Ampeg B200R

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:04 am

Anyone tried one yet??? Sounds like a good bang for the buck.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:09 am

That's the $100,000 dollar question. I went to the Atlanta Bass Gallery & he didn't even know they were coming out. Ampeg isn't doing a great marketing job with this one...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:05 pm

I just picked one up for $595.00 delivered. Great amp!! Good tones straight out of the box. Has a 12AU7 tube in the preamp, and a 1" high efficiency tweeter. Mine even came complete with "pop out" casters. Has a kinda cool feature, 2 jacks in the back for the speaker. One choice is the speaker alone, and the other is the speaker and the piezo tweeter. Simple and smart. Very, very cool retro look. The diamond blue covering is awsome. I'll really put her through the paces this weekend and post the results. Im very pleased. Here's some pics:

Hope this is helpful for someone looking for info on these.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:12 pm

One more thing is the control layout. Its the same as the B100R except there's an XLR line out, and a knob to adjust the output level of the signal at the XLR line out jack and the level of the phones jack. all on the control panel right where you need them.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:47 pm

Nice! I love my B100r, but it might be time for an upgrade!

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:49 pm

My B100R arrives tomorrow.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:52 pm

Its a very good sounding amp. I havent even gotten the sansamp out yet, this baby sounds great on its own!

All my other stuff is going to ebay very soon.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue May 09, 2006 3:59 am

Would I be correct in assuming it's a 200 watt amp?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:18 am

220 watts into 4 ohms.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:15 am

Ampeg isn't doing a great marketing job with this one...

It's not even on their website yet.

Congrats on the amp, Scott. Where did you purchase it?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:23 pm

Chuck Levins Washington Music. $595.00 delivered. Talk to Brian Meader.

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sun May 21, 2006 4:11 am

Scott- you have inspired me to get a B200R since reading your posts. I have been totally satisfied with my B100r/sansamp combo but wanted just a little more so..... I emailed Chuck Levins and enquired about the price you posted and they said the price was $550 and the rest was dependant on shipping so..... knowing that Musicians Friend does price matching and free shipping, I told them to send me one. The only hitch was they won't be in until the end of May, but I already knew that going in. Just wanted to pass along this info for anyone else thats interested.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun May 21, 2006 4:18 am

You wont be dissapointed. I also picked up one of theses:

http://www.tukicovers.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=1_7&products_id=384&osCsid=c6b65da9cb207fe49eba1a2271065fdc

Tuki makes great covers. Heavily padded "Cordura" construction. Fits like a glove. I had one made for my Ampeg 410 a few years ago when I was playing out alot, thanks to the cover, my cab still looks like the day I bought it. One of the best investments you can make in my opinion.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:46 am

I have Tuki covers on all my amps and cabs. Great covers. Get the padded ones.

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:59 pm

Mark, did you get your B200R yet? How is it? It's at the top of my list now. Line 6 was also something I was interested, but I have heard some bad reviews about them. THis looks like the one for me.