A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, BASSMAN, 5F6-A FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON,...
A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, BASSMAN, 5F6-A
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1958
The Fender Bassman nameplate applied to the upper front panel, the chassis panel stamped BM01398, the cabinet labelled internally GZ.34.6L6QC.12AX7 and "Bassman" Amplifier / Model 5F6-A Production 29 and stamped HL
23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high; 23 ½ in. (59.5 cm.) wide; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Smiths, performer, The Old Grey Whistle Test, series 17, episode 6, directed by May Miller, broadcast on 20 May 1986, BBC Two.
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, ‘Euro-Tube’ special, directed by Gavin Taylor, broadcast 5 July 1986, Channel 4, UK.
J. Gore, ‘Johnny Marr’, Guitar Player, January 1990, pp. 68-81.
B. Cleveland, ‘Healer’s Touch: Johnny Marr’s Magic Fingers’, Guitar Player, February 2003, pp. 68-78.
R. Brakes, 'Marr's Guitars', Guitarist, Issue 434, July 2018, illus. pp. 77-81.
D. Von Bader, ‘Johnny Marr’s Mancunian Charm’, Premier Guitar, September 2018, pp. 54-61.
C. Saufley, ‘Fever Dreams of the Brilliant Mister Marr’, Premier Guitar, 24 June 2022. https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/johnny-marr.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, illus. pp. 72, 79, 152, 245, 250, 258.
J. Marr, 'Johnny Marr: Marr's Guitars', posted 15 January 2024 by Thames & Hudson, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVD1eg8RIk.
Literature
REFERENCES:
S. Rosen, ‘Johnny Marr On Fender Signature Guitar: 'It Was Such A Privilege', Ultimate Guitar, 31 January 2012. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/johnny_marr_on_fender_signature_guitar_it_was_such_a_privilege.html.
A GUITAR AMPLIFIER, BASSMAN, 5F6-A
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, 1958
The Fender Bassman nameplate applied to the upper front panel, the chassis panel stamped BM01398, the cabinet labelled internally GZ.34.6L6QC.12AX7 and "Bassman" Amplifier / Model 5F6-A Production 29 and stamped HL
23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high; 23 ½ in. (59.5 cm.) wide; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Smiths, performer, The Old Grey Whistle Test, series 17, episode 6, directed by May Miller, broadcast on 20 May 1986, BBC Two.
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, ‘Euro-Tube’ special, directed by Gavin Taylor, broadcast 5 July 1986, Channel 4, UK.
J. Gore, ‘Johnny Marr’, Guitar Player, January 1990, pp. 68-81.
B. Cleveland, ‘Healer’s Touch: Johnny Marr’s Magic Fingers’, Guitar Player, February 2003, pp. 68-78.
R. Brakes, 'Marr's Guitars', Guitarist, Issue 434, July 2018, illus. pp. 77-81.
D. Von Bader, ‘Johnny Marr’s Mancunian Charm’, Premier Guitar, September 2018, pp. 54-61.
C. Saufley, ‘Fever Dreams of the Brilliant Mister Marr’, Premier Guitar, 24 June 2022. https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/johnny-marr.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, illus. pp. 72, 79, 152, 245, 250, 258.
J. Marr, 'Johnny Marr: Marr's Guitars', posted 15 January 2024 by Thames & Hudson, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVD1eg8RIk.
Literature
REFERENCES:
S. Rosen, ‘Johnny Marr On Fender Signature Guitar: 'It Was Such A Privilege', Ultimate Guitar, 31 January 2012. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/johnny_marr_on_fender_signature_guitar_it_was_such_a_privilege.html.
