Passinwind said:
Probably - whatever it was that Mike brought down to the last River City Saloon GTG. That one had me thinking abount a mortgage on the cat
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Very impressed by the AMpeg BA115.
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Probably - whatever it was that Mike brought down to the last River City Saloon GTG. That one had me thinking abount a mortgage on the cat
ya gotta chuckle when someone states that a 100 watt combo amp won't cut it with a loud drummer and/or band situation........really?.....lol
i bought this amp and use it to practice and play small coffee house type gigs with low volume and it's got a warm solid Ampeg tone. i've never had it past 6-7 oclock on the master volume, mostly 5. i think the xlr direct out works fine. i have a SansAmp DI but i usually don't bother. i can play 75% of my gigs with this little bugger.
if you want a solid, fairly priced combo that does what a combo was designed to do. this is a very nice amp. i have a SVT 4PRO and 4x10 cab that will shake the fillings out of a drummers teeth and have the guitarist crying "momma" when thats what i need..... but we don't always need that do we?
i bought this amp and use it to practice and play small coffee house type gigs with low volume and it's got a warm solid Ampeg tone. i've never had it past 6-7 oclock on the master volume, mostly 5. i think the xlr direct out works fine. i have a SansAmp DI but i usually don't bother. i can play 75% of my gigs with this little bugger.
if you want a solid, fairly priced combo that does what a combo was designed to do. this is a very nice amp. i have a SVT 4PRO and 4x10 cab that will shake the fillings out of a drummers teeth and have the guitarist crying "momma" when thats what i need..... but we don't always need that do we?
Yeah, I have to laugh when I read things like this:
"i have a SVT 4PRO and 4x10 cab that will shake the fillings out of a drummers teeth and have the guitarist crying "momma" when thats what i need....."
...and will respectfully suggest that you really don't know what "loud" is...
- georgestrings
"i have a SVT 4PRO and 4x10 cab that will shake the fillings out of a drummers teeth and have the guitarist crying "momma" when thats what i need....."
...and will respectfully suggest that you really don't know what "loud" is...
- georgestrings
Ampeg BA115 goes for $379
Let's see what we have in the price range:
Hartke A70 - $299
Hartke A100 - 399
Roland CB100 - $365
GK MB112 - $339
GK MB115 - $399
Acoustic B100 - $249
Acoustic B200 - $349
Every single one of these amps will crush the BA115 into small pieces of poor engineering and construction. Roland's CB100 will sound 1000 times better/louder. There's no comparison, really...
+1
A pain to carry around and a bigger pain when you plug your bass into it... The BA115 is maybe the worst piece of gear Ampeg has ever produced...
there is nothing respectful in most of your posts. your pseudo elitist ramblings mean nothing to me. most players who are so convinced they know everything rarely do.
if you don't think an 800 watt amp driving a 4x10 cabinet is loud, or loud enough for most gig settings then it's you sir who have no idea what loud is. BTW in 1980 i sat in the 2nd row at the Long Beach Arena and saw Randy Rhodes play through too many Marshall fullstacks. my ears rang for weeks. i know what loud is.
It's laughable to think that ANY 410:
"will shake the fillings out of a drummers teeth and have the guitarist crying "momma" when thats what i need....."
Really??? - because IME, a 410 is a bare minimum for a rock band with a hard hitting drummer, and can easily be buried by a 100 tube half stack... Furthermore this was pretty funny, too:
"ya gotta chuckle when someone states that a 100 watt combo amp won't cut it with a loud drummer and/or band situation........really?"
FWIW, I've played several thousand paid gigs as a rock bassist - how about you???
- georgestrings
I agree with all of the above... I have also played an average of 200 gigs per year during 23 years in loud bands and a good 4x10 is barely enough. 8x10 or 1x15 plus a 4x10 is the standard rig worldwide for a reason.
I think many people in TB read words fluctuating here and there in the forums and assume those fairy tales as absolute truth with no "hands on" experience.
