The Fender Sidekick Bass is a Fender amplifier. Close alternatives include the Fender Frontman 60B and the Fender Rumble 40 Ivory. It pairs well with the Origin Effects DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo & Drive and the TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive.

Fender Sidekick Bass

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The Fender Sidekick Bass is a solid-state bass practice amplifier from Fender Sidekick series, produced in the 1980s. Sidekick amps were Fender entry-level solid-state practice and rehearsal amplifiers designed for beginners and players who needed affordable, reliable amplification. The Sidekick Bass provides basic bass amplification in a compact, lightweight format suited to home practice.

What stands out

  • “The Fender Sidekick Bass is a solid-state bass practice amplifier from Fender Sidekick series, produced in the 1980s”

    — from the listing

  • “The Sidekick Bass provides basic bass amplification in a compact, lightweight format suited to home practice”

    — from the listing

  • “A historically relevant vintage Fender bass practice amp for players seeking period-correct affordable amplification”

    — from the reviews

  • “Straightforward bass amplification at practice volumes”

    — from the community notes

  • “Sidekick amps were Fender entry-level solid-state practice and rehearsal amplifiers designed for beginners and players who needed affordable, reliable amplification”

    — from the listing

  • bass
  • practice
  • solid state
  • vintage
  • rehearsal
  • basic bass amplification
  • bass practice amp
  • straightforward bass amplification

Good for

  • Practice

Pedals that stack with the Fender Sidekick Bass

Origin Effects DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo & Drive

Origin Effects

30% match
$422.61via Reverb

Origin Effects DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo & Drive leans toward edge of breakup, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive

TC Electronic

30% match
$62.90via Reverb

TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Zvex 59 Sound

Zvex

30% match
$219via Reverb

What Zvex 59 Sound brings here leans toward edge of breakup — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Boss TR-2 Tremolo

Boss

22% match
$85via Reverb

Run Boss TR-2 Tremolo after Fender Sidekick Bass in the signal chain, clear of Fender Sidekick Bass's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe

Origin Effects

19% match
$300via Reverb

Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

5% match

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Fender Sidekick Bass's effects loop, clear of Fender Sidekick Bass's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash

Crazy Tube Circuits

5% match
$219.39via Reverb

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Splash in Fender Sidekick Bass's effects loop, clear of Fender Sidekick Bass's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah

Cry Baby

tonal match

Goes in front of the amp

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah belongs in front of Fender Sidekick Bass, since a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Fender Frontman 60B

Fender

62% similarity

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Fender Rumble 40 Ivory

Fender

60% similarity

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Hiwatt Bulldog 30 Combo

Hiwatt

56% similarity

Shared character: compact, practice, bass

Fender Rumble 25 Ivory

Fender

53% similarity

Shared character: compact, solid state, practice

Traynor SB106

Traynor

53% similarity
$659via Reverb

Shared character: compact, practice, bass

Boss Katana-Bass 60 Combo

Boss

48% similarity
$369.99via Reverb

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Ampeg BA- 115 V2

Ampeg

44% similarity

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Phil Jones BE-17 Bass Engine 70W 1x7 Bass Combo

Phil Jones

42% similarity

Shared character: practice, bass

Blackstar Unity Bass U30

Blackstar

41% similarity
$287.15via Reverb

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Peavey MAX 100

Peavey

41% similarity

Shared character: compact, solid state, practice

Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass

Vox

41% similarity

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

Boss Katana Bass KTN-210B

Boss

40% similarity
$599.99via Reverb

Shared character: solid state, practice, bass

See all alternatives to the Fender Sidekick Bass (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Fender Sidekick Bass?+

The closest matches in character are the Fender Frontman 60B, the Fender Rumble 40 Ivory, the Hiwatt Bulldog 30 Combo.

What pairs well with the Fender Sidekick Bass?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Origin Effects DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo & Drive, TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive, Zvex 59 Sound — Origin Effects DELUXE61 Amp Tremolo & Drive leans toward edge of breakup, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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