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Post subject: BXR300C
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:00 am
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I recently bought a BXR300C, i think it was made in '93. Anyways, what do you guys think of these amps in general? Also, it's got speaker outs, what options does that give me? And what settings would help me cut through 2 distorted guitars?


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Post subject: Re: BXR300C
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:15 am
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These are very simple to use. I suggest going over the owner manual here first thing if you haven't already: http://support.fender.com/manuals/bass_amplifiers/BXR_300C_300R_manual.pdf

If I recall correctly the "C" denotes combo meaning you have the 15 inch combo. This came with an 8 Ohm speaker in it. So in stand-alone combo configuration you are getting about 150 watts to the internal speaker. If you plug in another 8 Ohm bass cabinet, say a 4x10, 2x10 or 1x15 8 Ohm cab, you would then be at a 4 Ohm load and get the full 300 watts from the amp and moving lots more air. To get a punchier and louder tone, the 4x10 8 Ohm cab would be best, the 2x10 second best.

You don't need a lot of power handling capacity in the external cab, just about any 8 Ohm cab on the market today would work. Since there was no horn with this amp's built in speaker I'd get an external cab that also has a horn in it with an adjustable horn control. A horn can add a lot of punch.

Be sure to hook up the external cab with a SPEAKER cable and not an instrument cable.

That should drown out the two guitars! Also while turning off the Delta Comp circuit will make it sound a tad louder, but with it off the amp can start clipping which not only sounds bad but can damage your speakers. I'd try adding an 8 Ohm external cab, put the Fender combo on top and leave the Delta Comp on.

As a general rule of thumb for me if I have to turn an amp much over half way up and I'm still not getting the job done, then I probably need a more powerful amp. 300 watts EQ'd properly with a horn should be plenty for about any indoor gig.

I always liked these amps a lot because of the simplicity of the controls. There is no graphic EQ or Parametic type controls which can be confusing, especially on a dark stage. The shortcoming they have that is common to about all older amps is there is no XLR preamp out to patch to a console so you either have to mic it or use a direct box. There is an unbalanced preamp out for an effects loop on the front but I wouldn't use that for a PA or recording feed.


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