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The Great 1959 vs 1960 Bassman Shootout Take #2

1,635 views · Published 5 April 2016 · 3:16 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: millstap · 2016 · Music

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Both amps are set up exactly the same, going through Fender reverb units into the bright channel.  The 1959 volume is a hair over 5-1/2 because it is not quit as loud as the 1960.  The 1960 is just over 5.  They are completely clean except for the occasional wah-wah and the fuzz at the very end of each amp segment.  Both amps have all of their original Astron coupling/tone caps but the 1959 has two matched Astron PIO NOS (1960) caps in the phase inverter position.  

The guitar is an original 1964 Strat with two Abigail Ybarra wound pickups, tuned down to D.  I am using the neck pickup, all knobs on 10. I forgot which pickup is not an AY pickup.  Strings are D'Addario XL , 10-52.

I did another take before this one and it is on YouTube too at Take #1.

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