T
he LABSYSTEMS VP300S
integrated bass amplifier with valve
preamp/mosfet power output has
been specifically developed for the
discerning bass player that requires
an extremely portable, high power
package utilising valve pre-amplifi-
cation with none of the inherent
reliability problems and high run-
ning costs generally associated with
high power full valve bass amplifi-
cation. LABSYSTEMS have achieved
this goal by combining a valve
preamplifier with our 300 watt
mosfet power amplifier module to
produce a compact package weigh-
ing in at a mere 7 kilo’s that packs
the punch and tonality of a valve
amplifier more than four times it’s
size and weight. As with all LAB-
SYSTEMS bass amplifiers, substan-
tial power is delivered even into a
8 ohm load, giving the user ad-
equate power even when only one
speaker cabinet is used.
The VP300S features inbuilt eq. pre
tuning; making it possible to
achieve a great starting sound very
easily and quickly with the front
panel equalisation controls set to
approximately the 12 o’clock posi-
tion, whilst further fine tuning or
radical changes in tone are possi-
ble by further adjustment of the eq.
controls and tone switches. Further-
more, with our unique VP valve mid
image circuitry it is possible to
achieve a harmonic warmth and
almost singing quality in your bass
sound that we believe is un avail-
able in any other amplifier on the
market. This forward effect of the
VP mid image gives the user a
sound that has the ability to cut
through the masking effect of other
loud instruments around them in a
live situation; ensuring a bass sound
that is prominent and full bodied,
with incredible definition and tone,
whilst maintaining exceptional dy-
namic range.
Many of the other bass amplifiers
currently stating that they have a
“valve preamp” are a large exag-
geration on the real truth, when in
fact all they have is a valve on the
input stage used as a pre buffer to
buffer the level off your guitar up
to a suitable level to drive the real
pre amplification and equalisation
stage, which in 99 per cent of these
amplifiers quoting “valve preamp”
is generally fully solid state. With
the LABSYSTEMS VP300S this is
definitely not the case. The equali-
sation control in the VP300S is pure
valve. Only the highest quality high
accuracy silver mica, polyester and
polycarbonate capacitors are used
to achieve a bass sound that is both
transparent and dynamically excit-
ing whilst retaining an un paralleled
warmth, richness and tonal quality.
*the effects send and d.i. outputs
are buffered by ic’s, to provide
accurate reproduction of the
preamplifier sound without further
un necessary coloration.
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PRODUCT INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL
