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size doesn't matter... I think you would be better finding a speaker that sounds great with that amp, without a size requirement.... Choices in 10" are a bit more limited than for 12". What is the output wattage? What impedance? I, too, like a good 'in yer face' 10, and they don't tend to 'flub' out on bass tones like most 12" speakers will. I like Jensen's 10" speakers.

Best all around amp? My '64 Vibrolux Reverb. Everything a BF Fender should be without being too heavy to haul, or not loud enough to be heard. Takes pedals well, and had drippy reverb all day, plus Fender's classic 'vibrato'. Mine is actually in better condition than the one in the pic.

It looks like one of those oldschool lollipops back when Harrison did that to his strat, it looked goofy...now it looks fugly...time wounds all heels....

but then you couldn't do volume swells and fades...with your pinky. If you like the way it looks, then there you are...the only opinion that matters is yours.

You, sir, are far too patient....😉

That was how I found this place, several years before I 'formally' joined. I was sitting in with a band and the bassist would just pop on his laptop and pull up and print out lyrics and chords, sometimes fully tabbed solos, in the blink of an eye [in 1999 time]. It was a while before I even noticed the reviews, and longer to see the value of the forums...as if😉...I lurked for many months... the 'tabs' was the OLGA.[On-Line Guitar Archive] as to "how many guitars do you really need?" All of them!

The way forward is to 'get the band back together'. All the folks who understandably bailed out when we were being bounced through multiple formats...the ones who felt this place was too conservatively moderated, the ones who disliked the ownership...and with those numbers, with that revitalized knowledge base, we could be vital again. Will it happen?

Well, from what I can see, it looks like you need a 115V/60HZ to 230V/50Hz transformer running at 200VA, about 1.0 to 1.5 amps. Just like it says on the back panel you are showing. like this: https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-Step-Up-Step-Down-Voltage-30C516?opr=PDPRRDSP&analytics=dsrrItems_30C517

We are having trouble trying to help you, since you have given us nothing to go on. Please explain: What head phones? Do they have their own volume control? What are you plugging them into?

yeah, trust me on this, being a 'Grand Master' here don't get ya nuffin'... which reminds me of a kind of funny story ...many, many years back when MF took over and I was made a 'Super-Moderator' [whooop-de-dooo!], I discovered that a noob was posting huge volumes in one of the lesser used forums [I think it was DJ or Woodwinds]...in order to get to 'member' status. Looking at the posts, the noob posted one letter at a time, spelling out "I w-i-l-l n-o-t b-e a n-o-o-b f-o-r-e-v-e-r"....over and over. Pages of posts of one letter. I quoted the noob, adding all the letters into one post, and deleted all the others. Then I PM'd and advised that this was not an acceptable methodology.

Providence Stampede Overdrive SOV 1...rare birds, not as rare as a real Dumble...but...that was the only one H. Alex ever okayed. Now, there are Dumble users who use a Zen Drive or a Vertex Boost with their Dumbles. This however is not about those pedals, but about a pedal that will get you into Dumble-esque OD tone...

Thanks, Mr. G! We are here because we believe in the community here, as small as it may be, and that it is still worth our time and service. BTW, Isaac42 is the other active mod, handling the bass forum. Phil, Dendy, and Anderton are long gone since the Gibson 'dump'[which was prefaced by Anderton's untimely departure from Gibson]. I hear from Phil and Anderton occassionally...nothing from Dendy, not sure what he is up to these days. I was lucky enough that I had met Dendy and Anderton at NAMM a few times, and spent a lovely afternoon with them at the 'real' HC Office in Nashville [the old Epiphone building in the swamp]. Oddly, Phil and Anton, who both lived within an hour of me, I have never met in person. Those duffelbags in the park? More likely from the family of that woman you keep chained in your basement..DOH!, that was just between us, wasn't it? well, not anymore... Spam under this system has been virtually nil, and I retired my 'Anti-Spam Avenger' title when this all came about. I spent upwards of three hours some nights tracking down spammers, reporting them to their ISPs...it was a huge issue up until a few years ago.

yeah, there is something hinky in the ownership...a group effort, Sweetwater the more visible...

That's who we've been repelling....

DOH! My bad...'Prepare to accept boarders!'

your supposition is incorrect. I am an unpaid volunteer, as are the rest of the mods here...AFAIK. Since we have no contact with the owners, who would be 'paying us'? And yes, we are of the opinion it is currently Sweetwater. But nothing official was ever given to us. One day, Anderton, Dendy, Phil and the other guys you didn't see, like Loeffler....all logged off. No guidance, no 'here's the key to the admin codes', no in case of emergency contact:www.xxx-X.fu, nope...'hasta la vista, good luck....' well not exactly...but pretty much. But the ship is still afloat, we just can't get to the wheel house to steer it. All we can do is repel boarders and keep the peace. Thankfully it is sllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....

I was certain we were goners after 48 hours down. no, nothing was said to us mods, and we have no direct line to the owners.

for those who have not seen one, it is a nut that allows adjustment through a notch in the pickguard. https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/nuts-and-washers/spoke-wheel-truss-rod-nut/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwzqSWBhDPARIsAK38LY8XQ4ZukW_ohQ8ghiskgFh3wsiPb3mouccAg6DDYWk4BgNN86zwU4EaAgWbEALw_wcB Do you have a pic of a heel mounted unit? Seems that would need a routed cavity at the neck joint... I have never seen one used for a set neck, but it does make adjusting faster on bolt-on necks with the pickguard notch.

panel/rack mount gear still has devotees...put it up on Reverb at ~$1750 and see what happens.

I'm sorry you hit a dead end, but the rev. B came from Ampeg...good luck!

lay off CL for a while, m'kay?

probably because it is one.... where have you been hiding?😉

Unfortunately, I can't read most of the nomenclature on your schematic. But your schematic appears to be Revision D, and the one I posted was Revision B.[April 1971]..so there may be a Rev. A or Rev. C schematic out there which might* coincide with your amp. I suggest contacting the nice folks at Ampeg and asking if there is a Rev. A or Rev. C schematic, as I have looked and found nothing else, including your Rev. D version! I also see that the Rev B is 'U.S. patent pending'...and the Rev. D unit is described as 'V2-VT-40...is there anything on your amp that says that? Do you have the serial number? * based on the performance of the amp as you have described it, I still think it has been modified from spec. However, bass amps are typically designed to be low distortion, like the 'flip tops'...and I am not familiar with the VT-40 aside from a quick perusal of the schematic.

of course the black looks better...😉 $700 is way over the line, even in 100% original condition, mint, with a HSC.

OOOPS...they did make at least one ebony...