The Fender Bassman Fuzz is a fuzz and distortion pedal built for bass, part of the Bassman Pedals range. It sits alongside siblings including a Drive, a Compressor, a Delay and a Reverb, all aimed at bass players, and carries a list price of $1491. Guitar World's reviewer called it "A cheaper option that still offers a Blend circuit, and switchable voicings too"1. It belongs to the wider family of Fuzz Pedals and Distortion Pedals designed with bass guitar in mind.
What it does
The pedal's character depends on how far the Fuzz control is pushed. As gearnews.com put it: "It scratches and fuzzes, depending on how much you turn up the Fuzz control." At lower settings it leans toward a scratchier distortion, and turned up it opens into full fuzz2. For a bassist, that places it in the same territory as dedicated bass fuzzes such as the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Bass Pi, though the Bassman Fuzz is positioned as the affordable option in Fender's range rather than a boutique circuit.
Price and where it sits
The Bassman Fuzz has been listed at two different prices during its life, and the figures have moved upward since launch12:
| Source | Date | US price | UK price | EU price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gearnews.com (launch report)2 | July 2024 | $77.00 | £69.00 | 79.00€ |
| Guitar World1 | 2026 | $149 | £89 | - |
Guitar World's reviewer, writing in 2026, framed it as a budget-conscious choice: "A cheaper option that still offers a Blend circuit, and switchable voicings too - it could be all you need"1. That verdict came in a comparison against pricier bass fuzzes, where the Blend control (which lets you mix clean signal back in under the fuzz, keeping low-end definition) and the voicing switches are the features that set it apart from the most basic fuzz pedals.
The two published prices differ by a wide margin: $77.00 at the July 2024 launch2 against $149 in Guitar World's 2026 listing1. Both figures are given here as stated.
The Bassman range
- Bassman Drive
- Bassman Compressor
- Bassman Fuzz
- Bassman Delay
- Bassman Reverb
Players looking at Fender's wider bass pedal line can also compare it with the Fender Bassman Driver from the same family, the Fender Trapper Bass Distortion from 2022, or the Fender Downtown Express, the company's first bass effect pedal from 2019. For a broader view of the category, see Bass Pedals.
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Questions
When did the Fender Bassman Fuzz come out?
Fender announced the Bassman Fuzz in July 2024 as one of five affordable bass pedals in the Bassman range, covering Drive, Compressor, Fuzz, Delay and Reverb. The range was available from launch at Thomann.
How much does the Fender Bassman Fuzz cost?
Guitar World lists the price as $149 in the United States, with UK and European prices of £89 and €95. At the July 2024 launch, gearnews.com quoted $77.00, £69.00 and 79.00 euros, so the listed price has risen since the pedal first appeared.
Sources (2)
- Electro-Harmonix Nano Bass Big Muff Pi 2 review, Guitar World, 2026-03-26
- Fender Bassman Pedals: Five Affordable Bass Effects, gearnews.com, 2024-07-03
