Bassman Driver
The Fender Bassman Driver is a bass guitar distortion pedal designed to emulate the breakup of a tube amp. It features JFET circuitry and dynamic clipping stages for a range of gain, from light breakup to heavy distortion. It has a blend control to retain low-end clarity and features such as speaker emulation, a mids switch for tonal shaping, and a voice switch for modern distortion voicings. Perfect for bassists looking to add tube-like saturation to their sound, similar to a ProCo RAT or Ibanez Tube Screamer for guitar.
What Fender say about the Bassman Driver
Overview Bassman® pedals have all your basses covered. Drawing inspiration from the original tube amp line that laid way for Fender’s sub-sonic signal processing, the Bassman pedal line hosts a collection of meticulously crafted analog and digital circuits all curated from the ground up for bass-centric tonal expansion. With three controls, two slide switches, a footswitch and top-mounted connections, the pedals are extremely user-friendly and take up little space on the pedalboard. Conjure varying shades of gain, from light tube-like breakup to hi-gain chunk, while keeping your low end intact. Utilizing a complement of JFET circuitry and dynamic clipping stages, the Bassman Driver emulates the behavior of a bass tube amp driven to breakup. Flick the voice switch into the up position to kick in an additional layer of clipping for a heavy modern distortion voicing. Sculpt your tone further using the mids switch, offering two dialed-in levels of growl, and an internal tone control to set the high frequency content to your liking. The blend control keeps your low end solid by blending body and dynamics from your clean tone back into the mix. Overview Features Two gain voices designed around JFET circuity and dynamic clipping stages for tube like distortionBuilt in speaker emulation ensures great sound through any bass cab or PASoft-touch relay true bypass with auto bypass when no power is presentSide mounted pad switch to suit active bassesTop mounted jacks and road-ready aluminum enclosureInset aluminum face plate draws in vintage Fender aesthetics