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The Fender Bassman was a bass amplifier made by Fender in 1952. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Bass instrument amplification for the Bass guitar, Double bass and similar instruments is distinct from other types of amplification systems due to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Although it was originally designed for bass guitars, it was frequently used for normal electric guitar in rock and roll, blues and country bands. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder

History

The Bassman was designed for the first mass-production electric bass, the Fender Precision Bass. The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument It was introduced in 1952, and discontinued in 1983. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In 1990 Fender began producing a reissue of the 1959 Bassman model 5F6A. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) It's known as the '59 Bassman. The newest versions of this reissue are the '59 Bassman LTD. The LTD version has a lacquered tweed covering and 4x10 inch Jensen speakers instead of the Eminence speakers used in the older reissue '59 Bassman.

The evolution of the Bassman amplifier followed that of the Fender amplification line. The Bassmen of the 1950's were covered in tweed and had a rawer sound than later models. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The tweeds were followed by the Brownface, Blackface and Silverface "piggyback head" (excepting the Bassman 10 and 20, which were combo amplifiers) versions of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s with cleaner sound and more headroom.

Despite the fact that it was originally designed for bass guitars, it was more famous for its use with normal electric guitar, and thus, when Fender recently reissue the 59 (5F6A) edition, it was categorized under guitar amplification instead.

Many famous amplifier manufacturers, including Marshall and Traynor, based their first batch of amplifiers upon the 5F6A Bassman, in examples such as Marshall's JTM45 (a clone of Bassman, using British-equivalent parts), and Traynor's YBA-1 (Head form of Bassman). Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. Traynor is a Canadian company—a sub company of Yorkville Sound —which designs and manufactures Musical instrument amplifiers.

Other models

Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
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