![]() ![]() ![]() The middle setting is the crunch mode, with higher gain. In this respect, the Bassbreaker sounds a lot more British – somewhere between a classic Fender and a Vox AC30.Īs well as being a good sounding clean amp, this setting is also an ideal pedal platform, responding very well to the various distortion pedals we put into the signal chain. This is most reminiscent to other flagship Fender amp models, delivering the kind of glassy tones you’d expect of a Fender but much darker and boomier, with a more pronounced midrange. The Fender Bassbreaker has 3 different modes, selected by the “structure” knob. Unlike the most iconic Fender amps, such as the Fender Deluxe or Blues Jr, the Bassbreaker has a more pronounced midrange, darker “British” voicing and infinitely more gain.īuilt in Mexico, in the same factory that manufactures their Fender Hot Rod and Blues Jr amplifiers, this is a totally new design from Fender, and one which is completely different to almost everything else they’ve ever done. The Fender Bassbreaker has popularly been described as what would have happened if Leo Fender had started making rock amps instead of country amps back in the 70s.
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