Ampeg B-15N

The engineer took a DI from your bass and didn't mic the cab?

 

Good practice to record straight DI
And mic.
Just in case. You need clean track for editing or re amp
I'm guessing he ran DI and ran a mic

 

B-15NF made between 65 and 67 if you want to get technical. 30w head with a single baffle cab. Nice!

 

Using a B-15N as my first amp (a 1970 model), impressed by the volume was never a thought that crossed my mind. It was ok with a jr high school choir and stage band, but moving from that to a 100 voice choir, then 3 piece rock band, the amp that could just couldn't keep up. I traded it off. It came back a few years later, got sold again, came back, repaired, reused, blown up again and now sits forlornly in my shop gathering dust. Someday...

Tim

 

Ran into one not long ago. Pretty cool.

 

If anything triggers a GAS attack, it's a B-15, I know, I just fell in love with my new find!

 

One of you may own this one now. An older gentlemen was having it cleaned up and tested. He was selling it to someone up north. I want to Say Ohio, but I'm not sure.

 

I used to run the head portion with my Ampeg 8x10 for a while for live gigs. It was more than enough volume for indoor gigs, outdoors I had to push it to the point where it started distorting.

 

here's mine ... now loaded with JBL D140F speaker .

 

Can you describe the difference the JBL made in performance? Louder? Brighter? I ask because I have a B-15 and wonder whether changing speakers would be worthwhile. So far, the original CTS has worked best for me. Thanks.

 

In mine I tried an Altec, and a JBL 2205. I liked the Original it came with so that’s what’s in it.

 

the original speaker , i can't remember what it was , just didn't sound good to me .
the reconed JBL just gives it a smoother , warmer tone , at least to my ears ...
if the CTS is working for your sound , i wouldn't change it .
... here are my B15 and B18 , both loaded with JBL's ...

use whatever works best for you !!

 

@JimmyM
How would you describe the sound/tone differences of the B-15 and pf-20? Also, is one much louder than the other?

@TNCreature
Congrats and good luck on the recording gig. Looks like a cool piece of history you got to use for it! What kind of music is the recording?

 

Unfortunately I haven't played through a PF-20T yet, bro. However, I do love that PF-50T. Sounds like a V4B rather than a B-15, but I can get all the same sounds I like out of either so it's all good.

 

Cool! Hope to hear it one of these days