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Ampeg 8x10: should I buy it?

Mastodude

Mastodude

Feb 6, 2011
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#1
So I saw a listing near me on CL for an Ampeg 8x10 cab (not sure exactly what model) for $250. According to the ad, it's in great working condition, but it's not in great cosmetic condition. The pictures show that the tolex is almost gone on the sides, but the grill cloth and everything else is still intact.

My ultimate amp goal has always been an 8x10 with a tube head, but the only thing I have right now that I could drive the cab with is my Acoustic B450, which would work great but isn't exactly practical since it weighs 75 lbs on its own and takes up a good bit of space.

Is this a good enough deal that I should jump on it now and worry about getting the head later (I already have an Acoustic 4x10 cab I could use with a head), or do you guys think it isn't worth it?

Thanks a bunch,
ogznog
 
#2
The other problem is that I drive a Honda Civic. I COULD conceivably transport it if I let the seats down, but lifting it into the car will be difficult at best, so maybe it might make more sense to get a second 4x10... Really the only hangup I have with that is that it doesn't look like an 8x10 haha; the only advantage the 8x10 grants is coolness...
 
#3
If all the speakers are good it is a heck of a deal. Even if it was from the dark (sounding) years and you don't like that, you could sell the speakers to help fund the newer speakers. Strip the cab and sand it, either stain if it is a plywood cab or %50 worth of DuraTex painted on to look like Tolex (but more durable).
 
#4
If your Civic is a hatch back. .. These cabs are very easy to load. .. (If it actually FITS in the car). I started a thread exactly same title a while ago.
I've found its actually EASIER to load etc than I thought it would be.
Just tilt and slide.
For that money, if it's all original and functioning properly, I'd grab it.
I love mine.
 
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I must be getting old. The days of fantasizing about a 150 pound cabinet and 75 pound head are looooong gone. I can get excellent stage volume with a 2x10 and a 4 pound Shuttle that goes through the house mains, and carry it all in one trip. And it would fit in a Mini Cooper!
 
#12
Yea....keep the smaller cabs for different situations. You will find that the 810 is great, as long as it stays in one place. I rarely use mine, since I cant move it out from the house by myself. As for loading it into a small vehicle that isn't designed for heavy cargo, you can expect some damage to your car interior eventually. But hey, it has been done.
 
#13
At 2am, the last thing you will want to be doing is jamming that thing into your Honda - IMO.

Check it out and see how it sounds. If it sounds good, and the speakers are in good shape, offer $200 and see where it gets you. Make sure it fits easily into your car. As others have said, if you fix it up (new tolex or paint/stain, and new grill cloth if necessary), you can probably flip it.
 
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buldog5151bass said:
At 2am, the last thing you will want to be doing is jamming that thing into your Honda - IMO.

Check it out and see how it sounds. If it sounds good, and the speakers are in good shape, offer $200 and see where it gets you. Make sure it fits easily into your car. As others have said, if you fix it up (new tolex or paint/stain, and new grill cloth if necessary), you can probably flip it.
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Yeah and if you gig with it the tolex gets ruined anyway. The tolex on my Heritage 810 is especially soft and tears if you look at it funny. Just part of what happens in the load/unload process. But you can always re-tolex it if you want.
 

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