Product: Ampeg B200R
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
05/02/2007
at
10:32am
by
Bysshe
Features
:
7
Tube Pre, bypassable horn, DI out, Ultra Lo, Mid, Hi switch. 220w
1-15 combo. Blue tolex and silver grill cloth, would have been a nice combo if it worked.
Sound Quality
:
No Opinion
Only the Horn worked. Unable to evaluate. I used to have
a B100R and it sounded good... but this one came pre-broken.
Reliability
:
1
Came out of the box with no sound from the woofer. What a drag.
This is the second SLM Electronics amp I have had come out of
the box not working. The other was a Crate v16 Palamino tube amp.
I feel like Ampeg is WAY over hyped. They have a nice sound...but
you just can't count on them. I've known 2 different people that
had Ampeg guitar amps catch on fire. Not good. Granted, I've had
a lot of bass amp problems from a myriad of manufacturers. I sent
this back and got a used Fender Bassman 100 1-15 combo. Not as pretty, but it works for sure.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I sent it back. If it comes out of the box not working, that is a bad omen for future reliability.
Overall Rating
:
1
I've been playing about 20 years now. I wanted to love this amp,
but it really let me down. I guess I'm going to have to swear off
Ampeg and Crate. If you buy one of these, I do wish you the best
of luck. They are nice looking and I'm sure they sound good while
they work.
