PRODUCT REVIEW
Bassman TV Fifteen
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BY DAN BERkowITz
Refining a Classic
Back around 1983, a harp-player friend had
just bought an early tweed Bassman combo,
the kind with an open back cab housing a
15" speaker. Proud of his new toy, he urged
me to plug in my bass during a jam session
at his house—I refused. Granted, those early
Bassman amps are splendid for gritty harp
sounds and sprawling blues guitar tones.
But for bass? At best, I was expecting some
bass farts and possibly a blown speaker when
put up against a drummer. Time shift to late
