Fender Bassman Tone Master - Worth it?????

[@adrianguggisberg3656]

My Tonemaster had its main board fried by lightning strike. I had it fixed at the place i bought it. Don't exactly remember what it cost, but it was somewhere near 200 Swiss francs, parts and labour. Insurance paied for it, but I thought that was pretty reasonable. Didn't take long either.

[@elliotvernon7971]

The guy at Psionic audio looked at the workings of the amp and found that the amps were tech repairable (module aside). Fender do sell replacement modules through their dealers if you trade in a broken one. How long they will make them is of course a question.

[@thecrankedamps]

That opening jam had me in a trance, wow. Amazing 👏

[@robertbogdan7058]

The amp dying has a simple solution. Let every Fender dealer stock modules and sell them as replacement units, at cost (hundred bucks???), *provided* you turn in your dead module. Forcing a turn in eliminates someone making their own cab-speaker unit with a low cost replacement module. By the way, the Red Giant LP/CD/t-shirt arrived! Thank you. Love the tunes.

[@thedavesimpson]

Happy to hear that. :)

[@leewetherelt8925]

I really look forward to your reviews . One of the best on the tube.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you. :)

[@dennisbutler8393]

Your playing is amazing mate!! Loved the sounds you were getting. Keep up the good work mate.

[@stevep1941]

Great Dave. I'm seeing the Tone Master amps creeping into backlines on festival stages everywhere over the last couple of years. Actually, if Vox would make a digital lightweight AC15 as Fender are doing with their amps, then it would be my go-to amp without hesitation.

[@jonbeatlesfan]

I’m in agreement - I love the ToneMaster line but would love to see Vox do something similar with an AC30.

[@StratsRUs]

My Vox AC15C2 is great but it is strictly 'furniture' !! Unless I want permanent damage.

[@Jonathan-L]

@@jonbeatlesfan Add an AC10 to the list please Vox :)

[@paressehylton]

Problem is the traditionnal « Vox sound » is supposed to be dirty-ish, and we know the problem with those digital replica amps is when it comes to dirt. At least the tonemasters do a very good and realistic « Fender Sound » (fender clean). But if a (digital) Vox could not do a proper Vox Sound, that would be hard to sell (especially if it costs the same price as a used AC15, a toneX, or a quad cortex).

[@jonbeatlesfan]

@@paressehyltonNah, when I think of AC30, I think of early Beatles and pseudo Fender-ish cleans. And anyway, the Bassman ToneMaster is evidence that digital modeling can pretty well nail dirty sound at this point.

[@jonathanhughes9281]

Awesome playing at the start Mr Simpson. 👌🎸 Happy New year 🍻

[@Stringz2810]

Finally got my Bassman Tonemaster & have been having glorious eargasms!

[@jp7963]

I have the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb in blonde as I prefer their 12" Celestion as opposed to the more brighter 'country' sounding Jensens in the black ones as well as the less bright firmware. I love it! It is, circa 2025, literally the perfect amp for me. It sounds superb, especially at low volume with the "attenuator" switch. It also takes pedals superbly. Those saying they don't frankly baffles me! Yes, the DR's don't have an effects loop. You really do NOT need one. Any gripes? Yes, I think they are a tad expensive (Dave's Bassman especially) and we are maybe paying for the Fender name. Now, as for the reliability question Dave correctly raises we are just into unknown territory. We just don't know. However, it is a digital device ostensibly so just as an interesting comparison I have a Yamaha FX500 digital effects unit and I still like to use it from time to time as it has some unique effects. Now when I bought it the sales assistant did forewarn me the battery might last "maybe 5 years tops" but to teenage (at the time) me that sounded aeons away so it never bothered me. My FX500 is STILL working on its original battery. It has done 100's of gigs and recording sessions and has NEVER failed me once. Also worth noting the Tone Masters of course don't even need an internal battery. Oh, by the way... I'd better mention... I bought my FX500 back in 1991.

[@MrCElk]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@NikkoAus]

Great opening jam. Love the amp. I had a GTX100 that died after a year and Fender just gave me a credit at the local store so I bought the Bassman, it’s fantastic. If it dies after the warranty is up I’ll sort it out then, but until it does I’m not going to worry about it 🙂

[@ghostoforion1745]

The tone with the les paul is to die for

[@joeadame6527]

Thank you so much, Dave! Ive been looking for someone to do an in depth review of this amp and I should have known I can count on you. I have the Super Reverb version and I love it. Now it looks like I'll be getting this one as well.

