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Ampeg PF500/PF350
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maevinj said:
My acoustic is a sealed 15 and it sounded pretty good but that cab has very little down low doesn't fart out but doesn't thump either. This head helps that out a lot but it's a cab issue IMO
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Got mine today. (500) Played in the house through an 8 ohm 4 10. I found Gooooood sound.
I think this is the one. Can't wait to gig it at 4ohms. I didn't find any really good break up, but my VT bass through the FX loop blended in partially, seems to provide that.
I can't wait till I can afford (and they are available) a couple of matching 2 10's. I also don't think at this point that I'll have any problems getting enough volume out of this head.
At this point, you can count this as a positive review.
Got mine today. (500) Played in the house through an 8 ohm 4 10. I found Gooooood sound.
I think this is the one. Can't wait to gig it at 4ohms. I didn't find any really good break up, but my VT bass through the FX loop blended in partially, seems to provide that.
I can't wait till I can afford (and they are available) a couple of matching 2 10's. I also don't think at this point that I'll have any problems getting enough volume out of this head.
At this point, you can count this as a positive review.
Got a chance to try the DI today, it provided a good strong signal. Sounds better on recording than through my cabinet. I'm liking the 4th midrange position which is surprising because I never used that setting on the other Ampegs I've had.
What would you think of using the PF500 with a Hartke 410hydrive?
I would want to replace the bulk and heft of my SVT3pro and 410HLF with it ... (I need to move air and not use FOH).
I would want to replace the bulk and heft of my SVT3pro and 410HLF with it ... (I need to move air and not use FOH).
Well I've decided to return my pf350 it sounds right. But I found out how much I dislike the Xlr out being before the eq. I never had to worry about that before but now it's a issue.
I didn't realize the PF350 was pre eq DI only. The PF500 has the option of pre or post eq DI, I only tried it in the post eq setting & the sound was much better through my monitor speakers than with my pressboard 610hlf. I think I will be in the market for a new to me cabinet this year.
read the post directly above yours...it's not.If this is right, the pf350 would pretty much be useless for me too.
Yeah, sorry. I read it afterwards.
Maybe nasr20de has a defective unit since his EQ doesn't affect the XLR(?). The diagram clearly shows the EQ is before the XLR out.
Still, would be good if someone else could confirm the XLR out on the pf350 is post EQ or not.
Maybe it is I'm not sure I'll try it again this weekend to confirm. When I was playing I got connected to the board and the only thing on my amp that worked was the gain. The board was dialed flat and my tone controls didn't seem to change the tones. Btw I was told that the DI is really hot. The Sound guy (a.k.a. My dad/drummer) was fighting the clipping light the whole time. Now I'm a totally new to all of this and looking at the amp's circuit diagram it shouldn't have been that way so maybe I was mistaken or there is a problem. I really like the size of the amp and the sound it has so...
i think that's possible that the di is hot. the di is pretty hot in my micro vr, too. i have to keep the gain below 11:00 in order for it not to distort. fortunately, i rarely if ever use the di. i've used it on a gig once since i got it, and if i had known we were going to play the hall at house of blues and not the restraurant, i'd have just brought my mic (we always use stage volume at the restaurant).
The reason I was using the DI was my 2 guitarist were having a personal pissing match and my dad runs his kick drum though his home pa. It wasn't super loud but I play pretty quietly (I don't like the play till your ears bleed volumes) and they are normally pretty ok with that but I guess one felt the need to pee.
For what it's worth, I used the 500's DI at the gig on the night I did those clips and the sound guy loved it. I had the gain around 2:00 and volume at 10:30-11:00, DI running post EQ and the sound guy didn't mention any issues with signal level. Maybe it's just a difference between the 350 and 500? Or maybe it's a difference in boards? Not sure of the model, but the sound guy has an all-digital 32-channel board. I'm not up on my live sound gear, but even I know it's niiiiice. 
I wish I could mic my cabs like Jimmy, but this gig is seriously volume controlled since there are 15 of us and we're still too loud for the venue. Things can get out of hand quick! Lol I'm always prepared on DI's though... (1) back of amp (2) Sansamp BDDI on my board (3) failsafe "3rd string" DI in gig bag.
5sg.
I wish I could mic my cabs like Jimmy, but this gig is seriously volume controlled since there are 15 of us and we're still too loud for the venue. Things can get out of hand quick! Lol I'm always prepared on DI's though... (1) back of amp (2) Sansamp BDDI on my board (3) failsafe "3rd string" DI in gig bag.
5sg.
Hmm. I should've added that for that particular show, I was actually going cab-less and was using the PF500 as an in-ear monitor as an experiment. (duh.... *facepalm*) Sorry.
I know this is a bit of a derail on the thread, but question for you then. If you don't play loud, how do you hit the sweet spot on your amp? For the show previous, I used my Shuttle/2x10. While I had the gain up a bit, I couldn't get the master volume above about 7:30-8:00. I do realize that that setup was overpowered for the gig, but it didn't even come close to the amp's sweet spot.
Just curious, had to ask.
5sg.
doh! hard to mic a cab that you left at home, fer shurHmm. I should've added that for that particular show, I was actually going cab-less and was using the PF500 as an in-ear monitor as an experiment. (duh.... *facepalm*) Sorry.
I know this is a bit of a derail on the thread, but question for you then. If you don't play loud, how do you hit the sweet spot on your amp? For the show previous, I used my Shuttle/2x10. While I had the gain up a bit, I couldn't get the master volume above about 7:30-8:00. I do realize that that setup was overpowered for the gig, but it didn't even come close to the amp's sweet spot.
Just curious, had to ask.
5sg.
anyway, re: the sweet spot, it's simple...i don't believe in them
my bowzer training has enabled me to make even an svt that's barely on sound good. not bragging by any means...it's simple necessity. if i turn up too loud, he gets all angry and yells at me till i turn down. so i've figured out how to get my sound at any pathetically wimpy volume.
Well? Can you pass on some knowledge? How do you work these miracles, oh Wise One?
5sg.
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