Tom Hamilton's Amplifiers

According to Hamilton's tech in this interview at 2:45, Aeorsmith bassist Tom Hamilton uses these cabinets in his live rig.

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As seen in this interview with Tom Hamilton's bass tech at 3:40, Tom uses Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 bass amps in his live rig.

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Used for Toys in the Attic, as stated by engineer Jay Messina in this March 21, 2017 Mix Online interview.

“We had [bassist] Tom Hamilton going through an [Ampeg] B15 amp, where we took an output—a custom direct out of the head of the amp—and we would mike it with an RE20,” Messina adds.

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According to Hamilton's bass tech in this interview at 3:45, Tom Hamilton Uses these cabinets in his live rig.

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Used for practice and the demos for Done with Mirrors, as stated by Hamilton and Aerosmith bandmate Joe Perry in this May 1986 Guitar for the Practicing Musician interview.

GUITAR: What's everyone's favorite new sound or toy?

TOMMY: I used a '59 Precision bass for the album. This record was a big turning point for me because Ted and our engineer got me to play with an extremely light touch with my right hand. I was hitting the strings harder with my left hand than my right, which was totally foreign. In this band I'm used to grinding my fingers into the strings. But each headphone had eight different pots for mixing, so I was able to put my bass way up in the mix, which meant I could just play super light and get the actual tone of the instrument. Though I didn't wind up using it for my tone, the Tom Scholz Bass Rockman has been an integral part of my writing and practicing for the last year. That thing is amazing.

JOE: All the demos were made with the Rockman; it's the best bass sound you could possibly get.

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The Reverb listing confirms that Tom Hamilton uses a Fender 6G6A/B Bassman, as it features a Bassman head owned by Tom himself.

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