Fender Bassbreaker 30R Amplifier Review – Killer Dirty Tones!
The Fender Bassbreaker 30R amplifier is a BEAST!
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This is maybe the most versatile 1×12″ amplifier combo that Fender has made in years. This amplifier will do clean, overdrive, and higher gain distortion and actually sounds good!
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Wow, the Bassbreaker wouldn't WANT to lose its B! ;oP
why do you want clean ? there is no gain controll and no send and return
Shane you're killing it with this amp tasty playing nice crunchy chords and soaring guitar leads
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Picked one of these up at a pawn shop for 200 bucks. Had no clue what it was but decided to plug in cuz I was curious. I was completely blown away. I live on the mid gain channel with my tele and the tone us so musical. Very responsive Amp with killer tone
Say, do you still have the Bassbreaker?
To my ears this is a better Marshall. It's not as brittle and has a rounder high end which I love. Sounds amazing with buckers or single coils.
Great review mate, sounded great,,, which would you buy to get that lovely smooth Fendery cleans and also a good rockin crunch tone, this amp or the Artist TweedTone20R 20 Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier Combo ??? Dollar wise theres a big difference, is the Bassbreaker that much better?cheers
I tried one today. I was a little disappointed in the tone.
I'd come across your channel through another video and this one came in my feed. It's quite hilarious, because I've been scouting this amp for a few months now in other reviews to pair with my DSL40 for a stereo rig. You're right, it sounds similar to the Marshall but still with some Fender character, which is what I want.
I don't typically use my drive channel(s), I have pedals and a multiFX I use for most of my gain, but it's nice to have it and it's actually not a bad drive/gain tone.
thanks man. I believe this will be my amp of choice
I found one of these for 325 and was wondering if it’s worth it
This review just sold me on this amp
no wattage selection for the amp?
Hi, I got the Marshall DSL40CR but I was searching tor a Fender combo with a nicer clean than mine. How do you would compare the clean between the two in person? The Marshall is harsh, too bright and shrill. I have to play also funky and disco style with my band. Please help. Thsnks…????
Whoo whee I'm the 1k like! Great channel btw.
Congratulations for the video! What pickups do you use on les paul?
I'm sold. Thanks!
Great review! Sounds incredible!!! ????
Shane – the Bassbreaker vs a Boss Nextone Special – any thoughts?
I´m gonna buy it next monday , and it´s your blame. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Thanks for all. You´re the great master. ????????????
I am a Vox person, loving the chimes, but this catches my eye for having the EL84 tubes. While I prefer the sound of two Celestion Blues, there's no denying the sound coming out of this single 12" V-type. Clean tones are superb.
Similar to the Marshall it has the same tubes and it even has the celestion speaker
What particular strat is that? The fretboard is really nice and dark. Just how I like it
How much headroom does it have in the clean channel before it starts to breakup?
Really wish there was a footswitch to change those gain settings…
This hiss to me is bothersome. I prefer a amp that is quiet.
Gain and hiss is terrible. Mesa do not have this problem.
Does it come with free "Also's"?
Thats alota Also's. Sold.
This or Bogner Shiva ?
great vid, as always, but do you think it has a better clean and breakup sound over the super sonic 22? many thanks
I have an amp that's a great blues low gain thing but its lead channel kinda eh. So im looking for a good all around amp. That one sounds great. Im really looking at 3 amps. Marshall dsl 40 the bass breaker and the peavey delta blues with the 15. It would be easier if I lived close to a music store
The amp sounds extremely noisy when idle but that's some nice uncharacteristic gain from Fender. Generally I really don't care for Fender amps but this one is intriguing.
Just note you said EL34 tubes but they are actually EL84 tubes.
Oh man you just Sold me ????????????????
Great video Shane, as always. Just got my 30R today, drove 360km just to get it, cause I didn’t want to wait:) I’ve owned a DSL40CR and just returned an AC15C1 for the 30R. In comparison the Fender just ripped the vox into pieces. I love the AC Tone, but the fender can do it all plus a Perfect clean channel and an unbelievable good Drive. And not to mention the perfectly silent FX Loop.
I’ve got a Laney supercub head, a Marshall 2525h, JCM900 4100 and a Roland Blues Cube Tour here and had many other amps including a Blues junior before, but the Fender seems to do it all. The only thing it can’t do seems to be the tight distortion I get from my 2525h. But it doesn’t have to do that! It just has its own perfect drive channel and by far one of the best I’ve heard over the years.
Now I just hope that it lasts longer than the previous Bassbreaker Amps, but so far I’m impressed. The stock EL84 are GT branded JJs and the preamp section seems to be Sovtek. I didn’t even think about swapping tubes for now. For example, the VOX that costs almost the same comes with really crappy Chinese tubes!
One thing that’s not so great is the reverb. It feels a little noisy, but just to a certain degree and doesn’t get noisier when you turn up the volume. And also the reverb is not the type I like, but that’s what I have my Digitech Polara for, which fits into the Bassbreakers loop like a glove.
Im incredibly impressed by fender so far. Lets hope it’ll stand the test of time!
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Well I guess I disagree that the drive channels are where this amp shines. I think the clean channel is really nice and it does take pedals well. The lower drive channel is decent, which is a pleasant surprise for a Fender amp as you said. Over time I think you’d get less excited about it. And I don’t like the higher gain channel at all.
Makes the hotrod deluxe obsolete now I say
Shane which do joy like better Bassbreaker 30r or Blues Deluxe RI and why
Shame there is no attenuator in it
Damn, you nailed the intro. ROCK AND ROLL BABY!!!
Fender's answer to the Peavey Classic 30….30 years later.
I have the Bassbreaker and the Marshall DSL40.. my DSL40 now collects dust.. this Bassbreaker 30 kicks the Marshall butt!! And I play every weekend ( when no Covid is present) Fender makes great amps
What it actually is , is Fenders copy/take on a Marshall Bluesbreaker, which in fact was a copy / take of a Fender Bassman. I personally just bought a Fender Bassbreaker 15 W Combo and I am very pleased with all the tones, very loud, quite light, can be gigged and practice, home use, the only drawback with the 15 W is the gain stages are not footswitchable.
Very nice clean jam in Ab minor!
Love it, but come on, why no Tele?
I got mine in today. What a monster! I cant believe my ears! Definitely a keeper!
Would this clean channel do a good jazz sound without craping out? I find that I can make it happen with the blues deluxe but I also like the drive sound of the bass breaker.
Anyone had one of these for a while now and having some noise and hum issues which gets worse with the reverb??