Vintage 1955 Fender Bassman Tweed Amp | The Holy Grail

[@CAHouseMusic]

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[@chrissanders8362]

Finally, I've heard a guy playing a Telecaster that doesn't sound like a Treble Factory. My faith in Telecasters has been restored - Why don't all Fender Guitars sound like this !!

[@tpzid]

It's the amp. Natural compression with the rectifier circuit.

[@Music_is_fun]

They do

[@jzm6403]

Even my plain Jane Mexican Tele sounded like a Tele. Seen so many that just can't play unless it's the sound is loud and distorted. Those guys don't have a clue what real tone is. This guy here, does. I don't know what his pickups are, but this looks like a 50's Reissue Tele. This amp shines though.

[@michelleneeds4165]

As someone else put those tweed amps have a lot of midrange, which definitely tames that top end off of the telecaster. Seems like a match made in heaven! Almost like they were designed to be played together...

[@joederue9900]

It's aaaallll about the EQ man, my jazz box in the same amp and settings as my tele, sounds like a mud puddle. When i have it set up for my jazz box, and I switch to my tele, it makes my teeth hurt how much treble there is.

[@yestoES355]

Amazing player and a perfect example of tones on this rather than blasting it at full volume line every other video on here.

[@patblock8316]

At last, someone who can actually play the thing. Great demo, thanks.

[@nickf9392]

Thanks for the Don Rich....miss that. I owned a Bassman reissue, for about 30 minutes. No lie, it arched out...I was mortified. Took it back and said I want my money back, like now.

[@stringlocker]

The LTD reissues aren't even close I also had one

[@KevinHowardMusic]

Signed in on a separate device just to compliment the great playing after the 3:00 mark. Sounds great. I might need to find an old Bassman.

[@CAHouseMusic]

Thanks Kevin! We're blessed to have Roger on staff. Let us know if you're able to hunt one down!

[@jzm6403]

WOW! That's the 50's tone for sure. Awesome Amp!

[@markbundy1694]

You're 1 Very Talented Musician!!! Sweet Amp Too!!!

[@1961boogie]

Lovely tone, natural compression, great

[@TheGBs1972]

I was wondering if it was natural or added compression?

[@wesebeling]

Beautiful sound! Of course, Roger could plug a guitar into a box of old pineapples and it would still be the greatest thing you’ve ever heard.

[@nathanjohansen7169]

Old pineapples sure, but the reissue pineapples have horrible tone.

[@wesebeling]

@@nathanjohansen7169 haha. That was awesome.

[@SilentAlchemy1333]

Clear as glass.💙

[@kevinday2283]

Terrific playing and great sound!

[@pulseofnature4879]

Very nice video! I have a 1952 Bassman Gen 1 and I love it!

[@WONtothaG]

Hey man, ya gotta crank this up 🆙!

[@sacredgeometry]

right

[@jzm6403]

Cranking the amp gets lots of distortion and robs tone like you hear here. That's why we Mike amps to preserve tone. If you're after distortion, look for an ear ringing Marshall.

[@stringlocker]

It is true it is the Holy Grail. For one time the hype is real

[@jamesdownton3453]

Great playing! Man sounds fantastic!

[@johnwright5041]

jeepers that guy sounds like a cross between danny gatton and chet atkins good player great tones!

[@smoovegittar]

My damn teeth nearly fell out hearing that tone. My goodness... would love to get my Classic T through there.

[@jonnybeck6723]

Mighty nice plunkin' there

[@sirgaryo]

Absolutely beautiful tone and simply brilliant playing 😍🎸👌🔥🔥

[@cartermartin2887]

Wow this guy is really good

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

It is just the sweetest sound! Nice playing 👍

[@17th_Street_Preacher]

Wholesome

[@lesterpaul9657]

Maybe the best guitar amp not designed for guitars.😊 Always liked Bassman but prefer to play an old Tweed Deluxe.

[@telecaster-ns3vr]

A Bassman like this blows a deluxe out of the water in tone and capability. Deluxe is pretty much a one trick pony

[@holmes1978]

Beautiful

[@211squirrel]

Roger Hoard!!! You’re the man!!

[@terrymiller111]

Came for the amp--stayed for the country-fried guitar. Good stuff.

[@guidononne3765]

Bassman top!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@sboy1955]

Nice demo (well played too). Amazing how tight the low end is - deep not flabby. This amp really shows another side of the Tele single coils - cuts down the shimmer but the high freqs stay in the mix - very tame. Good EQ job sir, would like to know where your mid was set if you recall? Thx for putting this out here.

[@SgtThump]

Love the tone and playing!

[@green323turbo]

There is a picture of 17 year old Johnny Winter playing a 4-10 Tweed Bassman in Johnny and the Jammers

[@stryanx4395]

Best amp ever

[@richardjames6623]

Great stuff !! 59 on the way

[@BarqB]

1953 Bandmaster for the win

[@guitarman89]

Wonderful video, it sounds fantastic and thanks for posting. The original Fender 5B6 schematic shows only one tone control with no bass and mid; is this one a 5E6A maybe?

[@TheGBs1972]

Have you got compression on that?

[@deanryder4922]

Don’t know why players go crazy on compressors ,lets just hear the amp on its own

[@timpetherick3365]

It could be this has a 5u4 rectifier In it. Those give a massive compressed sound to the amp the later amps had gz34…

[@kaybhee6]

groovy

[@adriansledmere8701]

Could you say more about which guitarists, which recordings and which genres this amp has been used ? I had heard that it was championed by soul/funk players - is this true ?

