An amp designed for both acoustic and electric basses that features a subsonic filter.
A microphone or piezo pickup can be use to amplify the instrument. Each source can be connected to independent channel and at the same time both of them can be mixed. Two different instruments can also be connected to the amp's channels at the same time and used simultaneously. Each channel is designed with a separate tone correction and GAIN control, which gives flexibility in setting of expected tone of the instrument. The tone correction is transparent/neutral, without any "underlines" so that exact sound of the instrument can be reproduced.
Features
- Power output: 350W RMS / 4ohms, 200W RMS / 8 ohms
- XLR inputs: 100 kohms (balanced) suitable for microphone or instrument with balanced output.
- JACK inputs: 1Mohm (unbalanced) - universal, suitable for instruments with active and passive pick-ups.
- PHANTOM - 48V condenser microphones power supply
- 2 channels: A and B with separate tone and dynamics adjustment.
- Subsonic filter - cuts the signal band below 40Hz on the preamp's inputs
- Effect loops: SEND / RETURN serial loop
- LINE-OUT - line output with cabinet simulation.
- GROUND LIFT - circuit switch on the linear output
- Power amplifier overload LED indicator
- Power amplifier clipping LED indicator
- Power selector 230V / 50Hz - 115V / 60Hz
- PROTECTION: thermal, short-circuit and overload protection
- Overall dimensions: 83 x 225 x 180 mm
- Weight: 2.0 kg
Olo Walicki & Taurus QUBE 350Acoustic.
More info: https://www.taurusamps.pl/qube-350a.
For its new-for-2022 bass lineup, Ibanez has announced three revamped RG Premium models—the RGT1220PB, the RGT1221PB, and the RGT1270PB— as well as three new AZ Premium models—two 6-strings and a 7-string—with three “firsts” for the series: ebony fretboards, H-S-H pickup configurations, and DiMarzio pickups.
SR4FMDX
Features:
- Atlas-4 5pc Panga Panga/Purpleheart neck w/KTS TITANIUM rods
- Flamed Maple/Maple/Bubinga top
- Ash/Flamed Maple/Maple/Bubinga rear body
- Birdseye Maple fretboard w/Green oval inlay
- Medium frets w/Premium fret edge treatment
- Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL nut
- Nordstrand Big Break neck pickup
- Nordstrand Big Break bridge pickup
- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)
- 3-way Mid frequency switch
- MR5S bridge (19mm string spacing)
- Gold hardware
- Gig bag included
- Finish: Emerald Green Low Gloss
BTB605MS
- BTB5 5pc Maple/Walnut neck-through w/Graphite reinforcement rods
- Zero fret
- 939.8mm/37" scale at 5th string, 889mm/35" scale at 1st string
- Okoume body
- Bound Panga Panga fretboard w/Abalone dot inlay
- Medium Stainless Steel frets
- T1 neck pickup
- T1 bridge pickup
- Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ
- EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot)
- 3-way Mid frequency switch
- MR5S bridge (18mm string spacing)
- Black hardware
- Hardshell case included
- Finish: Cerulean Aura Burst Matte
AEGB24E Acoustic Bass
Features:
- AEG body
- 815mm/32" scale
- Sapele top
- Sapele back & sides
- 3pc Nyatoh/Maple neck (satin finish)
- Walnut fretboard & bridge
- Acrylic rosette
- Black Die-cast tuners
- Ibanez Undersaddle pickup
- Ibanez AEQ-2T preamp w/Onboard tuner
- Ibanez IABS4XC32 Carbon coated strings
- Finishes: Mahogany Sunburst Gloss, Black High Gloss
For more information on the complete 2022 Ibanez bass line, visit Ibanez.com.
Size-defying sound, price-defying appointments, and ready for a road trip.
Recorded direct into Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface into GarageBand.
Clip 1: Treble and bass flat, thumb-picked.
Clip 2: Treble and bass flat, played with pick.
RatingsPros:Super clean build, you can take it anywhere, high-end appointments, nice gig bag. Cons: Onboard tuner is a little clunky. Street: $449 Traveler CL-3BE travelerguitar.com | Tones: Playability: Build/Design: Value: |
There’s been a bit of a trend towards less cumbersome in the world of acoustic bass guitars. Since plugging in an ABG is almost inevitable if you want to be heard while playing with others, why wrestle with a jumbo sound box if you don’t have to?
The Traveler CL-3BE’s solid-spruce top and open-pore mahogany back and sides are elegantly outlined by 5-ply ebony/maple binding. I didn’t detect a single blemish. Add to that a scooped lower-bout cutaway and beveled top, and you have a nicely built bass with some very boutique-y add-ons. Kudos also go to the smooth, fast-playing neck and fretboard that’s void of any issues.
Unplugged, the 23 1/4"-scale Traveler has a clean, woody tone with ample volume and projection for solo riffing on the sofa. For electronics, the CL-3BE is outfitted with a Shadow preamp/undersaddle pickup combo with a 2-band EQ, tuner, aux in, and a phase switch. Plugged in, the CL-3BE produces round and thuddy notes that are rich in lows yet still defined, and sound much closer to an upright than standard-scale ABG cousins, with their zingier nature. A bonus of the Shadow system is that it’s also a headphone amplifier, so you can have amplified tones wherever you find yourself while still keeping it relatively quiet around others.
At 450 bucks, it’s not chump change for what will likely be an ancillary instrument, but the CL-3BE is priced right compared to others in its class. When you also consider this ABG’s build and stand-out appointments, it would be money well spent.
Test gear: Gallien-Krueger 800RB, Orange OBC212, Focusrite Scarlett 2i4