Ashdown HOD 600 Geezer Butler Signature 600W Bass Amp Head

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Ashdown HOD 600 Geezer Butler Signature 600W Bass Amp Head

Name: Ashdown HOD 600 Geezer Butler Signature 600W Bass Amp Head
Brand: Ashdown
SKU: K47922000000000
Price: 1699.99 USD
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Bring the doom with this stage-ready head built to the specs of Geezer Butler.

Introducing the Ashdown "Head of Doom" Geezer Butler Signature Bass Amp Head. Hand built in the UK, the Head of Doom was designed around Geezer Butler’s very requirements.

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HOD 600 Geezer Butler Signature 600W Bass Amp Head Specifications:

Power Output: 600W RMS into 4 ohms.
Tubes: one 12AX7 (preamp)
Controls: Input level, output level, 9-band EQ, EQ switch, Doom, subs, pre/post DI switch, mute switch, passive/active switch
Power requirement: 115 - 230 Volts
Speaker outputs: 2 x Neutrik Jack/Speakon outputs
Frequency response: -3dB an 17Hz and 22kHz
High instrument input impedance: 3.9m Ohm / Input range 50mV to 15V p-p
Low instrument input impedance: 10k ohms / Input range Input range 300mV to 30V p-p
Line input impedance: 22k Ohms / Input level 0dBu nominal
Line output impedance: 10K Ohms / Level 0dBu nominal
DI output: 600 Ohms balanced / Level -20dBu nominal With Ground Lift
Tuner output impedance: 22k Ohms, level 0dBu nominal
Impedance minimum: 4 Ohms
Effects send impedance: 22K Ohms / Level 0dBu nominal
Dimensions: 5 x 16.9 x 10.9 in. (127 x 431 x 279 mm)
Weight: 31lbs / 14kg

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