This!!!! I'm one of those people. But it just so happens that 25-30w would be perfect for my current gig.
5sg.
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New ampeg speculation - A true B15 Reissue?
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This!!!! I'm one of those people. But it just so happens that 25-30w would be perfect for my current gig.
5sg.
Hey guys,
Haven't read the whole thread yet. Anyone know when these babies will be available? Didn't find anything on the Ampeg website.
Haven't read the whole thread yet. Anyone know when these babies will be available? Didn't find anything on the Ampeg website.
I'll be honest - sometimes 25 watts isn't quite enough for me onstage. When it isn't, I'll just add the B-100R for extra stage volume, and I'll mic the B15 for FOH. Since I've started to proactively mic it up before the soundman can hand me a DI - I've had nothing but compliments.
paul, paul, paul...tsk tsk tsk...
b-15 fans are unconcerned with two things...power and weight. if you want power and light weight, buy something else.
Too late! I already gots one!
One day I'm going to have to talk to you about mine and mine the depths of your B15 lore.
Out of curiosity, what mic do you use? I've been thinking about adding a bass mic to my personal arsenal.
5sg.
I've just been using a Shure Beta 52 kick mic, mainly because that's just what I had on hand. One soundman likes to use a 57, but he also takes a DI off the B-100R and blends the two together, so it's hard for me to differentiate which is which when I step out front during soundcheck.
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Out of curiosity, what mic do you use? I've been thinking about adding a bass mic to my personal arsenal.
5sg.
Nothing beats the Sennheiser 421 on bass cabs. Great for live use because it can take a beating, and it sounds great on just about any instrument. A P-bass with flats into a B15 miced with a 421 is THE studio sound. "Kick drum" mics (D112, D6, etc.) generally sound terrible on bass cabs because they EQ out all your midrange.
Nothing beats the Sennheiser 421 on bass cabs
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a 421 about 12-18" away from a B15 cab is about as heavenly as heavenly gets for me, THE perfect bass tone. an ev re-20 and a shure sm7 (sm57 too, in a pinch) also do a damn nice job, but a 421 just has That Thing. i've heard great things about the Heil 30 and 40 too for bass work. i don't like kick drum mics on bass cabs for the most part
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a 421 about 12-18" away from a B15 cab is about as heavenly as heavenly gets for me, THE perfect bass tone. an ev re-20 and a shure sm7 (sm57 too, in a pinch) also do a damn nice job, but a 421 just has That Thing. i've heard great things about the Heil 30 and 40 too for bass work. i don't like kick drum mics on bass cabs for the most part
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Out of curiosity, what mic do you use? I've been thinking about adding a bass mic to my personal arsenal.
5sg.
+1.... unquestionably, 421 on a B15 is the cat's claws.
At one of my gigs last week, the FOH tech threw a 57 in front of my B15R after hearing the amp. A couple of musicians in the audience told me that it sounded sweet.
I've seen 421, SM-7, and SM-57 on my 810 cab. Apparently they all work well.
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Thanks for the input on mics, guys! I sure didn't mean to derail the thread, but it IS nice to not read the bickering about where parts are made. 
I'll check out the 421!
5sg.
I'll check out the 421!
5sg.
I usually use an EV RE20 or Heil PR40 for bass amps. A p-bass through a B-15 mic'd with one of these is the sound of bass IMO.
ya, i agree. i really like the 421 a lot, but i'm an re 20/pr 40 guy. re 20 right on the cab, or pr 40 about 3-4 inches away.
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RE20 is my second favorite. It's really close between the 421/RE20 - I just love the 421 for that little bit of fatness it adds to the Motown sound. The RE20 is also really big and heavy, and doesn't like to stay in position on my mic stand.
i keep forgetting you have one, paul...i always think of you as having only carvin stuffToo late! I already gots one!
One day I'm going to have to talk to you about mine and mine the depths of your B15 lore.
anyway, there's a whole world of fliptop lore in the portaflex club threads...we love talking about them...check it out!
ain't that the truth??? the re 20 is a big bulky dude. pr 40's a good bit smaller, though, and if you back it off the cab a few inches, it sounds a lot like an re 20.
but i can certainly dig where you're coming from with the 421. and i know some folks don't like them nearly as well as the regular 421, but i like the 421a just about as much. of course, that's without the benefit of an ab test, but i liked it quite well.
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