Ampeg BA500

[Ziphoblat]

Hi all, looking for some information about the Ampeg BA500 amp. I recently got Ampeg SVX (been using Amplitube for a while) and it has a model for the BA500 amp, which as I understand is (/was) a cheaper amp as Ampegs go. However, I love the sound I'm getting using just the pre-amp model for this amp. I'd like to try one out in the flesh, but I could only find them attached to those ugly combos. I seem to recall reading a while ago that they had the same pre-amp as a standalone pre-amp that Ampeg made for a time. Is this the case, or have I muddled my memory? I was able to find the B2-RE which looks to have a very similar looking pre-amp stage. Does anybody know if this is the same? And does anybody know if they did in fact make a standalone pre-amp that's the same as the one in the BA500?

Cheers

[Grissle]

I believe most all the Ampeg combos share very, very similar if not the same basic preamp. From a little ba108 to a ba600 I've played the preamp circuits sounded close to identical, including a b100r.