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08-25-2011, 07:04 PM
| | | | Ampeg PF 350 or 500, 2X10 or 1x15 Portaflex
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Want to get the new Ampeg Portaflex. Which is a better sounding rig? PF350, PF500, 2x10 1x15. Which is the better sound? |
08-25-2011, 07:23 PM
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08-25-2011, 08:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | | No comment on the cabs, but if you've got the cheddar, I'd definitely go for the 500. A little more tonal flexibility with the variable mids and quite a few added features for the extra $100 - compressor, pre/post-EQ and pad switches on the DI, footswitchable mute and fx loop with mix control. |
08-25-2011, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by coreyfyfe  No comment on the cabs, but if you've got the cheddar, I'd definitely go for the 500. A little more tonal flexibility with the variable mids and quite a few added features for the extra $100 - compressor, pre/post-EQ and pad switches on the DI, footswitchable mute and fx loop with mix control. | +1 And a ground lift switch - used it Saturday night on my PF500 to kill some wicked hum coming from my rig into the PA. Worked like a charm.
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08-25-2011, 11:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tasmania, Australia | | | Definitely the PF500 if you want to use the amps DI. Those 'bells & whistles' really help for sending a signal to the desk.
& since I love 15"s........ Obviously the PF115 x 2 :-)
But, getting both the 210 & the 115 would be my goal. Just having the options would suit me, ymmv of course.
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08-26-2011, 02:30 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | I've got a PF350 and PF115, but I've tried it all in every combination, and it's all just slightly different shades of great. The PF500 is more deluxe, but I love how the PF350 sounds and don't need the extra features or wattage.
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08-26-2011, 04:12 AM
|  | Say something once, why say it again? | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Johns, Michigan | | | As has been said, the PF500 is a bit more flexible, and a bit stronger. You ask what sounds better? What's better? The PF115 sounds just a touch more like a B15, the PF210 gets a touch deeper before rolling off the lows. Unless you have really sensitive ears, you won't hear a difference. Same deal with the heads. The PF350 sounds like a B15 out of the box, but the PF500 has other sonic options while still having the B15 sound available. I got a PF500 so I could sound like a SVT when I wanted to, but still have the B15 when I wanted that.
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