Ampeg BA115

[Cat Burrito]

Who's tried one? Who owns one? Are they good for small to medium gigs?

[Ray]

I did a gig in Spain a few years ago and the house amp was a 100w BA115.

Good points:

- Nice creamy tone with my Jazz bass. Solid state but still quite warm. Never tried an SVT so can't compare.
- Still sounded great when turned all the way up. No distortion.
- Looks awesome.

Bad points:

- Very noisy DI. Unuseable in fact. The sound guy had to mic it.
- A bit on the quiet side, I had to turn it up to maximum volume.
- Heavy.

On the whole I really liked it. I think it would be ok for small pub gigs etc. but for anything bigger I would want more power.

Hope this helps!

[Cat Burrito]

[quote name='Ray' post='541919' date='Jul 16 2009, 08:44 AM']I did a gig in Spain a few years ago and the house amp was a 100w BA115.

Good points:

- Nice creamy tone with my Jazz bass. Solid state but still quite warm. Never tried an SVT so can't compare.
- Still sounded great when turned all the way up. No distortion.
- Looks awesome.

Bad points:

- Very noisy DI. Unuseable in fact. The sound guy had to mic it.
- A bit on the quiet side, I had to turn it up to maximum volume.
- Heavy.

On the whole I really liked it. I think it would be ok for small pub gigs etc. but for anything bigger I would want more power.

Hope this helps![/quote]

It sure does, thanks. Any other users?

[tombboy]

Had one for rehearsals a few years ago. Wouldn't gig with it mind... just not enough power. No complaints about the tone though.