[@rickhill6277]

Great Vid Dave!! I've got the Series 1 Blackface Deluxe and Twin and just Love them!! Cheers from Salem, Oh. US. Please keep up the Good Work, Love your Channel and Content!!

[@bobgracia3318]

The King is back sounding as good as ever Amazing Demo !!

[@sowhulljnr]

I love that technology continues to develop and push forward in these amps etc, i just think for me building up my modest collection over the past 30+ years, its not worth it to me buying into the digital stuff since i already have a lot of the analog gear the digital world is still chasing after. If i was starting out now from scratch, I'd probably buy into it no bother. During the covid lockdown, I bought a tone master deluxe reverb, which i kept for 3 years. It was absolutely a really good amp, but there were several reasons why i eventually sold it for a valve DRRI. Financially, it made sense at that time. I got a great deal on a used DRRI and, at the same time, a great offer from someone to buy my TMDR, so it cost me very little to switch. I already had an 8 ohm Torpedo Captor X, so silent playing with headphones or attenuating was already covered with the change to DRRI with even greater flexibility than the onboard cab sim of the TMDR. The actual "issues" that i had with the tone master were as follows: the TMDR sounded great clean, but it didn't sound anywhere near as good as a valve DRRI when cranked up. The midrange does not respond the same, it is in a different place. The TMDR got too loud, too quickly, and stayed clean longer when compared to the DRRI. I also found that the TMDR also struggled to get a good sound with some pedals, especially fuzzes. Some of these issues may have been related to the neo speaker. I know the goal was to save weight, but keeping the same speaker as the DRRI would have maybe been a better choice, as many seem to prefer the TM offerings with creamback speakers. I like that in the bassman they have stuck with the same speakers as its valve counterpart. Lastly, i mostly use two amps wet/dry and like to mix and match, but since all of my other amps are analog (valve or solid state), it was impossible to get the speakers in phase due to the latency of ADDA conversion in the TMDR. Like i said, it was a great amp, it just didn't suit for what i wanted it to do.

[@simonwilliams9916]

Chris Buck has also been using one live. No better recommendation and soooo good for the back! 🎸🤘🏻👍

[@somoslasfieras]

...and soooo good for the Buck haha

[@Moonsguitars]

Great vid as always. I feel like VOX kind of did this with their VR range, but don’t think they were nearly as popular as the Fender Tone Masters. Intrigued to try one of these amps.

[@greblus]

Fender should give lifetime warranty for the dsp board of this thing, especially at this price and I'm sure it'd double their sales. Sounds great but I'll stay with my lovely Laney L5T-112 from 2007 and NAM/Tonex/Amplitube on my laptop 😊

[@michaelfranks2508]

Fender do have a repair facility in the Uk . I agree it could be tough to fix but they probably would replace the offending board. I didn’t have to pay any postage as my Princeton was not too old and the shop sent it back.

[@thedavesimpson]

I didn’t know that. Thank you.

[@StratsRUs]

The Marshall CODE updates did improve it a lot.I hated it before the updates.I think if they made a next level one it would be cool. Great video Dave.

[@eddiebaby22]

That sounds incredible.

[@Ron_Of_The_Dead]

Thanks Dave.

[@charlesgrey8651]

Ah, ah, ah, ... uuuh, ... Awesome playing, frickin' heavenly 🙏🕊 Happy n' Healthy New Year, Dave, Shalom, and all that stuff🎶👌💖

[@ozhoodguitar]

I'm using one of these this year as my main gigging amp. I'm going to mix it up between using a pedalboard into the front and using a modeller into the effects return. We'll see how it goes

[@mikestroud9969]

That was great as usual Big Dave Thanks Man 😎👍✌️🎸💯. Les Paul sounded the best. Sweet 👍😊

[@SteveWilliamsworld]

Unlike most demos, this one actually has cool music. Nice playing.

[@jacktarbuck6949]

That intro jam was insane 🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥 what an amazing amp! Good luck on the road with it 🎸👍

[@jacktarbuck6949]

As to the amp; I think as these things become more commonplace in the music industry - I can see aftermarket modules, mods or custom built units will start appearing on the market to combat amps dying and becoming a very expensive well adorned bricks! 😉 All the best 👍

[@ErikThomasMusic]

Those will be on the used market at 1/2 the price in a year or less, like all of the TM amps are. If it fails, the cabinet and speakers can be parted out and sold on Reverb, and you'd be out a couple hundred dollars. That can be considered "rent" that you paid on the amp. Fender is making a killing in profit margin on those things.

