FENDER 59BASSMAN
Owner's Manual

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simple pleasure of plugging into a Fender tube amp and rocking. The Bassman�s wide stage coverage, touchsensitive dynamics, and full-frequency �swirl� make it the perfect vehicle for building a great tone with almost any guitar or effect pedal hooked into it. The Reissue Bassman has continued to be a staple of the Fender guitar amp line to this day. Your �59 Bassman® LTD is enhanced with � Genuine Lacquered Tweed covering � Solid finger-joined Pine cabinet for woody, resonant tone � New US-made GT-6L6-GE output tubes � Improved 12AX7 preamp tubes � Original spec 5AR4 rectifier tube for natural compression when you play hard � Internal bias pot making it easier to experiment with various output tubes � Fitted cover is included

The Fender Bassman® amplifier of the 1950�s evolved as the pro bassist�s answer to amplifying a great new invention: the Fender Precision Bass. This powerful rig could easily compete along with the common instrumentation of the day: horns, piano, four-piece drum kit with calfskin heads, and maybe even an electric guitarist with a nice, new 10-Watt amp! By the �60�s and �70�s, as performance venues grew larger, bassists demanded more and more power and efficiency. Fender and many other manufacturers began to offer amps with bigger speaker cabinets and more output. The original 50-Watt, 4X10, all-tube �Tweed� Bassman gained popularity with Rock, Country, and Blues guitarists as a great-sounding, reliable, easy to use guitar amp. Even some emerging British amp designers of the day copied its circuitry for use in their most celebrated designs. In the 1990�s, Fender released an affordable reissue of the now-collectible �59 Bassman amplifier to massive acclaim. Many players tired of experimenting with preamps, equalizers, and effects racks rediscovered the

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A. FUSE - Protects the amplifier from electrical faults. Replace a failed fuse ONLY with the type and rating as labeled on the fuse holder. B. POWER - Switches the amplifier on and off. C. STANDBY - Use STANDBY during short breaks instead of switching the amplifier off . By doing this you avoid the warm-up delay upon returning to play and you extend the life span of your tubes. Using STANDBY for 30 seconds when first switching the amplifier on will also extend tube life span. D. POWER INDICATOR - Illuminates when the amplifier is on and receiving power. Unscrew the jeweled cover to access the bulb (type T47) for replacement. E. PRESENCE - Adjusts the ultra-high frequency tone at a point in the circuitry after all the other tone controls to add a special high-end �sparkle� to the final output sound.

F. MIDDLE - Adjusts the mid-frequency tone. G. BASS - Adjusts the low-frequency tone. Tip: At higher VOLUME settings, lower the BASS setting to reduce speaker �flap.� H. TREBLE - Adjusts the high-frequency tone. I. VOLUME BRIGHT - Adjusts the loudness of the Bright channel. J. VOLUME NORMAL - Adjusts the loudness of the Normal channel. K. BRIGHT INPUTS - Plug in connection for your guitar. Input 2 provides 6dB less gain than Input 1 for highoutput or pre-amplified instruments. The bright channel boosts treble tones. L. NORMAL INPUTS - Plug in connection for your guitar. Input 2 provides 6dB less gain than Input 1 for high-output or pre-amplified instruments.

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