Fenderamp
Fender Bassman
Originally designed as a bass amp, the tweed Bassman became one of the most influential guitar amps ever made. Its warm, fat overdrive inspired the Marshall JTM45 and countless other designs. B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and countless blues players built their tone on the Bassman.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- US Deluxe Nrm
- quad_cortex
- Bassman
- tonex
- Search ToneNET for 'Fender Bassman' (Tone Model capture)
- fractal
- 59 Bassguy
- kemper
- Search Rig Exchange for 'Bassman'
- katana
- Crunch Channel
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the Fender Bassman
All field notes →Fender Deluxe Reverb vs. Fender ToneMaster: Do the Same Settings Sound the Same?
The ToneMaster Deluxe Reverb costs $200 less than the tube original. We put both on the same amp stand, dialed in identical settings, and listened. Here's where they agree — and where they don't.
Normal or Vibrato: Why Your Fender's Two Channels Don't Sound the Same
The Vibrato channel isn't the plain one with reverb added — it has an extra gain stage and, on a Deluxe Reverb, a treble cap you can't switch off. Verified panel layouts per model.
The Fender Amps With No Mid Knob (and Where the Mids Went)
Most blackface Fenders never had a Middle control — they have a 6.8k resistor soldered in its place. Which models have the knob, what the resistor is set to, and how to get mids without it.