Ampeg Rocket B100r appreciation?

[BoomBoomOGTL]

I've had mine for 7 or 8 years and only recently began pushing the front end w/a clean boost to get a little more grind and volume. Fantastic.

 

[FREAKYSTLYEY]

I may try this, your saying it adds something?

 

[Konigstiger22]

Great little amp! Good lookin' as well! Love mine

 

[BoomBoomOGTL]

I may try this, your saying it adds something?

Yes, I'm saying it adds grind and a considerable volume boost. Both welcome in my playing.

I'm using a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster which I also use to drive the front end of my tube guitar amps with great results.

 

[FREAKYSTLYEY]

I'll give it a shot in a second. I figured it being a solid state, didn't want to drive it too hard

 

[anderbass]

I've had a pair of B100r"s since 2005. The original speaker in my oldest one has been starting to develop a bit of a voice coil dragging issue over last year or so. Yesterday I remembered that I had a good/used 4-ohm EVm-15 speaker. I swapped that speaker in place of my original and think it actually sounds much better than the original speaker in my other B100R.

I've seen a few threads here on T/B with B100R owners asking what other speakers might sound good in their combos. I played my EV-equipped B100r with my band last night and I can say for sure that the 4-ohm EVm model I substituted in mine worked and sounded awesome in my B100R.

 

[Jay Corwin]

Thought I'd revive this. The B100R has been my favorite amp for a long time. I went through a variety of other fancier names, but kept coming back to my Ampegs. Think I'm gonna be using it for the rest of my life at this point!

Anyway I was able to pick up a beat up B50R over the weekend. I've ordered a bunch of hardware to get it back to looking good again. Unfortunately on both of my B's the original purchaser left the plastic film on over the control plate, and it ain't coming off now. I tried to everything on my B100R and ended up causing more harm than good.

Mine aren't show pieces (though I wish they were), but they are work horses. Here are a couple of pics for your Rocket Bass Appreciation viewing pleasure.

 

[Jay Corwin]

New knobs, new feet, and the most expensive part - the new logo. She's ready to be pressed into service now!

 

[Jay Corwin]

And here's another pic for anyone who loves these little blue boxes from my gig last Friday.

 

[CassiusRegular]

Did anyone created an amp based on the B100R preamp (but with 300w at least)?
Love the preamp section, I just wished it was at least 200w louder...

 

[jeff7bass]

I bet if they came out with them again, built the same way, they would sell a ton of them. Perfect rehearsal/small gig amps. Love stiles72 rig, running two in stereo.