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Fender Bandmaster

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Noel Gallagher

Used with late Oasis and more recent, High Flying Birds.
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Joe Satriani

"I eventually got into a band with a guy who had a stack made by Lafayette, which was an electronics shop, like Radio Shack, on the East Coast. I believe his was tube. And our bass player had a Heathkit amp, where you buy the parts and build it yourself. Eventually, I wound up with a Fender Bandmaster."
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Bob Dylan

In December 1965, Dylan, his sunglasses resting atop a Fender Band Master amp, ran through some runs on a well-worn Fender bass guitar for a Don Hunstein photo-shoot at the Columbia Recording Studios.
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Peter Hayes

"So, you have 2 Fender Bandmasters?" "Yeah, yeah" Can be seen listed on the page and spoken about in the video.
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Brent Mason

According to Premier Guitar's article, Mason uses the 1963 Fender Bandmaster.
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Oz Noy

Oz Noy lists all of his current gear, including this one on his website.
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D. Boon

"D. Boon’s penchant for low-cost, ad-hoc gear applied to his amps as well. “He had an old blackface Fender Bandmaster head,” Spot says. “At that time, it was considered the low version of a Fender piggyback.” He also had a 2x12 cabinet with mismatched speakers, which were wired out of phase. “I recorded it in stereo. I had each speaker miked separately. When I was mixing the stuff down, I tried to see how everything sounded in mono and the guitar disappeared."
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Nicholaus Arson

Clearly seen on this photo, this is his main and primary amp. He plays through this one, and a Fender Vibro King.
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Tommy Bolin

Welcome to all you Tommy Bolin fans! If you want to know more about the equipment of Tommy Bolin and how to achieve his sound, read this article by ’treblebooster’.
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Ben Watt

Fender Bandmaster Amp spotted in his home studio in this clip supporting Tracey's solo release. Tracey Thorn - Singles Bar - live at home
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Ben Thompson

At 3:11 into this video, we can see Thompson's Fender Bandmaster.
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Niklas Almqvist

The Hives' Rig Rundown article states, "Arson uses a Fender Bandmaster and '76 Fender Vibrolux, both on all the time."
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Tim Brennan

At 3:09, underneath a silver-chassis Bassman, there is a Bandmaster that says "JAMES!" on the grill cloth. However, it is his amplifier.
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Matt Talbott

Matt: Orange OR 120, Fender Bandmaster, Fender Twin reverb, Mesa Boogie Dual rectifier, Red Bear(used for short, allegedly hated it), Orange Cab(speakers unknown, possibly vintage 30s)
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Kevin Cronin

"Dave (Amato) recently gave me a mid Sixties Fender Bandmaster, just like the one I had in high school. That was the coolest gift ever. Dave is a great guy. I leave that amp at home, and my sons’ band plays through it."
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Jim Roth

Posted Bandmaster on insta
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Nick Granville

At 1:18 in this video he says hes using a Fender Bandmatser head into a 1x12 cab
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1 Fender Bandmaster Review

jimmarchi1

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1956

country crunch

I owned a mid 60s bandmaster with the matching small box 2x12 cab. This was without a doubt the best sounding piggyback fender I've owned for Americana type music. It had THAT SOUND from so many 60s recordings of every style... wonderful edge of breakup tones. You can bridge the channels on these because both channels are in-phase with the trem disengaged... the amp had what one friend called 'cowboy crunch' when bridged and pushed hard. I sadly was forced to sell this amp on short notice to sam ash because my wife needed a couple grand in emergency dental work :-( I got great money for it versus the $800 I paid for the whole rig, but I've enver seen one this clean that sounded this good since... even the beaters don't sound like mine. Last I checked it was still owned by sam ash, so if I ever have a couple grand burning a hole in my pocket I'll meet their asking price. A lot of people are down on this amp versus the bassman because the smaller output transformer gives it a weaker sound and less headroom (by their standards) but I found it to have just the right amount of grit to the tone and the tightest bass of any large fender I've played aside from the tremolux heads. No boominess at all. Very much a giant deluxe reverb without reverb... not all blackface bandmasters are created equal though. mine sounded really good.

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