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Ampeg B-15n Help

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by Jake Morris, Jul 18, 2013.

  1. Jul 18, 2013 #1
    Jake Morris

    Jake Morris

    Jun 10, 2009
    North Jersey
    So I just had my b15n worked on. Had the speaker cable and input switched to quarter inch so I can use other heads and cabs. Also had the speaker replaced with an Eminence. I really dig the sound of the cab with my other heads. So I'm looking for a wood top with the locks, like the same thing as what's on the bottom of the head to seal the cab. Can't seem to find anyone that makes one.
     
  2. Jul 18, 2013 #2
    Johntheson

    Johntheson

    Apr 10, 2011
    Newport News,Va
    You can contact Mark at Vintage Blue; or you can get them from Fliptops. I don't know whether Mark makes just the lids or not.
    http://www.vintage-blue.us/default.htm


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  3. Jul 18, 2013 #3
    Slough Feg Bass

    Slough Feg Bass Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2007
    San Francisco
    You can make one very easily, but I'm sure fliptops.net has something for you.
     
  4. Jul 18, 2013 #4
    Jake Morris

    Jake Morris

    Jun 10, 2009
    North Jersey
    Thanks! Found what I needed, but $70 seems high. It is what it is I guess.
     
  5. Jul 18, 2013 #5
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    By the time you buy the wood, the lag bolts, and the tolex, you'd have probably close to $30 in it. And trimming and attaching tolex is a PITA.
     
  6. Jul 18, 2013 #6
    Jake Morris

    Jake Morris

    Jun 10, 2009
    North Jersey
    True. I mean is this a cab I can take out to gigs and not worry about bumping around? Would it be more delicate than my berg or swr?
     
  7. Jul 18, 2013 #7
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    Well the tolex is more delicate than rat fur, but other than that, B-15 cabs are pretty well tanks as long as they've been de-rattled.
     
  8. Jul 20, 2013 #8
    Jake Morris

    Jake Morris

    Jun 10, 2009
    North Jersey
    What do you mean by de-rattled?
     
  9. Jul 20, 2013 #9
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    Rattles can develop over the years. The insulation strip under the lid can get mushy and leak, the rubber grommet that blocks the hole when you take the dolly off can leak, the foam under the grillcloth that prevented the cloth from rattling against the baffle turns to dust after so many years, and I think the latches rattling goes without saying! Good news is they can all be fixed if you have them. But if you don't, then they're tanks.
     
  10. Jul 20, 2013 #10
    Jake Morris

    Jake Morris

    Jun 10, 2009
    North Jersey
    Ok. Well I have the latches tightened because I noticed one was loose. Also the foam under the lid was replaced to help create a better seal. Other than that, the new speaker, and quarter inch conversion, I don't think anything else was done.
     
  11. Jul 20, 2013 #11
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    Then you should be good to go! Just pointing it out in case...
     
  12. Jul 20, 2013 #12
    BassmanPaul

    BassmanPaul Inactive

    Aug 25, 2007
    Scarborough Ontario Canada
    So with the phone plug conversion what did you do about the ground interlock?
     
  13. Jul 20, 2013 #13
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    The ground interlock is only pins 2 and 3 in the 4 pin XLR tied together. Mine had a 1/4" conversion done when I got it, though I had it restored. Not really a big deal.