[@Igorstravinsky894]

I love my tube amps (‘64 Custom Deluxe Reverb, ‘57 Custom Twin, ‘64 Vibroverb Custom, Marshall SV20C, Mesa Mark V 35, Mesa Lonestar 100 among others), but my Tonemaster Super Reverb has become my go to gigging amp. Loud enough or quiet enough for any room/venue using the built in “attentuator”, huge 4x10 sonics, sounds awesome (I don’t care if it sounds exactly like a vintage Super), takes pedals great, the line out sounds great, and it weighs 32 lbs - less than my Deluxe Reverb. It’s just hard to beat.

[@stevegroves]

Great review Dave! Awesome playing as always mate, sounds awesome!

[@johntruman6571]

Hi Dave. It's good that Fender are catching up with this sort of thing. Have you ever played through a Roland Blues Cube, (Stage, Artist or Hot)? These are superb and sound VERY valve like. My Blues Cube Hot (30w and LOUD) is modelled on a Fender Bassman and is amazing!. If you want to hear one used in anger then check out the Zac Schulze Gang at Cropredy Festival (on KZbin) this year,. I spoke to Zac after their set and he said that he was just using a Blues Cube and a Tube Screamer. I've seen them a few times since. As well as being a blues superstar of the future, he sounds amazing through the Blues Cube.

[@olgakouzina7817]

Dave, *whispering* check out the pre-amp models in Boss GT-1 processor. This little piece of technology for Fender Bassman is there, along with 26 other amps.

[@TheSavagederek]

Awesome Mr Simpson , simply awesome yet again ❤

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Even better than having modules, which makes sense for replacement in case of breakage, having the amp downloadable so you can choose which you want would make sense. The gubbins of the amps are all the same, it's purely an algorithm. However, on the reliability point, these should be pretty rock solid. Eg: there's hardly ever any helix units going faulty etc. The tech is pretty bomb proof so whilst it could break down, it's highly unlikely too within any reasonable time frame from new.

[@AllanGildea]

Fantastic playing, Dave.

[@robiveevee840]

Hey Dave that amp sounds really great (as well as your playing) beautiful tones clean or dirty ! Any amp or piece of equipment can croak on you , but in this case you gotta hope Fender stands tall for you ! Anyway nice review ! 👍

[@pforpancetta4492]

Great demo Dave! Now that you tweaked it, the bassman sounds a lot better than it did out of the box. With your settings, it is kind of similar to the silver jubilee, although not identical. Every amp has got it's sound, right? I really liked how the neck pickup of the stratocaster sounded. It's still kind of harsh, but perhaps it's the microphone peaking. The way you used your guitars with it perhaps you should ask Santa to lent you his Red Guitar, to test with this amp. After all he is Santa, he will understand!

[@justarthur1788]

I don't know for sure but having spoken with fender in the past about products they were keen to help even out of warranty. As long as it's still in production I think Fender absolutely will send you a module. The bigger issue would be how long they'll make them for but that's the same with any digital product. People buy TVs and phones for more than the amp costs and just replace them. I've had my tonemaster deluxe since they came out and then the super reverb. What I've saved on tech fees and tubes is significant. I've had them enough years that if they crapped out now I'd contact fender ask about my options and go from there.

[@joelmccreight]

Awesome video as usual! Can you do a shootout with The Bassman tone master vs your Katana?

[@victoryhousemusic]

Dave is there a bassman in the katana? If there is could you plug it in to the BM speakers and see a preview of how close you'd be if you eventually had to go that route?

[@davidgrundy8792]

Id like to know this too

[@Stereostupid]

First thing I thought

[@thedavesimpson]

The katana isn’t a modeller, but. I will see if i can replicate the BM tone.

[@Matthew_Scan]

Nice amp, but very expensive for a digital emulation amp when you could probably get close with a Katana. The Roland Blues cube is a copy of a Bassman too I believe

[@davidgrundy8792]

​@@thedavesimpson also can you please explain to us the difference between them all I thought katana was a modeller...now I'm totally confused! We've got plugins like neural DSP (I have the Mesa boogie), we've got bassman tonemaster las you've shown ,we've got boss katana and we've got quad cortex...I'd really appreciate understanding the difference Thanks!

