Taurus Vandall 500 Bass Head

Premier Guitar Award 2019

The Taurus Vandall-500  is a 500W/RMS bass head with a double input stage, including both solid state and tube pre-amps.The solid state pre-amp ensures great dynamic while the tube pre-amp provides a warm, soft sound.Both pre-amps can be steplessly mixed to offer the whole spectrum of desired sounds, from crisp and clear to slightly over driven tube.

The Taurus Vandall-500  is equipped with the very effective and easy to operate MLO tone control system designed to find the right sound quickly. Tone setting characteristics are designed to reveal the real character of the particular instrument, meeting its both technical and musical parameters. Extra precise control over middle range is effected by a parametric equalizer and pre-amp filters switches. Even thought the amplifier is operating in very low frequencies, the bass sound is still impressively selective.

The Taurus Vandall-500 is powered by outstandingly efficient high energy (SMPS) Switching Mode Power Supply which ensures extremely high dynamics and power in a light weight and compact amp dimensions.

Power output: 500W RMS / 4ohm , 300W RMS / 8ohm
2 preamps - tube and transistors
Inputs:  passive & active

Controls:  
GAIN control
CHARACTER  fluent signal adjustment of the input between two sections of the amplifier - SOLID-STATE and TUBE.
Volume control

Tone:
BASS and TREBLE equalizer
Triple  BASS-switch to reduce or boost low frequency [DBS-cut/OFF/DBS-boost]
Triple  TREBLE-switch to reduce or boost high frequency [CUT/OFF/PRESENCE]
MIDDLE with PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER
for precise control of middle range (250Hz-1,5kHz +/-12dB)

MLO EQ - TECH INFO:
BASS: 40Hz +/-12dB @600Hz -/+6dB 
BASS Boost/Cut: 60Hz +/-6dB
TREBLE: 7kHz +15dB / 10kHz -15dB,
TREBLE Boost/Cut: 10kHz +8dB/-8dB

Other features:
MUTE  button
CLIP  power amp indicator
Effect loop: SEND / RETURN (jack 1/4 inch)
Outputs:  
LINE-OUT (XLR balanced) LINE output with signal level adjustment, PRE/POST switch and GROUND LIFT circuit switch,
TUNER output
SPEAKERS  (combo speakon/jack)