IMHO it is not worth the price that Ampeg lists it at. It is great for more of a modern tube sound(more versatile), but if you want those rolling smooth tones like a vintage B15 gives you, I wouldn't go for this amp.
Heheh.... that was my first amp. got it used in 1980. I think mine was a 1972... if I remember correctly. It sounded like crap, but the speaker was shot and one of the tubes glowed like the sun. I wish I held on to it... I'm sure it would sound sweet re-tubed and with a nice new speaker in it. and no... I wouldn't pay more than maybe $500 for that combo
a friend of mine, not that close, owns one. i was enough lucky to try it once. it's an incredible sounding amp, the best one i have ever tried. the guy plays musciman basses, a pre ernie ball 4 string and a 5 string fretless and he's got a WONDERFUL sound, when they recorded their 3 tracks demo CD he took that amp in the studio ( a pro one) and recorder the bass direct with this amp with no post eq. i tried this amp with my Fender P and i was very very happy! but even if this is a tone heaven amp, i wouldn't buy one, too much money for me.
get the real thing. i bought my 1974 B15S for $450. unfortunately, i traded it in for $250. dumbest thing i've ever done. jason
It was my first amp in the 60's. I thought it sounded like crap as well. I have never regretted selling mine. My Kasino 100 was way cool 'though.
$2499?!?...ohhh, "LIST". I paid a little over $1300 for mine. It could've come with a beefier speaker cable, tho . Nothin' a 3' Monster can't fix. It DOES weigh a bit (~117lbs.) but comes with a dolly. One interesting feature is the "instant bias switch". If you swap-out the 6L6's for EL34's, just flip a switch on the back panel. Wouldn't hurt to double-check things with a DMM. I've got a `66 B15-N that's literally a "basket case" - parts in a box. It'll get rebuilt...one of these days . I thought those Pignose B100's were 100 watts . That's what my B100V-H (head only) is.
hmmm... yea 2500 sounds a bit high. i was in a shop here in Ann Arbor yesterday and saw one for what looked like $1800. i didnt get a chance to play through it, though i checked out the construction quality, and it looked quite good. THEN, some little kid came in and wanted to try it out. so he played some "smells like teen spirit" (i am NOT kidding) but heres the interesting part, despite the horrible sounds being fed into the amp, i was able to notice that this thing has MILES OF GEORGEOUS TONE!!! heh. if i had 1800 to blow... i wouldnt spend it on this amp. but i can see why someone else would.
I'm not sure if most people realize this is the reissue and is different from the originals. I had three of the originals and when used for what they were designed for, worked very well. The R's don't sell anywhere near $2500... I'm surprised to hear of an $1800 asking price. I've tried several and ended up buying a B-100R
