Always wanted an ampeg b15...
Iove the aesthetic, love the warm tubey goodness.
Picked up an ashdown LB30 on the not so expensive side of ok.
Soudsn spot on and is a good size for the living room set up but for its gibungous enclosre and aircraft hailing reflective guuard.
Plan... to strip it back, and finish it like a bare tranny (jb) and exposed toobs flip top style amp....
The idea is to have an aesthtically pleasing glowy valve head for the lounge/studio
Dont mind that its unprotected and not in an enclosure
LB30 - b15(esque) bass amp (now new cab)
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LB30 - b15(esque) bass amp (now new cab)
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
If i can find an ampeg 1x12 to match that would be the bizz
Plan:
1. Strip back amp and refin in charcoal/gunmetal grey
2. Refin trannies in jet matt black
3. Fold a little cage for the power tubes.
4. Print a custom decal for the face
Plan:
1. Strip back amp and refin in charcoal/gunmetal grey
2. Refin trannies in jet matt black
3. Fold a little cage for the power tubes.
4. Print a custom decal for the face
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
I need to get some decal paper and try to whip up a design
As the amp will be dark I’ll need white decal paper and I’ll need to do the whole face plate
As the amp will be dark I’ll need white decal paper and I’ll need to do the whole face plate
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
Never thought of EL84s as bass amp valves before.
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
Nope me neither
Sounds wonderful as a home bass amp. Pretty loud actually but I doubt youd use it live.
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
I see asdown had the same idea as me at some point
Infact they went further and made it a flip top design
Infact they went further and made it a flip top design
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
Having said that I remembered my Jansen recorded 3 albums as a bass amp. But it was replaced on stage with an Ampeg.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:59 amNope me neither
Sounds wonderful as a home bass amp. Pretty loud actually but I doubt youd use it live.
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Re: Making an LB30 into a b15(esque) bass amp
Well, then this is the exact situation. My el84 as a home and studio amp.Slowy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:10 amHaving said that I remembered my Jansen recorded 3 albums as a bass amp. But it was replaced on stage with an Ampeg.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:59 amNope me neither
Sounds wonderful as a home bass amp. Pretty loud actually but I doubt youd use it live.
And if we ever upgrade the stage rig to a valve bass head then itd probably be an ampeg
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