Bass amp settings
Fender Bassman settings for 12 songs
Exact Fender Bassman settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 62 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
Classic tube amp originally designed for bass - warm, vintage tone. Also popular with guitarists.
Most popular songs on the Fender Bassman
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica
Gain 7.5 · Bass 4.5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 6.5
Hysteria
Muse
Gain 9 · Bass 6 · Mid 6 · Treble 5
Message In a Bottle
The Police
Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason)
Gorillaz & De La Soul
Gain 0 · Bass 7 · Mid 5 · Treble 5
Orion
Metallica
Gain 0 · Bass 4.5 · Mid 5 · Treble 6.5
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
Gain 0 · Bass 7.5 · Mid 5 · Treble 5
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Gain 0 · Bass 6.5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 5
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
My Name Is Mud
Primus
Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 6.5
Money
Pink Floyd
Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Come Together
The Beatles
Gain 0 · Bass 6.5 · Mid 5 · Treble 5
Chop Suey!
System Of A Down
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 5
Any song, dialed in on your Fender Bassman
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Fender Bassman, your bass and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 12 songs A–Z
Every song with Fender Bassman settings on ToneAdapt.
A
- Another One Bites the Dust · Queen
C
- Chop Suey! · System Of A Down
- Come Together · The Beatles
F
- Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason) · Gorillaz & De La Soul
- For Whom the Bell Tolls · Metallica
H
- Hysteria · Muse
M
- Message In a Bottle · The Police
- Money · Pink Floyd
- My Name Is Mud · Primus
O
- Orion · Metallica
P
- Paranoid · Black Sabbath
S
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Fender Bassman?
The most-adapted songs on the Fender Bassman are For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica), Hysteria (Muse), Message In a Bottle (The Police), Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason) (Gorillaz & De La Soul), Orion (Metallica). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Fender Bassman settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Fender Bassman as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Fender Bassman, bass and pickups.