Tower Of Power's "power" cannot rest entirely on its horn section. The ever present backbone for Tower Of Power, the rhythm section team of Francis Rocco Prestia and David Garibaldi, brings in a great deal of that groove loved by Tower Of Power's listeners. One distinct feature of Tower Of Power's groove is the staccato bass lines of Francis Rocco Prestia that matches David Garibaldi's drum work, and the TC Electronic Staccato'51 brings in that dry percussive power to the Tower Of Power bassist's work.

Simple and straightforward usage along with a clear sound are must-haves for Mr. Prestia's funky percussive bass playing, and the Stacatto'51 deals that. The small book-sized red-colored amp is a custom-tuned version of the RH450 that has a full-bodied tone with a good amount of highs and lows and fast response which suits perfectly with Francis Rocco Prestia's playing. The TC SpectraComp per-string compression tightens up the sound more and TubeTone brings out that low-end growl. Overall, these features give the aptly named Staccato'51 that tight and funky sound.

FEATURES:

• Classic Tone section — Based on the classic virtues of bass tone stacks, tailored to Rocco's liking.
• TubeTone vacuum tube preamp and power amp emulation.
• SpectraComp™ "per string" compression
• Integrated Chromatic Tuner
• Wide range instrument input — Covers both Active and Passive pickup instruments.
• Integrated Linedriver Output — Transformer balanced and galvanically isolated output from the rest of the amp, (no ground loops or hum).
• Speaker Output and Linedriver Mute
• Effects Loop — Insert point (pre-amp out, power amp in)
• Auto-sensing PSU
• Combined Speakon and 1/4" speaker output
• 4-kg Compact package
• 450W power handling (800w peak).
• Fully compatible with all RS cabinets and it will drive any triple combination of the existing models (RS112, RS210, RS212, RS410).

TC ELectronic Staccato '51 Front Panel

The TC Electronic Staccato'51 is designed for bass players who want a bit of growl and grit and a percussive emphasis combined with clarity that TC Electronic brings to the table. The Staccato'51 starts becoming available this October and has an MSRP of 1,559.00 USD.

Wanna watch a really awkward, TC Electronic-produced video interview with Rocco Prestia? Here you go: