No band sounds better than its bass player.
Bass is the lynch pin between rhythm and melody …a big responsibility. The essential ingredients of great bass tone are Pitch, Punch and Power. Pitch, so the frequency of the note is identifiable and accurate, not the flubby rumble often heard. Punch, so the attack of each note is a precise event in time. And Power to deliver these two with authority and headroom …and
to disembowel the first five rows!
Artists often call to rave about the Bass 400+™ after
switching from bi- or tri- amped rigs of up to
a thousand watts—exclaiming the joy of stepping
forward in the mix, even to the point of leading the
band. String definition so articulate that the rhythm
section locks together to become one machine of unstoppable
momentum.
Traditional style rotary tone controls,
which shape the Bass 400’s all-tube character are fed from dual Inputs, one for modern active basses and the other for classic passive instruments. Each of these has its own separate tube input stage and volume control. A seven-band Graphic Equalizer further details the amp’s
inherent musicality, making subtle or radical
tonal changes possible and footswitchable.
No less than twelve fan-cooled 6L6
output tubes deliver 500 watts of transient power
peaks with cool reliability. And this is no dirty dozen:
this is a four-rack, twelve-pack of pure mean
punch. You’ll be happy to know that tube life is
commonly reported to range from three to five years,
and often longer.
Other features include a 600 ohm XLR Balanced Out, Slave Out, blendable FX Loop with dual patch points front and rear, and a three-way switch for fan speed.
Bass 400+™ -- This thoroughbred stud has been
a mainstay in the Boogie Stable for over
two decades and remains a classic in its own time…for
good reason: Great tone and musical power never go
out of style.
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Bass 400+™Amplifier
FEATURES
Handbuilt in
Petaluma, California
500 Watts @ 2Ohms, All Tube, Class A/B Power / 12x6L6, 4x12AX7
Fixed Bias
Two Inputs w/Independent
Pull Bright Volume Controls, (1=Active, 2=Passive)
Pull Shift Bass & Treble
Controls (Standard Mid Control)
Assignable 7 Band Graphic EQ Dual
Patch Point FX Loop (Front & Back) w/Blend Control
600 Ohm XLR Balanced
Out
Slave Out w/Level Control
3-Speed Fan Cooled (Off, Low & High) Available as:
Bass 400+™ Bass Amplifier • 4 Rack Spaces
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