Fender '59 Bassman Reissue LTD: Bassist Plays Guitar Through A Real Guitarist's Bass Amp

[tomsmiris]

rhcp 4ever..

[RallyDude1515]

fuck all you negative people.

[TvPguitarist]

One of the few good sounding fenders anymore.

Very few actually.

[fvottoh]

The first 15 seconds, I thought it was a woman. Nice titts.

[TidewaterHooligans]

Shouldn't this guy be collecting Pokemon cards, and not playing guitar??

[bassharmonica1]

HOLY SHIT!! THIS AMP GOES TO 111!!!!!!!

[bassharmonica1]

this guy sucks more donkey dick than a gay beastiality orgy.

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

poor owen seems to get alot of thumbs down.

[Mefreudi]

Under The Bridge at the beginning!!!

[ThePointingArrows]

for god's sake, why do you cranck it up only for 30 sec?

[timkick2]

I think this was an attempt to see how many screw ups a guy can make consecutively

[flattires83]

Great amp.  This guy makes it sound like hell. Nice titties by the way.

[RallyDude1515]

@flattires83 bullying wont help you hate your life any less

[TheAwesomeZay]

Cut the strings...

[DickLodge68]

Funny how people think the amp is the end all/ be all. Sure, it should be acceptable for all sorts of ranges. But the "be all" comes down to your guitar and what kind of p/u's you have. A mexican strat would do fine here...maybe. But have some 85/81 EMGs you will sound completely different. I'd never spend the money they want for an '59 re-issue. It always starts from the source (the guitar) and how you tend to amplify it. That simple.

[Foxayo]

titties!

[mierdadeyouculo]

not gonna crank it here???? what the.... ok, next video please....!!

[bmwm3cs]

I love how the guitar cradles his man boobie.....00:10

[margovallen]

@harlesslee What this guy must not get, is the fact that the bass, mid and treble knobs do much more than just add bass, mid and treble. It's hard to listen to an amp having been "EQ'd" by someone who doesn't really know what they're doing. Pretty bad when the bridge p/u sounds like a motor-boat.. haha!

Takes all kinds, yes? :-)

[ElevenBravo]

Having a tube in my rectifier does NOT feel spongy... lol.

[glassbottleblues]

if my baasman was that loud your house would be shaking, what's up with that?

[IHIKML]

To break up the Bassman it has to be very, very loud??? BS!!! Link the two channels, volume 1 at 3,5 and volume 2 at 4,5 and you got yourself a real nice break up without blowing out the windows.

[MrBadAssBoy123]

boob

[killfuckyou8769]

Look at this fucking beaut...jesus.

[UKToneKing]

This amp would be know good for home use at all would it ? I was offered a silverface bassman 100 in mint condition at a very good price, it gets to 8 before break up, and it sounds totally awesome, its the best clean sound I have ever head in my life, but its no good for the house, is the reissue any better at 50 watt

[enthnd03]

it's you with no beard......something's wrong

[fantofradiomuse]

he starts playing at 5:25

[spicecrop]

Is it some kind of rule that music gear demos have to be done by dorky douchbags?

[satantheclown]

PISS!

[Jeromealphonsuslee]

WTF, i thought it was a really hefty lady playin in the beginning

[sjdj408]

i like how he keeps calling it a bass-MAN amp

[jamesonwilliams]

Under the Bridge is the guitar player's Stairway to Heaven of the 90s.

[trumusichead]

@jamesonwilliams word lmao

[bbnatedogg]

Yak yak fucking yak!

[bbnatedogg]

Get a wire cutter you fucking douche! Gearwire always manages to produce the shittiest demos! Congrats on ur moobies!

[Sergioterol]

Oh no... not you again... you suck!!!!

[roland17110]

@Sergioterol he's a good player, that's not the problem here, but it's not this job, this guy can't have a correct tone with any amps !lol

[kalci]

lonrer hair, longer speach, deficiencies in the presentations...

[gustavosimm]

speak less, play more

[fernandagrams]

good review. could tune the guitar better

[CreamyCommotion]

Damn man, cut those strings

[brainstormer9]

it's a bass amp. why isn't anyone trying it with a bass?

[yakiburger]

@brainstormer9 Because as a bass amp it was always pretty mediocre. By pure accident it happened to sound exceptional as a guitar amp and is now regarded as a classic guitar amp. Marshal originally based it's amplification on the Bassman amp.

[sgbigsby1989]

@yakiburger

it was good for country style bass, as its thin and nasaly (think spaghetti western), compared to other bass amps, so it wasn't for jazz. it was a possibility though that it could have been the speakers. the lack of a 16-18 inch woofer would have not given the deep sound necessary for bass. infact i use a vintage bass cabinets as part of one of my live rigs, its more the speakers that make the bass amp different

[piafounet]

well this is a very versatila amp. And this goes to twelve (one louder)!

[124slowhand]

sounds terrible..thin even on the neck pickup. i have a 59 deluxe, whips the pants off that bassman.

[GoldtopSam]

Quit yakking man titties, and play that thing.

[brokenbones112]

wow get some better cables my good sir

[2blackman1]

Cmon ya pussy, crank that amp!!

[GibsonMolosser]

shut the fuck up and play the damn thing

[pacingBlue]

Hopping strings = very funny haha!

I love the sound. Round and full with strat neck pickup. I bought my Peavey classic 30 looking for this sound among others. Not quite there yet...But close.

[Myola92]

Nice boobs!

[koolhandvuk]

@Myola92 TOO FUNNY!!

[Myola92]

@koolhandvuk AHAHAH LOL XD

[dennisl2008]

Ok, what's with the strings not being cut?. ANY guitar player to lazy to cut the strings needs to have their license revoked.

