All About the Bass - Fender Bassman 800

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👆 Today Lee and Nathan take a look at the Fender Bassman 800 bass amplifier! (goo.gl/NlFek0) More links below!
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[@losriosprofundos2113]

Thank you for saving the slapping for the end. Nothing makes me turn off a review faster.

[@bsaw00]

Dino Monoxelos has joined the chat.

[@Darryl6636]

Yah I hate that shit too

[@buckbumble]

@@Darryl6636 why? It’s just another way of playing. Entwistle played in a weird way too

[@jcout25]

I'd never want to jam with you....Enjoy your lame music.

[@thefriendlypsychopath3894]

Just because you're lame AF and suck at slapping doesn't mean that everyone else dislikes slapping.

[@LoftySkinner]

0:42 random Hysteria riff, almost didn't spot it due to the excessive synth

[@MagickFlavour]

Your bass and DJ jams are my favorite thing on your channel. Thank you so much.

[@NRG2]

I missed the CDJ or Decks!! Huh, Lee DJ's?!

[@onofre4390]

This amp review is the best I have ever seen, the sound is mindblowing. Great video guys!

[@pCeLobster]

Damn that really is the best sounding bass amp I've heard since buying my Markbass 10 years ago.

[@Donhoooan]

Gotta say this guy is an EXCELLENT bassist.

[@JakeAikens]

Yeah well, it's Mark King's brother so...

[@Detownrebel1]

I totally agree with his comments on the passive tone stack for the clean channel. I played YEARS ago on a Fender Bandmaster (guitar head), although under-powered (i think 50 watts), I received tons of compliments for my Geezer sabbathy kind of sound...Fortunately or unfortunately, that was the only sound that EQ offered up. These days, I am unable to lift heavy heads but still desire that warmth...This head seems to offer more in regards to having a second tube for added gain, effects, eq...Add to that the capability to blend two channels along with a foot switch, & the active tone stack....To my knowledge, the only Hybrids in the running with the Bassman 800 is the GK fusion 500S and the Orange terror....These amps have more then one pre-amp tube and they are used for a reason, not a gimmick like many amps currently on the market.

[@Bassman1964]

Thanks for the Demo, been on the fence on a couple of Bass heads and had not even been considering a Bassman but really peaked my interest this thing sounds amazing and has just the right amount of controls without needing a masters degree to figure it all out, the funk at then end just totally sold me with all the possible combinations of tone, as always thank you for such a great video

[@CheesyBaconable]

For the next anderton's "sessions" video, can we just have DJ lee.

[@javichino6371]

Filthy Pete the Internet Peasent yheeea yheeea yheeea

[@cglasford1]

that is the best internet name ever! props!

[@A.A1995]

I have the Bassman 500. These hybrid amps are the best of both worlds really. Nice and light, with a lot of power. The tube preamp gives it those warm tones. You have that tube distortion that is blendable. Sounds really good when you dial in the right amount. The 500 can already go extremely loud. I use it for larger gigs, The Bassman 800 will be even louder. I have some samples on my channel if anyone is interested. The DI is one of the best I've heard so far when it is switched to post EQ. The DI of Bassman 100T sounds the best because of the power tubes in the signal.. but that one costs $1100 more.

[@dsutkin]

Brilliant opener, you chaps continue to make outstanding video reviews. The content, production and information is top notch, thank you.

[@ianlenn5408]

Thank you, Nathan, for the random Hysteria riff in the beginning.

[@davidvanscheppingen]

2:32 17 pounds? I'm buying that amp! :D

[@malebolgue]

My Laney Nexus Tube weights 75 pounds :/

[@iamrichlol]

I love how Nathan is in all the bass videos. I love Frost* so much

[@keithg1313]

Loved that behind the nut bend at 12:23.

[@no3chris]

Please release an album, its nearly christmas. You will be rolling in it !

[@UngodlyProductions69]

That intro is easily in my top 5 lamo :')

[@trevcornwall8160]

I caught a wee bit of Hysteria there?! Aaaaand did I here a bit of Mr Pink :-p

[@alisdairsmith6249]

It would be awesome is you and Nathan started a sounds like series but on bass, Recreate some awesome vintage sounds!

