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The Acoustic Club
- Thread starter The Owl
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Yup,
Opened up craigslist and there it was about 30 miles from me. What cab did most people buy when they bought this amp?
Opened up craigslist and there it was about 30 miles from me. What cab did most people buy when they bought this amp?
Yup, these R them! They are perfect but the screw nails aren't, they are thinner I glued in hard wood dowels with wood glue before using them, once done they look great! Have fun and enjoy!I finally got around to finishing up the repairs on the inside of my 150b
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......now I'm looking for some parts for the outside.
Specifically, cab corners.
I noticed in this thread, several years ago, a couple of members had found some from Fliptops......can any of you verify if these -
Corner 2 Prong Small for Vintage Ampegs - Product Details
- are the correct ones?
Thanks
I had a few that would work, but most of the wood-holes were too large - I used a similar method to yours to resolve
For bass the 470 and 450 were marketed sitting on top of a 406 Narrow 2x15 cabinet, but any reasonably efficient cabinet should do. It's rated for 2, 4 or 8-ohm loads, I'd say 4 ohms would be best. I've often said here that the 470 is probably my favorite sounding Acoustic amp, seeing your pics showing one in nearly showroom condition with its original footswitch made my heart flutter.
I would love a 470 in that condition! I would use both channels for a pseudo Ric-O-Sound!
Spirit's Mark Andes & Randy California:
There's not much for sale right now anywhere near me except for two different 402 cabs. One has the original drivers and the other is unloaded, just the cab.
I think the amp sounds great through my GK neo. I'd just love to pair it with something from the same era in 4 ohm.
I think the amp sounds great through my GK neo. I'd just love to pair it with something from the same era in 4 ohm.
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If those drivers are still in good shape then that 402 would be a good approximation of the old 406 Narrow cabinet. But if the GK neo sounds good there's nothing wrong with that.
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I probably should have mentioned that the drivers in that 402 if original are essentially identical to the ones used in the older 406 Narrow and 406 Wide cabinets. The only significant difference was a change of magnet material from alnico to ceramic over the course of production, but otherwise roughly the same. I would think that the efficiency and tone of the 402 and 406 would be very similar.
So last night I went out to AC to catch The Killers in concert. The opening band was this cool glam rock act called The Lemon Twigs, who were real good. Got a shot of their bass player. P-Bass through a vintage Acoustic 150B and I think through a 2x15, couldn't see.
My 220 and 406 narrow cab w/ JBL K140's.
I love the sound of a 220!
Looks like someone changed out the power switch, which is a good thing. they eventually go bad, and can cause some confusing faults.
That was my setup in my first real band, The Reef Aires.
It belonged to the lead guitar player. All I had access to was a B-15 back then so this was my first big amp to play through. I miss that thing.
The Model 165 next to my newly acquired Model 164 G120T
Gotta admit that I regret removing the horn from the cab, should have just left it disconnected and kept the original look. It has JBL E130 speakers in it