[@strumminronin]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the TMs. The "in the event" situation is what has stopped me from buying the TM DR, basically. I have looked into DR clones chassis and whether one could be "hermit crabbed" (retro fitted) into the cab, but have not had any definitive answers. What The Big F could do are TM tweed Champs. If they were neck and neck in price to a Blues Jr, I could be extremely tempted!

[@MTBTexasBikeRider]

Yes Mr Dave I totally agree with what you said if the amp dies out on you keep an modify something else in the cabinet! The amp sounds amazing really enjoyed the video! 😎🎸🤘🤘🤘

[@CZPavel-c1p]

Good evening, beautiful review including the sound of an interesting combo. I wish you a successful and peaceful year 2025, and especially good health. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍

[@modelcitizen1977]

Some strong Jimi and Jeff Beck vibes in the opening jam. You'd be a joy to jam with.

[@davidgrundy8792]

Wow that opening jam 😮

[@jltrem]

The Return of Master Simpson...2025.

[@brucesguitardemos8197]

I got the valve version second hand £900 and it’s sweet as ❤

[@kuitaristi3003]

"If it dies" is the question that many don't think when they are buying an amp but should especially if buying expensive amp. Brands should really improve this area and think how to fix this, but as long as everything sells well they don't. That's why i use only handwired amps now because those are easier to fix if something goes wrong.

[@vincentvandervaart8019]

This new year we begin with the beautiful jam from someone called Dave Simpson, how wonderful to start 2025 😊

[@antoonhermans8953]

i have my fender tm dr for 5 years now , still works fine , so yeah , happy until now that is , it is a kinda gamble , but there is this saying : life is a gamble ! , so yeah , we'll see .

[@PeteLonsdale77]

For the price I'd probably prefer to get the Tonemaster Pro floor pedal... much more options in terms of amps and effects. Obviously you'd need a separate cab but I'm assuming most people buying something like this would already have a cab.

[@KoaCharvel]

That's what I have been using for the last 7 months. I absolutely love it.

[@storeymark]

At 12:00. If the amp blows, you can always convert to a 4-10 speaker cabinet

[@rburk9945]

Great playing.

[@ggar9623]

Great! I really wanted you to go more in depth with this amp, you read my mind, on paper It seems great, plus a 4x10 that light... But i Guess i want to wait a little, its pricey and digital stuff keeps evolving by the minute, they could very well release another one in a year time that captures the valve sounds better or whatever, i dont know, with digital stuff i always feel you get outdated very quickly, that is not the same with analog stuff i feel Edit: man i just finished watching the video, that things sounds (amazing) and takes pedals better than anything digital ive heard, what are you doing to me dave? Now i got to sell my fender tube combo and buy this thing, it would be heaven not to worry about biasing or feel like im putting miles on the tubes each time i plug into it though... Really you made that amp sound amazing.

[@zedcarr6128]

Marshall did do a ''Marshall Modelling Amp,'' that's essentially what the Marshall JMP1 rackmount pre-amp is, but the models are analogue circuits controlled by a digital / MIDI system. Looking at their website, they do the CODE range of amps that have digital models of Marshall amps as well, and even though it shows pictures of both combo and head versions of CODE, it appears only the combos are available. I'd very much doubt you have to worry about reliability of the electronics TBH, I have solid state gear still going strong after 20 - 30 years, I recently blew the dust off my Roland GR-33 Guitar Synth, and I had to replace the coin cell in it, which are cheap, readily available and easy to change. The only problems I could possibly see happening with gigged gear like this, is a connector popping off the board, I'd suggest opening it up, if there are no warranty seals, and check that all the connectors are properly seated and secure. Also, while you are in there, make sure all the nuts, bolts and screws are secure. After the warranty period has expired, check again, and then secure the connectors with ''hot snot'' (Hot Glue Gun Adhesive). The great advantage of hot snot is, it's a strong adhesive that is very easy to cleanly remove without damaging anything, unlike contact adhesives like Evo-Stik. Nuts, bolts and screws can be secured with engineer's adhesive like Loctite Medium Strength thread lock, DON'T use high strength as it can be a bugger to undo anything without heating it up to burn the adhesive off should any maintenance or repairs need to be done. In general, the advice above is valid for any gear that is being thrown around a van and gigs TBH.

