Ampeg PF-500 for cover band?

[AdamR]

Mine has never once gone into protect mode, even when I was purposely trying to make it.

He was not so lucky. The tone was amazing but pushing the gain up made it shut down a half a song in. He also had the small TC head and had issues with that. Also a great sounding amp. But talk about bad luck.

After hearing his little Ampeg I wanted to pick up a PF800.

 

[hover]

This thread is ridiculous.

I personally think that all retailers should have amp classifications on their websites and in catalogs.

"Good for cover bands only"
"Good if you're only into non-stop rocking non-pu*** metal"
"Perfect for soft ballads and covering Tubular Bells"
"Recommended for Waylon Jennings tribute bands ONLY"

so I'll ask... if it sounded good to you, why would you question its suitability in the first place?
Do you not trust your own ears?

 

[96tbird]

Nope, pf500 is ONLY designed for covering Anne Murray songs. That and original death metal. But that's it. Carvin on the other hand must never be used on country or alternative.

OT, a Fender Jazz is totally inappropriate for a Zeppelin tribute band. Wait...

 

[jthurston]

Mine has never once gone into protect mode, even when I was purposely trying to make it.

Wow. Mine sure has. To the extent that I now only use it as a practice amp.

 

[Lync]

I own both the Carvin BX500 and the Ampeg PF500....both are awesome...light years ahead of what was available years ago.

I like the Carvin just a bit more...but then I use the Ampeg for a gig and I like that...both wins...Carvin is Made in USA which is very cool in my book....Ampeg is doing really well though and is still an American company...

 

[orangejulius3]

I own a PF500 ampeg. Had it for a year. Love it. Very simple to use and pretty loud. Never an issue even when I start pushing it.

This unit is great for practice, and indoor shows. If I play out door shows, I take my 2001RB head. Plenty of power with no strains, besides my back.

If you are gigging more out door shows, I would recommend something with 400 watts or more. This really depends on what kind of music and what kind of rig other band mates are playing out of.

I really do believe 500 watts should be more than enough power.

 

[hover]

Carvin on the other hand must never be used on country or alternative.

Hahaha, yes, but...Carvin offers a Country Western tolex for their cabs, that I admit I am smitten with...you sure? Not even NU-Country?

 

[LiquidMidnight]

Totally anecdotal. The people who are claiming no problems are self-selecting, so it may appear that fail free units are more represented than units that have failed like chumps. If you actually randomly selected PF owners and did a statistical analysis, you may find that the failure rate is higher then the norm.

Possible, but I was just being contrarian to make a point. At the end of the day, you can't make an informed decision about this without random selection and good statistical analysis.

 

[LiquidMidnight]

if you're only into non-stop rocking non-pu*** metal"

Sounds like a typical Craigslist ad looking for bandmembers.

 

[arai]

Possible, but I was just being contrarian to make a point. At the end of the day, you can't make an informed decision about this without random selection and good statistical analysis.

Well it is a forum after all and people a going to spout off what ever opinion they have, it's how forums work.
I spend way to much time reading this forum and I would not buy one of ampegs class d amps from the amount of failure rate reported. I would buy a CL or vr though, if I didn't want to break my back.