[@dylanromansky7228]

I know a Bassman was one of the amps that got used on Nirvana's Nevermind. U2 has also used Bassmans

[@Гитарныеполомки]

шикарный звук и отличная игр! Брависсимо!

[@farko63]

Did u use a compressor or is the sound of amp ?

[@rogerbaker8041]

What s the tune you start at 2:50 minute.

[@mitvoce6016]

Buck Owens.

[@superbroadcaster]

It's Buckaroo by Buck Owens​@@mitvoce6016

[@robinsonrojosolar8528]

Gran sonido, dulce hermoso

[@PeterDad60]

I have a '59 Bassman LTD (Reissue) and yes these were not great Bass amps. I found out it was all on account of the speakers. Inside the Box are 4 RCA mono-female connectors. Each speaker has it's onw RCA male connector. Guess what? I doubled them up-2 original 10" Jensen speakers on each rear RCA connector. So this means 4 of 8 ohm speakers= 2 ohm load which is what the amp is designed for. Next, I can pull off the male RCA speaker Jacks thus disconecting all four speakers. Then I have two more double RCA jacks and I hook up two 4 om bass cabs or 4 8 ohm bass cabs. My Bassman is a great sounding and powerful and articulate Bass amp. Leo did that right. Only the original Jensen P10R speakers were not great for bass and would/could blow. I don't have that problem. I have a great sounding Bass amp now. Oh, and I can pull out the RCA connectors to the Bass cabs and reconnect all 4 of the 10 inch P10R Jensens in about 2 min. (I'm carefull). Now I have the greatest guitar amp in the world. I'm glad I researched the reasons why the Bassman was not considered a great / good bass amp. I discovered it's the Jensen P10R 10 inch speakers. They only go down to 70 Hz and up to about 7 Hz. Ok for guitar. Also they are only 25 watts each. Once I figured out that all I need is proper Bass speakers and I found out how easy it is to hook up external Bass cabs I'm using my Bassman as a Bass amp just as Leo intended. I know good bass tone as one of my old Bass amps was a Ampeg SVT-CL 300 watt tube amp and I ran at 2 ohms with an Crown 810, a HLF410 and a SVT-15E. My Bassman at around 40-50 real tube watts is loud. I can run 4 of the 8 ohm or 2 of 4 ohm Bass cabs at 2 ohms and get more volume than my ears can handle. The thing of it is, the tone is there! The Bassman. The one Tube amplifier that can do it all! -Peter Settings are Normal Channel for Bass and Bright Channel for Guitar. The Presence can modify the treble as to your preference when playing guitar. So. Now don't tell me that Leo didn't design his Bassman to be both a Bass and a Guitar amp, because he did. His choice of speakers is the tell! Great for guitar and passable but not great for Bass.

[@artisanmetalcraft]

PeterDad60 I’ve been thinking about the tweed amp with bass cabinets for years. I thought, well, could run it with 2 svt fridges at 2ohms. I’d love to see some sound clips of your results with just an I phone if you ever have a chance.

[@Rhythmicons]

I have a blonde 6G6-B with Oxfords and what I can say about that is that it has incredible reproduction of the frequencies but lacks the oomph of a modern bass amp. I use it for a Les Paul, a Hohner D6, and occasionally a Minimoog. It's amazing.

[@PeterDad60]

@@artisanmetalcraft Aaron you can connect those SVT cab's yourself to any amp that can go down to 2 ohms, the 60 watt Bassman uses two power tubes but truthfully 2 6L6 power tubes can not push as much air or get as loud as the 300 watt SVT Classic because it uses 6 power tubes. But in your home 60 watts is loud enough and the tone is there.

[@PeterDad60]

@@Rhythmicons I agree because the Bassman's 2 6L6 power tubes at 60 watts is less than modern bass amps as they are usually over 300 watts and the transistor solid state bass amps can be 800 and 1000 watts easily so yes they have more "OMPH".

[@Rhythmicons]

@@PeterDad60 That and I don't think the purpose was to have "oomph" back then.

[@Fritter70]

Buckeroo

[@ahankararockband]

This amp is way better then Dumble.

[@kimL93]

Why cant fender make this kind of amp back the reissues not even sound as good as this, the reiisues is good but why its not the same 😭

[@wearesofucked]

Lucky Haqeem get a clone. I have a marsh clone and It’s got all the mojo of an OG

[@evil1st]

the reissues still sound amazing though, almost the exact same, just doesnt have the old sound

[@kosmicwizard]

More volume?

[@treatb09]

probably was a 55 bassman, most people gut the internals and replace them, n pretend its the same amp

[@drifterman319]

Well that didn't sound absolutely marvelous.

[@Muddybagclean]

Jesus Loves You

[@serranodavid3247]

Who needs a compressor ?

[@juhajalosuo6250]

nouuuuu

[@lolobuggah2670]

This amp is terrible. It can't even do distortion.

[@planej6315]

It can do awesome distortion but he didn't turn it up

[@marcospintor1333]

You do realize this was the first amp to actually do proper distortion back in the 50’s. Marshall basically copied the fender bassman. But I guess the line 6 will have to do fine for you.

[@VitaTristis]

Troll..

[@jzm6403]

Guys looking for distortion know nothing about tone. Look for a Marshall.