Schertler LaFaro

Double bass amplification gave the start to the Schertler company in the year 1986, coming out with the first non-piezo bass-pickup. Over the years, many products has been added to the line, received by the double bassist community as helpers, that changed the playing of this difficult to amplify instrument.

Just consequently, Schertler launches their double bass amp LaFaro, dedicated to one of the best sounding bassist in the Jazz history.


Years of research, long experience in building acoustic amplifiers and the decision to create the best amp that would be technically possible gave rise to this compromise-less completion of the double bass line.

Any source from pickups to mikes can be connected to the 2-channel Class-A preamp. 3 DI outputs, one for each channel and one in the master-section, an effect loop and many more features in high end studio quality, guarantee for a never seen professional versatility and quality, on stage as well as in a recording situations.


A traditional, transformer driven 280 Watts power amp moves a 8" woofer, specially created for this amp with record-breaking long linear extension to furnish strong, clear low frequencies and natural sounding mitts. A tweeter, powered with 80 Watts, takes care to smooth and uncompressed harmonics, what is so important for any stringed instrument, such as double bass.


The LaFaro also sounds great played with electric bass in rehearsals or recordings and obviously it is a fine amp for Cello, when a strong amplification with fundament is needed. Useless to mention the harmonic marriage with an acoustic bass guitar or with a similar instrument.


This new amp is neither a light weight nor a cheap purchase. We simply believe, that the LaFaro amp offers the most natural and musical amplification of the double bass, particularly with our Schertler bass pickups STAT-B or DYN-B, and therefore it has been thought to satisfy the professional player, weary of all the suffered compromises.  

FEATURES:

1. 1. Preamplifier made in CLASS-A without any integrated circuits
   

2. 2. Power amp with new hi-end speakers.
   

3. 3. Intelligent inputs who recognize the impedance of the pickup or microphone automatically. No need of DI box or buffer. You can plug in anything, from a hi-impedance passive single-coil magnetic pickup to a low impedance vocal microphone.
   

4. 4. Each channel has 4 band EQ + a special dedicated filter: warm, resonance and brilliance.
   

5. 5. Peak LED indicators on each channel
   

6. 6. LED indicators on phantom power