Joe Bonamassa Gets Fender’s First Signature Tone Master Amp

Joe Bonamassa’s latest Fender collaboration puts a digital engine behind a familiar tweed face. Announced on October 8, the Tone Master ’59 Twin-Amp JB Edition is Fender’s first signature amplifier in the Tone Master range, inspired by the guitarist’s late-1950s high-powered Twins.

The point is practical: take that particular Twin idea into rooms where running a vintage high-powered combo flat out is difficult. Fender’s launch announcement specifies a six-position output selector and two 12-inch Celestion JB neodymium speakers.

What the JB Edition adds

The new 2×12 combo includes convolution spring reverb, an effects loop and a Vintage/Tight switch. Its balanced XLR output offers three onboard cabinet impulse responses, with further IR customization through the Tone Master IR Manager app. Those connections put speaker-volume control and the feed to a recording desk or PA in the same conversation.

Fender identifies the vintage 5F8-A high-powered tweed Twin circuit as the model’s inspiration. The company lists a US MSRP of $1,999.99; that is the announced US reference price, rather than a claim about every retailer’s checkout total.

The useful question is how you would run it

For a player weighing this amp, the meaningful choices are the output setting, the response selected at the rear panel and whether the audience hears the cabinet, the direct feed or both. Fender’s product page is the place to check the current configuration and availability.

Go deeper: explore our Joe Bonamassa guitars and gear guide for the wider equipment context behind his blues-rock approach.

Photo: Ryan Piorkowski, courtesy of Fender. Official press image; resized with side padding.