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| Model Name | Black Beauty™ |
| Model Number | 44-20300-000 |
| Series | Professional Combo Series |
| Type | Bass Combo Amplifier with SubWave™ |
| Description | SWR®'s Black Beauty combo amp features a custom SWR 15-inch bass driver and high-frequency horn tweeter in a 4-ohm speaker configuration Ð driven by 350 watts RMS (450 watts using a 4-ohm extension speaker cabinet). In addition to dramatic, new chassis graphics (featuring the SWR badge in classic chrome), the Black Beauty has inherited a very popular effect from the SWR Mo' Bass® soundstation Ð the SWR SubWave Ð producing clean, pure and accurate octave signals. A Subwave footswitch with a hardwired 1/4" cable (for connection purposes) ships with the Black Beauty as an added bonus. |
| Features | FRONT PANEL
FEATURES Dual independent input jacks compatible for both active and passive instruments Gain control with LED peak clipping indicator Our exclusive Aural Enhancer™ circuitry Subwave (with Level control) Subwave Illuminated on/off switch Limiter Limiter Defeat Switch Active bass and treble controls Variable mid-range EQ Effects Blend Control Master Volume Control Power On/Off Switch Steel chassis REAR PANEL FEATURES Side Chain Effects Loop Balanced XLR Output XLR Mode Switch (Direct, Line, or Direct + Sub) Tuner Send Subwave Footswitch Jack Extension Speaker Output Three-way tweeter control switch: (full-range, -6dB, tweeter off). Extruded Heat Sink INTERNAL FEATURES (1) 12AX7 Preamp Tube TUNING Front slot port. Specially designed to eliminate unwanted noise. CROSSOVER Third order, 6db rolloff, 18db butterworth high pass 4KHz turnover. The crossover is located inside the Black Beauty's speaker enclosure. CABINET CONSTRUCTION 5/8" 7 ply, Maple or Birch plywood construction, waterproof glue. All joints Dado and Rabbet, glued and nailed. Extremely heavy bracing. |
| Power Output | 350 Watts @ 4
Ohms (Internal Speaker) 400 Watts @ 2.67 Ohms (with 8 ohm extension speaker, US and Canada Only) 450 Watts @ 2 Ohms (with 4 ohm extension speaker, US and Canada Only) Note: Internal speaker impedance is 4 ohms |
| Impedance (Ohms) | 4 Ohms |
| Speakers | (1) 15"
custom-designed SWR driver, P/N 0067090000 (1) Foster® Horn, P/N 0066395000 |
| Channels | 1 Channel |
| Controls | Gain with
preamp clip indicator, Aural Enhancer, SubWAVE: On/Off Switch Level Bass, Midrange: Frequency, Level, Treble, Effects Blend with pull defeat switch, Master volume |
| Covering | Black carpeting with stack lock corners, black stamped steel vibration-free grille |
| Weight | 95 lbs. |
| Dimensions | Height:
25.875" Width: 23" Depth: 18.375" |
| Power Handling | (Speaker section) 350 Watts RMS continuous program |
| Tube Complement | (1) 12AX7 Preamp Tube |
| Accessories | Includes SubWave Activator Footswitch P/N 0066249000 |
| Cover | Uses Cover P/N 0066176000, US MSRP $44.95 (Not Included) |
| Footswitch | Includes SubWave Activator Footswitch P/N 0066249000 |
| Frequency Response | (Power
Amplifier): -3dB @ 20Hz and 40KHz (Speaker Complement): -3db @ 45 Hz and 13.5 kHz |
| SPL | 100 dB @ 1W1M |
| Suggested Speaker Enclosures | Son Of
Bertha™ Goliath III™ Goliath Junior III™ (8 Ohm) Big Ben™ |
| Suggested Speaker Combinations | N/A |
| Input Impedance |
Passive/Active Input: 800K Ohms Active Input: 60K Ohms Effects Return: 27K Ohms |
| Output Impedance | Effects Send:
100 Ohms Tuner Send: 100 Ohms XLR Balanced Out: 750 Ohms |
| Sensitivity | N/A |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | -72 dB (<10
millivolts typical), EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE 9 microvolts |
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