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Ampeg Rocket Bass Combos

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Share my EQ setting on my Rb112. Clean tone for Bacchus J.
SGT off, Ultra Hi ON, Bass 1.30 o'clock , Mid 10.30 o'clock, Treble 2 o'clock
Direct mic record via Zoom H1 place (too close....) in front speaker.





 
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SGT engage, Lite and Dirt . Vintera 50P, 3 months old Ti flat , wide open tone knob and pick playing.

Lite SGT, Grit 8.30 o'clock, Level 4 o'clock. Volume 12.30 o'clock.
Dirt SGT, Grit 12 o'clock, Level 5 o'clock. Volume 11 o'clock.

Ultra HI ON, Bass 2 o'clock, MID 10 o'clock, Treble 2 o'clock.



 
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Michael Eisenman said:
If he removed multiple speakers, only the RB-210 has them. The woofers are 16Ω each, connected in parallel, resulting in an 8Ω load. If he replaced them with 8Ω speakers, that would result in 4Ω, pulling maximum power from the amp (while remembering not to connect another cab to the back of the amp). The following block diagram is for the RB-210.

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That’s exactly what I did
 
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Deleted member 368008 said:
Was it the RB112 or RB210?
One can be suspicious since you mention "took the speakers out..." Having 2 speakers can connected either in pararell or series and you change Ohm accordingly. I don't know internally how the speakers in RB210 are wired. RB210 has a horn too, which has to work and gel with whatever else you put in there, but you may not be interested in using it at all. AFAIK no piezo horn where ever present in the original Ampegs anyway, so that one can - basically - be neglected.
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potsos said:
I thought they were but they’re not.
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darwin-bass said:
I just got back from GC - took a look at the RB115 compared to the RB110 - I don't like the size. I'll use this as a home practice amp and the smaller RB110 fits my small room much better. Decided not not do any swap. RB110 it is.
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I hope your amp works out for you. The rb110 is a great little amp. As is. I have one.

My rb110 is used in a small quiet room and also very late at night. So its main limitation (power) is an asset because when I play my bass too hard or loud the rb110 hits straight into the speaker protection limiter and the rb110 momentarily cuts out. Goes momentarily silent and then immediately cuts back in. This cutting out let's you abruptly know that you are playing too loud for the circumstances. In this sense the rb110 makes a great bedroom/practice amp. As long as you don't want a more powerful and louder sound.

I also own the rb112. The rb112 is in another level of amplification and it produces a much more powerful and loud response. My rb112 does not cut out. I have not 'tried' to make it cut out.

My rb112 is loud enough to play with some electric players and drummers. I would say the rb112 is good for anything that doesn't require a sound louder than the sound level acceptable in your home or neighborhood. It sounds great and it gets very loud without cutting out or distorting.

The rb110 is super great in its own right. The tone is super great and tubelike plus it produces a great playing feel and experience.

I have not tried the XLR out on the rb110 but I would not be surprised if the XLR out is of great quality. A lot of these PA interface direct boxes are eq/direct boxes and they hook up directly to the PA or powered PA speaker. The resulting sound produced by the XLR direct box eq is often surprisingly tubelike. Things have changed. Some of these eq direct boxes sound way better than you would guess, and they sound strong like a guitar amp.

The rb110 is a great at home amp plus it has an XLR out that might sound better than you expected through a good PA. The rb110 is adaptable.
 
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Sternodox said:
1981 Gibson Victory Standard. My favorite bass.
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Yes. That's a cool bass. Some of the Gibson bases are very cool. I have a recent model EB Gibson bass. Long scale, humbuckers, but it is 'by far' my lightest bass. And the neck is not fat but more like a thin Fender. It is almost exactly like your Victory in general appearance. Has that same strat type headstock, which I dig.

Congratulations on that nice Gibson bass!
 
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TheDuff said:
Yes. That's a cool bass. Some of the Gibson bases are very cool. I have a recent model EB Gibson bass. Long scale, humbuckers, but it is 'by far' my lightest bass. And the neck is not fat but more like a thin Fender. It is almost exactly like your Victory in general appearance. Has that same strat type headstock, which I dig.

Congratulations on that nice Gibson bass!
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Thanks man. The Victory is a very heavy bass. 14 pounds or so. But I've never found a bass that was easier to play. For years I played it through a 72 SVT on top of a Carvin 4×10 on top of a Carvin 1x15. Suddenly I was no longer young and got tired of lugging around a 200 pound rig! This new Ampeg 112 sounds freaking AMAZING! And weighs 25 pounds!
 
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Jim C said:
For me the 210 is the only one I could gig with assuming light to medium rock band and smallish room with no PA support. Really surprised how good the older BA series sounded at a gig last weekend (bass amp supplied) and I left my big stuff in the car.
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My neighbor has an older BA115 and I never bother to haul my own amp across the street when I go over there to jam.
 
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TheDuff said:
My rb110 is used in a small quiet room and also very late at night. So its main limitation (power) is an asset because when I play my bass too hard or loud the rb110 hits straight into the speaker protection limiter and the rb110 momentarily cuts out.
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Woa, dude, you're playing the amp loud enough to trigger the speaker protection circuit? Late at night? I turned mine up fairly loud one time and it was LOUD. Loud enough you'd have to shout to be heard over it. And it was not up all the way. I feel sorry for your neighbors if you're playing that loud late at night.
 
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darwin-bass said:
Woa, dude, you're playing the amp loud enough to trigger the speaker protection circuit? Late at night? I turned mine up fairly loud one time and it was LOUD. Loud enough you'd have to shout to be heard over it. And it was not up all the way. I feel sorry for your neighbors if you're playing that loud late at night.
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Yes, it is somewhat self limiting because when you are clearly too loud the rb110 runs straight into the limiter. Rudely. This can be a good thing. The rb110 is going to be underpowered in an electric rock band without using the XLR out.

I'm talking about clipping when you turn the rb110 up fairly well and then turn up the bass all the way on your bass guitar and engage the distortion circuit on the amp. At this time the rb110 becomes susceptible to clipping very easily. But the clipping can be controlled by paying attention to your playing style in order to get the most out of it before clipping. Some players will find it easy to avoid hitting the speaker protection while getting the most power and volume out of the rb110. If you back way off on the bass knob and the drive knob the rb110 will not be inclined to clip but the sound will be much thinner.

Using the XLR out into a good PA would probably work very well in almost any situation where you might need more volume. I have not hooked mine up to the PA yet, but I am very impressed with the eq/preamp style direct boxes. These eq/preamps are direct boxes that sound remarkably good, almost like a tube amp, believe it or not. This technology is very impressive. I use a san samp style bass eq/DI. These items can produce a very high quality tubelike sound at a very affordable cost. Many of these eq/DI boxes allow you to run cables to both the PA (XLR) and your bass or guitar amp. This can produce super good results and is known as biamping.



If you play with a lot of energy you may find that the rb110 is going to require some restraint, or it will clip out.
 

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