Members bassplayer7770 Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 These are selling for $500 on MusiciansFriend.com. Does anybody here have experience with them? Just thought this might be a good value for somebody... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ampeg-B500DR-Bass-Head?sku=481484 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 I like the lights . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 I like it. If I was amp shopping, I'd consider it. The simplicity is nice and the presets are pretty sweet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 Looks like the same power section as an Ampeg B2R. If so, it will be insanely quiet for 350W while sounding pretty decent. I just traded in my B2R and upgraded to a GK 700RBII, and the diff between 350 w of Ampeg and 480w of GK is night and day, loudness wise and also clarity at high volumes. Basically, the GK is about twice as loud at half master as the Ampeg was cranked. Having owned two solid state Ampegs now (B2 and an SVT-400T) I can say this seems to be an epidemic with their non-PRO amps. They are just quiet and don't cut at all compared to similarly priced/powered amps from other manufacturers. If your budget is 500 bucks, go order a 700RBII from Rmcaudio. I bet that's about their price for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 If your budget is 500 bucks, go order a 700RBII from Rmcaudio. I bet that's about their price for one. I'm not looking personally, but I thought it might be a deal for others to look into. Thanks for the input. My experience with GK products has also been good. I've played through 1000RB and 1001RB heads, and they're friggin' LOUD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 Yeah I realized after I posted that you play through an eden so would hardly be interested in downgrading to an all-solid-state Ampeg bargain-bin head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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