ELECTRIC BASS SS AMPS: B SERIES

Ampeg changed the cosmetics of their amplifiers in the late 1990s, but it doesn't appear that there was a clear cut date when the change was made. Their B Bass combos and heads appear to change throughout 1999, so models produced in 1999 and before will have black control panels with blue accents and a black cloth grille with white piping and a large square Ampeg logo in the upper left corner. Models produced in 1999 and later will have black and gray control panels with white accents and a black metal grille with a small oval Ampeg logo at the bottom. In 1998, Ampeg advertised a B-1000R amp in their catalog and price list, but the price was listed as TBA (to be announced) and it appears that this amp never went into production as it did not appear in the 1999 catalog.

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- 150W, 1-12 in. Ampeg Custom speaker with a 4 in. high freq. horn, bass combo, hybrid chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: solid-state, two channels, front black and gray control panel, single input, seven knobs (g, bass with push/pull shift, mid-range, treble with push/pull shift, solo voice, solo boost, MV), input pad switch, ultra low switch, ultra high switch, balance out switch, solo channel switch, limit switch, power switch, rear panel: two 1/4 in. speaker jacks, power amp in jack, preamp out jack, effects loop, XLR balanced line out, footswitch jack, cabinet controls: high-freq. attenuator, normal input, contour input, black covering, black grille, 21 in. wide, 18.5 in. tall, 13 in. deep, 63 lbs., mfg. 1992-95.
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B-1R Head

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- similar to the B-1, except in a one-space rack-mount head-unit configuration, 19 in. wide, 1.75 in. tall, 12.75 in. deep, 15 lbs., mfg. 1992-95.
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- 300W @ 4 ohms (175W @ 8 ohms), two-space bass rack-mount head-unit, solid-state chassis, MOSFET power amp, single channel, front black and gray control panel, single input, five black knobs (g, b, ultra mid , t, MV), input pad switch, limit switch, power switch, rear panel: two speaker jacks, power amp in, preamp out, effects loop, XLR balanced line out with -20dB/0dB and pre/post EQ switches, black casing, 19 in. wide, 3.5 in. tall, 15 in. deep, 22 lbs., mfg. 2005-09.
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- 200W @ 8 ohms (350W @ 4 ohms), 1-15 in. speaker, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel (1994-99) or gray control panel (1999-2001), single input, five black knobs (g, b, ultra mid, t, MV), nine-band graphic EQ, input pad switch, limiter on/off switch, graphic EQ on/off switch, power switch, rear panel: two speaker jacks, power amp in jack, preamp out jack, effects loop, XLR balanced line out with pad switch and pre/post EQ switch, recessed side handles, black Tolex covering, black grille, 24 in. wide, 24.5 in. tall, 16 in. deep, 87 lbs., mfg. 1994-2001.
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- similar to the B-2, except has 4-8 in. speakers, 94 lbs., mfg. 1997-2000.
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B-2R Head

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- similar to the B-2, except in a two-space rack-mount head-unit configuration, black casing, 19 in. wide, 3.5 in. tall, 15 in. deep, 15 lbs., mfg. 1994-2004.
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B-2RE Head