[@yarbzag]

Loved my jmp1

[@youngandrew66]

Couldnt get my tonemaster deluxe to do drive pedals.. something weird there. But on it's own lovely

[@alexkennedy7671]

Great amp and lovely tones Dave but the main ingredient is your phenomenal guitar skills. As for it's longevity or repairability the jury is out on that one my son. Why should digital technology not last a long time? We shall see - live gigging will be the proof of the pudding! Alex the K.

[@surkart2033]

Love your videos Dave! When do we get a "Dave's amp collection of 2024/25". You haven't done one in a few years now, right? I wanna see what has changed (apart from the Bassman)! :-)

[@malcolmporter4173]

Hi Dave, I have a Tonemaster Twin and I like it a lot. However, getting the TM Twin to the point of breakup is a problem - hence my interest in the Bassman. How would you rate the tones from the Bassman to those of thew TM Twin and the TM Deluxe? For me the Deluxe would be a better option from the point of view of transportability. Finally, how would you rate the Bassman against the Orange Supercrush 120 that you often use? Keep up the great work - you remain my Go To KZbin channel for my guitar-stuff fix! Malcolm.

[@jodyferguson3068]

I agree David they should start selling the module to put in there if it ever does die 1400 bucks is a lot of money to all of us

[@cross4480]

Would be pretty awesome if you rehoused a Katana into a tweed cabinet.

[@Michel-r6m]

Dave I heard this across the Channel. I wish you a loud 2025 ✌️

[@Jonathan-L]

I'm fascinated by the jumpering to get the 'ghosting' effect ... I'd love to hear an A/B comparison (footswitch to control the jumper?).

[@ozzyfarrow9872]

Hello Dave great vid two questions 1 what is effect pedal at 22 minutes 54 secs 2 could you do a vid explaining difference between solid state and digital amps cheers

[@MacMFer]

I have one as well and love it.

[@danielcarter3928]

man you are a great player

[@JHPRS]

I have been told by a Fender tech that the Tonemaster amps are field serviceable.

[@thedavesimpson]

Ace news. Thank you. :)

[@thelofizombies]

Awesome! Sounds massive!

[@You_Are_Avocadorable]

I think the tone is in the tweed, so if the digital box’s breaks you will not notice it. So don’t worry about it becoming the worlds most expensive paper weight.

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

Did you ever come across writing for television or movies. Man I see all kind of vision and imagine paintings when you play🥹😢🥺man I have tears in my eyes ❤

[@thedavesimpson]

I’m not good enough for that sadly.

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

@ your too humble, I know your good. I have bipolar disorder and somehow once you talked about mental health. And I clicked right away . I’m a big fan of your playing . And mate you are more than good , your amazing🍻🤘🏻

[@danielcarter3928]

i really want to try one of these i was hoping guitar center would have one out but i didn’t see one the last time i was there unfortunately.

[@KaddysJamKave]

Digital amps are definitely a worry in the long term... my old Peavey Vypyr 30 became a paper weight after a few years when all the knobs died and I literally couldn't EQ anything anymore. The fix wasn't worth it in the end so I just threw it out. Analogue all the way but that doesn't mean I don't keep a few digital amps on the side for the fun of it. (Katana, Artist and Blackstar tvp id:100)

[@henrymillsiii4961]

Dave, is Fender in this for the Long Haul or will it go the way of the Cyber Twin? I will whole heartly agree with you, Fender should also sell the modules so if your amp goes out you can just buy a new module and Slap it in ! Fender needs to really answer this! Maybe you should email them with that idea Dave! You are the man!

[@thedavesimpson]

They wouldn’t talk to me, but i hope they are in it for the long haul. These amps are fantastic.

[@henrymillsiii4961]

@@thedavesimpson Better than your Katana Artist?

[@monahantp3767]

If/when a tube amp fails, what's the cost to repair (parts & labor)? Very likely (depending on the failure) the cost will come close to-- or exceed the cost of a Tone Master. That's how I've reconciled owning a Tone Master Deluxe over a tube version. Remember, tube amps require regular maintenance, and tubes + labor aren't cheap. If the Tone Master lives three years or so, it's paid for itself compared to the tube version. If it lives longer-- bonus, you're saving money & your back at the same time!

[@williamking7420]

With the relentless push towards less costly digital and solid state amp products, getting an actual analog tube based amp product repaired in the future will cost a fortune. Sad but true. Provided that you're lucky enough to find someone to service them !