[@rileyramone6231]

you guys should do the valve one. The super bassman or what ever its called. keep up the awesome work.

[@christianmarroquin8370]

The Super Bassman is sooooooo good, and this one actually has tubes, but only in the preamp.

[@luke_reiss]

That is one of those holy grail music gear. (and very recommended, it sounds warm) Awesome slap bass, Nathan!!! Lee, that was fun, you looked like playing Ferris Bueller from that movie. :) (hehehe)

[@eckie4679]

I had the 500 for about a year. Functionally it's a fine amp and it sounded great. Loads more tonal options than I could use and plenty of power. It's full form factor was good too. A lot of the very small heads like the TH350 looked incongruous and needed to be taped down onto the cab. The big weakness though was in the protection circuitry. I had two failures within about 6 months - it simply failed to power up. Repaired under waranty but after the second failure, BAX music sent me a different unit but sadly it also failed after a couple of months. I was very lucky that BAX agreed to take it back and gave me an alternative product (GK RB700) instead. There's evidence on places like Talkbass that it's not an uncommon fault. Fender UK refused to acknowledge a problem. Perhaps this design defect is fixed now but I wouldn't risk buying one Just for balance, though, Ampeg Portaflex heads were exhibiting similar problems. Whistlebinkies Rock bar in Edinburgh used to keep a stock of them just in case

[@A.A1995]

Sorry to hear that, I have the Bassman 500 too, I bought it in 2017 and has seen a lot of gigs. It still works great. I also own the Bassman 100t. That one has had a lot of issues. Automatic Bias for the tubes keeps failing and the volume drops suddenly. That one is an all tube head though. I always thought you can't go wrong with the Hybrid heads like these in the video but your story is very different. It seems there are lemons between those too unfortunately.

[@gglibert3238]

Darkglass 900 head review please. Would love to see your guys impressions. Thanks for the videos

[@nfmonteiro]

Please, please, please! make this happen. Haven't been excited about a new head as much as the Microtubes 900 in a long time.

[@rdvgrd6]

Gglibert meh.. there are already thousands of reviews on the darkglass pedals involved in the head, it would sound just as it is and with the same functions

[@ethanlancaster76]

It’s really just a darkglass pedal with power. So, basically you have no difference between the pedal in front of a Class D amp set all the way flat and the overpriced 900 watt power amp.

[@CheckDaClaws]

The intro was perfection. "I like it"

[@cta.k.a.barrychan2460]

does anyone agree with me when I say the Bassman 800 and other "blackface-esque" models look like the grille of an old Chevy Gasser or something classic like that. I couldn't tell you where to start for reference, but an old Chevy 150/Bel-Air Gasser comes to mind for me.

[@stuartcarden5402]

We need a compilation of the intros one day guys. Hahaha!!!

[@Killstrike6660]

Wow!!! Best bass amp review ever! Great job you two! I really want that one or the 500.

[@StudioBrock1337]

I've been watching these videos a super long time now, but oh my God that Roland! When funky-way-too-deep-voiced-Lee asked me to subscribe, well shit who am I to argue?

[@gregg4164]

Now see , there you go. I just dont like Fender amps or basses but this amp sounds awesome. I am very surprised how articulate it sounds. would love to hear it really cranked and roaring.

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

I want to love the orange terror bass as I’ve always loved orange, but man this is just so much more usable in every way. I don’t know why tube preamps and class d power has kinda started to lose popularity, but it needs to come back - none of the class D amps I’ve played with come remotely close

[@SkalvarProductions]

This brings me back to when I would jam the hell outta my Fender Bassman Ten! Underrated bass amp that I should have never gotten rid of, but you don't know the mistakes you make until hindsight hits ya in the face. This review couldn't have come at a better time because I'm in the middle of figuring out what my budget should be, how many watts I really need, all that jazz for an upstarting band that's going to play small to medium sized gigs. I'm sure I can get the job done with an amp head and cab for the price of the Bassman 800 on the used market, but I love how this amp sounds. Any advice and help is strongly appreciated. :)

[@Jpetersson]

Nice amp! This guy can play the bass!!

[@charliecroker7380]

His brother is pretty good too.

[@rlsuarezv]

... I just LOVED the intro !

