How It Was Recorded

Gear · amplifier

Fender 1959 Bassman

Records it appears on · 1

  • Ten

    Pearl Jam · Album, 1991

    • Guitar overdubs · AmplifierVerifiedAmp obtained by the producer specifically for McCready, run alongside the Marshall.

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IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5

amp and cabinet simulator

An amp and cabinet simulator that covers a wide range of amplifiers and speaker cabinets of this kind. It is not a model of this unit, so pick the nearest one in it by ear.

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Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro

amp and cabinet simulator

An amp and cabinet simulator that covers a wide range of amplifiers and speaker cabinets of this kind. It is not a model of this unit, so pick the nearest one in it by ear.

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Reissue

Fender '59 Bassman LTD

Fender's own reissue of the 1959 tweed Bassman, the four-by-ten combo most people mean by the name.

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