Old ampeg 8x10

JoshuaTSP · #1 04-04-2011, 03:05 PM

What's it worth in fairly good condition?

Any concerns with buying an older but functioning cab?

JoshuaTSP · #2 04-04-2011, 03:11 PM

Flat back, single jack, 4 ohm cab.....supposedly from the 70s?

JimmyM · #3 04-04-2011, 03:31 PM

just check the speakers out and make sure they all work. other than that, it's the finest 810 cab ampeg ever made, even if it doesn't handle 800w. i'd pay whatever he asks

georgestrings · #4 04-04-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshuaTSP

What's it worth in fairly good condition?

Any concerns with buying an older but functioning cab?

Yeah, playing as loud as you probably do, I'd predict plenty of blown drivers in your future if you go this route...

- georgestrings

Sartori · #5 04-04-2011, 05:01 PM

It doesn't handle 800 watts like the new ones do, so I'd use a lower wattage tube amp with it. Unless of course you get two of them. Then you can probably crank it if you're not too ridiculous about the bass.

I think they're probably more durable than people assume, though. When I saw Shrinebuilder live, Al Cisneros rig was just a 70's SVT and a flatback cab, and they're really loud.

JoshuaTSP · #6 04-04-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

just check the speakers out and make sure they all work. other than that, it's the finest 810 cab ampeg ever made, even if it doesn't handle 800w. i'd pay whatever he asks

Sounds like he had been using the cab as it is now....so I assume it works.

What's a good price? My searching tells me $500?

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Originally Posted by georgestrings

Yeah, playing as loud as you probably do, I'd predict plenty of blown drivers in your future if you go this route...

- georgestrings

Yep, I agree. What was the wattage ratting on these cabs?

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Originally Posted by Sartori

It doesn't handle 800 watts like the new ones do, so I'd use a lower wattage tube amp with it. Unless of course you get two of them. Then you can probably crank it if you're not too ridiculous about the bass.

I think they're probably more durable than people assume, though. When I saw Shrinebuilder live, Al Cisneros rig was just a 70's SVT and a flatback cab, and they're really loud.

What's a lower wattage tube amp to you? 300w?
I was eyeballing a 400+

Jealous. Shinebuilder live? ya bastard!
Do you think he had replacement speakers inside?
Or just a massive PA?

micahturner · #7 04-04-2011, 05:32 PM

I just paid $500 for a 1974ish slant back loaded with the original CTS speakers. I run it pretty hard with my SVT-CL and it sounds amazing.

christw · #8 04-04-2011, 06:13 PM

IIRC, those cabs with the flatbacks with those CTS drivers were rated at 200w.

I'd definitely think about paying 500 for a cab with working original speakers.

NecroticImbecil · #9 04-04-2011, 06:27 PM

IIRC I paid ~$400 for mine, sold it for same. No Tolex, and the grille cloth had been painted in some stupid design. Officially 240 watts IIRC though I've heard they'll actually do fine with more. I didn't try it with over 300, and then I was careful to watch the volume. If I had the room I'd have kept it, it was 987,234 X sweeter sounding than any new 8X10 I've heard at Guitar Center.

With a cranked 50 Watt Plexi driving it, it was hilariously fun. Actually, that same setup worked surprisingly well with guitar as well.

JimmyM · #10 04-05-2011, 12:42 AM

if you're looking to dime an svt through it, look elsewhere. the official rating by ampeg back then was 250w rms. i have put more into mine before, but it's not going to take much more than that for a prolonged period. definitely get a newer one if you're looking to kill with volume.

Sartori · #11 04-05-2011, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshuaTSP

What's a lower wattage tube amp to you? 300w?
I was eyeballing a 400+

Jealous. Shinebuilder live? ya bastard!
Do you think he had replacement speakers inside?
Or just a massive PA?

Lower wattage would be 200-

But then again, I like a lot of amp overdrive in my sound. It'll probably be fine with higher wattage if you keep it clean. If you don't, get another 810 or a lower wattage amp.

No idea if Al had replacement speakers in his. The PA at the club was not that loud. In fact, the opening band's backline was louder, making their vocals hard to hear.

A 400+ is not quite 300 watts (RMS... obviously it's over 400 peak). I think it would sound pretty good.

AndrewHeadley · #12 04-05-2011, 05:42 PM

those things are tanks. i have a flat back from the 70s with orig speakers. and ive been running an svt 6 pro with it for 2 years i crank it all the time no problems. the 6pro is like 1100 watts.

JimmyM · #13 04-05-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewHeadley

those things are tanks. i have a flat back from the 70s with orig speakers. and ive been running an svt 6 pro with it for 2 years i crank it all the time no problems. the 6pro is like 1100 watts.

you may crank it, but the likelihood of putting an actual 1100w through it is not great.