Fender Bassman

Description
Based on 1958 Fender Bassman
 * HD500: Tweed B-Man
 * Helix: Tweed Blues

Simply the crème de la crème of vintage amps from the ’50s, the Fender 5F6-A Bassman combo with 4x10” Jensen alnico speakers was the amp that started it all – instant rock and roll tone. Originally a bass guitar amp, the Bassman became a blues and country staple for 6-string guitarists. Incidentally, when Jim Marshall built his first amps with Ken Bran they were heavily influenced by the early Bassman. Its 5AR4 tube rectifier aids in its outstanding dynamic response, and it boasts great touch-sensitivity thanks to a highly interactive three- knob “cathode-follower” tone stack. The Bassman doesn’t have a master volume, so like all amps of this era, you had to crank this mutha up to get that dirty tone revered by all Bassman enthusiasts! As Buddy Guy, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Vaughan, and so many others would tell you, when you’re talking vintage amps, the Bassman really is ground-zero for big-combo tone.

Normal
The Normal channel is the mellower of the two, with less (as you’d expect) brightness and gain than the Bright channel.

Bright
The Bright channel utilizes the second half of the first preamp tube (the Normal channel uses the first half only) for a different voicing. High frequencies are increased due to the addition of a bright cap across the volume knob.