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Sculpt Your Tone
The LX8500's Tone Stack EQ section is designed to capture the character of the bass guitar as soon as you plug it in. It features traditional treble and bass knobs, as well as a footswitch-selectable mid-frequency filter knob and a shape knob that controls the depth of the filter. The Brite button can be selected to boost high frequencies to bring out the top end of the bass and emphasize natural harmonic overtones.
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Total Control
The LX8500 offers essential onboard effects designed to enhance your playing and add additional options to your tonal arsenal. An all-new integrated Drive control can be used to add a touch of grit or throttled for an authentic fuzz tone, and is selectable via a footswitch. A variable Compressor knob can be used to smooth transients, add punch and presence to your attack, and balance dynamics for players using slapping, tapping, and thumb picking techniques.
Gig-Ready Design
The LX8500 is the ideal amplifier for stage, studio and rehearsal space, offering all the essential connections and features in a single compact and lightweight package. An XLR direct output with pre and post EQ selection allows direct connection to a PA or recording console. A 1/8" headphone output allows for quiet practice sessions, while a 1/8" auxiliary input can be used to connect phones or MP3 players. An effects loop with send and return connections can be used with your favorite time-based effects as well as the onboard 1/4" tuner output. The LX8500 has two TRS footswitch inputs to control Drive, Effects Loop, Brite, and Frequency parameters.
Features / Specs
Features
- 800 watts of continuous power @ 4 ohms
- Class D bass amplifier that weighs 8.5lb
- Classic 12AX7 Class A tube preamp circuitry
- Tone stack EQ with Bass, Treble, Shape and Frequency controls
- Brite button for top-end presence
- Drive circuit for added distortion effect
- Compressor knob controls bass dynamics
- 1/4″ input jack compatible with active and passive instruments
- 1/4" and twist-and-lock speaker jacks (compatible with Speakon® connectors)
- 1/4" Effects Send and Return jacks
- 1/8" Aux input
- 1/8" Headphone output
- 1/4" Tuner Output
- Balanced XLR direct output with pre/post switch
- Output Mute switch
- 2 x TRS footswitch jacks for Drive, Effects Loop, Bite and Frequency parameters
Specifications
Continuous Average Output Power | 800 watts @ 4 ohms, 525 watts @ 8 ohms |
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Preamp | Class A, with 12AX7 Low Noise High-Mu Twin Triode |
Input | >1MΩ unbalanced |
Compressor Ratio | Fixed 2:1 |
Compressor Threshold | Off to -30dBu to Input |
Mute | >80dB (100dB typical) at Direct Output & Speaker Output |
Brite Switch | 10kHz, +8dB Gain @ 2 o’clock; +5dB Gain @ min |
Bass Knob | +8/-14dB @ 80Hz relative to 12 o’clock |
Shape Knob | +11/-3dB relative to 12 o’clock |
Frequency Knob | 200Hz-800Hz |
Treble Knob | +5/-20dB @ 6kHz relative to 12 o’clock |
FX Loop Send | 200Ω impedance balanced |
FX Loop Return | 20kΩ balanced, 5.5dBu for Rated Output Power |
Tuner Output | 100Ω unbalanced |
Direct Output | 210Ω balanced |
Stereo Aux Input | 3kΩ unbalanced, -10dBV |
Headphones | 80mW max @ 32Ω |
Dimensions | 14” x 12” x 3” / 355mm x 300mm x 73mm |
Weight | 8.5lb / 3.85kg |
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