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Forte Bass Amplifier

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Forte Bass Amplifier
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The new Bergantino forte (pronounced for-tay) bass amplifier is the newest member of the Bergantino Audio amplifier family. The Bergantino Audio Systems forte is an incredibly flexible, state-of-the-art Bass Amplifier, delivering maximum performance in a compact package. The forte uses the same analog preamp and power amp section employed in the ground breaking B|Amp, but with fewer options and control. The forte and the B|Amp have the same great sound, headroom and immediate command of your bass instrument signal, but is offered in a traditional amplifier package.

You will find many familiar features of the B|Amp including 4-band EQ control, bright switch, variable input gain adjustment, effects send/return, auxiliary input and headphone jack, tuner out, dual SpeakOn jacks, studio quality direct output, 2-Ohm operation and universal power supply. The forte also has a unique On-Board VRC (Variable Ratio Compressor) compressor adjustable from the front panel.

• 4-Band Tone Controls
Bass: +/- 10dB @ 63Hz
Lo-Mid: +/- 10dB @ 250Hz
Hi-Mid: +/- 10dB @ 1kHz
Treble: +/- 10dB @ 3.5kHz
• Bright switch: +6dB @ 6.5kHz
• On-Board adjustable VRC (Variable Ratio Compressor) Compressor
• Auxiliary input and headphone jack for personal monitor and practice use
• Effects send and return loop
• Studio quality Direct Output, software selectable Pre or Post EQ
• UPS Universal power supply 115VAC- 240VAC 50/60Hz
• Power Section: 700W RMS at 4-Ohms, 800W RMS at 2-Ohms
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 26.7cm x 21.3cm x 9.53cm (10.5" x 8.375" x 3.75")
• Weight: 6 lbs.

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The Bergantino Forte is incredable! 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Waterloo, Ontario
Having the extra funds, but not wanting the multi-menu extras of the B-amp, I find myself the proud owner of the mighty Bergantino Forte. This amp is just a pure joy to own. I was looking for a head that would mirror the signal I was feeding it without adding it's own flavor to the tone, and boy does this baby do that in spades! Having the built in compression (VRC) feature is great. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a top notch head that is capable of taking their sound to the next level. It has all the features I need, the power to handle any cabinet configuration I throw at. And as icing on the cake, it is made in North America by a company that has pride in their products and offers outstanding support and customer service. I will never regret joining the Bergantino family, it truly is one of the best decisions I have ever made!
Posted by Nic Pfaffinger on Mar 2, 2020
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Bergantino B-amp/ Forté 5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Richmond, British Columbia
I own the B-amp ,not the Forté. The Forté is supposedly a scaled down version of the B-amp with no digital logic or display for those who don't have the extra funds or don't want to deal with the digital features of the B-amp My experience with the B-amp has been incredible so far. Amazing sounding head. I can't see how the new Forté amp would differ. I am so happy that Long and Mcquade are carrying Bergantino products. I own to 112 cabs and the B-amp. I couldn't be more pleased with my sound. If anything, I would like to add a HDN212 cab into my rig and run three 12" speakers. If you are thinking about purchasing the Forté or any other Bergantino products and are not sure, go to Talkbass.com and read the forums on the various Bergantino products. The only negative thing I have ever heard or read about Bergantino is that some of the older ceramic driver cabinets can be heavy. Thankfully, that's why they made the HDN lightweight series cabinets.
Posted by Mathieu Thibodeau on Jul 17, 2017
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