page_title: Fender Bassman
hierarchical_section_title: Fender Bassman
caption_attribution_description: Head unit (AB165) and monitor speaker case for a Fender V.L. Bassman 15 inch guitar amplifier
context_page_description: The Fender Bassman is a bass amplifier series introduced by Fender during 1952. Initially intended to amplify bass guitars, the 5B6 Bassman was used by musicians for other instrument amplification, including the electric guitar, harmonica, and pedal steel guitars. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the Bassman also became the foundation on which Marshall and other companies built their high-gain tube amplifiers.
context_section_description: The Fender Bassman is a bass amplifier series introduced by Fender during 1952. Initially intended to amplify bass guitars, the 5B6 Bassman was used by musicians for other instrument amplification, including the electric guitar, harmonica, and pedal steel guitars. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the Bassman also became the foundation on which Marshall and other companies built their high-gain tube amplifiers.
caption: Fender Silverface Bassman amp AB165 amplifier, with a  2×15" speaker cabinet
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