Fender TBP1 Tube Guitar/Bass Preamp
A truly professional single rack space tube preamp designed for bass! The TBP-1 is an artist-level piece at home on stage or in the studio. An interactive passive circuit delivers creamy tube tone that allows the color of the instrument to shine through.
Features:
• Fender® passive tone stack
• Tube overdrive section
• Vari-Q section (Patent Pending)
• Room Balance
• Master volume
• Jensen® line out transformer
• Four-button footswitch Included – Overdrive, FX Loop, Vari-Q and Mute
Front Panel Feature Set:
*Fender® passive tone stack (remember passive means CUT ONLY)
-Delivers that creamy tube tone
-Volume, Bass, Mid & Treble controls for the "clean" sound
*Tube Overdrive section
-Gain, Volume and Blend
-This channel sits on top of the clean (which preserves the warm clean pillow under the overdrive)
-Blend adjusts the clean vs. dirty ratio of the tone (can be set "touch-sensitive")
-Footswitchable (4-button footswitch is included)
*Vari-Q™ section - A smart semi-parametric EQ
-Cutting frequencies automatically NARROWS the focus of the Q for a well-defined cut (notch)
-Boosting frequencies automatically WIDENS the focus of the Q for a broader, more musical boost
-This intelligent Q control keeps "on the fly" operation simple and effective
-Footswitchable (4-button footswitch is included)
*Room Balance - Global EQ shift for cabinets/stage response
-Clockwise cuts lower end frequencies while simultaneously raising upper frequencies
-Counter-clockwise brings up lower end frequencies while simultaneously lowering upper frequencies
-Room Balance Does NOT affect XLR output (soundman gets unaltered signal)
*Master Volume - One level control that affects everything except Balanced Line Out, Tuner and FX Send
*Mute
-Cuts all signal except for the Tuner & FX send
-Footswitchable (4-button footswitch is included)
Rear Panel Feature Set:
*Balanced XLR Line Output with Ground lift and Pre/Post switches and Level control
*Jensen® Line Out Transformer (for maintaining a clean Balanced line out XLR signal)
*Tuner Send (post-tube, always on, even when the MUTE is engaged)
*Effects Loop with trim control and level switch (can be used as an adjustable boost control) - Footswitchable
*Bi-amp low and high sends with active crossover (as big as you need it to be)
*Full-Range Main Output
*Footswitch input (4-button controls: Overdrive, FX Loop, Vari-Q™ and Mute)
*Additional Instrument Input on the back (in case your rack setup favors having an input in the back)
Fender TBP1 Tube Guitar/Bass Preamp
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation warrants that the Fender product you have purchased shall be free of any defects in parts and workmanship if used under normal operating conditions for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase or initial lease, except that footswitches, covers, speakers, rechargeable batteries, cabinets, handles and cabinet hardware are warranted for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase or initial lease and light bulbs, vacuum tubes, meters, cables and all other included accessory products are warranted for a period of ninety (90) days from date of purchase or initial lease. This warranty shall run to the original purchaser or lessee when purchased or leased from an Authorized Fender Dealer and any transferee of a retail purchaser. IMPORTANT: PLEASE RETAIN YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR LEASE, AS IT IS YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE COVERING YOUR LIMITED WARRANTY.
