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Ampeg B-100r Rocket Aficionados

#61
pinhead said:
Can someone suggest some casters for my B100R?
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I used a set of Ernie Ball pop out casters on mine. I looked at the box but don't see a model # or anything. My local music store ordered them - they were around $30 for the set.

SpamBot said:
While this is true, he noted that the rear-ported B-100r was up against the wall, which would block the port, which would have the effect of negating the low end added by porting..
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The B-100R wasn't up against the wall - it was actually about 6" or so in front of another cab. I think when I get time to do something else, I'll use some real mics and better recording techniques to capture the low that was happening a bit better. But for now it was a fun experiment!
 
#64
I had a '63 B15N and finally had to give it up: transformers were impossible to find (and extremely high priced, when they surfaced), it was expensive to retube, weighed a proper ton, and had all of 40 watts.

I sold it and acquired a B100R just in time to start gigging with a C&W band. I set it on stage on an amp stand aimed at the drummer's head, and ran the line out into a channel of the PA. It was a hell of gigging amp, with tone for days and relatively light weight.

When the band cratered, I downsized everything and the 65 lb Ampeg was over my self-imposed limit. Now I jam through a Hartke head +210/115 cabs, and I have the use of a friend's GB Shuttle 6.0/210T when necessary...but they don't have that Ampeg sound.

Damn good amp.
 
#68
The B-100R can actually thump with some EQ tweaking. When I gig out, I never run it as flat as I did in the comparison with the B-15N. I usually engage the low boost and the mid cut switches, then boost the bass and cut the low mid knobs. Most of the soundmen in our area don't mix real "bass friendly" anyway, and they always complain that I'm giving them too much bass. So anymore I run them a direct box before the amp, and then just set it for whatever I want to hear.

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#70
Iron Rose said:
I have two of these little beauties and am thinking about making a light weight cab to retrofit one of them into.
Opinions on port location, front or rear?
Do you think it is part of the tone?
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Ditto Jimmy on the ports. You're probably hearing both the ports from the back and the speaker in front from where you are standing - but either way it shouldnt make a huge difference whether they are in front or back. My other 2x15 Ampegs have the same ports on the front, and sound just as good.

It might be cool to make a fliptop cab for a B-100R head!
 
#73
Got it on my door now!

It's smaller and weighs less than I thought (because many on this forum stated it was a pain to move around: it's not! Lited it straight up out of the box with one arm.)

It's built in China, and it has a dispatchable power chord.

I'm excited about how it sounds. My last amp was a Peavey TNT100 which was about the opposite of this, and did not sound like my bass actually sounds. This one is really quiet (!), and is very clean IMO. Not anywhere near muddy. My pickups on my P-bass is in a very low position so I don't get a very hot signal from the bass (fitted with LaBella flats, medium size) so I have the gain control up on max in the 0db input, not often does the green signal indicator light up. Thinking of positioning the PUs a little higher to get a hotter signal out of it.

All my bad noob errors is showing off and embarrass me... Flat settings is really flat, not too much bass, but by adding a little bass I hear that it's plenty to get out of it. I will tho' play it flat to 1: not disturb neighbors and 2: to get the sound I want from my fingers and not from the amp, as I'm a newbie on the bass guitar.

I like it a whole lot, it looks stunning, and think it will help me find flaws and get better sounds out of my fingers and bass when practicing, as it shows very clear all mistakes and shabby sloppy playing.

Thanks to anybody recommending this, the reason I went for it.

Peace
 
#74
Deckdaddy said:
It's smaller and weighs less than I thought (because many on this forum stated it was a pain to move around: it's not! Lited it straight up out of the box with one arm.)
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Don't worry, it will get heavier as the newness wears off :p It is "manageable", but I play out a couple times a month, and lugging this thing around is not something I look forward to.
 
#75
I had the pop-out casters for mine, but by coincidence, the wheels interfered with the amp stand I was using, so I got a furniture-mover type square of plywood with casters. Worked fine.

Mine was the MIA model, by the way. When I traded it in, the local store owner said he took it home and put it in his music room.

He told me later, "It sounds better than that Ibanez bass amp I had in there."

Hope to shout!
 
#76
pinhead said:
Thanks! How did you mount them? Do they fit in the existing sockets? Or did you pull those sockets out and put the casters in?
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They popped right in the existing sockets

pinhead said:
Don't worry, it will get heavier as the newness wears off :p It is "manageable", but I play out a couple times a month, and lugging this thing around is not something I look forward to.
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Compared to lugging two or three SVT 2x15 cabs and their heads to shows every week, the B-100R is very manageable!
 
#77
Wow, great video. Thanks for sharing. I have a USA B100R and I think it's a great combo. I've never had the privelege of playing through a B15N, so this video was nice for me for great comparison.

Defenetely a much more 60's vibe with the B15N.. almost sounded as if you switched to a Gibson EB0 or EB3 bass, which leads me to one question...... I wonder if turning the mids down just a tad more and plucking bass up more towards neck while on the 100r would get even closer to the B15N?

Thanks again for taking the time to do that video.
 
#79
Lync said:
I also have (and dig) both but there is just an inherent fatness you get with the B15N which cannot be replicated with the B100r.

Thing is, for most of us, the B15N is not loud enough for the band environment.
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cough...losers....cough...

I think I might take my B-15 to my gig today...see what happens when you don't play at volumes where you try to kill small animals?

:D
 
#80
I can dial in the fattest tone with my B100R. I bought this amp new about 8 months ago to use as my practice amp, and it serves that purpose well. I do love it, which is why it might seem a little crazy to now tell you the problems I've had with the amp.

1) The chassis rattles. Yes, it's true. And there's no way to fix it from what I can tell. Low volumes, it's fine, but I don't think I would be able to record (straight mic'd) with this amp due to the annoying rattle.
2) I blew up the power section when this amp was only 1-month-old. I had visons of repeating this action over and over, but luckily it hasn't happened since.
 

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