Fender Bassbreaker 15 Tube Guitar Combo Amp | Everything You Need To Know

[@JG-ux7of]

Picked one of these up because it was so inexpensive, I got it for 350 used in mint condition. I wrote it off when it first came off as just another high gain amp and I've always been a fan of cleaner amps. This amp is extremely versatile! Clean it sounds like a Vox, very crisp highs and tight low end with a slightly scooped mid range. Dirty it sounds like a Marshall, I'm very impressed with the versatility and options that come with this amp and the ability to tweak it to be the perfect clean or dirty amp.

[@darklight4815]

I'm glad they added the ability to keep or not keep the internal speaker when connected to a cab externally...that is a great feature..some amps disable the internal when you connect a cab... excellent amp...my favorite that I've bought in a long time.

[@hansxiaomeng4741]

cool to hear someone play something that isnt blues or generic rock on a demo

[@firemarshal2629]

For anyone wondering if you can gig with this, the answer is a million times yes! It will do any oub gig unmiked and any bigger gig will have a PA. Stop letting people that have to justify thier 100 watt marshall turn you away from the amp. More watts equals more headroom. Next time you go to a local band show and see a dual rec or whatever look at the volume, I gaurentee you it's not past 3 and chances are their tone is crap. Why? Because tube amps were meant to be pushed! And you can push a 15 watt much easier than a 100 watt and your tone will be amazing. It amazes me how people will spend thousands on pedals trying to get the tone of guys that recorded with small combos instead of just using one themselves.

[@JG-ux7of]

This amp is very loud! As you already mentioned, Tube Amps sound best when cranked and 15 watts Tube will be louder and sound better than 100 watts solid state. I have a Jet City 20 watt combo that struggled but was more than fine when I upgraded the speaker. The Bassbreaker at 15 watts does absolutely fine with the stock speaker.

[@anthonycashero7605]

Fender bassbreaker 15 sounds great with the greenback speaker. Love mine.

[@bertonedes]

Are you satisfied with a clean sounds on a clean(first) chanel?

[@anthonycashero7605]

@@bertonedes it's warm sounding. But for the burstbucker pro pups, which can be a bit bright, it's silky. So it works with my humbuckers. But really the 2 structure can be clean with the master up and Pre-amp below break up. It's clear and clean. 15w it's not the same as higher watts. More watts= more headroom. The BB 15w sounds Marshall/Voxish or something. I use 2x12 with it.

[@guitarvibe75]

Time to leave your modelers behind, boys! This one's got a beautiful tone.

[@denembro]

I've tried them all, had the 007, great sound, but not quite loud enough, so I brought it back, and waited for the 15, I'm glad I did, it sounds awesome. I accidentally got two shipped to me, I thinking of keeping them both and running them in stereo.

[@supersaltyseacow]

+denembro I would love to take the second off your hands for you! I am dying to get one of these.

[@denembro]

+Cameron Dennis they have them available all over now.

[@DennisCameronMusic]

?Name real your that is.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Jim Marshall made his first amps from early Fenders... so Fender went and did it too! LOL Sounds pretty good though.

[@angusorvid8840]

I own one of these, and I bought it over a Marshall. It has better tone, and it was also louder as well. Great amp!

[@kaic9712]

@@angusorvid8840 louder than which Marshall do you remember

[@PhotographybyCade]

This is a hidden gem I have this paired with a VOX 2x12 greenback cab, oh so nice...

[@jakeandlori23]

Awesome sound and awesome direction you are taking this Fender.

[@linnspencer9876]

My favorite guitar amp!

[@jimgillis8522]

Linn Spencer love mine 💕

[@ruiseartalcorn]

I'm very interested in this amp! I think it'd be great for recording and small gigs and a pair of them (mic'd up) would be great for bigger gigs. I'm going to give this some serious thought!

[@HumbleHeartMinistry]

Love the amp so far, now just gotta find a store who has one I can try. Had some bad luck ordering guitars and amps without playing/trying them first. Nomatter how good the reviews seem to make it. Its a personal choice weather its right for your playing style. Great review! Love the tone! Can`t wait to try one!

[@tonelocrian]

nice demo - 5:40 nice Em harmonic minor riffs

[@ForeverMegadeth]

Fender meets Marshall equals my Bogner lol..Great tone.

[@j_music_8779]

Excellent amp. I love my BB15 🤘

[@Stsilascousteau]

I see the Most Interesting Man In The World plays a Strat.

[@richblais9386]

this guy can jam

[@ArthurRoy]

Cant wait to get one home, SRV and Angus... awesome.

[@marciomvp9458]

Can I use the BB15 combo at really low volumes (bedroom) and still sound good?

[@darklight4815]

Yes you absolutely can..that master volume helps with that

[@jldkrank]

Does the poweramp mute mean you can use the head without a load plugged in?

[@ManosRK]

Dude can play!!!

[@jorgetenamusic]

Want one :) And the socks, the red and white strat vs the blue clothes. Britty Cool!!

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Brit flag socks.

[@GuitarSal66]

Why doesn't the 18/30 have a built in reverb?

[@MEDiumInc]

+Sal Scalafani They all have their own niche. the 007 a treble boost. the Bassbreaker 15 has reverb and a bright switch, plus the gain structures. the 18/30 has what looks like a foot switchable attenuator, basically giving you two amps in one under your foot., and the bassbreaker 45 has a dial attenuator to give you 1 to 45 watts of power, plus 2 combinable channels. The reverb on the 15 watt is crap anyways. its digital and very quiet. Get a good pedal.

[@porschepal7932]

can this amp be loud?

[@shelo0828]

Is this lower the watts to lower the volume?

[@chickenbites8877]

I really want one of these but worried its too loud for home, any advice on this?

