👕 Get New Ernie Ball Merch Now!
  • Ernie Ball
  • Music Man
  • Sterling by Music Man
  • Security notice: Ernie Ball staff will never send you a direct message about a prize or giveaway, and will never ask you to click a link to "claim" anything.
    If you receive a message like that - even from an account whose name looks official - do not click the link. Please report it using the Report link on the message so the moderators can act. A scam campaign impersonating admin accounts was blocked on 29 July 2026; those accounts are banned and their messages have been deleted.
Ernie Ball Music Man Custom Design Experience

The S##T has hit the fan

BigBallz

BigBallz

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 6, 2006
Messages
822
Location
Sacramento, CA
Well, you ALL did it to me!! Not only have you turned me to the darkside of Ernie Ball, I just ordered an Ampeg Classic head to replace my svt 1000. Going all tube. The Music Man bass makes up plenty with the active eq over the Ric.....no need for a huge s/s amp when I can get fat tone from 6 6550 tubes and a fridge bottom. Oh by the way, just ordered the Ampeg SVT-410HLF Enclosure to be my portable rig for recording and gigging. Thanks to Big Poppa>>>>and Jack>>>and Steve.....
 
you might want to wait a week until Ampeg unveils the new classic series SVT at NAMM, it's the '70s SVT with the blue ink on the face plate and the rocker switches for frequency shifts.

but the SVT CL is still an amazing head.
 
Psychicpet said:
you might want to wait a week until Ampeg unveils the new classic series SVT at NAMM, it's the '70s SVT with the blue ink on the face plate and the rocker switches for frequency shifts.

but the SVT CL is still an amazing head.
Click to expand...


The cl will do me fine...thaks for the info...
 
Nice....I bet your wallet just exploded from exhaustion of being ripped open to fund your GAS.....LOL:cool:
 
BigBallz said:
ahhh rescue squad...just ordered the SVThlf bottom...for my "portable" playing......
Click to expand...


LMAO "Portable" ... that thing is almost as heavy as the 8X10. I own one as well. they bring MAJOR thunder with the CL head! :eek:

hol' on to yer butt!!!!
 
higher1 said:
LMAO "Portable" ... that thing is almost as heavy as the 8X10. I own one as well. they bring MAJOR thunder with the CL head! :eek:

hol' on to yer butt!!!!
Click to expand...


DUDE!! You and I have to meet!!!! LOL....
 
koogie2k said:
Nice....I bet your wallet just exploded from exhaustion of being ripped open to fund your GAS.....LOL:cool:
Click to expand...

Wallet is fine...credit cards is in melt down mode......and I have to pay for wife and mother next week full massage and nails.....yech.....but...will keep me in the house....so all is cool.....hee hhee
 
Dude, you're get'n one of these???

thong.jpg





I just moved this into the studio and have been banging all of my Ball thru it, at a pretty high volume. My ears ring, my stomach hurts and I'm going for more beer... God what a rig! The SR5 really shakes the house thru this, Fvck the neighbors, fvck the city for that matter MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D
 
Psycho Ward said:
Dude, you're get'n one of these???

thong.jpg





I just moved this into the studio and have been banging all of my Ball thru it, at a pretty high volume. My ears ring, my stomach hurts and I'm going for more beer... God what a rig! The SR5 really shakes the house thru this, Fvck the neighbors, fvck the city for that matter MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D
Click to expand...


I LOVE YOU!
 
Chuck,

That B15R is definitley suffering from insecurity due to overwhelming bass steroids under one roof. I offer my patented Bass Safe Zone as the much needed remedy to keep it from falling prey to its insecurities. So act now, please send it along, care of me, and I will be sure to keep it safe from any and all emotional trauma via my patented Bass Safe Zone.
 
I wouldn't consider this the darkside but the Bright side--> AND with a fatty azz tube head like you got now,well my friend your just doing it to yourself...

its like a one night stand the same as most of us have been through, we wake up the next day going man what did I do while realizing she is here to stay... I just came back from the PBR and had my share of beers so I might not be making any sense so forgive me for trying to get this difficult point across... But welcome aboard and enjoy every bit of it.. T in Boston.....
 
Last edited:
Psycho Ward said:
Here is a shot of the Psycho amp wall, forgive the mess I'm rearranging...

thong008.jpg
Click to expand...


Hey, hows the EB sound through tnat Ashdown? I just got myself one of those, only UPS (#!Y!#^ers) drop kicked it all the way to Indiana from NY, and refused to honor the sellers insurance on it. So... it is in the shop getting put back together, cause I got too good of deal on it to send it back or let it go to waste.

Don't have an EB yet, but will eventually, got a Fender Am Jazz Dlx, Carvin XB76P, and soon to be arriving NS-CR5M, really can't wait to hear the stuff through that Ashdown. Not that my Trace GP7 head is bad... just too quiet, GREAT for studio though.
 
Yeah the B-15R might be a little nervous, but out of all these bass amps there is one here that is THE boss when it comes to tone, not volume or punch or bells and whistles, but just lays down the best bass sound is this…

EBMMopenhouse001.jpg



A very under powered by today’s standards, but my God what a full, warm, smooth sound. Built in 1966, restored in 2005 and has a permanent home here at Camp Psycho for as long as I live.

Somehow the SR4/B-18-N combo is a match made in heaven, I don’t know why, but it is the best bass sound I’ve ever heard… now if I could just play good enough to do this combo justice… well at least I have a blast at it…


The Ashdown is the most versatile and great sounding in it’s own right, plus more powerful than all my amps, but that old Ampeg is my fav. :D
 
Very Nice Chuck!

Not familiar with the old Ampeg models. I take it, it has a 18" woofer via the model number and picture? How many watts? What tube types, 6L6, EL34, 6550?

How do you like the B15R. Been looking for something a little more than my BA112 but not quite a full blown rig. Maybe the B100R? I think jackie-baby speaks highly of the B100R.
 
Last edited:
maddog said:
Very Nice Chuck!

Not familiar with the old Ampeg models. I take it, it has a 18" woofer via the model number and picture? How many watts? What tube types, 6L6, EL34, 6550?

How do you like the B15R. Been looking for something a little more than my BA112 but not quite a full blown rig. Maybe the B100R? I think jackie-baby speaks highly of the B100R.
Click to expand...


The B-18-N has a 18'' speaker and is around 80 watts, I'd have to look to see what tubes are used. All I know for sure is that most of the tubes are orgional. I bought all new tubes in a set for the restoration, but the orgional tubes tested at 95% or better! So my amp guy replaced only two tubes, had the speaker reconed by Jess Oliver, the designer of the fliptop Ampeg amps, and one cool dude... big time!

I've heard very good things about the B100R, just remember they are low powered amps, my B-15-R is only 100 watts, with a switch to lower it to 60 watts. It's all about tone, even the SVT CL is only 300 watts, but what a sound, hell, mic it!

When I need lots of stage volume I pull out the Ashdown every time, but when tone is the gig, it's hard to beat an Ampeg.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Classic Rock N Roll Slinky
Back
Top