Just recently I got this:
A novice reads that from a supposedly "amp guru" and repeats it wherever fits...
Later they find out that their crappy BA115 won't properly handle a rehearsal... Oh well, it's their money and as far as I'm concerned they can keep listening to "amp theory gurus" all day.
a 100 watt combo was never intended to be loud enough to compete with a drummer. funny when people state that it wont with a form pf wonderment....as if it's a really profound statement. did it take all of those gigs for you to reach this level of enlightenment?
"ya gotta chuckle when someone states that a 100 watt combo amp won't cut it with a loud drummer and/or band situation........really?.....lol"
Are you able to see how you're contradicting yourself here???
- georgestrings
as in "really??? Captain Obvious"
are Jazz basses good for Jazz?
why don't you give us a sermon on how really loud amps are good for really loud situations. a guy posts he really likes the sound of a small combo amp and your contribution is that it won't cut it in a really loud rock band. gee.......thanks.
i will concede i don't know what loud is... and i don't want to.
are Jazz basses good for Jazz?
why don't you give us a sermon on how really loud amps are good for really loud situations. a guy posts he really likes the sound of a small combo amp and your contribution is that it won't cut it in a really loud rock band. gee.......thanks.
i will concede i don't know what loud is... and i don't want to.
I hope you don't mind if I answer this since your reply was to someone else, but some of us have been playing long enough, through enough stages and different bands/drummers that we feel the urge to step in when we read a thread like this. A newbie reads the OP, buys the thing, brings it to a rehearsal/small gig only to find out that he/she will have to sell it and buy something else. It's a waste of time and money, really...
I had one and really liked it but after reading how much it sucked here on talkbass I sold it. It was my first amp and I had no idea what else was out there. Well If you check my profile you can see I've paid my dues when it comes to trying out gear.
I have come full circle and am back on Ampeg. If you like Ampeg tone the ba115 is pretty good. I prefer the b100r to the ba115 so I own one of those now but would have no problem jamming a ba115.
If a single 15 combo amp meets your needs theres nothing wrong with the ba115. But as stated by someone else don't buy one if you plan on playing in a loud rock band.
I have come full circle and am back on Ampeg. If you like Ampeg tone the ba115 is pretty good. I prefer the b100r to the ba115 so I own one of those now but would have no problem jamming a ba115.
If a single 15 combo amp meets your needs theres nothing wrong with the ba115. But as stated by someone else don't buy one if you plan on playing in a loud rock band.
Micro VR or the PF350 with the SVT210AV would have better tone and be louder than the BA115?
What do you think?
What do you think?
Louder? A little bit, sure. Better tone? To me, yes. To someone who likes the BA115 and doesn't like the 210av and Micro VR, not so much.
My BA-115 has been in the shop many times for warranty work. It's acting up again right now. When the warranty runs out it goes to the curb.
800w into a 4x10 would easily handle the stage acoustic volume of any of the dozens of drummers I've ever played with, some of whom were drooling behemoths. If you require an 8x10 to be heard on stage, your guitarist(s) needs to turn down, your monitor mix needs to improve, and your audiologist should be on retainer.
Thanks JimmyM,
I own a BA115 for rehearsals and small venues
and a SVP-PRO(QSC GX5 Preamp) with a SVT-410hlf Cab for medium and large venues.
I want to upgrade the BA115 for a more portable rig.
Maybe a Little Mark III with the SVT210AV could be lighter a louder rig.
Also I could use the Little Mark III with the SVT-410hlf for larger venues.
I play from Metal,Jazz Fusion and Funk, for some grit I use an VT Bass Pedal. I love the Ampeg sound!!!!!
My main Bass is a 4 string Musicman Bongo Fretless and sometimes a 5 string Musicman fretted Bongo.
What do you think about the Little Mark III with a standalone SVT210AV cab for rehearsals and small venues?
