niceguyhomer Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I'm thinking about buying a combo for rehearsals / small gigs and have been looking at this Ampeg B200R jobby. I was wondering if anyone has one and what their views are of it. It looks the biz and most of the reviews I've read were glowing but I'd be curious what anyone thinks about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I've not played with the b200r, But I've got a b50r and play with a b100r at the studio when we leave the drummer out. Both excellent amps. I've been thinking about getting a b200r for a while now myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I thought about getting one...but was put off by reports (on the interweb only..) about bad cabinet rattles and poor construction. Not the best way to evaluate an amp, I know, but it was enough at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 [quote name='BassBod' post='431441' date='Mar 11 2009, 01:00 PM']I thought about getting one...but was put off by reports (on the interweb only..) about bad cabinet rattles and poor construction. Not the best way to evaluate an amp, I know, but it was enough at the time.[/quote] The b50 and the B100 I play both have no rattles or construction issues. Both of them have blown the power light though. Which is a shame cos they're a nice blue colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Shame about the light - I remember (maybe wrongly) it was only the newer 200 that was getting the complaints. What seemed to hack people off was moving from a reliable b100 up to the new higher wattage version and then having to deal with unexpected cabinet problems. Sounded like early production problems? Anyone got one recently? How heavy are they (really?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 [quote name='BassBod' post='432198' date='Mar 12 2009, 10:03 AM']Shame about the light - I remember (maybe wrongly) it was only the newer 200 that was getting the complaints. What seemed to hack people off was moving from a reliable b100 up to the new higher wattage version and then having to deal with unexpected cabinet problems. Sounded like early production problems? Anyone got one recently? How heavy are they (really?)[/quote] Would be a bad state of affairs if they did rattle. They ain't cheap are they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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