DISC TC Electronic BH500 Bass Amp Head

Full Description

The BH500 feature set leaves little to be desired with its razor-sharp, tone-shaping tools such as TubeTone, SpectraComp and bass tuned tone controls. The 3 user memories let you change tone at any given time while the integrated tuner allows you to tune up silently before you rock.

SpectraComp and TubeTone

A conventional compressor is often dominated by the lower string, but with SpectraComp, which is taken directly from the original RH450, you get 'per string' multi-band compression that evens out the compression across all strings. In short, you get an even and rock solid tone that cuts through any mix whether you play fingerstyle, with a heavy pick or slapping the strings hard.

The TubeTone effect was originally introduced on RH450. Both the full preamp and power amp on the BH500 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 and Built-in Bass Tuner

The BH500 can store three of your favourite 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 - putting on a great show!

When you need to tune up, just let the built-in tuner guide you. It's simple, lets you tune silently, and it gets you back to rocking in no time.

Tone Controls and TweeterTone

EQ is always a bass essential, and TC Electronics have equipped the BH500 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 side of the cabinet, but on the BH500 you can simply 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

Just plug and play! For rehearsing or jamming along you can connect your portable music player to the AUX input. If you don't want to disturb the neighbours, 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 - or to an audio interface when you are recording the rock hits of tomorrow!

Features/Specifications:

Input Section:

• Input connector: 1/4" jack
• Input impedance: 1 MOhm / 100 pF
• Gain range: -96 to 36dB

• Bass: Center Freq: 100Hz (Gain: +15/-24dB)
• Low Mid: Center Freq: 335Hz (Gain: +15/-24dB)
• High Mid: Center Freq: 900Hz (Gain: +15/-24dB)
• Treble: Center Freq: 1600Hz @ Gain: -24 to 0dB; 4000Hz @ Gain 0 to +15dB
• Tweeter Tone: 0 to 10, L-PAD Cabinet Recreation
• Tube Tone: 0 to 10, Tube amp Recreation
• Spectra Comp: 3 band Spectral 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)
• Speaker output: Neutrik Speakon
• 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: 462 x 135 x 380 mm
• Weight: 13 kg
• Finish: Tolex covered, handcrafted wooden box