New TC Electronic Bass Combo Ships
BG250 bass combo, introduced at this year's Musikmesse is now available in stores worldwide 22-May-12
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Most bass combos claim to have loads of power and to weigh next to nothing. TC's new BG250 is no exception, but that's only half the story as no other bass combo offers the ultimate power to choose quite like the TonePrint® enabled BG250!
The BG250 1x15" ultra-light bass combo is the first amp in history with the power to choose and replace on-board effects time and time again. The revolutionary TonePrint® concept offers signature tones created by an ever-expanding list of the world's finest bass players such as Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Fourplay, Toto), Charles Cave (White Lies), Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stoneage), Gail Ann Dorsey (Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie, Seal), Mark King (Level 42), Roscoe Beck (Leonard Cohen, Robben Ford) and many more – all free of charge. In other words, this loud, light and open-design amp will surpass everything that is to be expected from a bass combo.
BG250 comes packed with 250 watts of power, delivered through TC's cutting-edge, lightweight Class D amp technology that helps bringing the total weight of BG250 down to an extremely portable 35 lbs., making it one of the lightest yet loudest combos in its class. The preamp features an ultra-fast, integrated 5-string bass tuner, TubeDrive and intelligently contoured Bass Tone controls that create anything from crispy, modern slap tones over grungy, cranked-tube-like tones for classic rock to tight and funky Jaco tones with ease.
Further, an Auxiliary input and headphone output cater for any playback and rehearsal situation, while a balanced XLR output makes recording and live performance a breeze, all of which is underpinned by the cornerstone of great bass amps: superb tone. But coolest of it all is the white TonePrint® knob...
What is TonePrint?
TonePrint is a flexible effect slot that lets the user decide exactly which effect the amp should use at any given time. BG250 comes loaded with TC's legendary SCF Chorus as default, but numerous new bass effects can be downloaded from TC's website, replacing the default chorus with other effects such as Octaver, Compressor, Overdrive, Distortion, Flanger and Vibrato. To make the deal even sweeter, TC had some of the best bass players in the world tailor their own personal effects tones for anyone to grab, and best of all – these Bass TonePrints are completely free of charge.
To load new types of effects or the artist-made Bass TonePrints, users can simply hook up their amp to a computer via the included USB cable. Or even cooler: beam them directly from their smartphone straight into BG250 using the mind-blowing TonePrint App for iOS and Android. Quite simply, it is an ever-expanding effects joyride, as new TonePrints will be added constantly in the future. This is merely the beginning.
BG250 Main Features
- Power to Choose – Artist TonePrints
- Loud – 250 Watts of Power
- Portable – Only 35 lbs.
- TonePrint Artists – Mark King, Nathan East, Michael Shuman and more
- Ever-expanding TonePrint Concept – New Artists Added Continuously
- 6 Bass Effects – Chorus, Flanger, Vibrato, TubeDrive, SpectraComp, Octaver
- Smartphone Beaming – Transfer Bass TonePrints the cool way!
- Built-in 5-string Bass Tuner
- Intelligently Bass-contoured Tone Controls
USD $399 MAP / EUR 399 SSP / GBP £329 SSP More information:
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