Two Notes Le Bass
This item is no longer in production. We're leaving the listing here for documentation purposes. It has been replaced with Two Notes ReVolt Bass Amp Sim
Le Bass
With Le Bass Preamp Pedal, the ultra clean Channel A is perfect for today’s modern techniques with lightning fast response and a full spectrum of tone. Channel B tips its hat to the foundation of rock bass with solid punch and a sweet break up available when things get down and dirty. Cold Fusion lets you live in the limelight with the best of both worlds while Hot Fusion lets you take center stage with searing bass from a focused distortion to synth-like growls.
The story
From the moment we launched the Torpedo C.A.B. in 2012, we believed it was possible to build a high quality pedalboard to entirely replace a conventional tube amplifier system: the complete floor rig. Even with an almost limitless choice of available guitar effects, we always felt that finding a very good preamplifier in a pedal format was challenging. This is why Two notes is proud to premier its line of tube preamplifiers: Le Clean, Le Crunch, Le Lead and Le Bass. And with the Torpedo C.A.B. M now available, you can create even more powerful amp-less rigs.
The concept
The selection of a preamplifier is the core of your overall tone and thus requires the greatest attention. When building a complete floor rig, only the very best will make the cut. The Two notes preamplifiers are a True High Voltage Design running internally at 200 volts to preserve the interaction between you and your guitar while working perfectly with your other effect pedals. Each of the four different versions deliver the unique tube warmth, dynamics, and the musical compression from the amps we know and love, now in a more convenient pedal package. And, of course, you can use them as an elaborate tube overdrive, in front of your favorite amplifier!
Two channels plus Fusion mode
In “Cold Fusion”, the two channels are in parallel, meaning you can blend the cleaner sound from A and your more distorted sound in B to gain clarity and articulation.
In “Hot Fusion”, A and B are cascaded, meaning A can be used as a boost for B with both A and B EQ’s available to shape the result.
Switching & Multi-channel mode
Each preamp features 2 channel footswitches, A and B. Simultaneously pressing A and B will activate the Fusion mode. Pressing A, B or A and B will also send a specific Midi Program Change command, that can be used to select a preset on your Midi multi-effects and/or Torpedo C.A.B. . In addition, the preamplifier may respond to a Program Change sent from another Midi device allowing a seamless integration into any pedalboard switching system. Combining several Two notes preamps on your pedalboard makes things really interesting.
Connected via Midi, each preamp will listen to the others. They can be configured in Multi-channel mode: pressing A on preamp 1 will bypass preamp 2, like the channels of an amplifier. Alternately, when this mode is off: traditional on/off switching for all preamps, a preamp can be a boost/overdrive for the one that follows.
Input / Output
Input : Jack 6.35 mm unbalanced (TS, Tip/Sleeve) – Impedance : 1 MOhms
Return : Jack 6.35mm unbalanced (TS) – Max input level : 17 dBu – Impedance : 2,2 MOhms – Unbuffered, directly connected to Output when active
Output : Jack 6.35 mm unbalanced (TS) – Max output level : 11 dBu – Impedance : 300 Ohms
Thru : Jack 6.35 mm unbalanced (TS) – Unbuffered, directly connected to Inpu
Send : Jack 6.35 mm unbalanced (TS) – Max output level : 11 dBu – Impedance : 300 Ohms
DI Output : XLR, balanced – Impedance : 600 Ohms – Max output level : 10 dBu
Phones : Jack 3.5 mm stereo (TRS, Tip/Ring/Sleeve)
Power
Mains power adaptor DC Jack 2.1mm, negative center
Input voltage : 12V DC
Power consumption : approx. 6W
Current draw : 500mA
Dimensions & weight
Width x depth x height: 124 x 189 x 50 (mm) – 4.88 x 7.44 x 1.97 (in)
Weight : 750g – 1.65 lb