Ya, if you dig the ultra low on the B100R, that's the cab you should dig the most, I'd say. Nice!
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Ampeg PF500/350, part 4
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GregT said:
Congratulations! Will you be using it with a PF amp? One of these days, I'm going to get around to doing do an A/B of a PF115 with my PF500 and Shuttle 6.0... Lol
ddbassGA said:
Lol. That's a pretty good term.
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I might get the PF500 pretty soon if only for the ultra low button. I always use it on the B100R and since it is Ampeg, It is probably pretty similar.
What about `Portaflexification` or `Portaflexified` ?
I am still liking my 500, the combination of Fender P and PF500 is really good
I love this head, and I refuse to play my bass without it, lol. I have the sickest grind when the guitar is silent, and a monstrous bottom end whenever he's playing. I can't thank Ampeg enough for this head. I just have one problem, I cut out a couple times at practice last night. Has anyone else had these problems before?
I don't think Ive ever played with ultra low off on the pf500. It fills everything out so well.
The main advantages that the PF350 seems to have over the PF500 are;
1.) the absence of the random cutting out problem.
2.) no big reports of amp failure.
3.) smaller, lighter, perhaps easier to dial in cool tones.
4.) $100 less expensive... money that should be going toward better or more speakers !
Of course, all in IMHO.
Disclaimer... I am a PF350 owner.
1.) the absence of the random cutting out problem.
2.) no big reports of amp failure.
3.) smaller, lighter, perhaps easier to dial in cool tones.
4.) $100 less expensive... money that should be going toward better or more speakers !
Of course, all in IMHO.
Disclaimer... I am a PF350 owner.
I've Been a Peavey And Randall Player for 25 years... the latest was the Tour 700... Finally pulled the trigger on PF500.... ready to tour without the xtra 20+lb bass amps.
Ampeg has always been a solid Amp company... looking forward to the new relationship with Ampeg.
Ampeg has always been a solid Amp company... looking forward to the new relationship with Ampeg.
A few. Call Ampeg on Monday. They'll let you know what's going on with it and if it's a problem with the head and you're under warranty, they'll make it right.
I picked up a PF500 before Christmas and have gigged with it a couple of times, once through a Mesa 210/212 stack and once though the 212 alone. Very nice. Last week I traded the little used Mesa 210 for the PF210HE cab. Wow. That's the sound (one of them anyway!) I'm looking for! There may be a second 210HE cab in my future...
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It may have been stated somewhere in this thread, but it is a long one. Earlier in the postings there was a lot of talk about GK Neo cabs. Now it is all about the pf115, and the pf210. So what's the verdict? I am thinking about one pf210 now, and maybe add another later. Would two pf115's be about the same? What about the GK Neo cabs?
Don't know about the GK's but the PF210 and 115 sound pretty similar to me except the PF115 goes lower.
I picked the PF210 because that's the one the Atlanta Bass Gallery had in stock. If they had had the 115 instead, I'd have gotten that one. I think they're so similar as to not make much difference. If you're thinking of expanding later, you're choice should probably be guided by if you want to end up with a 410 or a 215 rig.
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I couldn't tell much difference in tone or volume between the PF115 and the PF210. I ended up getting two of the 15s, but by all accounts the PF cabs play nicely mixed as well.
After demoing the two last week I couldn't hear much of a difference either (at music store volumes
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Wonder why Guitar Center no longer shows the PF350/500 on their website? Am I missing something? MF still shows em.
They're listed. The Ampeg PF300/500s are great amps and both are still listed on Guitar Center, Musicians Friend, Amazon, and etc, etc websites.
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I was just looking on their website and I can find amp/cabinet combinations, but not just the head alone. I have a good business relationship with Guitar Center locally and they will take care of me if by some chance I have a problem with mine.
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