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- similar to the B-2R, except has 450W @ 4 ohms (250W @ 8 ohms), 26 lbs., mfg. 2005-2010.
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- 150W, 1-15 in. speaker, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel (1995-99) or gray control panel (1999-2001), single input, six black knobs (g, drive, b, ultra-mid, t, MV), nine-band graphic equalizer, XLR balanced line out, effects loop, preamp out/power amp in, optocoupler limiter, black Tolex covering, black metal grille, 68 lbs., mfg. 1995-2001.
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- similar to the B-3, except has 1-8 in. and 1-15 in. speakers that are bi-amped (100W to the 15 in. and 50W to the 8 in.) and an additional biamp level balance knob, 84 lbs., mfg. 1995-2001.
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- similar to the B-3 except has 2-8 in. speakers with a tweeter, 57 lbs., mfg. 2000-01.
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- similar to the B-3, except in head-unit configuration, mfg. 1998 only.
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- 1000W @ 4 ohms (700W @ 8 ohms mono or 2 X 500W @ 2 ohms, 2 X 350W @ 4 ohms, or 2 X 200W @ 8 ohms stereo), three-space rack-mount bass head-unit, solid-state chassis with two power amps, single channel, front all black control panel (1998-99) or black and gray control panel (1999-2008), two inputs, nine black knobs (g, five-position style selector, b, ultra mid, t, effects mix, master, crossover freq. crossover balance), nine band graphic equalizer with slider level control, power switch, XLR balanced line out, effects loop, preamp out/power amp in, rear panel: bi-amp high output and low output jacks, balanced XLR and unbalanced 1/4 in. line outs with level control, pre/post switch, and ground/lift switch, effects loop, tuner out jack, four 1/4 in. speaker jacks and three Speakon jacks (Ch. A, Ch. B, or bridged), power amp in and preamp out jacks for each power amp channel, full range and stereo/mono switches, footswitch jack, black metal covering, 19 in. wide, 5.25 in. tall, 19 in. deep, 39 lbs., mfg. 1998-2008.
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- 500W @ 2 ohms (340W @ 4 ohms or 205W @ 8 ohms), two-space bass rack-mount head-unit, two channels, black and gray control panel, two inputs, 11 knobs (Clean Ch.: v, five-position style selector, b, ultra mid, t, OD Ch.: g, five-position style selector, v, All: octave volume, FX blend, MV), mute switch, combine switch, channel select switch, OD boost switch, power switch, rear panel: one Speakon and two 1/4 in. speaker jacks, 1/4 in. unbalanced line out, XLR balanced line out, effects loop, tuner out, power amp in, preamp out, two footswitch jacks, black metal casing, 19 in. wide, 3.75 in. tall, 15 in. deep, 32 lbs., mfg. 2000-05.
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- 500W @ 2 ohms (350W @ 4 ohms and 200W @ 8 ohms), two-space bass rack-mount head-unit, solid-state chassis, single channel, front gray control panel, two inputs, six knobs (g, b, ultra mid, t, FX blend, MV), four programmable presets, input switch, input pad switch, limit defeat switch, power switch, rear panel: one Speakon and two 1/4 in. speaker jacks, multi-pin footswitch jack, XLR balanced line out with level control and pre/post EQ switch, effects loop, power amp in, preamp out, black metal casing, four-button footswitch included, 19 in. wide, 3.5 in. tall, 15 in. deep, 32 lbs., mfg. 2005-06.
The B500DR has four presets that can be programmed and saved by the user.
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B-115E SPEAKER CABINET

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- 200W, 1-15 in. speaker, 8 ohm impedance, Baltic birch plywood construction, black covering, black metal grille, handles on the side, 2 in. swivel casters, 72 lbs., mfg. 2006-2012.
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B-410HE SPEAKER CABINET

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- 200W, 4-10 in. speakers with a 1 in. horn, 8 ohm impedance, three-way horn switch, Baltic birch plywood construction, black covering, black metal grille, handles on the side, 2 in. swivel casters, 72 lbs., mfg. 2006-2012.
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B-410HLF Speaker Cabinet

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- similar to the B-410HE Speaker Cabinet, except has a low-end design, 400W handling, and 4 ohm impedance, 88 lbs., mfg. 2006-2012.
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BSE-115 SPEAKER CABINET

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- 200W, 1-15 in. speaker, 8 ohm impedance, black covering, black metal grille, handles on the side, 2 in. swivel casters, 75 lbs., mfg. 2000-05.
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BSE-410H SPEAKER CABINET

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- 200W, 4-10 in. speakers with a horn, 8 ohm impedance, three-way horn switch, black covering, black metal grille, handles on the side, 2 in. swivel casters, 75 lbs., mfg. 2000-05.
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BSE-410HS Speaker Cabinet

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- similar to the BSE-410H Speaker Cabinet, except has a slanted top and 400W handling, 91 lbs., mfg. 2003-05.
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