Ampeg B500DR bass head £1199
Enabling two basses to be instantly ready to rock, it's a bass player’s dream
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:08 pm UTC
Manufacturer's description
The B-500DR takes Ampeg innovation to a new level, combining a digital interface with a traditional preamp and a state-of-the-art MOSFET power amp. Featuring separate inputs for use with two different instruments and digitally-encoded controls for gain, EQ, and effects blend, the Ampeg B-500DR delivers 500-Watts of bone-crushing power.
With its digital interface, the B-500DR can store and recall up to four individual EQ scenes, which you define and then access via the front panel, or by footswitch. Possible uses might include a slap bass preset, solo gain boost, or low-/mid-frequency boost. Or, you could use it to save specific tone presets for your favorite basses.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Ease of operation. Ampeg sound quality. Raw power.
Cons
Switches seemed flimsy.
Verdict
Highly effective and practical too, it’s a really good all-rounder, with volume to spare and offering a high threshold of good clean powerful sound, essentially what we’ve come to expect from Ampeg.
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B500DR bass head
- Price:
- £1199
- Additional Features:
- Mains Circuit Breaker/ External Speaker Sockets/ AFP4BD Four Button Footswitch Provided/ FX Loop.
- Audio Output:
- 500 watts RMS @ 2 ohms. 350 watts RMS @ 4 ohms.
- Available Controls:
- 4 Preset buttons, Bass, FX Blend, Gain, Input Selector Switch, Limiter, Master Volume, Pad Switch, Treble, Ultra High, Ultra Low, Ultra Mid
- Channels:
- 1
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Depth (mm):
- 394
- Device Type:
- Programmable Valve and Solid State Hybrid.
- Height (mm):
- 95.25
- Weight (kg):
- 14.5
- Weight (lb):
- 32
- Width (mm):
- 483
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