Anyone have experience with the BH500?

tubaman2 · #1 02-15-2011, 06:55 PM

So I was looking at the tc electronic BH500 and thought it looked and sounded pretty cool. I know they are pretty new, but I was wondering how they are. What's the characteristic sound of the amp? Is it reliable?

$500 is a pretty nice price. Is it worth it, or is it just not as good as their other stuff? Would you recommend it? I'm not really asking if you would recommend it to me, because you won't know exactly what kind of sound I want. But what kind of people would you recommend it to? i.e. "I would recommend the BH500 to people looking for x tone or people who play x music." Thank you.

tubaman2 · #2 02-15-2011, 09:55 PM

Bumpity

tubaman2 · #3 02-16-2011, 05:41 AM

Ahh! Nobody at all has any kind of experience with these?

**Faderoktopus** · #4 02-16-2011, 06:58 AM

They are probably still a bit too new. They have been in the danish shops for a while (danish company), if I find the time I'll try one out and get back to you, but no promises as I'm pretty busy right now. I think the reason for the lower price is that this head is larger and more "ordinary" than the ground breaking digital lightweight heads that have helped TC Electronics to get ahead in bass gear, but this is really just speculation.

**StrangerDanger** · #5 02-25-2011, 07:22 PM

I played the BH500 for the first time today with the BC210 cab and it sounds ridiculously good. The onboard tuner and presets work great. The cab is light (41lbs) and the whole rig has a very small footprint but a VERY large sound. I cant really express in words just how LOUD this puppy is. I came away very, very impressed.

To answer your question:

Its extremely versatile and cant imagine who wouldnt use this rig.

tubaman2 · #6 02-26-2011, 08:31 AM

Thank you, kind sir.

bino · #7 02-26-2011, 11:26 AM

i just played one today. it was awesome. preferred it over the Classic/RH450. Tone was little more opened up.

**Faderoktopus** · #8 03-01-2011, 05:20 AM

I played one today, unfortunately I didn't have the chance to push it to any kind of high gain and test out the tubetone that way, but in general it sounded very good. If it can keep up the quality of sound at higher volumes I would definitely recommend it to anyone, unless you are looking specifically for an old school authentic tube sound. It seems more hi fi than warm and crunchy to me, but then again, I couldn't drive it very hard...

Something · #9 03-09-2011, 09:12 AM

Hey folks !

This head seems to be what I was looking for, for years !

Loud, power, simple options and very good price

Just a little question : it's mentionned to 500 w at 4 ohms but no mention in 8 ohms.
I play a Hartke 410 XL cab, which I like very much, can I use this head with this cab with no risks ?

Thank you by advance for your answers

Bassface8787 · #10 03-09-2011, 11:43 AM

Probably, isn't most Hartke cabs rated at 400 watts @ 8ohms?

I am really curious in the TC Electronic BH500 myself...do I dare to buy it without trying?

BackToTheGroove · #11 07-06-2011, 12:45 PM

Great BH500 demo by Uriah Duffy.
This one is more informative than any of the intro vids on TC's own site-sorry Uffe, its just good to actually hear the bass played through the amp along with an explanation of the features

YouTube - ‪Uriah Duffy about BH500 from TC Electronic‬&rlm;

Other TB BH500 thread: TC Electronic BH500

mcnach · #12 07-06-2011, 12:56 PM

Tried one last night, with a BC210 and a BC212 stacked. It sounded really good, very powerful. I have an RH450 and RS210 cabs, and this is no "poor relative" when it comes to sound. Very impressive!