the Official Ampeg Club Part 5

[JimmyM]

Picked up a Ampeg BA-110 v2 for a practice amp. Can I join?

Also has anyone used one of these in a band situation with a drummer involved?

Ampeg BA-110 V2

• MatchFive
• May 13, 2020
• amp

Bass Amp

I have. I used to do a very small room on a gambling day cruise with an 8-pc band with horns. It was pretty good. I gave it to our drummer when I got a BA112. He repaid me a couple years later by firing me because he's a big giant sociopathic a-hole.

 

[JimmyM]

Just out of curiosity, since I'm new to the Ampeg scene, does anyone have cooling issues with their SVT 4 PRO in rack cases? I'm planning on a 6U (Furman, tuner, head). I noticed that cooling goes from right to left through the unit.

Make sure you have at least an inch space on both sides and you should be OK. I've never owned one but I've used racked 4 Pros as rentals a lot and never had one overheat.

 

[NMTB]

In case may be of some interest/use to anyone in the club, I recently refurbished an SVT-410HLN as a "lockdown project" and posted some info and progress pics here.

 

[Chris76]

Make sure you have at least an inch space on both sides and you should be OK. I've never owned one but I've used racked 4 Pros as rentals a lot and never had one overheat.

Thanks. I haven't purchased the rack yet. Looking to get an 8U on wheels. This way I can have a space in between the head and the rest of the gear. (conditioner, tuner, and wireless)

 

[FloydianAnimal]

Couple new numbers:

1183 Chris76
1184 MatchFive

 

[Chris76]

Couple new numbers:

1183 Chris76
1184 MatchFive

Thanks!

 

[adk teleman]

I'm in. Here's mine a PF800 and 2 PF15LF cabinets.

 

[FloydianAnimal]

1185 adk teleman

 

[TonyP-]

Hey Gang
Great chat on the Big Bottom Podcast with Yamaha, Ampeg and Tech 21 artist Jaymi Millard.
Great guy and just fun.

 

[Chris76]

Anyone have any knowledge on the Ampeg G18 guitar amp? I have an opportunity to pick one up relatively cheap. 200 US.

 

[FloydianAnimal]

My current Ampeg "rig":

 

[Heady]

I LOVE my SCR-DI.

 

[ShaunNecro]

I may have a line on a legit 1969 Blueline SVT with the 6146B tubes that's supposed to be fully working. I'm crossing all of my fingers for this one.

 

[ShaunNecro]

I may have a line on a legit 1969 Blueline SVT with the 6146B tubes that's supposed to be fully working. I'm crossing all of my fingers for this one.

So I'm not 100% sure on this, as it's obvious that a few things have been replaced over the years and it has had a few things modded. All of my pots in the amp are either dated late '68 (46th week) to early '69, (6th week) with the latest I saw being a single pot dated the 21st week of 1969 (I need to quadruple check this). The electrolytic in the preamp dates to late 1967, and there are an awful lot of components that I recognize as also being in the B15N from the same time period. I'm curious as to the possibility of it being a prototype, which I know is highly unlikely, but not improbable. As of right now it is in pieces since it was in the process of being restored, so no pictures of it fully assembled. I'm gonna start devoting my spare time to bring this beast back to life.

 

[JimmyM]

So I'm not 100% sure on this, as it's obvious that a few things have been replaced over the years and it has had a few things modded. All of my pots in the amp are either dated late '68 (46th week) to early '69, (6th week) with the latest I saw being a single pot dated the 21st week of 1969 (I need to quadruple check this). The electrolytic in the preamp dates to late 1967, and there are an awful lot of components that I recognize as also being in the B15N from the same time period. I'm curious as to the possibility of it being a prototype, which I know is highly unlikely, but not improbable. As of right now it is in pieces since it was in the process of being restored, so no pictures of it fully assembled. I'm gonna start devoting my spare time to bring this beast back to life.

Is there a 7th socket in the back row next to the power tubes? If so, then it may not exactly be a prototype but it IS a very early one. That socket housed a relay tube that delayed startup by 30 seconds till the tubes were safely warmed up. Unfortunately, when those relay tubes went out, so did the whole amp, so most folks who have those amps pulled out the relay tubes and inserted what's called a "shorting plug," that I don't know how it's wired but it takes the place of the relay tube. After the first batch or so, the relay tube was a thing of the past.

 

[ShaunNecro]

Is there a 7th socket in the back row next to the power tubes? If so, then it may not exactly be a prototype but it IS a very early one. That socket housed a relay tube that delayed startup by 30 seconds till the tubes were safely warmed up. Unfortunately, when those relay tubes went out, so did the whole amp, so most folks who have those amps pulled out the relay tubes and inserted what's called a "shorting plug," that I don't know how it's wired but it takes the place of the relay tube. After the first batch or so, the relay tube was a thing of the past.

It does have the hole for the tube relay, yes. Trying to find info on the very earliest batch/the prototypes is actually quite difficult, since so many people "have a 1969 SVT" and muddy the waters, sadly. I'm about 2/3 of the way through the blueline thread, so I'm still absorbing information.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

just received ferrite beads, blocking diodes and graphic EQ inductor to upgrade my SVT II...hopefully this week...

 

[JimmyM]

just received ferrite beads, blocking diodes and graphic EQ inductor to upgrade my SVT II...hopefully this week...
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As long as you have it open, can you post a clear overhead shot so I can see the pre and driver tube locations, please? I have never seen those things on the inside, and that's pretty wild how the little tubes are layered in there and just barely stick out. Does that make them harder to remove?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

As long as you have it open, can you post a clear overhead shot so I can see the pre and driver tube locations, please? I have never seen those things on the inside, and that's pretty wild how the little tubes are layered in there and just barely stick out. Does that make them harder to remove?

sure, some pics for ya....
as far as removal of the small signal tubes, the power tubes need to be removed if the head is to remain in it's wooden enclosure..

 

[PrinceByTor]

Is it okay for me to join? Here's my big rig: SVT-VR powering a 1540HE cabinet. Still need to change the cabinet's grille colour to match the VR.