Mudpup Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) [b][u]NOW SOLD[/u][/b] [b]TC Electronic BG500-115 combo and Roqsolid cover.[/b] Bought from Bass Merchant in September 2011 and in absolutely pristine condition. Has been used in a non smoking, pet free house and for about 4 rehearsals. Selling due to buying another amp and running out of space! Its a 500watt standalone combo - no extension cabs required. 15" speaker and tweeter. It has 3 really useful programmable presets and a bunch of TC features such as SpectraComp multiband compressor, TubeTone valve emulator, TweeterTone variable tweeter control and a tuner. Also has 2 mid shape contour presets, headphone output and an auxiliary input for connecting an iPod and playing through your headphones. Bought new they list at £539 but can be realistically found for £499 (which is what i paid for it). The cover was an extra £50. Any demo welcome, can deliver Herts, Essex, London, Kent by arrangement. Sorry, wont post it. Pics below - please click on the images [attachment=98165:TC Combo 1.jpg] [attachment=98166:TC Combo 2.jpg] [attachment=98167:TC Combo 3.jpg] [attachment=98168:TC Combo 4.jpg] [attachment=98169:TC Combo 5.jpg] Edited February 13, 2012 by Mudpup
Mudpup Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 bUMP Cheeky offers welcome - need the space
Mudpup Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 Bump for the price drop Come on guys, its a great combo and deserves a home
leftybassman392 Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 I have a couple of technical questions if I may: I used to have an RH450 which I ran through an RS210. The amp in this looks to be pretty much the same but with the front panel rejigged a bit. I'm guessing the sound would have a bit more bottom end with the 115? Related to that, what's your take on the contour controls (which I presume are a substitute for the more sophisticated tone shaping on the RH450)? I know modern bass speakers can handle a lot more oomph than they used to, but instinctively 500w seems to be asking quite a lot of a single 15" driver. Penny for your thoughts? I am interested in this rig, but have limitations as to weight. After a back injury a couple of years ago I can't lift anything too heavy. Do you have a figure for the weight by any chance? TIA
Mudpup Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 Hi Lefty The combo weighs 70lbs - its a bit more than some of the opposition which seem to come in around 50lbs - but because its sort of a taller, narrow shape it seems quite easy to grab and lift if you know what i mean. I was initially a bit sceptical about the weight when i bought it, but in reality it hasnt been an issue. It has 2 good high, side mounted steel handles. Re the contour controls - they both act as a scoop but with different parameters (prefer number 2 myself as it seems to give more of a rumble).You can also have them both switched out obviously for a middier tone. Im not familiar with the 450 for a direct comparison i'm afraid. It has loads of headroom. Ive never needed to have it above 3 in a rehearsal room with 2 guitarists and a loud drummer and there is no distortion or fartyness occuring even when you crank the bass up. The 15 definitely gives a bigger, warmer rounder sound than 10's for sure. It seems to be from the "set everything to zero then tweak a little bit" school. The TweeterTone makes quite a subtle difference to the tone as well as adjusting the tweeter level - it appears to round the sound a little as its reduced. Its a fantastic amp for the money and should see you through most gigs. Heres a link to the user manual http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/BG500_us.pdf and some blurb from TC with a few interesting video demos here http://www.tcelectronic.com/bg500.asp Cheers for the interest
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