[murton09]

camera work is amazing... very engaging video.

not.

[adamhopeless]

any gimp that plays red hot chilli peppers through such a lovely amp needs shot

[yobhsiFehT]

*heavy sigh* People, treble is your friend. Don't be afraid of brightness. It does not necessarily negate warmth. Sacrificing treble sacrifices clarity, and people will not hear you as well - loud amp or no, your "perceived volume" takes a plunge, and note definition is basically nil.

Also, "jazz tones" may be very warm, but they are not typically *muffled*. Thank you for posting, @gearwire, but sweeping generalities can turn into misinformation fast:S

[yobhsiFehT]

@SiKxBlAzEr

If you're referring to the fuse, don't touch it! =S

[dnnysrock]

under the bride

[PF1964]

How do you crank up an amp?

[yobhsiFehT]

@PF1964

1. Take volume/gain control(s)...

2. Turn them very far clockwise...

3. Buy hearing protection ASAP.

[rodangib]

I like the sound of this amp. BTW, I bet this dude gets a lotta pussy...

[tannerleudy36]

the bass-man AHHAHA he says it like it's a super hero !

[Ironsixx]

fuck the neighbors crank it up fattie!

[sixstainless]

I've seen other reviews of this amp that put it to shame. Looking at this, it brings the amp some well deserved justice. Good work, dude!

[rwbrdms1]

isnt it bassman not BASE-man?

[denukio]

Less talk... more playing fucking nerd!

[sjuozhunki]

Try bridging channel 1 and 2 together with a patch cord for low level distortion and it will blow your doors off!!!!!

[maxxm28]

@sjuozhunki HI There. I have a 1966 Bassman head and cabinet. I have heard about bridging the channels, as you mention but have never seen how this is dome. Can you tell me how it is done? Why does it allow you to get a distorted sound without cranking the amp?

Thanks a lot.

[maxxm28]

@sjuozhunki Is that what he does in this video around the 5 minute mark? If so, I will try this on mine.

[S0uLPiece]

why does everyone fail at Frusciante's stuff?

[FriendNotFoeBand]

@S0uLPiece because there is only one john fruciante

[yobhsiFehT]

What do people have against bright tones?!? I'll never understand. It's a guitar! It's supposed to sound present and clear! Don't fear the treble knob! Crank it, turn it back if it gets shrill, bring up bass the balance, mids for fullness, then just use the presence control to match the amp to the room. That's how these amps work; that's how amplification *in general* works:S

[gwugluud]

How does this amp sound with... a bass?

[Fendervana]

@gwugluud I know the original Ventures tune, Walk Don't run was played on a 59 Bassman with a bass. The videos are all over on here.

[johnnyleetone]

@gwugluud it would sound pretty good, might not have enough lows or enough headroom to stay clean at loud enough volumes for the bass to be heard, and you'd have to replace the speakers. I've played bass through a silverface bassman head, and it had an amazing ballsy tone, but it wouldn't work for anything like jazz or funk.

[gwugluud]

@johnnyleetone So the RIs are so directed toward guitar players that they don't even have bass speakers in them now? lol I would actually be using it for garagey, punky and 60s-type stuff. I thought about getting one to have a good tube amp for guitar AND bass, for recording at home, so I wouldn't need to crank it to ten. It would still blow the speakers to play bass at bedroom-level volumes?

[stbreal]

@gwugluud like shit

[CriticsConfession]

@gwugluud ...it's a guitar amp. You're disrespecting the bassman name if you use it with a bass.

[nedgey]

@CriticsConfession It was designed for a Precision Bass =].

[intelsiberia]

@gwugluud I played a Hofner violin bass for two years through this amp (a 2002 reissue) and: 1/ It sounded great. Much better than most modern bass amps, which tend to sound sorta hollow and trebly, unless you go bankrupt and get very high quality (pricey) bass equipment (with at least a tube preamp and a really good EQ), which I couldn´t afford. And, 2/ never had a problem whatsoever, although I tried to be careful and not crank it up to the max. Great amp, man.

[nedgey]

@intelsiberia Sweet. Good to hear. Just bought one of these with the intention of using it for both guitar and bass in the studio. I'm sure it's gonna sound awesome with the P-bass at room volumes at least.

[stbreal]

@gwugluud like dog shit thats why it sounds good with guitar

[stratdelux09]

3 letters kgb...what does that mean?

Thought I asked a valid question.

[BCGadgets]

@stratdelux09 K G B is this thing you text to that gives you answers, it was a valid question

[danyjr]

Nice review, quite knowledgeable too :-)

[stratdelux09]

Does anyone use this for Bass?

[xGreenHouseVidiosx]

@stratdelux09 3 letters kgb

[satjathamma]

what?? not crank it???

[Youngtothemax]

Best Bassman review on youtube!

Thanks!!!

[danielguitar5150]

He shaved his beard! :D

[Anorag]

what do you need to get the distortion on reasonable volume ? didn't understand it

[charles1967]

@Anorag Add an overdrive pedal. These need to be turned up really loud to get distortion, so an overdrive pedal will help get a distorted tone at a lower volume. Alternately (or additionally) you can have it modified to add a master volume circuit.

[rjarcusa]

One word for you....Tuning....

[robibm2003]

The Strat tones were very nice out of that amp.

[originalbot]

play some red hot :P

[smileomen]

Yeah more new reviews!!!

[speedRickspeed]

what are the songs in the beginning?

[smileomen]

@speedRickspeed Its Under The Bridge by the Chilis

[budbud619]

@smileomen its cant stop halfway through the song

[henry12350]

wow man its great to see some new GOOD vids comeing from this channle keep them up bro!