From larrys–(at)–ol.com Thu Jan 11 13:05:59 CST 1996
Article: 7804 of alt.guitar.amps
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From: larrys–(at)–ol.com (LarrySB)
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Subject: Re: Fender Blues De Luxe settings for Fender Bassman ’59
Date: 10 Jan 1996 12:59:25 -0500
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<<< Hi, as i just bought a Fender Blues De Luxe Amp, which is the only "vintage" amp I could afford, I like to now which settings of the amp will come the closest to a Bassmann 50's combo? >>>>

Oh boy, did you ever open a can of worms with this question.

First off, it doesn’t sound like a 59 Bassman. That’s ’cause it isn’t
one.

But, it’s similar to a 59 Bassman circuit, and you can get some pretty
cool tone out of it.

My favorite settings:
Guitar input = jack 1 (not 2)
Drive = off
Bright = on
Volume = 4-5
Bass = 5-6 (my hollow ES-135 feedsback with much more)
Treble = 9
Presence = 9
Mid = somewhere in the middle to taste
Reverb = 4

I like to tilt it back a little on stage too.

Ooh, plug a TubeScreamer into it and it will absolutely wail. Most of the
distortion boxes I’ve tried (even the ‘metal’ ones) sound really sweet
through a Blues Deluxe.

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Dr. Nuketopia
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