[@segazora]

it's crazy how this and some of the ampeg heads are the only nice looking bass amp heads on the market. I hope they rerelease these (or the 500) soon so I can get one for myself.

[@woodyh4650]

1.21 Gigawatts! Great Scott! What the Hell's a gigawatt? See: Fender Bassman 800.

[@Kompardo]

Woody H jigawatt*

[@Snortlarc]

How are you guys able to withstand being on 3 on the master volume with that head. I own the 500 watt version with the rumble 410 cabinet and once it gets to 2 on the master it is rumbling my walls and taking off posters Love the demo i wish i had this before i bought mine :)

[@seanbowers5547]

Outstanding review of the Fender Bassman! Will you all do a review of the Ampeg Heritage SVT-CL?

[@LoreAccurateHusky]

I have never heard of these before and they are just what I'm looking for in an upgraded amp rig. Clean and dirty tones, simple eq but with some extra bass and treble control, and not a stupid amount of money while also having tube amp flavor. I'd love to get one but they only have the 800 in production and I want to stick with a 500 watt. Unfortunately those 500's aren't on the used market so I'm not sure what to do about that. It sucks because I have an old 100 watt bassman that sounds great on bass but doesn't that that 300 to 500 watt headroom/output I want for a big, mean, rock/metal bassrig.

[@Hottentotti609]

Thanks for the intro. Now I have to watch x-files again.

[@STRmw2]

i see a promising career in dj'ing for lee

[@NRG2]

Where was the a CDJ or decks? I missed the DJing I guess 🤔

[@Mumumumykul]

was going to get an svt 4 pro but not anymore I. AM. SOLD! thank you sirs for the great/funny review

[@expectedlime_8076]

He should play lots of Green Day cause it was designed by mike dirndt

[@ethanlancaster76]

Great amp. But, it’s basically the same exact circuitry as the Rumble 800 in a cool retro looking outfit.

[@revman417]

Brilliant intro Captain...

[@bjellybee]

Love that sound from the bass man

[@stmierden]

What I like about the overdrive is that you can dial it in rather 'subtle'. A lot of overdrive pedals (the once I experienced at least, there are probably exceptions) go from nothing to 'in-your-face-dirt-who-needs-bottom-end-anyway' with not a lot in between. @andertons, @thecaptain, or any other involved in the production. In the bass videos is there any post-processing like compression* or is it the pure DI-signal we hear? *Besides the compression youtube itself does.

[@TylerJamesPryor]

"Take two fingers..." *laughs in the background*

[@muzallisam5068]

has a slight x-fileish feel to it with some electronica in it.

[@battsy95]

it's an exact x-files sample

[@User-es2yz]

Muzalli Sam yeah didn't you hear him talk to Scully?

Best video intro ever!

[@MrWarwickbass]

Is Nathan related to Mark King ? I've seen him play guitar with Level 42.

[@nfmonteiro]

They're brothers.

[@wilmay12]

He is the younger brother

[@bassmanluke]

Can anyone tell me… how does this stack up against the fender 100T? I had one, sold it, regret it. But it was heavy to lug about all the time etc. I still have my bassman 410 cab… will this 800 full the void of the 100T or do I need to get on eBay? Also. Is the 800 louder than the 100T… baring in mind this is 100W of tube remember.

[@CordScott]

This amp sounds pretty killer.

[@desvonbladet]

Could we have a giggable bass rig challenge? Preferably with a budget? (Either just amp or bass and amp.)

[@evianx1]

The jam at the end was hysterical! I think I went my pants

[@dariorugerio6846]

Love this channel

[@Killstrike6660]

I like this better than the orange bass amps and I love orange amps.

[@FewcanJAM]

Usually the always on tuner output is used in a rackmount setting

[@BullyThaKidd]

ok that was a hilarious way to open a demo... that was great

[@Tetsaraku]

Epic groove intro!

[@a.j.garrett9639]

I love it and I want one

[@GarretGravink]

You guys should do a review on the Fender Aerodyne series. Both the bass and guitar. but especially the bass

[@alessandroc.6876]

Thinking to buy it; anyone that tried it can tell me how loud it is? Class D amp tipically are less loud comparing to their specs.

[@gibbanz22]

Yup........totally getting the 500watt version of this.

[@benworrell4412]

Best intro ever!!

