TC Electronic’s new BH250 bass

They’re lightweight, portable, powerful, and increasingly able to hold their own in a playground full of bigger brothers. The micro-amp revolution shows no sign of letting up, and I, for one, am all for it.

These little boxes of dynamite may not yet be the default amps for your average stadium sized gigs, but I doubt that many years will pass before the only amp that any bassist ever needs will be the size of an old Filofax.

Danish brand TC Electronic’s new BH250 bass head is a significant step in this direction, possessing all the aforementioned qualities, and it’s now integrated with TCE’s impressive TonePrint technology.

But I had one nagging doubt. Would the amp’s 250 watts – connected to a cabinet, or combination of cabs, with a minimum impedance of 4 ohms – be enough for bassists looking for an amp able to hold its own in small-to-medium-sized venues, without burning a hole in your pocket? If so, the BH250’s price tag of just £235 seems almost too good to be true…

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TC Electronic’s BH250 bass amp looks good, sounds great, packs a big punch and comes with several very useful features, while the TonePrint technology serves as the icing on the cake. At just £235, I honestly had to check (twice) that this is indeed the correct price for this unit.

The BH250 is equally at home in the studio and at both small and medium-sized venues, and for many bassists, this amp will leave nothing to be desired. With this in mind, I will be very surprised if the BH250 doesn’t become a huge hit with bass-players all around the world.