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Regarding Ampeg

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Wannaflea

Jun 7, 2011
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Jersey, CI
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Hi all,

I'm still fairly new to the game here so please excuse my ignorance.

Amp-wise, I'm currently using a Fender Rumble 75W for my home practice. However today, I went to the local studio to do some recording with the band and I used and Ampeg combo. Wasn't very big, I could make out 'B2' (there may have been more but there was a sticker right next to the name on the front). Sweetest sound I've ever heard from my bass. I'm using a Fender Jazz, with DiMarzio DP128's (really dark, punchy pickups) and it sounded so nice! I had brand new strings (GHS Boomer Flea's) on so that will have contributed to it but the highs were glittery, had a round bottom end and it cut through without being winy.

I've done a bit of research and I've found Invalid Link RemovedI'm pretty sure this and the one I played through are one and the same. Problem is, it seems like this model has been discontinued.

Can anybody suggest a similar amp (tone-wise, not size wise) that would get me that sound which I'm now craving... Not satisfied with my Rumble when I got home :atoz:
 
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tekdiver500ft said:
They run $400-$500, depending on where you buy. They are a hybrid, tube pre and solid state power. Yes, they are 4x as powerful as your Rumble 75, so it will be about 4-6 dB louder.
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That's a good price for a giggable amp. I'm sorry, I don't know how loud 4 - 6 decibels (I assume that's what dB is) is. Excuse my ignorance, could you give me a yardstick on how loud it would be, turned to 10?

and Ric5, yeah man I see why, the sweetest my Jazz has EVER sounded, I'm craving, dude, seriously! :help:
 
#9
It isn't "twice" as loud. Three decibels (yes, that's what dB means) is enough louder that you will say, "wow, that's a lot louder." 10 dB is twice as loud, and it takes (in general) ten times as much wattage to do that. Four times more power is a LOT louder, though, and is pretty gig-able.
 
#12
Right so this combo would be giggable yes?

mazdah: That looks interesting but, as I said, I'm a complete noob when it comes to amps and I don't really understand the specs on them :/

What I understand about amps: higher wattage = louder. I know what solid state and what tube is. I know that you can either get a cab and head or a combo, which combines them. Other than that, I'm clueless :/

Anybody give me a crash course on this?
 
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Wannaflea said:
mazdah: That looks interesting but, as I said, I'm a complete noob when it comes to amps and I don't really understand the specs on them :/
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Don't need to know a lot, I showed it to you because this is the same amp as in B2 Combo (but with more power = louder) and two cabinets - one of them for sure has the same speaker like the B2 Combo. You liked the way B2 sounded, I showed you that you can buy the same amp, maybe a little bit more expensive but with some enhancments.
 
#15
Yes, it's gig-able, in a reasonable sized room (<500 people).

Double the wattage, noticeable increase in volume. Double the speaker area, even more noticeable increase in volume. More speaker area trumps more wattage, every time (That is to say that if you have a 100 watt amp with 1x12" speaker, then changing to a 2x12" speaker will make a much larger increase in volume than keeping the speaker and changing to a 200 watt amp.). At this point, that's enough to know. As you grow with it (assuming you are a tech head and actually want to know), there is an amazing amount of information available, and it's mostly useful, but just remembering the above will take care of you for a while.
 
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tekdiver500ft said:
Yes, it's gig-able, in a reasonable sized room (<500 people).

Double the wattage, noticeable increase in volume. Double the speaker area, even more noticeable increase in volume. More speaker area trumps more wattage, every time (That is to say that if you have a 100 watt amp with 1x12" speaker, then changing to a 2x12" speaker will make a much larger increase in volume than keeping the speaker and changing to a 200 watt amp.). At this point, that's enough to know. As you grow with it (assuming you are a tech head and actually want to know), there is an amazing amount of information available, and it's mostly useful, but just remembering the above will take care of you for a while.
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Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me, I really appreciate it.

Okay, so on the cabs and heads were linked earlier, the cab says RMS power Handling and the head says RMS power output for 4 ohms and 8 ohms. I know ohms is a measure of resistance, but I really don't understand any of this. What is RMS and what do each of these phrases ^ mean? Thanks!


Edit: SORRY! I just saw some of this was answered in the FAQ sticky. What a noob! :( If you want to explain it too though, that'd be appreciated, as it's more likely to sink in
 

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