Fender Vintage Reissue '59 Bassman LTD 4X10 Guitar Combo

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Fender Vintage Reissue '59 Bassman LTD 4X10 Guitar Combo

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A decades-long favorite of bassists AND guitarists.

The straightforward Fender 59 Bassman outperforms most of the fancy amps on the market today. In the 1950s, the Bassman was perfect for amplifying that new invention, the Fender Precision Bass. ...

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30 Artists Use This
John Mayer

The Fender Vintage Reissue '59 Bassman LTD 4X10 Guitar Combo is part of guitarist John Mayer's extensive music equipment and gear setup.
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Robben Ford

Robben Ford using a Fender Bassman amp in Vision Musica 2016
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Mike McCready

Mike is running both Fender Bassman.
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Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton auctioned his 1994 Fender '59 Bassman Amp.
Joe Bonamassa

Joe at 4:51 playing a Fender Bassman
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Justin Vernon

Todd mentions in the comments that Justin uses this amp alongside his [AC30](https://equipboard.com/items/vox-ac30-guitar-combo-amp), though the issue of the amp is speculation. Original post [here](https://instagram.com/p/Lf8SCOtBEO/)
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Chris Shiflett

At, 4:01, one can see a Fender Bassman behind Chris.
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Tom Petty

"Taking a look at the other amps in his repertoire – such as a ’59 Fender Bassman Reissue, a Fender Vibro-King 60 watt combo, a ’69 Marshall JMP50 Plexi head and a Marshall 1987X Vintage Series 50 watt tube head, among others," states [this article](http://www.proaudioland.com/news/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-feature/), by Pro Audio Land.
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Tim Renwick

I use a very simple set-up based around a reissue Fender Bassman (4 tens) and a few basic Boss stomp pedals.
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Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith can be seen playing a Fender Bassman combo amp in this video at 1:05:43. The back of his amp can be clearly seen, which matches that of a Bassman as seen [here](http://i.imgur.com/6jNfzGb.jpg). The concert is Foals headlining the Hotot-tent at Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen, The Netherlands, 29-6-2014.
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George Ezra

In this photo, one can see Ezra playing his Gretsch through Fender Bassman combo.
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Brian Fallon

4:13 Brian Fallon says that the title for "The 59 Sound" came from the name of an amp he worked on called a 59 Bassman.
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Otis Rush

For amps, I can’t deny I really liked those old 4 X 10 Bassmans. That was all I ever needed.
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Mac McCaughan

A common loud, yet portable amp used by Mac more recently in Superchunk.
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Lindsey Troy

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/5265-deap-vally-gear-guide.html
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Dylan Carlson

"?Fender '59 Bassman ? wisht it was goin home with me (reissue)"
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Joanne Shaw Taylor

"I used a reissue Fender Bassman that’s a couple years old, a 1988 red knob Fender Twin Reverb, and some Fender Custom Shop amp that a local guitar player lent to me. We ran them all together."
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Earl Hooker

In the attached link, it is stated that, "..Otis Rush said Earl Hooker was the first person he had ever seen playing a Stratocaster into a tweed Bassman amplifier." It is not specified as to which Bassman was used, other than a tweed style, but this is close to the time period.
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Jessica Staveley-Taylor

The Fender '59 Bassman serves as Jessicas main electric guitar amplifier during their Glastonbury 2015 set and you can see it stage right, next to her.
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Eoin Loveless

At 5:54, to the right of his fender twin reverb, you can see Eoin's Bassman used during his reading 2015 set.
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Mikel Hansel

Great Sound for recording ****
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David Desrosiers

Behind David's new bass, we can see this Fender Bassman '59 4x10 LTD
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Elvis Kuehn

You can see him using the bassman
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Shakey Graves

Can be seen in the background throughout his live performance at Voodoo Experience 2016.
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Johnny Stevens

I saw it on stage in Hollywood. He mentioned it to the sound tech when he asked him to switch to that amp. You can see it on the bottom right of the image.
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Matthew Simms

In [this image from a live performance by Wire](http://i.imgur.com/3ig2y6F.jpg), we see Simms playing with his Bassman in the background. Image by [Mara Robinson](http://mararobinson.com/).
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Boz Boorer

"My studio in Portugal has a lot of stuff. For amps, I used a vintage Fender Champ a lot, a reissue Fender Bassman combo, and I have a big box of effects in there—really too many to list or recall."
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Tyler Bryant

Tyler mentions this amp in the article. He uses/used 2 of them in live situations.
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Dave Weiner
Bruce Springsteen

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Description

A decades-long favorite of bassists AND guitarists.

The straightforward Fender 59 Bassman outperforms most of the fancy amps on the market today. In the 1950s, the Bassman was perfect for amplifying that new invention, the Fender Precision Bass. This 50W rig allowed the bass to hold its own onstage with drums, electric guitars, and miked piano, the common instrumentation of the day. Over the years, it also won the hearts of guitarists who, after experimenting with all kinds of preamps and effects racks, found its simplicity, great tone, excellent dispersion, and touch-sensitive dynamics a true pleasure. This reissue is true to the original while adding several enhancements: U.S.-made GT-6L6 output tubes, improved 12AX7 preamp tubes, and an internal bias pot, making it easier to experiment with other output tubes. It also features a genuine lacquered tweed covering, solid finger-jointed pine cabinet, and an original-spec 4AR4 rectifier tube for natural compression when you play hard. Includes fitted cover.

Specifications

True to the original '59 Bassman design
50W
4 - 10" speakers
Finger-jointed pine cabinet
Genuine lacquered tweed covering
New US-made GT-6L6 output tubes
Improved 12AX7 preamp tubes
Original spec 5AR4 rectifier tube
Internal bias pot has been added to adjust for other tubes
Fitted cover is included

1 review

joecoombs27

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Simple, Iconic and sounds amazing

My first Fender amp, and it has left a lasting impression! Has been my main amp for nearly 2 years now and hasn't gone wrong once. Surprised the amount of clean headroom it has until about 7! Takes pedals really well, that's what I use it for, I have a few different drive pedals to vary it up a bit. But in summary Great Amp, Great Tones, a real workhorse!

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