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Now I find ( picking up my strat - after so many years away from 6 string ) that the strat actually sounds better going through the Ampeg than my Blues Junior ! ( with some adjustment to the eq )

Great news, Absolutemusic.co.uk (The web site I bought the used combo from) have given me a £75 Refund, because of the damage to the combo as received, so now this beautiful combo has cost me a total of £124! Got to be the bargain of the month. I`m not bothered about the damage on the front corner, or the loose chassis, after all it is 16 years old, and I doubt I will ever get back out playing again, so it will come into retirement with me in my music room! Thank you Absolutemusic.co.uk

Sorry , My mistake

As what , ...........ONE OF PETES NUTS ? Pete

After my five mins of using the amp last night, when I moved the amp back into the corner. I found this on the floor (see picture below) This must have fallen out of the back Now I know why the chassis is loosen one side – it’s the cage nut and the chassis flange that should hold it in place – broken off. STILL KEEPING THE COMBO ! Just read an article on how to check the “With Horn”, “Without Horn” sockets on the B200R. This one has had the mod, 4ohms reading “Without Horn” Pete

Thanks Lozz, have you still got my cab I sold you 3 years ago ? Pete

This amp reminds me so much of the Ampeg Combo my uncle loaned me when I first moved from Guitar to Bass in the early sixties. He played an upright Bass into his Ampeg Combo, in a local Rock n Roll band. Thinking back, the amp portion came out at the back on some hinge unit, then you clipped it onto the top. Have not seen any pictures of that type of Ampeg Combo yet, also he must have been earning some money to afford one! I can still see him in my mind, getting onto a double decker bus, sliding his upright Bass under the stairs in its brown canvas cover, then rolling the Combo in and packing something around it to stop it rolling out! He progressed from using local bus services, to building a two wheeled trolly to pull along behind his push bike. THEM WERE THE DAYS! Anyhow, on closer looking at this Combo, from the serial number, it was made in China for the UK market 2009, (21)DYUUVA0006. Reading on the web, one of the issues this model made in China has had, is the With Horn / Without Horn sockets at the back. Apparently, there was some confusion regarding the earth on the Without Horn socket between Loud Technology and China when they first started manufacturing, which led to a lot of the Amps being fried, if you unplugged the cable from With Horn to Without Horn. This combo has it plugged in the With Horn and that’s where it is staying. The chassis is loose from the cabinet on the RH side, which I will take a look at when I get time Apart from the chassis being loose and finding a way to verify the horn (without frying the output) this amp is a keeper. Sorry about the long read, but these things keep coming back to you when you get to my age. Got to go now, can hear the misses waking up. Pete

Just for you BassmanPaul,,,,,,,,,,,,,pics added 😊😊😊 Due to the ill health of my wife ( Parkinsons and Dementia ) my life , and playing in bands , stopped two years ago, and I now care for her 24/7 . The only little bit I have of my life is playing bass for five or ten minutes a day , the rest of the day is caring for her . This came up on Reverb over here at £199 ,,,,,,,,,,,,how could I not buy it . I aint got many years left myself ( I`m 78) so why not treat myself . Its heavy (69Ib) but what a sound . It takes me back to when I started playing in the early 60`s Pete

Hi all, Just took delivery of above, 69Ib of pure heaven on castors. Considering the age (17 years old) not bad condition. Trying to gather as much info on known faults, just in case! Pete

Thanks Stevie , Will try later this week Pete

Hi , I have an Ampeg Combo ( Ampeg B-200R Rocket Bass Combo ) with a 4 ohm 15 inch speaker inside , Can I replace it with a 8 ohm 15 inch speaker , being that it is a Transistor amp ? I know it will reduce the output . Pete