TC Electronic BH500 500W Bass Amp Head
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Tons of power with a feature set that leaves little to be desired.
The BH500 bass amp head is the latest addition to TC Electronic's Bass Amp 2.0 lineup! Combined with the BC cabs of your choice, it stacks up to become any rig you need for small bar gigs, indoor rock clubs, outdoor stadium concerts—you name it!
The BH500 boasts razor-sharp tone-shaping tools like TubeTone™ emulator for tube-like sound and response, SpectraComp™ compression, and bass-tuned tone controls. Also, its three user memories let you change your tone at any given time. An integrated tuner lets you tune up in silence before you rock.
SpectraComp™
A conventional compressor is often dominated by the lower string, but with SpectraComp you get per-string multi-band compression that evens out across all strings. You get an even, rock-solid tone that cuts through any mix whether you play fingerstyle, with a heavy pick, or slap the strings hard.
TubeTone™
The TubeTone™ effect was originally introduced on RH450. Most transistor designs try to replicate tube sound using one small preamp tube, but why not take the crucial characteristics of a full preamp and power amp into account? Both are essential to the sound when you want that classic tube warmth as well as when you go for a full-on overdriven rock sound with a massive punch!
Presets
BH500 can store three of your favorite tones. For instance, if you need a nice chunk of overdrive on specific passages, presets are king. Not to mention, with great sounding bass tones and seamless switching between them, you will be able to focus on the important thing, rocking out!
Built-in bass tuner
Every once in a while you need to tune up, and whenever that happens, just let the built-in tuner guide you. It's simple, it lets you tune silently, and it gets you back to rocking in no time.
Tone Controls and TweeterTone
EQ is always a bass essential, so the BH500 is equipped with a great-sounding 4-band EQ which is perfect for shaping your fundamental tone. Further, with two contour filters you can scoop the mid frequencies, which creates an amazing low-end punch on demand.
The tweeter control is usually located on the rear of the cabinet, but on the BH500 you can conveniently adjust the tweeter level right from the front panel. Further, the sound also gets modified slightly with filters giving you a much more intelligent control over the high frequencies that are critical for giving your sound that razor-sharp edge.
Connections
For rehearsing or jamming, you can connect your portable music player to the front-panel aux input. If you don't want to disturb the neighbors, plug in your headphones and the drivers will be muted automatically. Finally, you can send a signal to a sound engineer via the balanced XLR output (also on the front panel), or to an audio interface when you are recording.
Features
- 500W
- 4-band tone controls
- TubeTone™ tube emulation
- SpectraComp™ per-string compression
- Front-panel tweeter level control, balanced XLR out, and RCA aux in
- 3 user preset slots
It's time to step up to Bass 2.0 with the BH500! Order now.
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Good Warmth
- Powerful
Cons
- Portible But
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Jam
- Performances
Comments about TC Electronic BH500 500W Bass Amp Head:
I was apprehensive about making this purchase. I researched and was heading the Ampeg route. However, a local music store had it on display. I used a mid level bass to see how the amp performed. I was blown away with how much you get for the money. The tweeter tone and the tube are excellent features. At practice for the first time I had to turn down as I was cutting through the Marshall stacks. Love the tuner feature too. You have to play with it and if you check you tube there is a video explaining the diffrent functions on this head. I don't post this kind of stuff, but I love it so much that I felt obligated to do so.
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Comments about TC Electronic BH500 500W Bass Amp Head:
Was skeptical to buy this, since I only knew that they made outboard gear and Tannoy monitors. I must say the more I play through it, the impressed I am. Right now we are recording a CD and I'm using the post eq XLT out to feed the board and all the guys in my band are marvelling at the sound. They're like I never heard of TC electronics but that head sounds like butter dripping off a hot knife. Im running a 2X10 EDEN cab that I loaded with trace elliot speakers in it and a 1X15 JBL cabinet and Im very happy with the sound. Keeps up no problem with 2 loud guitarists and a heavy drummer. Thats on like half volume. I havent had to turn it past that yet. I would give 5 stars all around except Its fairly new and it hasnt been giggged much since we started recording. Also, a second speaker out would be nice and a line out volume. Right now the line out level is set by the preamp gain. No biggies, though and this head sounds better than anything in its price range ( AND FAIRLY HIGHER) HANDS DOWN.
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