Fat Bass Tone
BAS1
UNCOMPROMISED ULTRA HIGH END PREAMP
BREATHES CLARITY AND DEFINITION
STUDIO QUALITY EVERYTHING
MADE IN DENMARK
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The ultimate low-end system for creating ultimate bass tones!
What would you use in the studio to get the best possible bass sound?
A great sounding preamp. Parallel compression. EQ.
This is exactly what BAS1 gives you! It simply represents the peak of Caveman Audio's skills and efforts. And the result is without doubt the finest Bass Preamp that they could have ever imagined crafting.
It is designed to run directly to a FOH-console or the mixing desk in the studio via a transformer-balanced DI. They even added a transformer-balanced AMP OUT to feed your amplifier/monitor on the stage.
Power requirements: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
Transformer-balanced Radio/Wireless Input
Transformer-balanced DI
Transformer-balanced Amp Output
Transformer-balanced Tuner Output
Unique RFI protection
10 Year Warranty
Road-ready, zinc-plated steel enclosures
Dimensions:
19" [482.6mm] Wide
13.75" [349.25mm] Deep
2 Rack Units High
Weight:
11 Lbs. [5 Kg]
Neutrik gold-plated ¼” Cable input
Transformer-balanced Neutrik gold-plated XLR Wireless input
Transformer-balanced Neutrik gold-plated XLR DI output
Transformer-balanced Neutrik gold-plated ¼” TRS out for external amps
Adjustable Input Gain
Studio Quality Parallel Compression
Studio Quality 2-band Parametric EQ with Bandwidth control
Studio Quality Low-End control
Overall Master Volume
Mute function
Tuner Output
Worldwide voltage compatibility
BAS1 is a tone monster that will make every note you play stand out clearly and with the character and definition of a genuine tube amplifier.
Great sound does not have to come with a complicated user interface. On the contrary, BAS 1 is fairly simple to operate. For instance, the preamp section holds only one control – GAIN! An LED meter helps you to dial in the best Input Gain level for the preamp.
Next up is the compressor section. This is Caveman's version of the legendary Urei 1176LN – but with increased attack time with the sole purpose of suiting bass guitar signals perfectly. Further, they have designed it to run in parallel with the original signal in order to maintain the integrity of your signal and its unique and characteristic dynamics. The parallel compression design gives your sound ‘body’ and ‘foundation’ in a way that an equalizer could never do.
Caveman has pre-set the Attack and Release time inside the unit – again specifically with bass signals in mind. All you need to do is to dial in the Threshold and Output/Blend settings. This is one killer effect for sure.
Finally, they have added a two-band parametric equalizer and a fixed Bass control that lets you sculpt and fine-tune the bass sounds that dreams are made of!
The Bass control operates with a very narrow bandwidth at 80Hz. This is where Caveman believes the low end of a bass excels.
The Low EQ operates within the 150 Hz – 3 kHz frequency range, and the Hi EQ spans the 600 Hz – 10 kHz frequency range.
The Level range is +/- 15dB for the Low and Hi EQ bands – and both feature variable Q control.
A Master Volume at the very end of the signal chain and a MUTE function completes BAS1.