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AMpeg 810e authenticity

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jayu

Oct 17, 2009
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#1
Hey guys, i need help real fast. I'm buying a used Ampeg 810e & the guy doesnt know how old it is. He's selling it for $450. Now, I had asked him earlier if the cab has speakon connection and his reply was it has one plug that goes to head... so i'm not sure if he's saying it only has speakon or just one 1/4 input at the back.

But, did they even make Ampeg 810s with only one input? I dont have a pic of the cab since the posting is over 7 days old. I'm gonna talk to him later about it cause he might have misunderstood my question. The online manual shows 5 inputs total.. 3 1/4ths & 2 speakon... was it always like this for this cab? Or did they change over time? Thanks a bunch!!!
 
#4
jayu said:
oh yeah btw, i have an SVT3-pro.. will 8x10 be better than the 410hlf? I looking for a cab I can use for garage practice & bar gigs. Thanks again!
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For my money, absolutely the 810 is better. But many people like the 410HLF. I'm just not one of them. I don't like that overly low low end.
 
#6
hey johnk... how old is old? lol.
Ive got another guy selling a 410hlf for $275 & then another selling a 410he for $300. The 810 went down to $400. Of the three, the HE looks new. The hlf's tolex is all torn.
 
#7
i'd go with the 810.
i'm not sure since all the SVT cabs that i've owned were, a '69 (straightback) , and early-late 70's ones, i have a post 2000 one now, which has a bunch of useless jacks on the back of it................................................ (i only use one speakon).

my angle back mid late seventies ones all had just one 1/4" jack, with silver/blue grill cloth. i don't even know what year the actual 810"E" designation came about. or when they started using black 'classic' grill cloth (which is what i think you're describing). i would take a wild guess that that one is somewhere between 89-98?
 
#9
Okay so I got the cab... and I dont know. I made the mistake of not checking the back cause I was in a hurry. Hope you guys dont mind if I bug you again but is this authentic?

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I $400 for this thing & didnt check the back for any Ampeg labels & what not. It did sound good though... but I have this feeling I paid too much for it if it's not an Ampeg... :(
 
#16
Hey Jimmy, notice the small voice coil diameter... Those are 50 watt speakers...

So here is the interum cab I was hinting at last week... Early tilt back with the 50 watt speakers. This would be MTI or Magnavox era... PRE SLM. Also constructed of PLYWOOD... This would be the pinnacle of cabinets...

BOB
 

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