[@IvoTrausch]

The intro had something in between X-Files and Massive Attack

[@tomeisenmenger6475]

So here's the $64 million question: how does this compare to the all-tube Bassman 100T, tone wise?

[@radiantmind8729]

Sounds freaking good.

[@CordScott]

Its cool that you guys demo amps with pretty average basses, that most customers are actually likely to own

[@619SAITAM]

All about the bass, do a video of the S.U.B RAY4 of Sterling by Musicman please :)

[@MascisMan1]

I didnt know pro golfer Justin Rose worked at Andertons

[@josephseraile6698]

that's a badass bass man!

[@worldsokayestmusician6124]

Thanks for the awesome review. Have you guys done the fender super bassman 300

[@MRN89]

Please go busking and video it!

[@nicethugbert]

Sounds great!

[@anibalresendezpulido]

I think the DI was in PRE for the clean channel, I can't hear difference when they dial the eq, or am I wrong? I don't know

[@1968joseph1]

Might have to do with what you are listening through. When he changes the eq on the "active section", there's quite a difference in drive, bass and treble changes. It isn't as noticeable as stepping on a pedal that is dialed way up though.

[@ryanconnaghan9848]

Could you guys take a look at the Sterling Sub Ray4 bass?

[@markroddy4713]

Wow 😳 this amp is legit.

[@Sereosh]

You guys are awesome

[@buckbumble]

Won’t the Bassman 800 damage the Rumble 115 cab?

[@IAmHalfPedro]

you guys are crazy ... and i love it ;)

[@lukee_v]

capt dont smoke please...

[@hambonesyndrome8767]

YOU SHOULDVE PLAYED GREEN DAY! MIKE DIRNT HELPED DESIGN THAT AMP!!!

[@orangederp]

THANK YOU

[@bassmanluke]

Can anyone say how the bassman 800 compares to wise to the rumble 800 head???? I’ve owned a rumble 800 in the past and it was great, the low mid control is a big selling point for me. I’ve also owned a bassman 100T in the past.

[@losriosprofundos2113]

I really don't know if I've come across a bass head that I liked better for tone, but I wish you guys had said something about the incessant hum of the head. It's a deal breaker for me.

[@artemijbirjukov7687]

Wow that intro- are you a fan of Yello by any chance, Lee ??

[@93greenstrat]

Hey guys; How about a shoot-out of Fender/Squier Jazz Bass 5's?

[@hukl3945]

First few seconds -> Insta-Like ;)

[@savvaskaisaritis5555]

Great sounding amp but I think the review is not on point at all with so much compression going on. Don't know if you compress the audio afterwards using a Daw or if it's just the youtube compression.

[@nofriendtojesus]

Please make “all about the bass” it’s own channel.

[@64jazz]

😆😆😆😆😆👍🏾👊🏾

[@solarreturn7673]

has anyone tried to play a guitar through this yet? id love to hear it

[@dennisbebebebe8707]

You should compare the fender bassman 800 to an electro harmonix bass soul food petal

[@mouse_eater]

Can you please do sounds like Fugazi, I wanna see it be done

[@damez-tv1fj]

0:45 Muse Hysteria ! :D

[@echowarp]

Are you able to use a guitar with it, like you could with the vintage heads?

[@quiggycarboncat4280]

OMG I bet it would sound even better with a guitar.

[@johnbardsley9378]

How about playing g eith a pick, not through a jazz bass for a change?

[@danpiper9184]

I'll play, you fiddle.

[@lebeaujp5594]

How is this amp compared to the Rumble 800 hd? Is there a big difference in tone?

[@davidsix8907]

Now do the Super Bassman!

[@theeleven42]

I've got the 500 - it's a great amp and I've played it at a number of gigs through a 1x15 with a very loud drummer. I have never encountered the safety shut off situation that some people bring up with these amps. I'm thinking of getting a second 1x15 to utilize the full potential of the amp.

[@francesco0185]

Or maybe a 2×10? What 1x15 do you have?

[@theeleven42]

@@francesco0185 I use the Fender rumble 1x15 cab. They’re about $400 new right now. Very light weight and sounds great

[@prograven4844]

what the use of 2 input jacks.. is it used for active and passive basses ?