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11-17-2012, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankjohnson  Sometimes, moving it to another room to try to figure it out helps.
I had my stuff upstairs in a guest room to practice, and every time I played my fender guitar amp - it would rattle like BBs in a Jar -I just KNEW it was tubes.
It turned out to be something in the room. | yes thats common but when you actually search for the cause of the rattle you will find out pretty soon if its the room |
11-17-2012, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankjohnson Sometimes, moving it to another room to try to figure it out helps.
I had my stuff upstairs in a guest room to practice, and every time I played my fender guitar amp - it would rattle like BBs in a Jar -I just KNEW it was tubes.
It turned out to be something in the room. | Best bet is move it outside to test it. Bring a cardboard tube to listen to different spots on the cab for rattles. That's how I found a brace that had come loose inside one of my 2x10s.
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11-17-2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by okcrum Best bet is move it outside to test it. Bring a cardboard tube to listen to different spots on the cab for rattles. That's how I found a brace that had come loose inside one of my 2x10s. | Darn good idea. Had I known that when I first got a B-15, I could have diagnosed its rattles MUCH quicker!
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11-17-2012, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Central Wisconsin | | | I've used my PF500 at a few gigs, and in the pit for the musical "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." The amp is fantastic for me. I just finished a couple cabinets I'll used this weekend with a 12" and a 6" in each. They are a couple very old Peaveys that had a 12 and a piezo in each. I got them together this afternoon, and stacked, they pumped great bass with great definition...better bottom end than the four ohm 15" Kappa Pro LF with a pair of 4 1/2" speakers that I usually use. I did these cabinets cheaply using 350 watt 12's from MCM and Pyle 6" midranges, crossed over at 800Hz. I've had tremendous luck with the inexpensive MCM speakers. I bought a BUNCH of 10's they closed out a few years ago...Eminence Beta knockoffs. They outperform the Betas I have. |
11-18-2012, 06:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands | | | Finally got my rig; an Ampeg PF500 hooked up to a Fender Rumble 410. Full 500 watts in one cab, loving it!
The Ampeg is one of the nicest sounding amps I've ever played (for the price). I'm going to build a flightcase sooner or later so that I can carry it on my bike more efficiently! |
11-18-2012, 04:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Port Charlotte, FL | | | I've been playing my PF500 through an Avatar 210 every weekend for a year, often in rainy, hot, close conditions. It has worked flawlessly throughout. It has survived beer spills, drops, and sudden thunderstorms. Yes, the cab is easy to run, and I do get PA support, but this thing has been a champ thus far. I always have my SWR working-pro 12 ready to step in, but the Ampeg has been great.
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11-19-2012, 07:56 AM
| | | | I spent the weekend trying to get rid of the vibration in the cabinet. While things in the room were vibrating, I could tell the cab was also. I took it outside just be sure and it was clear as day. Tightened everything with no resolve. It is coming from right behind the logo and if I apply a little pressure, it has some give. It has become enough of an issue that I have to get it addressed. First a bad head, now a bad cab. Frustrating, but at least I'm within the return period to get this all addressed. |
11-22-2012, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Nederland | | | pf 500 with genz benz focus 115
I just received my pf 500 and the genz benz cabinet (300 w rms)
sorry for the ampeg purists that i choose the genz benz
they match extremely well!!!!
i think i will buy a second 115 to get full watts
the pf500 is a great versatile amp .and i am very happy with the set! |
11-22-2012, 03:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Manitoba Canada | | Just got/hooked up a Classic SVT 410-HE to go with my PF350..... 
Did I mention--
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11-25-2012, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dogmeat08 | couldnt get it to play 
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11-28-2012, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Southwest Missouri | | | I sold my second Ampeg PF500/PF115HE today. I am not using an amp at all these days because I run Tech21 Sansamp Programmable Bass Driver direct to the board. I will still want an amp around if I need one. Maybe one of the smaller Ampegs like the BA-112. I liked the one I used to have.
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11-28-2012, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dogmeat08 | Nice!! dig it man! Bass sounds great. Whats ur setup? im guessing the pf500 but 2 1x15's or 2 2x10's?
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11-28-2012, 05:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Saturn, Solar System | | i had my pf500/115HE for a aroudn a month now. i never really had to turn up loud but out of curiousity. how far can you crank up the master volume until you hear speakers do bad things? i never tried this so just in case.
shouldnt the cab theoretically handle everything? im mean its something like 350 watts max power into a 400 watt cab ? shuoldnt be ok no matter what you do? sorry im new to the rig world Quote:
Originally Posted by MrCool84 Nice!! dig it man! Bass sounds great. Whats ur setup? im guessing the pf500 but 2 1x15's or 2 2x10's? | i think this is the answer \/ Quote:
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11-28-2012, 06:27 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | The rating of the speaker itself isn't the same as what happens when you put a cab around it. There's a thermal rating for when the voice coil will blow, which is what Ampeg's using on the newer series of cabs (though not on the Classic series cabs), but real world usage (where they start to fart out) will most often be lower, sometimes half as much. I've cranked a PF cab pretty hard and it gets quite loud indeed, but the likelihood of it taking 350w full-on without farting is not high. The good news is it can still run you out of the room. But if you're playing metal with dudes who have 412's and crank them, you might run into trouble with just one PF115he 
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11-28-2012, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by backup i had my pf500/115HE for a aroudn a month now. i never really had to turn up loud but out of curiousity. how far can you crank up the master volume until you hear speakers do bad things? i never tried this so just in case.
shouldnt the cab theoretically handle everything? im mean its something like 350 watts max power into a 400 watt cab ? shuoldnt be ok no matter what you do? sorry im new to the rig world
i think this is the answer \/ | Wow thanks dude. if u guys dont know im a space cadet.
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11-28-2012, 10:53 PM
|  | Conflict Cycle | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Greensburg, PA | | | My 500 was reliable, but just not enough umph...not enough...pound. I liked it for practicing and some recording, but not...enough...ass. I don't have anything bad to say, just not...enough...great...
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11-29-2012, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MrCool84 Nice!! dig it man! Bass sounds great. Whats ur setup? im guessing the pf500 but 2 1x15's or 2 2x10's? | i use the pf 210 and the pf 410 cabs  |
11-29-2012, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by bri450r My 500 was reliable, but just not enough umph...not enough...pound. I liked it for practicing and some recording, but not...enough...ass. I don't have anything bad to say, just not...enough...great... |
What cab are you using? That may make a big difference.
My PF500 thru my PF210HE sounds good but just needs a little more "umph". I've hooked up the PF500 to my Ampeg PN-115 Neo and it was a different animal with plenty of girth.
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