[@MrReptilianhumanoid]

I think another solution to it dying might be to just get a head for fairly cheap and use it as a cab. You can get a little head for sub 200$ yeah? Even some with a tube in it. Still gotta get someone to hook it up tho? Idk what the speaker connection situation is. Anyways, sicc playing. Cheers.

[@SteveBruno1]

Awesome! (is that your number one stat?) Guess you'll have to follow up with a video in a year and show condition of amp. Sounds awesome!

[@thedavesimpson]

It is yeps and i will keep you updated.

[@therover4141]

You need an A/B/Y box man so your loop comes through a different amp than the one your playing through. Things get garbled up when it all comes through the same amp. You also can control the volumes independently. It will sound a thousand times better.

[@yarbzag]

I wonder how long amp techs will be around to fix valve amps?

[@subispaceship]

You are so talented shoutout from America fam🙏🙌🙌🙌✨🎄🎉🎉

[@johndodd4375]

The Roland blues cube stage amps are the same, brilliant amps though.

[@dominicmcmahon4798]

Can one of you legends please tell me the exact model and pickups Dave is playing in that first white fender. I want to buy that guitar as my very first Fender guitar. It looks and sounds perfect for what I'm after. Please someone? ❤

[@thedavesimpson]

Fender tex mex. :)

[@jimilee459]

If mine died, I would build another Bassman circuit and use the cab. It’s not more than 1K US to build another one. Mojotone have “kits” if you wanted to go that route.

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

Freaking epic ❤❤❤❤

[@A14b19]

Still would like one

[@jamesgrobertson8024]

Sounds ace 👍

[@funkyfrankmusic7362]

Hello dave! I have built a john frusciante 62 sunburst stratocaster replica I’d like to get your thoughts on it! I plan on shipping it to you!

[@siitan83]

bought a barely used twinreverb(tonemaster) for 400€ (i just could not not-buy for this price) and been playing it since - And i dont plan to ever want anything else, right now i dont for sure. I recon the bassman is just as good, just a bit different.

[@Paul-D]

Your making me want one haha, MUST resist

[@Jonathan-L]

Go get one Paul, your neighbours need to hear it too!

[@skysdask]

Are the extra features worth choosing this amp compared to the TM Super Reverb?

[@thedavesimpson]

Depends if you need an fx loop.

[@skysdask]

@thedavesimpson thanks for the answer! Ive never used an fx loop before, but I'm comfortable using the TM deluxe so I think I'll save up for the TM Super for a future upgrade.

[@themaelstromnotebook]

I still don't know why you don't just run some Bassman modelling software through your Katana from a phone, PC, device or whatever. Isn't that possible? It'd be a hell of a lot cheaper. There are a couple of brands of Bassman modelling pedals too. I also will never need that much loudness either

[@isaacroche3223]

Master Simpson❤❤❤

[@nylesforsyth7341]

They must have Fender authorized repair centres in the Uk?

[@yasekkviatkoski]

The most valiable element in this amp is the cab : the speakers are approx 400 EUR in retail, custom made wooden cab with tweed is another 400-500 EUR - its more beneficial to buy this Tone Master instead of wasting time and building simmilar cab - thay you need to boult a copy of Fonder 5F6A tu put it in ant it will cost you next 500EUR for parts and another 500 EUR for work if you can't bould it on your own. And you still can't be shure that it will sound as it should. Peaple think then non tube amp have to be cheap - but the sound comes from the cab and speakes and they have to cost becouse materials for tha cab are expensive - in the end a decent digital/tranzostor amp will not be cheap. It's a vicious circle. The price for Tone Master is not taken from the moon. It's just a mindset of people who don;t accept a good non tube guitar amps. Boss Katana with stock speaker it "meh .... ok", but with a hi quality cab is a killer !

[@danw5404]

Hi dave where in Hull are you playing next Saturday

[@thedavesimpson]

We’re not. We’re in hull in may.

[@alendovzan6768]

Hi Dave😂i am back ..hepy new year ..😂😂😂❤

[@sharkair2839]

30 years from now you'll have a vintage bassman.

[@RichardSeargent]

Hey Dave, is that a Katana Artist in a Marshall box on top of the basketweave 4x12?

[@thedavesimpson]

Tis indeed. :)

[@RichardSeargent]

@ nice one. I talked to FA about mine, but it’s a combo with controls on the top so I’ve been thinking about upgrading to Artist iI head cos they were cheap at Anderson’s. Still undecided though

[@A14b19]

Thing is a peavey 1980 yrs old and it’s still going ?