Dating an Ampeg cab

[Venom of God]

Hi team,

I have a 410HE that I bought used about a decade ago. It was a made in USA variant, but the sticker that said that (along with the serial number) has long since fallen off.

Is there another serial number somewhere or any other way to date this cab? I remember reading years ago that there was a USA made "dark period" for Ampeg and while walking my dog today I suddenly got the urge to find out if mine falls into that category or not.

Thanks!

 

[rodl2005]

Dunno,
but, do you like the sound of it? Or does it sound dark, lotsa bass, not a lotta treble, apart from the tweeter? Like a blanket is over it?

If you like it... and these issues ain't there, it probly ain't a "dark" one.

Sorry, best I got

 

[beans-on-toast]

Pull a side handle off and see if the cab is constructed with plywood or OSB, the front baffle is plywood so don’t look there. Dark sound is usually associated with the OSB era although the sound is down to the speakers, not the wood. While the handle is off, there are usually date codes on the speakers. Either on the back of the magnet or the rim of the speaker frame. You might see a white label.

 

[deff]

AFAIK, there were no "dark" HE models irrespective of the year. I always thought that the dark models were some years of the 810E. The 410 HE has always sounded like a kind of snarly mid rangey cab to me.

 

[wintremute]

Dating an Ampeg cab

I am assuming that you are both over 18 years of age, and thus I am not going to judge on what two consenting adults do.

 

[RGerhart]

I am assuming that you are both over 18 years of age, and thus I am not going to judge on what two consenting adults do.

LOL, I'm glad I'm not the only one that had these thoughts when I saw the thread title.

 

[jdjk7]

Dating an Ampeg cab

I would refrain from making any comment on her weight.

 

[zenrad]

I would refrain from making any comment on her weight.

 

[bigthemat]

I would refrain from making any comment on her weight.

dang girl are those neodymium magnets??

 

[Old_Noob]

Dating an Ampeg cab

Make sure you get consent before turning her knobs.

 

[BtaylorTheRogue]

Yall ever plug two different amps into a cab at the same time?

Or is that contraindicated?

 

[JimmyM]

AFAIK, there were no "dark" HE models irrespective of the year. I always thought that the dark models were some years of the 810E. The 410 HE has always sounded like a kind of snarly mid rangey cab to me.

They used the same speakers and still do, so the dark years cabs are the same…2000 till sometime in 2006.

 

[wellshuxley]

I am assuming that you are both over 18 years of age, and thus I am not going to judge on what two consenting adults do.

Watch the statute of limitations, though - OP got the cab a decade ago

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I am assuming that you are both over 18 years of age, and thus I am not going to judge on what two consenting adults do.

Well, that was better that what I was going to suggest, like taking it to the movies.... Or if it has casters, maybe roller skating

 

[pfschim]

make sure to wear protection ... you don't want a bunch of little 1x10 cabs running around unexpectedly

 

[JimmyM]

Yall ever plug two different amps into a cab at the same time?

Or is that contraindicated?

Never ever do it unless you have a cab built for it. Like you can do it with 810e cabs since about the mid 90s because they have separate inputs available for each half. Don’t ever do it on regular cabs, though.

 

[Turnaround]

I dated an Ampeg cab once. She was the size of a refrigerator and twice as heavy. But oh boy!!!!......

 

[Phaidrus]

 

[fu22ba55]

I'll admit I'm neodymium-curious.

 

[Brich]

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