72 Basic 100 Bass
ReValver Amplifiers

72 Basic 100 Bass

Inspired by Fender Bassman 100 (Bass Channel)

The 72 Basic 100 Bass is inspired by classic 70s bass amps:

  • Sound full and round
  • Great headroom
  • Simple but effective EQ

Main features:

  • Powerful clean
  • Great for bass and clean guitar
  • Also perfect as a pedal platform

Simple but very effective amp

SOUND CHARACTER

  • Very full
  • Deep bass
  • High soft
  • “Big” sound

Perfect for grooves and fundamentals

BluesRockJazzFunkPopBass

Controls

Deep

Activate the bass boost:

  • Y → more depth and body
  • N → more controlled sound
  • Typical of vintage bass amps
Treble

High frequencies:

  • Low → darker
  • High → more defined
Bass

Low frequencies:

  • Low → tighter
  • High → very full
  • Warning → it can become “boomy”
Volume

Preamp volume:

  • Low → clean High : slight breakup
Master

Final amplifier volume:

  • Controls the general level Affects the sensation of power
Output Level

Final signal level:

  • Does not alter the timbre.
  • Serves for balance

Pro Tips

BEHAVIOR

  • Deep = increases the deep bass
  • Bass = general body
  • Treble = definition
  • Volume = possible light saturation

QUICK ADJUST

  • You want full bass: deep ON
  • Do you want definition: raise treble
  • You want tight: moderate bass
  • You want push: turn up the volume

PRO TIP (VERY IMPORTANT)

Universal setup:

  • Deep: Y
  • Bass: 55%
  • Treble: 50%
  • Volume: 50%
  • Masters: 60%

Perfect balanced sound

PRO LEVEL MAKEUP

Use this amp:

with light compressor

for bass: perfect

for guitar: huge clean

COMMON MISTAKE

Deep + Bass too high muddy sound

FINAL TRUTH

72 Basic 100 Bass = simplicity + power + huge bass

Setup Examples

Clean classic bass

DeepY
Bass60%
Treble45%
Volume50%
Masters60%

Full sound

Modern tight bass

DeepN
Bass50%
Treble55%
Volume45%

More defined

Hot clean guitar

DeepN
Bass45%
Treble50%
Volume40%

Clean round

Light crunch

DeepN
Volume65%
Bass50%
Treble55%

Light saturation