Playing my '59 Bassman with a 1959 Les Paul (and more!)

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Massive shoutout to Collin and Rusty for joining me in this video and providing the guitars / space. Check out Collin, owner of the 1959 trio on IG here: instagram.com/high.numbers/ and Rusty, owner of the 66 ES335 and reissue guitars here: instagram.com/rtaylor74/

[@RustyTaylorGuitar]

What a great time it was!

[@matryan3532]

Holy SHIT this is one of the best sounding tweeds I’ve ever heard

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

That's some serious high praise!

[@collinwhitley3543]

It was a joy to hang out with you guys and play through that amp! I completely get why the tweed Bassman is such a legendary amp, it made every guitar sound great.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks again for coming down and sharing a piece of your collection with us, truly an amazing experience top to bottom. Looking forward to next time!

[@DanielBobke]

So glad you are living out a holy grail moment...love watching you play this stuff. Can't wait to hear the studio version!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks man!

[@RustyTaylorGuitar]

I think I can speak for all of us when I say it was a really informative experience. We all watch a lot of demo and shootout videos, but to be able to play all of these great guitars and amps live and at full volume was a day for the books! The audio is a pretty reasonable approximation to how it sounded in the room. Much better than a lot of demo videos we see!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks again for helping make it happen, and lending your playing and guitars to the cause!

[@Jackson-b8j4l]

So Bonamassa didn't get this one. Glad you got it and fixed it up.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

He only likes the mint tweed stuff 🙂

[@robertfair1770]

I thought that was Collin.. Yes sir loved the 59 Bassman..

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@robertfair1770 the man the myth the legend!

[@MojoMedicineMan]

Surprisingly clean sounding.

[@ReWind-Electric]

Sounds absolutely amazing with the Jazzmaster! Everything sounded great, but that stood out. You might have a cooler amp collection than me? Maybe! We should merge them together someday for vintage amp super army!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@ReWind-Electric you've got the Marshall's but I've got the vox stuff! Thanks man ❤️

[@andrewwhitney3174]

So amazing to hear!!

[@MicDread]

I get humbuckers to this amp. Clearer than any m. Word amp. Distortion is under more contoll to me.

[@Freakaboogie]

damn! sounds friggin' gooooooooooood.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

💪

[@kevinafflack]

Hell yeah!

[@ah_serezhka]

Шикарно!!!

[@michaeldavis4969]

Amp sounds great! I bet the LP Special weighs as much as the Bassman. 😂

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@michaeldavis4969pretty close 😂 honestly I've played 70s fenders that were heavier

[@drwdnk7447]

@YeatzeeGuitar Do your know if the ‘59 Bassman tested had a pair of 5881 or 6L6 power tubes?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@drwdnk7447 yeah it's my amp, there's a whole series on it linked in the description. It's got JJ 5881's

[@mrgroo]

Nice! Can you share what settings are needed to achieve thick overdrive and how loud that ends up being in the room? Especially if you have access to a DB meter. Would be interesting. Especially too if you plan on attenuating it and comparing it to non attenuated tones in future for comparable breakup but at a reasonable volume. I think volume is the real issue these days with such great gear. Cheers!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Treble and presence were around 3 for most of it, it sounded much clearer in person. In the recording it could probably have used some more top end. Middle around 9 out of 12, bass around 4. Volume anywhere from 1/3 to 2/3 up, both channels used with different guitars. It's not a quiet amp, but also not brutally loud like some of the others. Notice I had my hearing protection out for this amp, but definitely had it in for others. Running an attenuator with a Bassman is tricky, they use 4 rca jacks so you'd have to build a harness. We'll see what I do

[@mrgroo]

cool thanks for the info. I bought the Bassman attenuator harness from Weber which is an easy ready made one if you’re being lazy like me 😉

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Nice!

[@MY-qx3gd]

What volume was it set at? I can see earplugs were present🙂

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@@MY-qx3gd up to about 7-8 max (goes to 12)

[@mtbmadman011]

Great demo dynamics looks like you found some more treasure w/ this one

[@tooManywaystoFall]

aah let there be tone... 🎵r0ckoN 🎵

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

🤘

[@mixchifius]

Did you use pedals?

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

@mixchifius Nope. Guitar > cable > amp

[@ReWind-Electric]

Pedals? That would be a crime in a sound test like this! …though I’m sure the amp would sound killer with anything up front. :)

[@mixchifius]

@@YeatzeeGuitar That's what I was hopng to hear, thank you. Great performace and great video

[@user-pl7lr5dn8q]

ehh probably would still sound good with a 59 remake or even a cheap squier or epiphone

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Of course, the video is just me sharing cool guitars through a cool amp not a competition