Ampeg BA600 Volume?

[sephuk]

If seen an ampeg BA600 for £600, i want to get a smaller amp anyway ive got back problems and cant be lugging around stacks anymore. I read somewhere that the BA600 does not have the volume to be heard over a 100w marshall guitar amp, which one of the guys have that i play with. Anyone here with a ba300 or 600 that can shed some light on the subject? Being a combo means i can save mu back a little bit more and use it as a seat!

 

[Hawaii Islander]

The big problem with those Ampeg combos is the lack of an extension speaker out. You have to rely on the internal speaker(s) for all your sound, unless you send a signal to front of house or the Bands PA.

 

[RickenBoogie]

+1 the limiting factor on those is you're stuck with either a single 15, or two 10's. Neither is enough, imo, for band play. Wattage means next to nothing in terms of volume, it's all about speakers, multiple speakers.

 

[sephuk]

im using an ashdown abm 300w amp with a 410 abm cab and a 115 abm cab at the moment, maybe ill see if i can get away with playing through the 115 cab alone at 300w and be heard at practice, surly the 600w 210 ampeg would be ok or no?

Basicly i want a small combo that dosent cost the earth that will be loud enough to play small gigs and be heard at practice.

 

[Lowbrow]

im using an ashdown abm 300w amp with a 410 abm cab and a 115 abm cab at the moment, maybe ill see if i can get away with playing through the 115 cab alone at 300w and be heard at practice, surly the 600w 210 ampeg would be ok or no?

Basicly i want a small combo that dosent cost the earth that will be loud enough to play small gigs and be heard at practice.

Acoustic B200 - cheap, sounds GREAT, has speaker extension jack.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Check out the Gearwire Demo of the BA600 115.

The amp sounds fine and seems pretty loud.
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[JamNight]

If seen an ampeg BA600 for £600, i want to get a smaller amp anyway ive got back problems and cant be lugging around stacks anymore. I read somewhere that the BA600 does not have the volume to be heard over a 100w marshall guitar amp, which one of the guys have that i play with. Anyone here with a ba300 or 600 that can shed some light on the subject? Being a combo means i can save mu back a little bit more and use it as a seat!

I have a GK 700 RB II 4x10 and 2x10, but got tired of taking it everywhere. I play in a Neil Young and Crazy Horse tribute band, and it is very loud and crazy. I am now using an Ampeg BA600 in bars with a capacity for 400-500 people almost every week, and it is plenty loud. In smaller venues it is fine on it's own, but for 400/500 clubs I DI to our board and power amps on through to a sub, and the Ampeg BA 600 absolutely rocks as a bass stage monitor for me and the band. It rocks if used properly. If you want to use it as your only source of sound in a medium to large club, it's not going to do it, but if you use it as I do, you will be very pleased.

I went to see Australian Pink Floyd this week, in a theatre with 1000's of people, and the bass player had 115 and 210 - that's it!

Another suggestion...before you settle on a rig, why don't you try renting a few different ones and trying it out. Saves a lot of disappointment and lost dollars later.

 

[tonybassman]

I am looking for a new amp for my 3 piece band. We play classic rock and 80's - 90's rock. I currently use an [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and it just does not give me the low end I want.

I played through a 15" Ampeg cab and Hartke head this weekend and loved the full sound. So I started looking at Ampeg combos.

The BA600 15" combo seems like a perfect fit for me:

• 600 watts
• tube preamp
• 50 pounds
• 15" speaker and a horn
• two channels
• compressor
• less than $700 US Dollars

Any other comments/experience with this amp? The 15" version specifically.

 

[JimmyM]

The BA300 I get, since most 115 and 210 cabs these days can take 200-250w so 300w isn't a stretch. The BA600 I never got since that is an incredible amount of wattage for a single 115 to take. Probably why it's discontinued. For $800 new (considerably less if you wait for a sale), you can get a PF500 and PF115he. For $700 new you can get a PF350 and a PF115he. Either of those would be preferable to the BA600 IMHO.

EDIT: Just noticed you said US Dollars. Don't know where you're at but those are US prices. No idea what Ampeg stuff overseas goes for...but I know I'd rather have the newer Ampeg stuff than the BA600.

 

[tonybassman]

Thanks for the feedback. I did not realize it was discontinued. The Gearwire demo does mention that the 600 watt amp should have an option for an external cabinet.

I am still on my quest for the perfect amp!

 

[JimmyM]

http://www.ampeg.com/pdf/BA600.pdf

According to the manual, no ext speaker jack.

Good luck on your quest for the perfect amp, dude. A lot of really good amps out there but Ampeg stuff is my idea of the perfect amps.