Fender Bassman

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The Fender Bassman is a series of bass amplifiers introduced by Fender during 1952.^{[citation needed]} Initially intended to amplify bass guitars, musicians used the 5B6 Bassman to amplify other instruments, including electric guitars, harmonicas, and pedal steel guitars. Besides being a popular and important amplifier in its own right, the Bassman also became the foundation on which Marshall and other companies built their high-gain tube amplifiers.^{[citation needed]}