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I kept 2 of these all original SD 8x5 cabs, one is 4 ohms the other is 8 ohms. Why?, because they sound absolutely awesome for bass guitar AND they are EXTREMELY rare. Made in the mid '80's. Both cabs are rated at 160 watts RMS. If you find one with the original drivers scoop it up and keep it...

A very few of the very late'63/early '64 Ampeg B15X models had a small plastic 6 way speaker connector. They also had a high frequency horn and 2 4" echo speakers mounted on the inside of the cab. The later 1964 B15XY amps no longer had the 2 4" echo speakers, as the circuitry was designed for...

Ric, the last 3 digits of the serial # indicated the TOTAL amount of ALL Ampeg model amps made right up to that time, not just the number of that specific model. Always a bit confusing.

Thank you, BOT, Ray

Thank you GTM, Ray.

Thank you, PB, Oh , I forgot to mention, you will be receiving a HUGE package in a few days, LOL, Ray

To all interested, I have put my entire Amp Collection up for sale. Local Pickup in Coram, N.Y., Long Island, 100K-150K---just want to keep about a dozen pieces. Collection is up on The Gear Page in Forums/Buy and Sell/ Amps and Cabs Emporium under ampking300, under the same in TDPRI.com...

Any March 1963 B18N's are exceedingly rare. The 2 that I have seen have the older NRF style grill cloth and the 8 pin octal speaker connector, both were dated March, 1963---year/month date codes of 303xxx. Are you sure that your model is from March 1963? Ampeg used their 8 pin octal speaker...

Correctomundo----I just emailed the seller to let him know----I really am just a stickler for details,LOL

For a very short time in mid to late 1963 both the B18N and B15N used these style transformers. They are original and pretty rare. I had 2 mid '63 B15N models that had these trannies and I have seen 2 other B18N models that had the same, possibly slightly larger versions. The guy in New Jersey...

Pretty good for a kid----MNCRR still uses the old style, which is a little similar to what you made back than. Most snow melters were 40 foot long rods with a heater element running thru it and #6 wire on both ends, one is a positive side, one a negative side. They were bolted to the inside of...

Great story, glad that you came out OK? AND , still have curly hair, LOL----From Aug. 4, 1975 until Jan. 20, 2008 I worked in the 3rd Rail Dept. of the old Penn Central RR, than Conrail, ( Consolidated Rail Corporation ), than MNCRR, ( Metro North Commuter RR ). This type of 3rd Rail is between...

Silver and Horland moved from lower West Broadway in Manhattan to the Main Music District on West 48th Street in Manhattan, in about 1970/1----Do you happen to know where this specific S&H is/was located?

This style 1967 B15N was used and bought brand new in Dec. 1967 by my cousins husband, Dominick Fleres, who in 1956/7/8 played in 2 well known New York Doo Wop/R&R bands called :" The Legends " and " The Kartunes ". He used it for his tube Wurlitzer electronic piano. I was with him when he...

I hope that I was looking at the right photo of the SB12 with the black knobs with the lines like a jazz bass?! ! The silver inlaid knobs with the small pointers in the photo of the really beat up 1967 B15N were only used for a short time and are a little bit similar to the first SVT and other...