SOLD to hbarcat!!!!
Cleaning house to pay for some new basses I bought. Grood shape and very, very, very loud and very good tone too. Comes with a SKB 2U rack (no front or rear covers for the rack), footswitch and AC cord. All knobs and switches are on amp and are functional.
I read on some sites that these went for $2500ish new MSRP and most paid $1700 - $1850 new for em street price. I could not find any real hard price references on them when they were new, just what I found people saying on those sites. Seems most pay $850 - $1250 for them used in this shape with the footswitch (here is a used one just like mine w case for $1250 --->
http://www.harrysguitarshop.com/Merc...de=U-MESAM2000 ). $725 + shipping and she's yours. These are no longer produced and not easy to come by.
I need the cash for a couple basses I just bought so this head will be going to Ebay very, very soon if I get no bites here. Pics to come this eve. Thanks all!!!
Minor issues with the head:
- Some rack rash (not terrible)
- Plastic power light cover missing (bulb is still there and works)
- 1 of the LEDs on the footswitch is pushed down a little (but there and functional)
Specs and Info:
Simul-State™ exists at the Vortex of tube and MOS FET technology. Simul-State operates as a power block of tube-driven MOS FETs providing lightweight, high power, two-space portability. More than a token 12AX7, this scheme is the BASIS for a whole new sound. Viewed from the helm, the pilot sees two fully evolved preamps - one tube, one solid state. Each channel includes a complete set of five rotary controls, a 9-band auto assignable Graphic EQ, Bright switches and dedicated shelving compression. The tube channel is equipped with a high-gain overdrive mode; the solid state channel includes a semi-parametric bass filter that can be selected for four or five string instruments, tuning the lows for your fundamental.
Footswitching goes beyond mere channel selection: The M-2000 brings the two channels together to personalize a new sound - all yours - when you call up a blend in the Mix Mode. A pan control, front and center, determines the ratio of the preamp channels. For example, use the Mix Mode to combine the clean focus of the Field Effect Channel with a touch of overdrive Gain from the Tube Channel. Or any combination. Shelving compression per channel allows you to select the frequency and determine the ratio, thus expanding the menu of Mix Mode options. So many possibilities...get the Field Effect pumping, leave the Tube side fully dynamic and blend to taste.
An FX Loop with adjustable crossover frequency lets you add effects where you want them and keep the rest of the spectrum pure. It also doubles as an output source for bi-amping. A massive toroidal power transformer supplies 12 musically industrial MOS FETs mounted in a fan cooled heat sink tunnel for 2000 watts of peak power. RMS rating exceeds 600 watts into 4 ohms.
This flagship of the BASIS line goes where no bass has gone before: onward - propelling the fundamental into the next Millennium.
"To get what the M-2000 packs into two rack spaces, you'd need a power amp, tube and solid-state preamps, two compressors optimized for bass, a crossover, a mixer, and a switching system -and you know how much that would set you back." Scott Malandrone Bass Player July/Aug 1995
"The M-2000 is easily one of the most versatile heads we've ever reviewed..." Scott Malandrone Bass Player July/Aug 1995 "...what can't you do with the M-2000? Just about any tone you could possibly want is in there."
Features
600 Watts RMS (2000 watts peak), Simul-State / 12 Tube Driven Power Mos-Fets, 3x12AX7
Active/Passive Inputs
2 Completely Independent Preamp Channels (1=Tube, 2=FET) w/MixMode "Pan" Control (Blend any Ratio between Tube & FET Channel)
Each Channel features Independent Rotary EQ (Bass, Mid & Treble), Assignable 9 Band Graphic EQ, Bright Switch and Shelving Compressor
High Gain Overdrive Mode (Tube Channel)
Semi-Parametric Bass Filter (FET Channel)
Output Level Control (over all channels)
Assignable Parallel FX Loop w/Crossover (frequency select) & Mix Controls
Balanced Line Out w/Pre/Post Switch & Level Control
Bass Tuner Out
1/4 & XLR Speaker Outs
Slave Out w/Level Control
External Switching Inputs
Fan Cooled
6 Button Footswitch (Tube Channel, Mix, FET Channel, Gain/Mute, Tube Channel Graphic EQ & FET Channel Graphic EQ)
Available as:
Bass M-2000 Bass Amplifier
. 2 Rack Spaces
Looks just like this one:
