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Rory Gallagher: A Fender Bassman Amplifier, 1950s, flight case 27in (68.5cm) wide x 30 1/2in (77.5cm) high x 14 1/2in (36.8cm) deep image 1
Rory Gallagher: A Fender Bassman Amplifier, 1950s, flight case 27in (68.5cm) wide x 30 1/2in (77.5cm) high x 14 1/2in (36.8cm) deep image 2
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Rory Gallagher: A Fender Bassman Amplifier, 1950s,
flight case 27in (68.5cm) wide x 30 1/2in (77.5cm) high x 14 1/2in (36.8cm) deep

17 October 2024, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £12,800 inc. premium

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Rory Gallagher: A Fender Bassman Amplifier,

Serial no. BM00958 on maker's label, also stamped AUG 30 1959 RA3563, Tweed TV front combo, in flight case with Rory Gallagher Band stencils in white,

Footnotes

Rory started using this amp in 1973 for studio and live work. Speaking in September 1974, he said: "It's a Fender Bassman with four ten-inch speakers as opposed to two twelve-inch ones. Buddy Holly had one."
- Rory Gallagher
www.roryon.com/mw339.html

"For me it's a battle between the Vox AC30 and the 4x10 Fender Bassman", he said. "The warmth of the Fenders and the character of the Voxes are pretty hard to beat."
– Rory Gallagher, Guitar Player, July 1999.

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