Sculpt Your Tone

The LX8500’s Tone Stack EQ section is designed to capture the character of the bass guitar as soon as you plug it in. It features traditional treble and bass knobs, as well as a footswitch-selectable mid-frequency filter knob and a shape knob that controls the depth of the filter. The Brite button can be selected to boost high frequencies to bring out the top end of the bass and emphasize natural harmonic overtones.

Total Control

The LX8500 offers essential onboard effects designed to enhance your playing and add additional options to your tonal arsenal. An all-new integrated Drive control can be used to add a touch of grit or throttled for an authentic fuzz tone, and is selectable via a footswitch. A variable Compressor knob can be used to smooth transients, add punch and presence to your attack, and balance dynamics for players using slapping, tapping, and thumb picking techniques.

Gig-Ready Design

The LX8500 is the ideal amplifier for stage, studio and rehearsal space, offering all the essential connections and features in a single compact and lightweight package. An XLR direct output with pre and post EQ selection allows direct connection to a PA or recording console. A 1/8″ headphone output allows for quiet practice sessions, while a 1/8″ auxiliary input can be used to connect phones or MP3 players. An effects loop with send and return connections can be used with your favorite time-based effects as well as the onboard 1/4″ tuner output. The LX8500 has two TRS footswitch inputs to control Drive, Effects Loop, Brite, and Frequency parameters.

Features

800 watts of continuous power @ 4 ohms
Class D bass amplifier that weighs 8.5lb
Classic 12AX7 Class A tube preamp circuitry
Tone stack EQ with Bass, Treble, Shape and Frequency controls
Brite button for top-end presence
Drive circuit for added distortion effect
Compressor knob controls bass dynamics
1/4″ input jack compatible with active and passive instruments
1/4″ and twist-and-lock speaker jacks (compatible with Speakon® connectors)
1/4″ Effects Send and Return jacks
1/8″ Aux input
1/8″ Headphone output
1/4″ Tuner Output
Balanced XLR direct output with pre/post switch
Output Mute switch
2 x TRS footswitch jacks for Drive, Effects Loop, Bite and Frequency parameters

Continuous Average Output Power	800 watts @ 4 ohms, 525 watts @ 8 ohms
Preamp	Class A, with 12AX7 Low Noise High-Mu Twin Triode
Input	>1MΩ unbalanced
Compressor Ratio	Fixed 2:1
Compressor Threshold	Off to -30dBu to Input
Mute	>80dB (100dB typical) at Direct Output & Speaker Output
Brite Switch	10kHz, +8dB Gain @ 2 o’clock; +5dB Gain @ min
Bass Knob	+8/-14dB @ 80Hz relative to 12 o’clock
Shape Knob	+11/-3dB relative to 12 o’clock
Frequency Knob	200Hz-800Hz
Treble Knob	+5/-20dB @ 6kHz relative to 12 o’clock
FX Loop Send	200Ω impedance balanced
FX Loop Return	20kΩ balanced, 5.5dBu for Rated Output Power
Tuner Output	100Ω unbalanced
Direct Output	210Ω balanced
Stereo Aux Input	3kΩ unbalanced, -10dBV
Headphones	80mW max @ 32Ω
Dimensions	14” x 12” x 3” / 355mm x 300mm x 73mm
Weight	8.5lb / 3.85kg