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RETRO 60'S AMPEG!!!SHOULD I BUY?!

#22
coreyfyfe said:
They certainly did have 8x10s like that. Was it completely square or did it have an angled back with the towel bar handle? If it's a 6x10 it would be the newer AV series, that's the only ampeg 6x10 I know of that came stock with silver grill cloth. The V4 2x15 cab would be really deep, like deeper than a normal 8x10 would be, so you'd probably notice that. The early 70s ampeg 8x10s were about 46.5 inches in height, so four feet is about right, could be that. If it is, I'd say go for it. I paid $850 all together for my head and cab (bought separately).

If it is a 4x12 then yes they can be used for both guitar and bass.
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It was completely square. No handles at all. The depth of it didn't catch my eye, so I'm assuming it's not a 2x15 cab.
 
#24
Cab could possibly be a b25 2x15 if it looks like it is between an 8x10 and a 4x12. It is a shallow cab, but sounds great with altec 421's in it! V4b and that cab is my rig! Highly recommended by me btw!
 
#25
Cates said:
It was completely square. No handles at all. The depth of it didn't catch my eye, so I'm assuming it's not a 2x15 cab.
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Completely square and about 4 feet tall sounds like 8x10 to me, and one of the earliest 8x10s as well, so definitely a good price for that head and cab. That's the same combo I use, it's monsterous. The B25 2x15 cabs about about 3.5 feet, so it could still be one of those, but either way, it sounds like a good deal.
 
#26
Here's mine...May 1972 CTS squareback and my newly purchased 1977 V4-B.

I paid $325 for the head and $300 for the cab

Buy it my man. Nothing better than vintage gear. And sparklie cloth too!

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#27
Thanks everybody for your advice! It ended up being a 4X12, which is fine by me. The thing is REALLY freaking loud and I can dial in a ton of different tones with it. I bought it, of course. I kinda thought about it, and decided that my ideal rig setup would be a 4X10(or in this case 4X12) with a 15 cab added to it to emphasize the lows. And if I change my mind I can always try to find another 4X12. I'm really happy with the amp so far though, as is the rest of the band. They can't believe how loud it is!
 
#29
JimmyM said:
A 115 cab doesn't emphasize the lows any better than a 410. Actually, most 410's do as good a job or better, and they'll drown out your average 115.
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Huh...for real? I'll have to tell some people they're full of s**t then, thanks a lot man.

But I see a lot of rigs set up with a 4X10 and a 115 all the time. I mean...Carvin, for example has a stack setup that you can buy like that. Is it some kind of mass misconception amongst bass players or something?
 
#30
Cates said:
Huh...for real? I'll have to tell some people they're full of s**t then, thanks a lot man.

But I see a lot of rigs set up with a 4X10 and a 115 all the time. I mean...Carvin, for example has a stack setup that you can buy like that. Is it some kind of mass misconception amongst bass players or something?
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Yes. It looks good and it looks like it should work that way, but it doesn't thanks to porting methods and cab dimensions counteracting the smaller speaker size. But a twin 410 rig will put out a lot more volume and have less chance of phasing issues than a 410/115. A lot of people use them and like them and sound great with them, so who am I to judge? But I like 115 cabs and I like 810's (not so much 410's unless there's two), but I don't like to mix them.
 
#31
JimmyM said:
Yes. It looks good and it looks like it should work that way, but it doesn't thanks to porting methods and cab dimensions counteracting the smaller speaker size. But a twin 410 rig will put out a lot more volume and have less chance of phasing issues than a 410/115. A lot of people use them and like them and sound great with them, so who am I to judge? But I like 115 cabs and I like 810's (not so much 410's unless there's two), but I don't like to mix them.
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Cool man, thanks for the advice.
 

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