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Ampeg BA115 for $250
- Thread starter LKdubby
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Hey,
My bandmates own one of these; it is what I played on until I brought my rig to the practice space. It gets the job done just fine, plenty loud. I'm currently using it as a practice amp and for $250 you cannot really go wrong, they bought it from a friend for that price I think. See if you can play it before you buy it, if not, it's still a good deal.
My bandmates own one of these; it is what I played on until I brought my rig to the practice space. It gets the job done just fine, plenty loud. I'm currently using it as a practice amp and for $250 you cannot really go wrong, they bought it from a friend for that price I think. See if you can play it before you buy it, if not, it's still a good deal.
I have the same amp. It has plenty of volume and sounds good too. I use it with an Ibanez SR500 or a Fender MIM jazz. The Fender is really loud played through it. The guys I play with use mainly acoustic guitars so I only have to ramp it to maybe 4. When they hook up the Strats though it still keeps up with them. I never have cranked it all the way up. I do wish you could hook up an external cab to it though. I'd like to use the 15" with a 2X10.
Ive had some problems with mine and ended up selling it because of tweeter issues....maybe mine was just a bum amp...but I doubt I fool with any more ampeg combos
the tweeter hisses ALOT on these amps - I've disconnected mine and have been very happy since then.
I've used the BA-210 combo and liked it. It has 220 watts/2X10. Lots of power and good tone. I have heard some problems with the high frequency horn with the BA-115 but I haven't had any. Sometimes there's a hiss but I turn all controls down and then turn them back up and the hiss goes away.
I will comment on the tweeter hiss issue. Though I have not fussed around with this amp a lot, in the 1st detent for the "style" knob (mid voicing I think), I did get some tweeter hiss/noise. I don't know if you can turn the tweeter off, it sounds like you have to manually disconnect it. I just used 2,3,4,5 for the style knob and it was not unbearably noisy.
These should give you an idea of a few asking prices for comparison:
http://www.google.com/search?source...T4DMUS_enUS221US222&q=craigslist+Ampeg+BA115+
Well I went ahead and picked it up first thing this morning. There weren't all these replies to this thread before I left to go get it!
Here's a pic though of the actual one I bought,
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Interesting to hear all this talk about the tweeter hiss.. I guess I'll be on the lookout for that and know what to expect when it comes to fixing it...
Here's a pic though of the actual one I bought,
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Interesting to hear all this talk about the tweeter hiss.. I guess I'll be on the lookout for that and know what to expect when it comes to fixing it...
Dubby, you should be ok with the amp, I am. I just started adjusting the knobs and I don't have a hiss. On the style I usually use 3. The amp has good bottom along with mids and highs. For the price it's a real good amp. I've had a couple of Ampegs and have had no trouble with any of them. Good luck.
yeah man the ONLY time I ever heard noticable noise/hiss with this amp was with the style knob on 1, which I figured was exclusive to my particular amp. For $250 I think you got a great deal.
I have the BA-115. Has anyone tried adding a 2x10 cab to it? I know there is no hook up for an external cab. I'd like to try it with the 15" and a 2x10". Anyone know how?
