TC Electronic BG500 115 Bass Combo (500W, 1x15)
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TC Electronic BG500 115 Bass Combo (500W, 1x15)
Combines tons of raw power with stunning tone shaping tools and an impressive list of unconventional features.
We started the bass amp 2.0 revolution with the award winning RH450 bass amp, but it's far from over! So, join the revolution as bass amp 2.0 continues with two combos that combine tons of raw power with stunning tone shaping tools and an impressive list of unconventional features. Meet BG500 115 and BG500 210. Get ready to plug, play and groove.
BG500 shares many features with the original RH450 which has already changed the way many bass players have come to think of amplification. Just ask Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power who made his very own version: Staccato'51.
The powerful 500 Watt amps in the two models are identical and both have 1" Eminence tweeters, but you can choose from either 2x10" or 1x15" Eminence driver configurations.
Features
SpectraComp™
A conventional compressor tends to be dominated by the lower string, but with SpectraComp™, which is taken directly from the original RH450, you virtually get ‘per string’ multi-band compression that evens out the compression across all strings. The result is that your sound gets compressed in a much more musical and useful way than any single-band compressor would be able to deliver.
TubeTone™
The TubeTone™ effect was originally introduced on RH450. Most transistor designs have tried to replicate tube sound using one small preamp tube, but they generally fail as they don’t take the crucial characteristics of a full preamp and power amp into account – both of which are essential to the sound. TubeTone™ emulates all characteristics to deliver the full tube sound.
Presets
OK, BG500 will not memorize your chords or riffs, but it will store three of your favorite tones. You may not have used presets before, but that’s only because you’ve never had the chance! For instance, if you use different basses on stage, you know that a few user memories would be welcome. With great sounding bass tones and seamless switching between them, you will be able to focus on the important thing – playing!
Specs
- Input Collector: 1/4" Jack
- Input Impedance: 1 Ohm/ 100pF
- Gain Range: -96 to 36dB
Tone Control
- Bass: Centre Freq 160Hz
- Low Mid: Centre Freq 400Hz
- High Mid: Centre Freq 800Hz
- Treble: 1600Hz
- Tweeter Tone: 0 - 10 L-PAD Cabinet Recreation
- Tube Tone: Tube Amp recreation
- Sprectra Comp; 3 Band Sprectral compression
- User Memories: 3 memory locations storing all front panel controls except Mute & Master Level.
Tuner: Bass Tuner, “On” when muted
- Tuning range: B0 (30.87Hz) to G4 (392.00Hz)
- Mute: Mutes speaker out, Phones out and Balanced out
- Master Level / Headphones Output: Studio quality headphone amp
- HP Out Impedance: 40 to 600 Ohm
- Mains supply: 100 - 120V~ or 220 - 240V~ 50/60Hz (65W @ 1/8 of Max. Output)
- Power rating: 500w (1000w Peak)
- Balanced output: Balanced XLR, Pre/Post Pre-amp
- Bal. Out Max.: +2dBu
- Bal. Out Optimal Load Impedance: 600 Ohm
- Rehearsal input: RCA, Left/Right input, fits to iPod ®
- Dimensions: 475 x 735 x 410 mm / 18.7" x 28.9" x 16.1"
- Weight: 32 kg / 70.5 pounds
- Finish: Carpet covered. Handcrafted wooden box
- Porting: Front porting
- Woofer: Eminence custom 10" / 15”
- Tweeter: Eminence Neo 33mm voicecoil
Important Note
Price errors and omissions excepted - An order is considered finalised on dispatch. No monies are debited from your card until the item is in stock or by prior arrangement.
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