Paul McCartney's Amplifiers

At around 0:41 - 0:47 in this video you can get a closer look at Paul McCartney's Fender Bassman Export-Amp Amplifier Head that he used at the "Rooftop Concert". If you compare the inscription and the six knobs of this amp to the Export-Amp you will not notice any differences.

Secondary Source (speaks for the submission): McCartney was given two Jazz Basses and a Precision; and they sent 4 Fender Twins, 2 Bassman Amps, a whole bunch of effects, and picks, strings and straps. - This text is from the Beatles Gear Book -

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In the image you can see Paul behind his very first Amplifier. At around 1:59 in this Video Paul is talking about his very first amplifier. He got it at the age of 14. The Elpico was designed to amplify two microphones and one grammophone. Paul used it as a guitar amp.

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Photo of Paul McCartney with a Pignose portable amp.

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In this photo, Paul can be seen playing in front of two Mesa Boogie Standard PowerHouse Bass Cabinets.

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Paul is seen with 2 of these paired with his custom AC30s at virtually every show.

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You can clearly see Paul using a 1963 blonde Tolex Bassman in this picture.

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The image shows Paul McCartney using a Mesa/Boogie Bass Strategy Eight:88 Bass Head during a performance at Covent Garden.

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A Mesa/Boogie Bass 400+ can be seen behind Paul as part of his live rig from 2012.

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At the 12.12.12. Sandy Relief Concert, Paul McCartney used a custom 100W Vox Handwired AC30 Amp Head, as seen in the YouTube video by Dustin Smith.

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In this photo, Paul can be seen behind a T-60 Cab.

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“Throughout his career with The Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist, Paul has used many different tools to do the job, and yet every night he goes out there, you’ll find him standing in front of two VOX AC100s. 50 years later they’re still inseparable.”

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In this photo, McCartney is seen playing through a Selmer Truvoice Stadium amp.

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it was used in the Sgt Pepper sessions

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Paul McCartney used the Marshall Super Bass amplifier during the recording of the album "London Town," as evidenced by a photo from Maccafan.

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In the YouTube video "Paul McCartney teaches bass" by Rickdd2, Paul McCartney is shown using an Ashdown Engineering Cabinet while working in the studio.

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Paul McCartney used the Marshall MBC410 Bass Cabinet during the recording of the album "London Town," as evidenced by a photo from Maccafan.

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In this image, taken in 1979 from the recording of his album "McCartney II", a Jazz Chorus 160 with a Space Echo on it can be seen

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the MESA/Boogie Bass Prodigy Four:88 w/ MESA/Boogie Traditional Powerhouse cab is listed in this blog

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Photo from his concert in Australia shows him using a Mesa/Boogie 2x15 Subway Vertical Bass Cab

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In the Hog Hill Mill Blog, it is mentioned that Paul McCartney uses the Alembic F-2B Tube Instrument Preamp.

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Paul is playing bass through an EVO II.

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Paul McCartney uses the Ashdown MAG 414T Deep bass amplifier cabinet, as mentioned in the Hog Hill Mill Blog under "Amplifiers & Pedals."

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From Facebook – @yaggerdang & @paulmccartney working on the song “Angry”, Autumn of 1985 at Hog Hill Mill. Paul is playing his @yamaha_guitars BB-1200 through what looks like his @fender Bandmaster Reverb, which was not an amp he often used for bass.

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Paul McCartney is mentioned in the Hog Hill Mill Blog as using the Fender Bassman 135 amplifier, highlighting its role in his setup.

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Paul McCartney is associated with the Fender Deluxe Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981) as detailed in the Hog Hill Mill Blog's "Amplifiers & Pedals" post.

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the Marshall JCM 800 2205/2210 is listed in this blog

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the Marshall JCM 800 2205/2210 is listed in this blog

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Paul McCartney is mentioned as using the Marshall MS-2R Mini Amp in the "Amplifiers & Pedals" section of the Hog Hill Mill Blog.

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the Marshall Plexi that is listed in this blog is a Super Lead 1959 Model

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the MESA/Boogie Bass Prodigy Four:88 w/ MESA/Boogie Traditional Powerhouse cab is listed in this blog

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