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tc electronic bh250 - new micro head!

#44
Awesome. Can't wait to try it out! Mine is scheduled to arrive on Monday. Question for the other owners...are you just carrying it around in your gig bags, or do you have a dedicated case/bag for it? And if so, what are you using? Wondering if I should buy the TC RH450 gig bag...
 
#45
I assume this would be more than powerful enough for band practice, but just wanted to see if anyone had played through this little amp with a full band.
Right now when we practice I'm playing through a crappy Peavey head that belongs to the last guy that played bass with the band. Not even sure what it is, but I think it's only 150 watts. Was thinking this might be a fun little amp to take over to practice.
 
#53
I'm thinking about the BH or a "quiet" MB200 for practice, iPad play-along, Carry around the house type rig. The Aux/MP3 line out is what I'm after.

At practice I leave an Aguilar GS112 Cab there. I bring a TH500 and 2 - SL112s for a show. The line outs on the MB and BH are great to play an mp3 song you're trying to cover with a group of people.

I think the EA Wizzy 10" is 4 ohm, which would match up nicely with one of these units for wood-shedding at home or coffee shop gig.
 
#54
ReIgnition said:
I'm thinking about the BH or a "quiet" MB200 for practice, iPad play-along, Carry around the house type rig. The Aux/MP3 line out is what I'm after.

At practice I leave an Aguilar GS112 Cab there. I bring a TH500 and 2 - SL112s for a show. The line outs on the MB and BH are great to play an mp3 song you're trying to cover with a group of people.

I think the EA Wizzy 10" is 4 ohm, which would match up nicely with one of these units for wood-shedding at home or coffee shop gig.
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Ya, I was thinking one of these guys would be cool on my wizzy 10, then again so would a TH350. The 350 sits at a price point though that makes me think of just getting a TH500 (for my 12's) and then it makes sense to have the tc as the second amp. Ugh. Decisions.
 
#55
pauliebass said:
Ya, I was thinking one of these guys would be cool on my wizzy 10, then again so would a TH350. The 350 sits at a price point though that makes me think of just getting a TH500 (for my 12's) and then it makes sense to have the tc as the second amp. Ugh. Decisions.
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yeah man... you got decisions to make. I guess you could take care of the big stuff first, if so, you have to go over to the Aguilar threads. At least these are not L & D decisions :)
 
#56
I just got one and am going to use only it and a BC212 cab in a typical club. It seems loud at home. Well see if it can handle a full 5 piece rock band. It's the only amp I have, so hope so.

It's a cool little amp. I like the super basic layout kind of weird not having a gain knob though. Just a switch. I'll try it either way.

It has a fan that is always running, but is pretty quiet when idling. It revs up pretty loudly when turned on. The it settles down quickly.

I beamed a new chorus to it as the default one was a bit too warbly for me. I don't see how the foot switch will toggle two tone prints though. I think that feature belongs to another amp or pedal.

I'm looking forward to a new rh450 that has tone print. How cool would a new rh be with, say, two tone prints in it? That would be cool.
 
#57
Will be curious to hear GKMB200 comparisons. My only time spent the BH250 was the combo version with the 1x15 in store. Both times I was less than impressed with the volume level. By comparison, the GK is surprisingly loud for it's size and stated wattage. I've used it with 1x12 and 15" 3 way and have yet to feel like I needed more volume.
 
#59
synterx said:
I just got one and am going to use only it and a BC212 cab in a typical club. It seems loud at home. Well see if it can handle a full 5 piece rock band. It's the only amp I have, so hope so.

It's a cool little amp. I like the super basic layout kind of weird not having a gain knob though. Just a switch. I'll try it either way.

It has a fan that is always running, but is pretty quiet when idling. It revs up pretty loudly when turned on. The it settles down quickly.

I beamed a new chorus to it as the default one was a bit too warbly for me. I don't see how the foot switch will toggle two tone prints though. I think that feature belongs to another amp or pedal.

I'm looking forward to a new rh450 that has tone print. How cool would a new rh be with, say, two tone prints in it? That would be cool.
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Nice preview... I just blew $100 at Cabelas on fleece gear for cold weather fishing. If I can't find something to sell I'm going back to the MB200 with an internet coupon. I still want to hear some more reviews though, just in case.
 
#60
Well, the amp performed fine. This stage was way, way, too loud. Normally one 2x12 cab is fine for me, but they didn't have enough monitors, and the keyboard guy stood behind me, and used the monitor in front of me as HIS keyboard monitor. The floor was shaking. But, the amp did fine. As I used a single 8 ohm cab, the thing wasn't putting out many watts. I had the volume up at about 2:00, mid and hi at the same, bass, rolled off a touch. It handled full volume 5-string all night long without a hiccup. I really should have had a 2nd cab though. I bet it would have been nice.

For $300, I don't see any real competition I'd be interested in. The tuner proved useless to me. This was a sub gig, and the only time in 15 years that I've had to tune down 1/2 step. So I had to use my regular pitchblack along side. But otherwise, I'd dig the tuner. It did seem a bit touchy though. Just took an extra second or two to get it just right while tuning. But still, I love built in tuners.

Things I really liked:
1. Size/weight
2. looks nice
3. power seemed more than sufficient
4. didn't quit
5. after 3 hours, amp was cool to the touch
6. mute switch, tuner builtin
7. toneprint is very cool. I only dabble in chorus once or twice a night, and it's so handy to have it right there on a single knob (or footswitch)
8. mute can be footswitchable (killer in a $300 amp IMO)
9. 30 second setup time, with 4 knobs and a gain switch...easy

Things that caught my eye:
1. the gain and mute flip switches feel barely attached. They move around. Not solid at all. As if the little nut that tightens a pot down is missing. Still worked fine though.
2. when using a cheap 1-button footswitch, the toneprint on off is all that works, and you have to cycle through two clicks each time to get it to work. Obviously a 2 or 3 button switch is what's needed. But I'd love to have a slider in the back that let me choose either mute, or toneprint on/off with a single button footswitch. But that's picky I guess.
3. cost - feels like a fair price. It's built nicely, and looks nice

Notice I said nothing about tone...and that's because most bass amps sound about the same to me anyway. This amp sounds like a bass amp. Works for me.

I'd give it an 8.5 out of 10 overall. It's a keeper. I am anxiously awaiting an update to the RH450 series, you know it's coming sooner rather than later (I hope). Put TWO tone prints in there, and update the RS cabs with a better finish, and I'll likely get a bigger system. But for now, I'm going to get another BC cab (note, the 410 is 4 ohms, so not sure if it should be combined with the 210 or 212 with this BH250) and use it as my regular amp for awhile.
 
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