tuning. Could even plug 2 of the holes and use as a 2x10 for more internal volume and a deeper sound. It's got 1 or 2 non-original speakers in it now anyway. Once I get the head fixed I'll probably experiment with that. Could also look into some blackface mods. They're just a good solid but basic amp to start with, and pretty cheap, so a good platform for modding. Of course I'll probably spend fixing/modding it what it cost to buy 20 years ago, but that's ok.
this for a while. 1970's 7ender Bassman 10. All tube, remakably clean . Got it for the princely sum of $350. Sounds great at low to moderate volume, if I wanted to crank it I would have to replace the speakers with something beefier. It was lost over in the guitar section. I guess today's players don't know what a killer amp this is for guitar. It's gunna look great in my bass room.