[@jacoblopez659]

Is this amp loud enough for playing rock with a fairly loud drummer?

[@stephen8078]

not live unless your lining it out .

[@judsonruddick5240]

Jacob Lopez it is if your playing inside of like a medium sized hall or a restaurant or something, but if you plan on like playing. Festival or something probably not, it should be good for everything else though

[@firemarshal2629]

It definitely is. If you're playing anything bigger than a pub gig they'll probably have a PA. I've yet to come across a venue that could fit more that 500 people in it that didn't have a PA and any festival show will definitely have one. Watts doesn't equal volume, it equals headroom.

[@daniellaudman8580]

So mad they are not dependable especially for the money because I love all the tones

[@RockDrillSuite]

I am NOT getting these beautiful clean tones out of my brand new Bassbreaker 15. I am only getting this muddy tone, no bright mids or highs. I've tried every setting and ran a loop pedal to break in the speaker but the bright highs and mids are no where. This is a cool video but no matter what clean setting, mid setting or high gain can I get a sound like this video. It's like if someone turned the treble all the way off and the mids. Very frustrating. AND, the effects loop still has the bad hissing sound that so many complained about early on. I thought Fender had resolved that but no...it's on my brand new amp.

[@felix-andrebilodeau9090]

What is your guitar?

[@RockDrillSuite]

I have an ESP LTD Strat HSS and an Epiphone LesPaul Ultra II.

[@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert]

RockDrillSuite they running a super expensive mic to capture that sound and warm it up, so you'll never get the same sound as the video without dropping an ass ton on good recording gear... but it should still sound pretty tits. Take it in and have a tech look it over.

[@RockDrillSuite]

Thanks for the reply. I may have received a brand new model with a bad preamp tube, that's the only explanation I can come up with. I ended up returning it and fell in the love with the Marshall DSL40C and now play it every single day. It has beautiful gain and decent cleans even at home levels. It's a beast and the effects loop is awesome. Cheers

[@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert]

What mic was used

[@truce11]

This guy in every video has a cool shawl. the Shawlmaster.

[@popoaggie]

+truce11 Kinda creeping me out that you noticed that. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just saying.

[@davidtrueslayor7474]

come poopaggie, be one with us, know the way of the shawl... can you not here the call of the shawl late in the fall walking down the hall with a Beatle named Paul- lol

[@joshuahb536]

Will the 15w combo be to loud for bedroom playing?

[@erwin-robinlemonway2940]

ummmmpppp.... wayyyyy toooo loud for a bedroom.

[@sc9604]

What are you talking about? Its a pretty quiet amp, perfect for bed room playing. Its not loud enough to play in a band with a drummer

[@erwin-robinlemonway2940]

Still way too loud unless you want to play mainly cleans on a very low volume or use dist. Pedals and set the amp on low vol. Tube amps dont really sound their best at low volume ecpecially in a small bedroom.

[@raytorvalds3699]

@Sam Clayton Haha right. I have one. You are going to kill your ears if you crank it in a bedroom. Unless you have a really big bedroom, I guess.

[@judsonruddick5240]

Sam Clayton actually it is because I have used a blues junior with a drummer a bassist and two others her guitarists and I could be heard throughout a medium sized room

[@MrRubenrivera9649]

will this amp do jazz!

[@matthewlane1807]

Probably

[@jgl2222]

This amp is really dark. If you're using a hollow body it may be too dark. You'll have to try one out for yourself.

[@MrRubenrivera9649]

well I have 2 try it

[@jlunch]

there is a Bassbreaker 45 which will provide the headroom you might need for jazz. It has an 1w to 45w attenuator.

[@matthewheinecke2621]

No, you'll need a guitar player to do jazz.

[@Jesterfizz]

Best sounding amp I have played. Wish it had channel switching. That was stupid

[@darklight4815]

It really is only a single channel amp though.

[@ringo1234567]

fantastic amp

[@EdgarBeja]

It is fat and bright at the same time! I want one =)))

[@GTRJohn13]

Very Nice!!!!!!!!!

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Torn between this or the Supro Blues King. Both just melt my inner Tone Button. Ha!

[@TheWidowMaker.]

Mate, I'm torn between this and the laney Lionheart l5t

[@mattgilbert7347]

I love mine but the effects loop is so noisy. In fact, the amp itself is much noisier than most tube amps I've used.

[@jimgillis8522]

There’s a fix that Fender will pay for

[@TwistedIdentity]

o_o Dammit ...I want one now.

[@areskoch2194]

Why does this fenders gain channel sound more more Marshall than Marshall sounds Marshall nowadays

[@lukecreel7293]

AresKoch because it was made to copy the copies of fender bassmans that marshall were making

[@leandroperroni]

So it has only 1 channel...

[@michaelbell75]

Yep, old school. All any real guitarist needs. Buy the 30R if you need 2 channels.

[@jst601]

THE SOCKS! ;-)

[@DaddyoftheMack]

This guy is a badass, but I think he's a thief. Those have to be Pete Townshend's socks!

[@xenon138]

dude, look at the camera. that looks weird sometimes. otherwise cool.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

That's that stupid camera angle they use alot of. I hate it.

[@zachb5803]

Why was he wearing British socks?.... Your an American embrace it! 💪👊👍

[@zachb5803]

But seriously awesome amp I'm getting one

[@matthewhumphrey1811]

Man's got class!🙂

[@tsafanyoh]

*You're

[@matthewheinecke2621]

It's getting a little harder to embrace being American every day.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

It's a play on the BB15 British tones.

[@ethanyoung1697]

Recordists lol

[@krauz111]

england socks, u traitor of american amps ! hahaa jk

[@danielgorman8725]

+Carlos Reyes British socks...not English, that´s a red cross on a white background. :)

[@VinceMusicianG]

what mic is being used