Amongst a slew of different new merchandise for July 2024 – together with new additions to the Performer line for the primary time in 4 years and a brand new wi-fi system, Telepath – Fender has expanded its Tone Grasp amp vary with its first-ever tweed mannequin, the ‘59 Bassman.

Regardless of its vintage-vibed exterior, the Tone Grasp ‘59 Bassman makes use of digital processing to “faithfully mannequin the circuitry and 45-watt energy output” of an authentic 1952 Bassman tube amp.

That is, in fact, true to type for the Tone Grasp collection as a complete, which, launched in 2019, swaps extra conventional tube configurations for digital modelling, whereas aiming to retain that ever-sought-after tube sound.

And as Fender claims, the digital circuitry – with a high-performance class D energy amp to realize “headroom and dynamics of the tube amp” – is so exact that the sound is “nearly indistinguishable from the unique”.

The circuitry is paired with 4 Jensen P-10R audio system, whereas different options embody convolution spring reverb, a classic/tight swap for smoother bass response and a post-power amp results loop.

There’s additionally an output energy selector for each full energy and 5 attenuated settings, and impulse response XLR line output for detailed cab simulations, a mute swap, and a light-weight pine cupboard exterior.

Final yr, Fender launched the Tone Grasp Professional, a floor-based multi-effects guitar workstation that earned the endorsement of Eddie Van Halen’s guitar model, EVH. And in an interview in February, EVP of Product Justin Norvell spoke on simply how a lot the EVH endorsement meant in the course of the Tone Grasp Professional’s improvement.

“EVH’s tones are all the time probably the most sought-after on something that approximates [that time],” he stated. “Whether or not it’s the ‘brown sound’ or different, later sounds, just like the 5150s. And that, we felt, can be one thing that as a benchmark, individuals may actually go, ‘OK. They did the work.’”

Worth-wise, the Tone Grasp ‘59 Bassman clocks in at $1,499.99/£1,429, and is obtainable from October 2024.

For extra info, head to Fender.