TC Electronic unveils affordable BQ250 and BQ500 bass amp heads

By Michael Astley-Brown
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MOSFET preamp, four-band EQ and Thrust compressor onboard

TC Electronic has announced a pair of affordable new bass amp heads, the BQ250 and BQ500, which it’s calling “powerful, portable and practical”.

The heads deliver 250 and 500 watts respectively, and pack a MOSFET preamp, custom-designed four-band EQ and built-in Thrust compressor circuit.

Around the back, there’s also a balanced DI output with pre/post-EQ routing, headphone output and aux input for practice.

The BQ250 ($199) and BQ500 ($249) are available from early Q4 2018 - head over to TC Electronic (opens in new tab) for more info.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com (opens in new tab), in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe (opens in new tab).