Product: Ampeg SS-120
Price Paid: US $300 with 4x12 cab (Celestions :) ) used
Submitted
01/09/2000
at
10:54am
by
Kman
Email: namewas1<at>aol dot com
Features
:
7
100 Watts, 2 Channels, 3 band EQ, Reverb, Pull Bright knob, Pull Thick knob.
Sound Quality
:
2
Decent, but not for more than a practise amp. Playing hard rock metal with a band with Marshalls and Boogies, WON'T cut it. I was always buried unless I turned up to the point I waas just getting massive feedback. Not reccommended for serious players.
Reliability
:
2
Well up until a month or so ago I would have given this a high as heck rating. But something occured where after the amp is on for 5 minutes or so, the signal fades, like a bad connection. First I thought it was my cord, then my input jack on the guitar, then a loose cable connection from SS-120 head to the 4x12 cab, then the input jack front panel of the SS-120, then I surmised it is an internal problem with the head itself, (guessing a transformer since this is solid state) Havent taken it anywhere for service for it was only a practice amp for my living room. Havent used this to the point where anything could have gone wrong with it. Kind of disappointed.
Customer Support
:
1
They don't even make this head anymore or anything that remotely resembles it. I don't even see the amp that Lee Jackson made for them on their website (very cool amp BTW). I guess Ampeg wouldnt give me the time of day about this as the warranty has passed by like ancient history.
Overall Rating
:
6
Not a bad deal since it was my first real 1/2stack. I was impressed with the power of a 4x12 cab more than anything else. I preferred my rack rig later on with the Ampeg cab.
