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the Official Ampeg Club Part 5
- Thread starter FloydianAnimal
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I've been using my 2pro with 4 210 cabs lately. Makes a nice bedroom practice amp.
- Apr 3, 2003
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Tell me about those "Pro" cabs. Not sure I am familiar with that series.
I don't know a lot about them. They were made in the 90s. Mine have the original eminence speakers and sound great. The 210s are ported. The 410 is not. Little on the heavy side. I made new grills with 70's cloth for the 210 pro cabs. Sound wise they compliment my other two 210he cabs very well.
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I bought SVT210 Pro in late nineties. It was one of the best-sounding cabs I have ever had. It was rear-ported (two round ports). I only sold it in 2013 or 2014 because of the weight (35 kg). I miss that cab.
- Apr 3, 2003
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- Editor-in-Chief, Bass Gear Magazine
Ah ok. I was wondering about those as well. I assume they are more like the SVT210HE then? Or are they similar to the SVT210AV?
I found my BA210-V2 likes large areas. I moved from a small apartment to a much larger house and now the annoying nasal like exaggerated midrange is gone and the deep end is amazing. No muddy notes from A down to E either, they are so well defined and smooth.
I almost bought a new amp but now no way I'm letting it loose. I also hear a large difference between ceramic pickups and Alnico V. I'll take the Alnicos, they add even more note to note definition and harmonic effect rings better.
I almost bought a new amp but now no way I'm letting it loose. I also hear a large difference between ceramic pickups and Alnico V. I'll take the Alnicos, they add even more note to note definition and harmonic effect rings better.
I picked up a used Ampeg Rocket Bass B100R. It's the third one I've owned. I gave previous one to son for his touring band to use. They love it so much they had a hard time returning it to me. So I let them keep it because I have about 10 different amps and I thought I could get away without it. Wrong! It's such a great little amp with great tone a good volume. I need one in my arsenal. It was $200 bucks at my local guitar center.
Nice find! I've been passively looking for one of those as well. Such a fantastic sounding amp!
Picked up an early 70's SVT today (my 2nd one!) for a steal. New 6550's and new caps, plus a few nice NOS glass in there as well. Gonna go through it to see if theres any issues, or if it has the 12ax7 mod. My dream of a dual SVT rig has come true, lol.
I bought a PR-410HLF cab a few years ago for about 300 bucks because I thought they would be lighter than my 810's. Weighs a ton but sounds unbelievable.
Ampeg: Pro Series - PR-410HLF
Good to see more Ampeg gear! I haven't been checking this thread super often so if anybody is missing a number just let me know.
jazzyitalian
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gregmari that's a really super impressive Ampeg collection!
Mine is smaller. I have this thing about the late 90's to 2000 B3 combos. Made in the USA back then, they're just tight, clean, responsive combos. Pretty heavy for their size too. Here's my ampeg collection. Smaller and less expensive. I made a dolly for the B328 and even had a company custom cut the covers and bought a couple of patches to sew on the covers as well. Can you tell that I love these combos?
Mine is smaller. I have this thing about the late 90's to 2000 B3 combos. Made in the USA back then, they're just tight, clean, responsive combos. Pretty heavy for their size too. Here's my ampeg collection. Smaller and less expensive. I made a dolly for the B328 and even had a company custom cut the covers and bought a couple of patches to sew on the covers as well. Can you tell that I love these combos?
