I recently purchased this to compare it to my GB Shuttle 9.0. Both are professional level amps. The Shuttle has more of a hi fi tone where the Classis450 is more old school, dow low. After comparing them, I am more in the Shuttle camp so the Classic450 is up for sale.
The Classic450 is similar to the RH450 but without all the bells and whistles. Initially I was going to try the RH450 with it's variable eq centers but after reading online, I found most people liked the default eq centers of the RH450. Which is what the Classic450 has.
From TCE:
Pure tone meets sheer power
Classic450 offers you easy access to a wide range of classic tones, all via the versatile
vintage tone control section. This is backed
with our Tubetone™ and multiband SpectraComp™ technology. TubeTone™ emulates every characteristic of a tube pre-amp and power-amp to deliver the full tube sound. SpectraComp™ virtually allows ‘per string’ compression that evens out the compression across all strings, delivering the quality, punchy sound that compressors are all about.
Classic450 delivers 450W output power via Class D amplifier technology in combination with our Active Power Management™. This ensures maximum power impact and that Classic450 behaves like a tube amp at full blast.
Classic450’s input section caters for both active and passive basses, while its fully transformer-balanced linedriver output, featuring a pre/post tone control switch, delivers a perfect reproduction of Classic450’s tone for both recording and live use, so it’s an ideal amp both on the road and in the studio.
Power: 450 Watt (800+W peak)
Weight: 4 kg / 8.8 pounds
Dimensions: 275 x 290 x 66mm
Balanced ‘DI’ output: Galvanic isolated transformer-balanced (pre/post pre-amp)
Tone controls: Four vintage tone controls
Compression: SpectraComp™ multi-band compression
Drive: TubeTone™ full amp simulation
More on features:
http://www.tcelectronic.com/classic450features.asp
This amp is in perfect condition. I'm selling it for $400 shipped.
