Jess Oliver's legacy - AMPEG PORTAFLEX CLUB part 8 - Page 46

nouroog · #**901** 08-30-2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDialog

Modded, 4 ohm, Ampeg 1x15E

Which 4ohm speaker did you put in there?
I modded my SVT 15E with a Weber 4 ohm speaker.

pgk · #**902** 08-30-2012, 12:35 PM

smart idea, looks great too

TheDialog · #**903** 08-30-2012, 01:17 PM

Thanks pgk.

I have an Eminence Kappa Mid Bass speaker in it -
Same speaker fliptops uses when they build their 70's 15 cab.

nouroog · #**904** 08-30-2012, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDialog

I have an Eminence Kappa Mid Bass speaker in it -
Same speaker fliptops uses when they build their 70's 15 cab.

thanks

christw · #**905** 08-30-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric Vice

G Barchus,

I don't know that I've ever seen one in that nice of condition. Since it's only got one silver trim stripe, wouldn't the matching amp been a B-15NC. It's a shame you don't have the head. I've been lusting for that head, on a single 15 cab for a very long time.

Ric

Looks like a BT15 tower to me. My BT15 extension looks exactly the same despite having a double line of piping. The B-15's had a front lip on top, right?

christw · #**906** 09-01-2012, 05:23 PM

Curiosity question: What mic do you guys prefer to use for a B-15 in a live environment?

anderbass · #**907** 09-01-2012, 05:47 PM

I like my Sennheiser 441u5 the best. It sounds freakin awesome, but the best part is its super cardioid design has a very tight pickup pattern that virtually eliminates mic-bleed issues.
(it hardly picks up any of the loud drums or guitar amps located close by like most other mics do)

beans-on-toast · #**908** 09-01-2012, 05:50 PM

A Peavey PVM-45 is my secret weapon, followed by a Sure SM-57 even though it lacks in the low end, and when I want to get fancy, a U87.

OldFenderPlayer · #**909** 09-01-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by christw

Curiosity question: What mic do you guys prefer to use for a B-15 in a live environment?

I use a Shure 57 mounted a little off center to the speaker. The closer I can get the mic to the grill, the better it seems to sound through the PA.

christw · #**910** 09-01-2012, 06:15 PM

Cool, thanks for the suggestions thus far! I was hoping to find a couple of mics with a good price/performance ratio to keep my eyes out for on craigslist.

beans-on-toast · #**911** 09-01-2012, 07:19 PM

A lot of people like the EV RE-20.

You have to be careful when buying a used mic. You don't want to wind up with one with issues. At least with a new one you have a guaranty that it will perform to the manufacturers spec. If you trust the seller and know its background you can get a good deal. But even a mic that was cared for can have issues, foam deteriorates, plastic can shrink and crack, etc. These sort of things can cause rattles.

The nice thing about EV is that they offer a flat rate repair. They rebuild the mic. If you can find a broken one at a good price, it might pay off to have it fixed.

JimmyM · #**912** 09-02-2012, 02:33 AM

I'd also add the Heil PR40. That's what I was using till I switched to the REDDI.

patrickshofner · #**913** 09-02-2012, 06:37 AM

hey guys, so friday night my rock band did an outdoor gig at a local university. i took the b15. had no idea how it would work out, but i thought it'd be a good place to find out. we arrived and they had a very minimal setup. made me nervous but it all went just fine.

I mic'd it with a PR40 and did use a sansamp pbddi. we brought our own soundman and i asked him for a 50/50 mix and told him to tweak as needed. he's the best sound guy i've ever seen so i trust him. volume set between 12 and 1 on the amp. it was a tight stage but i had plenty of volume behind me.

anyway, here's a crappy video of the results. turns out a b-15-n can also play loud rock and roll. sorry, mr. hull.

http://youtu.be/1vcgMKfxWJ0

JimmyM · #**914** 09-02-2012, 07:02 AM

Pretty good. And I agree!

**Bass 45** · #**915** 09-02-2012, 11:28 AM

Sounds great Patrick!

pasta4lnch · #**916** 09-02-2012, 05:25 PM

Hey - questions for you Ampeg-a-haulics. I just moved, was chatting up a neighbor who was a bassist in his youth and was telling me about all the juicy gear he used to have. . . anyhow, he's telling me about his buddy's b-15 whos flip top was automatic!

Just wondering if that was a stock thing, or someone's mod?? Sounds interesting (and totally over engineered - yet somehow VERY cool!)

Vintage-Blue · #**917** 09-02-2012, 09:10 PM

It sounds like your neighbor's buddy is remembering an Oliver Powerflex. In 1966 Jess Oliver, the inventor of the B15 and the Portaflex concept quit Ampeg and started his own company. At the time the patent on the Portaflex fliptop was still in force so he had to come up with a new way to store and access the amp head. What he came up with was the Powerflex, which used a converted sewing machine motor to raise and lower the head via an internal elevator mechanism:

Here is a link to a video that kind of shows one in operation: P502

pasta4lnch · #**918** 09-03-2012, 07:30 AM

Maybe. Looks awesome though!! Thanks for the info...

pgk · #**919** 09-03-2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by OldFenderPlayer

I use a Shure 57 mounted a little off center to the speaker. The closer I can get the mic to the grill, the better it seems to sound through the PA.

sennheiser 421 and shure sm7 (a different mic than an sm57) and the ev re20 are my favorites. i like the tone of the 421 best, especially on a B15. the sm7 is maybe the ultimate chameleon mic, it simply sounds great on anything.

beans-on-toast · #**920** 09-03-2012, 09:22 PM

I often run more powerful amps into PA speakers as they are good for bass. I came across these 16 ohm Ampeg S-48 columns. Each one has four 8" speakers and two tweeters. I was thinking that they might be cool to run a pair in parallel for 8 ohms with a B-15. Nice and portable for an 8x8 pair. Whenever I see them, the price is always a little too steep.

The porting is similar to what you see on some of the Ampeg 215 cabs.