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BGRA: Labsystems 250B
| Manufacturer |
Labsystems |
Model |
250B |
| Reviewer |
trevor Smith |
Email |
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| Experience |
33 |
Item owned |
A very, very long ti |
| Review Date |
2001-11-18 |
Price paid |
$1399.00 ( Australian ) |
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Dimensions | Small amp |
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Weight | about 7kg. |
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Power | 250 watts RMS |
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I bought this amp new at the Bass Player in Sydney in 1995 and have used it
constantly ever since. It is a solid state mosfet bass amp made with
military grade components. It has a single input which is switchable for
passive/active basses, a 600 ohm balanced line out, an effects loop, and an
inbuilt compressor. The 4 equalisers are active and give a considerable
amount of cut/boost which makes it very easy to tailor the sound to suit
your tastes. There are also two voicing pots to tweak the mids and highs.
The basic sound of this amp is very warm and tubey, which is the main
reason I've kept using it all these years. I have received plenty of
compliments on my sound ( even when using my cheap practice bass; a Yamaha
RBX765A )It is a very quiet amp and has been extremely reliable for the
seven years I've been playing through it. I recently had to return it to
the manufacturer in Melbourne for some minor repairs. They were very prompt
and helpful in their replies to my email queries and had the amp back to me
in a week. Overall, I'm very happy with this amp, considering the amount
of use it's had, and with the quality of the manufacturers after sales
service. They have recently released new 300w, and 600w versions of this
amp which I'm going to check out soon. The 300 watt one retails for about
$1700.00 Australian which is cheap compared to say Eden ($2500.00 )or SWR
amps of about the same wattage.
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