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Odd duck Ampeg cab...

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Here is mine. The photo was taken with my SVT-2 installed - but I usually have my SVT-4 in there.

I think this cab is great and I use it all the time. It sounds good with my electric and upright basses. I also have a DD-15 (SVR-215 without the rack space) but I mostly use the SVR-215. It is a bit easier to get in my station wagon (because it is tall enough to lean and slide in), and I like having one less thing to carry. Another excellent feature is - it is so darned heavy I can pull the casters and confidently leave it at the club overnight - it sits there with it's cover on daring anyone to try to pick it up.
 

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#22
Bass 45 said:
Here is mine. The photo was taken with my SVT-2 installed - but I usually have my SVT-4 in there.

I think this cab is great and I use it all the time. It sounds good with my electric and upright basses. I also have a DD-15 (SVR-215 without the rack space) but I mostly use the SVR-215. It is a bit easier to get in my station wagon (because it is tall enough to lean and slide in), and I like having one less thing to carry. Another excellent feature is - it is so darned heavy I can pull the casters and confidently leave it at the club overnight - it sits there with it's cover on daring anyone to try to pick it up.
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What a great looking bass setup. Thank you for the picture.
 
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Bass 45 said:
Here is mine. The photo was taken with my SVT-2 installed - but I usually have my SVT-4 in there.

I think this cab is great and I use it all the time. It sounds good with my electric and upright basses. I also have a DD-15 (SVR-215 without the rack space) but I mostly use the SVR-215. It is a bit easier to get in my station wagon (because it is tall enough to lean and slide in), and I like having one less thing to carry. Another excellent feature is - it is so darned heavy I can pull the casters and confidently leave it at the club overnight - it sits there with it's cover on daring anyone to try to pick it up.
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Is that one of those Ampeg basses, man? What a great rig....rare birds, in both pieces, from the same folks even....great.
 
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estranged said:
Hey Guys!

just got one of these, unloaded and some busted speakers that may have come in it. Anyone know how to wire this one up? should be fairly straight forward?

-aaron
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Cool man!

The original speakers are two cast frame Eminence 15's (Ampeg part number 86-511-08). These are the same speakers used in the SVT 215E and the SVT 15E.

I don't have time to open my cab up right now, but if I remember correctly (and if the original wiring is still in yours), the front speaker should be blue -, white +. The rear speaker is red +, black - . The horn is the other red/black +/-.

Good luck
 
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Sorry to bump a zombie thread, but I have one simple question for anyone who has experience with these cabs -

What exactly is the lamp cord that's coming out from between the "high frequency attenuator" control, and the "full range input" jack?

I'm aware of it having a 1/4" male plug (not seen in this pic), which leads me to believe it's obviously a speaker cable, but then there's that "full range input" thing going on, and there's my source of confusion... why both?

Thanks in advance!!
 
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meatwad said:
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Sorry to bump a zombie thread, but I have one simple question for anyone who has experience with these cabs -

What exactly is the lamp cord that's coming out from between the "high frequency attenuator" control, and the "full range input" jack?

I'm aware of it having a 1/4" male plug (not seen in this pic), which leads me to believe it's obviously a speaker cable, but then there's that "full range input" thing going on, and there's my source of confusion... why both?

Thanks in advance!!
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They call the cable a pigtail. It has a ¼” plug attached to the end. It is intended to connect to an amp. The pigtail is connected internally in parallel with the ¼” jack on the cabinet’s dish. It is intended for daisy chaining another cab.

Kind of a silly way to do it but I suppose it truly makes it an Ampig cabinet. :laugh:
 
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beans-on-toast said:
It is intended to connect to an amp. The pigtail is connected internally in parallel with the ¼” jack on the cabinet’s dish. It is intended for daisy chaining another cab.
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Exactly the info/confirmation I was looking for. Thank you Mr. Beans!!

Edit to add - I forget Ampeg likely had a 2 ohm load in mind, considering they advertised these cabs with the SVT-II.
 
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meatwad said:
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Sorry to bump a zombie thread, but I have one simple question for anyone who has experience with these cabs -

What exactly is the lamp cord that's coming out from between the "high frequency attenuator" control, and the "full range input" jack?

I'm aware of it having a 1/4" male plug (not seen in this pic), which leads me to believe it's obviously a speaker cable, but then there's that "full range input" thing going on, and there's my source of confusion... why both?

Thanks in advance!!
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According to the manual, the pigtail is used to daisy chain to another external cabinet. It makes no sense to me why they did this instead of just adding another jack.
Labeling it as "full range" only differentiates it from cabinets used for bi-amping, which was a fad at the time.
SVR212215.pdf (ampeg.com)
 
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