Laney DIGBETH DB200H 200 W Modern Bass amplifier head Tube and FET tones - compact portable powerful

THE. NEW. STANDARD.
The Laney DIGBETH DB200H celebrates our heritage in bass. Compact, powerful, ultra-modern functionality paired with vintage appeal. The DB200H packs clarity, punch and a wide dynamic range. The DB200H appeals to modern bass players looking for a range of FET and Tube tones not previously available in a super compact, powerful and portable bass amp.

DETAILS

• Tilt is a dynamic, powerful SEE SAW EQ control. This control has a central neutral position. Turning the control clockwise increases the overall mid to high frequencies and decreases the lows thereby giving your sound more presence, which can be useful for cutting through live band situations. Turning the control anti clockwise reduces the overall mid to high frequencies and increases the lows making your overall sound rounder.
• XLR D.I. out - balanced
• Headphones socket
• FX loops are important as they allow you to add effects to the signal path in a specific place between the pre-amp and the output section on an amplifier. This is where FX loops are important as it allows you to put time-based FX after the distorted pre-amp section. For example, delayed distortion sounds different to distorted delay – try it.
• Balanced DI output with source switching
• The XLR-DI out allows you to connect your amplifier to a PA system or recording interface, without the need for mic-ing. A ground lift switch allows you to reduce or remove any unwanted hum due to earth loops.

KEY FEATURES

• 200 Watts RMS
• FET & TUBE pre amp sections - footswitchable
• Mixable FET & TUBE pre amp sections
• Selectable MID pre-shape EQ curves
• TILT 'EQ Seesaw' function
• XLR Balanced DI out Pre/Post selectable
• 3.5mm phones out
• 3.5mm stereo Aux IN
• FX loop
• Combi Socket (Speakon Compatible twist lock and 6.3mm Jack)
• Ground Lift
• 2 channels
• Tube Drive & Volume
• FET Volume

SPECIFICATIONS

• Item dimensions: 180mm x 300mm x 210mm (HWD)
• Carton dimensions: 235mm x 470mm x 300mm (HWD)
• Item weight: 4.1kg

Bass is part of the Laney DNA. Founded in 1967 by Lyndon Laney – a bass player - the business was born with a bass in its hand.
The DIGBETH bass range is a celebration of this fact. Designed with a vintage aesthetic, harking back to the looks and sounds of the 60’s & 70’s, the DIGBETH takes vintage tone and looks, and combines it with ultra-modern functionality and British design and engineering.
Created for the bass player seeking a range of FET & TUBE tones not previously available in a compact, powerful and portable bass amp.

Features

1 - FET VOLUME – Controls the level of the FET Channel. This channel offers a clean, fast response which is articulate & punchy in the low end
2 - FET/TUBE SWITCH – Changes the selected channel between FET & TUBE.
3 - TUBE DRIVE – Sets the amount of pre-gain to the TUBE channel. At low settings the TUBE channel will have subtle amount of overdrive adding a characteristic warm sound. At higher settings the preamp into the TUBE channel is pushed harder, giving you more growl and distortion.
4 - TUBE VOLUME – Controls the post-gain level of the TUBE channel. Use it in conjunction with the TUBE drive control to get the perfect overdrive tone at the right volume. The TUBE Volume control can also be pulled to allow MIX both the TUBE & FET channel. This allows blending if the sonic benefits of both channels. Great for a clean tone with a small bit of grit or a distorted tone with super punchy bass!
5 - MID MODE - A 4-position rotary switch – each position applies one of four
different pre-shaped EQ sounds. The position selected works in conjunction with the MIDS PRESHAPE LEVEL (6) control.
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Position 1 -> A narrow lower mid cut which is great for giving more definition to your bass when playing with a drummer. Pull it back to give space to the kick & snare, bring it up to push your bass in front of the drums.
Position 2 -> A wider mid-range control is great for bringing out the growl of you bass, very useful to give more bite to your distorted tones, or for cutting back and increasing mid-range clarity.
Position 3 -> A narrow mid-range setting, like in position 2, though more refined and less aggressive, good for scooping out your bass for a slap tone or increasing definition when playing distorted guitars.
Position 4 -> A upper mid setting, great to honing in on the pop of a bass or to cut back on fret noise.
6 - MID LEVEL – This control works in conjunction with the MID MODE control. Increasing the control boosts the set MID band, decreasing the control cuts the set MID band. Set to 5 this bypasses the mid control irrespective of the MID MODE setting.
7 - TILT - Works like an overall balance control of the tone. Turning toward the TREBLE clef will decrease lower frequencies and boost higher frequencies. Turning towards the BASS clef does the opposite. This control is perfect for fine tuning your overall tone and making sure your tone works in any situation.
8 - POWER SWITCH - Switches the power to the AMP.
9 - GROUND LIFT – Provided to avoid any hum problems there may be when connecting the balanced D.I to external equipment such as mixing desks etc.
10 - SOURCE SWITCH - Selects the signal sent to the Balanced D.I. out. Can be set to PRE, only sending the input signal to the AMP, or POST sending the signal after the Preamp, EQ and TILT sections.
11 - XLR-Balanced D.I. Out– XLR-Balanced D.I. Out – This is a balanced signal output for sending to external devices such as mixing desking, PA etc.
12 - PHONES SOCKET – Connecting headphones for monitoring or silent practice.
13 - AUX IN – Provided for connecting an external sound source. Useful for jamming along with audio tracks.
14 - FX LOOP SEND & RETURN - These sockets are used for connecting an external effects device to your amplifier. Use the send jack to connect to the input of your external device and use the return jack to connect the output of the external device to your amplifier.
15 – COMBI Socket – Speakon NL2 compatible twist lock and 6.3mm jack. Provided to connect your external cabinet. Please make sure the total cabinet impedance is no less than 4 ohms i.e. you can use a single 4 Ohm rated cabinet or 2 x 8 Ohm rated cabinets may be used. *Not present on the DB200-210