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TC Electronic Staccato’51 Bass Amp

Posted by Benjamin on October 2, 2009 Filed under: Gear, News tagged: amp, Rocco Prestia, TC Eletronic

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TC Electronic have been busy busy again. The latest twist on the TC Electronic Classic450 Bass Amp – it’s called the Staccato’51, developed in conjunction with Rocco Prestia. Rocco is best known for holding down the bass in Tower of Power – a band he joined at 14 – and is a much renowned bassist. Checkout Rocco’s web page or the Rocco Prestia Live At Bass Day DVD). His style probably accounts for the name, if you are not familiar with Rocco’s very percussive style, you should be! He’s using the amp with TC Eletronic’s RS410’s and two RS212’s.

It’s very red! That’s ok by me, I like read. The sound has been taylored to Rocco’s requirements, so will suit anyone who is a finger style funk player. It is much like the RH450 in features, but with a very different tone and tweaked tone controls. The compress and tone shaping has also been tweaked.

Here is a video of Rocco Prestia and his new TC Electronic Staccato’51 bass amp:

There’s more detail about how the amp came about in this video from the TC folks:

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4 Responses to “ TC Electronic Staccato’51 Bass Amp”

  1. Bass Players Paradise, on October 3rd, 2009 at 1:36 PM Said:

    An old timer like me is sure having trouble adjusting to the visual of these small amps like the TC’s or the Mark Bass heads. But adjust I will, they are awesome!

  2. Dave Molter, on July 5th, 2010 at 1:30 AM Said:

    Just received a Staccato 51 for review. Haven’t had time to run it through full tryout with a a band, but my first impression is that TC Electronic and Rocco got it right.set flat with a Lakland 55-94, this amp grabs the punchy, burp-gun Rocco sound. Tight, punchy, funky, with lots of options for personalizing. I’ll repost when a full review is ready.

  3. Gary, on April 11th, 2011 at 4:03 PM Said:

    I tried this amp out just yesterday and I have to say I’m pretty impressed. It won’t make me want to sell my GK, but it is definitely a good amp.

  4. Benjamin, on April 11th, 2011 at 6:11 PM Said:

    I now actually have Classic 450 – must write a review. Were you able to compare it to an original?

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