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TC Electronic BG500 500W 2x10 Bass Combo Amp

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Combining raw power with stunning tone-shaping tools and an impressive list of unconventional features.

The 2x10 TC Electronic BG500 Bass Combo Amp shares many features with the original RH450—an amplifier that changed the way many bass players think of amplification. The powerful 500W bass amp is armed with dual 10" Eminence drivers and a 1" tweeter for beefy bass tone with loads of character where you need it most—in the low end.

TC Electronic SpectraComp
A conventional compressor tends to be dominated by the lower string, but with SpectraComp—taken directly from the original TC Electronic RH450—you virtually get per string multi-band compression evening out the compression across all strings. The result: your sound gets compressed in a much more musical and useful way than a single-band compressor could do it.

TC Electronic TubeTone
The TubeTone effect was originally introduced on TC Electronic RH450. Most transistor designs have tried to replicate tube sound using a single small preamp tube. But such attempts generally fail as they don't take into account the crucial characteristics of a full preamp and power amp—both of which are essential to the sound. TC Electronic TubeTone emulates all characteristics to deliver the full tube sound.

Presets
Okay, the TC Electronic BG500 bass amp won't memorize your chords or riffs, but it will store 3 of your favorite tones. If you haven't used presets before, that's only because you haven't had the chance! For instance, if you use different basses on stage, you know that a few user-installed memories would be welcome. With the BG500 bass amp's great-sounding bass tones and seamless switching between them, you'll be focusing on the important thing: your playing.

Built-in bass tuner
Every once in a while, you need to tune up, and whenever that happens, just let the BG500 bass combo's built-in tuner guide you. It's simple, it lets you tune silently, and it gets you back to playing music in no time.

TweeterTone
Tweeter controls are usually the rear of the cabinet, but on the TC Electronic BG500 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 critical high frequencies.

Tone Controls
EQ is always a bass essential, so TC Electronic equipped the BG500 series with a great sounding, 4-band EQ which is great for shaping your fundamental tone. Further, with two contour filters you can scoop the mid-frequencies a bit. Think of this feature as a kind of instant EQ that can create warm and smooth tones on demand.

Connections
Just plug and play! And for rehearsing or jamming along you can connect external devices to AUX IN. 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—or to an audio interface if you are recording.

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TC Electronic BG500 500W 2x10 Bass Combo Amp Features:

  • 2 - 10" Eminence drivers
    1 - 1" Eminence tweeter
    500 watts
    SpectraComp
    TubeTone
    Presets
    Built-in bass tuner
    TweeterTone
    4-band EQ
    Aux in
    Balanced XLR out


TC Electronic BG500 500W 2x10 Bass Combo Amp Specifications:

  • Weight: 70lb.
    Dimensions: 21"D x 27"W x 30"H


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  • TC Electronic BG 500 2x10 Hits the "Mark"

    As reviewed by Tim Cameron on 11/10/2010

    I purchased this amp from GC about 2 weeks ago. So far, I've had the opportunity to use it twice. I've been playing bass for more years than I care to admit and this amp is simply amazing. I did a lot of research before buying and also tried out my second choice, the Acoustic B450. Both amps have very good build quality and plenty of power for mid-size combos, but the BG 500 2x10 has the added tone controls; tube tone, spectra-comp and tweeter tone that really make this amp stand out front. The built-in tuner & the abiltiy to save presets is just icing on the cake. Spectra-comp really works well giving you an "even compression" across all frequencies. Tube tone can be dialed in from warmth to growl to mild distortion. The tweetertone control on the front panel is great. I no longer need to walk around my 410 to set the attenuator. If you are looking for a strong bass amp combo to give you plenty of power for almost any gig, without breaking your back, you can do no better than to purchase one of these. TC - Vancouver, WA, USA

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  • Nice Amp

    As reviewed by P.Spigner on 11/10/2010

    I had a chance to play this amp,and I was pleasantly surprised. It does what it said it can. It sounds good. Its loud enough to to small to medium gigs. Great for blues smooth jazz and r&b. You can get some great sound sounds from this amp. For T C Electronics to be realativity new in the bass amp market,they've done quite well with this amp. Play one (if you can find one in one of G.C.'s stores) Please rock bass players,this is NOT an amp for you,it is not going to get on top of guitar amp stacks!

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  • Chest thumpin', wall rattlin', and plenty o' killer tone options

    As reviewed by LB on 1/22/2011

    I've owned one for a couple of months now. I play an old '74 P bass through it. I don't think you can buy a better amp, new, for the money. Don't get me wrong, the Mark Bass products are outstanding, but they are way more expensive. This little beast just keeps surprising me with the tone options (tube tone, comp tone, etc.). Play around with it if you get one. It also offers a built-in tuner w/mute button, three EQ pre-sets that YOU can set, and some predefined contour settings that are pretty decent. Plenty of head room, a punchy tweeter, lots of bone rattling lows, and enough output to do just fine in most venues. I disagree with the comment about this not being a good amp for a rock band unless you're going up against a couple of double-stacks. If that's the case, just get the TC head and find an old monster folded horn cab or something. The only drawback I can find with the TC is that it is not for the weak. I'm guessing it's the driver in this beast, but whatever it is, this thing is not light. But I don't mind heaving it around for the sound I get. If that's an issue, strap it on a luggage roller when you're loading in and out... it"ll be worth it.

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