What's so great about Fender Tweed amps? Rhett Shull and Joe Bonamassa investigate

By Rob Laing
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Why do so many great players feel the need for Tweed?

Sir Keef, Mr Gibbons, Neil Young… what is it about Fender Tweed guitar amps (opens in new tab)that makes them so loved by greats and tonehounds? What is the Tweed sound anyway? Session ace and YouTube extraordinaire Rhett Shull has the answers in his new video above. With some help from Tweed expert and aficionado Joe Bonamassa (opens in new tab).  

For the full interview with Joe, see below. 

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And if all that has you feeling the need for Tweed too, you can also check out our Tweed amp history (opens in new tab) and guide to getting Tweed tones (opens in new tab) with guitar modelling. 

Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Guitars Editor, MusicRadar

I'm the Guitars Editor for MusicRadar, handling news, reviews, features, tuition, advice for the strings side of the site and everything in between. Before MusicRadar I worked on guitar magazines for 15 years, including Editor of Total Guitar. I've currently set aside any pipe dreams of getting anywhere with my own songs and I am enjoying playing covers in function bands.