A real tube amp head coupled with a great set of effects.
The Fender Band-Master VM amplifier takes the desirable mid-powered tube head concept to "Vintage Modified" performance by combining a real tube amp with a complement of essential effects.
The amp head's 40-watt tube platform provides a foundation of great tone to build on, and the versatile tube preamp offers a wide range of tone and gain settings—from world-standard Blackface Fender clean to aggressive overdrive with post-gain EQ. Its high-quality Digital Signal Processing platform adds reverb, chorus/vibrato, and delay effects with the convenience and "tweakability" of standard stompboxes without the need for extra cables or power supplies. The Fender Band-Master VM amp head is ideal for onstage versatility and big, fat Fender tone.
Fender Band-Master VM 40W Tube Guitar Amp Head Features:
Real Tube Amp Performance Combined with a Complement of Essential Effects
All new DSP Platform
Effects Loop with Send & Return
2 Speaker Output Jacks
Standby Switch
3/4" Birch/Maple Plywood Cabinet
Fender Band-Master VM 40W Tube Guitar Amp Head Includes:
cover, 4-button footswitch, speaker cable
Put the great tone of the Band-Master VM to work for you—add it to the cart now.
Fender Band-Master VM 40W Tube Guitar Amp Head Specifications:
Series: Vintage Modified Series
Type: Tube Guitar Amplifier Head
Output: 40 watts
Ohms: 4 or 8 ohms
Speakers: N/A
Channels: 2 Selectable Channels (Clean and Drive)
Clean Channel Controls:
Volume
Treble
Bass
Drive Switch
Drive Channel Controls:
Drive Switch
Gain, Volume
Treble
Middle
Bass
Reverb
Effects Adjust Switch (Chorus/Delay)
Time/Rate
Delay On/Off Switch
Mix
Chorus On/Off Switch
Depth
Covering: Black Textured Vinyl with Silver Grille Cloth
Posted by PChap from Los Angeles, California on Jun 14, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock and Blues
I thought this amp would be great. It lacks real tube sound (no beautifull chime and no depth). Nothing like the real Fender tube amp. If you have ever used a real Bandmaster you will probable be disapointed. Hard treble and all round stiff sound. Power tubes can be BIAS'ed so this is a plus. Putting a 5751 tube in the second socket helps the amp, softens it up and gives more of a tube feel. The distortion is tight and not fizzy and is not that bad, no over the top distortion but enough for mainstream rock. You do not get that real Fender reverb sound but reverb is okay and the effects are nice. Amp will breakup early on clean channel until a 5751 tube is in, then you get a cleaner clean channel and one thats pretty loud. It's not a bad amp on it's own but don't think your getting a classic tube sounding amp just because it has tubes.
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What a great amp
Posted by rock man from Masterton New Zealand on May 5, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician in a band
Reviewer's Play Style: verious
This amp is the best I have ever used. I would not recommend this amp to metal players but as I don't normally play metal this amp is ideal for everything else. The effects are awesome. As for volume I wasnt dissapointed. I like the sound of this amp so much that I am now awaiting the arrival of a second cab so I can stack it I doupt I will ever have to buy anything else.
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Not as Expected
Posted by toneman1 from New England on Apr 22, 2009
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: working musician
Reviewer's Play Style: all, mostly classic rock
I was looking for a new system to replace my curent one (2 Hot Rod Deluxes in stereo) because my bandmates complained of volume. When I used just one Hot Rod and my old Bandmaster cab, the complaints stopped. I tried out Bogenr, Egnator, Vox and new Fenders; I thought this new Bandmaster would be the answer, but I think that the drive channel is too much like a Peavey or a cheap Marshall; overly saturated and artifical sounding. I wanted it to be a Hot Rod in an amp head format, and it just isn't. Instead, I bought a 67 Bassman head, and I'm using that with the cab and stompboxes, and it sounds incredible - ironic that I came all the way back to where I started inthe '60's! MORAL: if you want authentic, go authentic.
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Fender chime and depth
Posted by lpdeluxe from Nacogdoches TX on Apr 12, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, folk, blues, country, whatever pops up
This is my third Fender guitar amp, following a Jazzmaster Ultralight and a Blues Jr NOS. I was looking for a tube head to drive a 15" speaker cab for my ES-335. The Jazzmaster was fine for my Les Paul, with that compressed, focused Fender sound, and the BJ has a great bluesy sound, but I wanted something mellower and rounder for the 335. With a Hartke 115TP cab, it turned out to be what I was looking for. It has the chime of the Blues Jr, but -- unlike that amp -- that sound works equally on the lower pitched strings. It can sound very jazzy, which isn't really my thing, but mostly it has a round, full, rich tone that brings out the best in the guitar. It sounds less "electric" than my other amps. The reverb has a shimmer to it, but (and this is typical of my Fender amps) it's easy to go over the top with it.It also features delay and chorus, which I don't use. There's also an included four-button footswitch, with its cable, and a speaker cable. Although it's fairly large for a head, it's only 22 lb, so it's easy to pack. I wish Fender made a matching 1-15 to go with it.
I got it a few days ago, and I've pretty much been playing it since, and I expect to be using it for a long time.
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Exceeded My Expectations
Posted by GuitarSmitty from NYC area on Mar 26, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues, Alternative, Grunge, etc.
The Fender Bandmaster VM Head has become my main amp. I play it through a 2x12 cabinet with Eminence Texas Heat 16-Ohm speakers, and the tone is great on both the clean and drive channels. The clean channel has a nice Blackface-style sparkle, and the 40-Watt all-tube power ensures that it gets good and full without breaking up to early. The drive channel does great punchy all-American style real tube distortion, with good "chunk". The built-in reverb, chorus and delay are all useful. They have good range and versatility (the chorus can even do a tremolo effect at high settings). The effects are very clean; I couldn't hear any background hiss from any of them. The included 4-button pedal is solid and should last a long time. Nicely done!
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