Fender Bassman

GazMoz

Just wondering what experiences people have had with the fender bassman. Many years ago I played through the custom Fender Bassbreaker combo at a jam. I was completely blown away buy the sustain of the thing. I was playing a standard USA strat at the time, no humbuckers, and the amps volume was set to about 11:00 from what I remember. Thing is I always thought the amp was custom shop, meaning hand-wired and unobtainable. At least to me and my shallow pockets in my early 20's. Anyway.... I've just found out that the "Custom Bassbreaker" while carrying the "custom" in it's name was actually a standard factory Bassman simply put in a 2x12 cab. 
 So who owns a fender bassman, do they have the fantastic levels of sustain from an almost clean amp that I experienced or was I playing through a uniquely freakish version? 
 Thanks all   

jpfamps

Which model, there are several.

TheMarlin

My favourites are 6G6-B and AA864. 
Least favourite AB165 and 70’s models  

Boromedic

jpfamps said:

Which model, there are several.

I think Gaz is relating to the early 2000s Fender Custom shop Bassbreaker, which based on limited web research is a standard pcb Fender 59 Bassman reissue head in a 2x12 tweed cab. Think its based on the 5F6-A but could be wrong.

57Deluxe

Yep they do sustain OK

ICBM

Yes, all the reissue Bassmans are the 5F6-A circuit. They used to come from the factory with a plug-in solid-state rectifier which reduces the compression a bit, I'm not sure if they still do. A lot of people change them for a valve anyway.

GazMoz

I'm almost certain the amp had a valve rectifier, at least the guy who's amp it was said it had a valve rectifier.