Ampeg BA 500

[tommyj]

Anyone have one of these? Tried one out Sunday at church and I was blown away. We've been using a Peavy keyboard amp that sounds like a mud bucket so it wouldn't take much to impress me at this point. The guy wants $750 for it. It's two years old and I think made in the states yet but I forgot to check. (to excited ) I play an '04 4003 Turquoise that I bought new and only heard for the first time Sunday! Any input is greatly appreciated!

[atomic_punk]

Is this the programmable one? I know MF was blowing them out for a long time at $499...wish I would have picked one up then. It looked impressive to me at the time...never heard it though.

[tommyj]

Not programable to my knowledge but you can footswitch to the EQ. It seems to be just the basics + loud+ clear wich is fine by me I'm not much into effects and stuff. http://www.fattoneguitars.com/http-/www ... caste.aspx

[atomic_punk]

That is a totally different beast than what I saw, the one I saw was just a head. That's a sweet combo!

[alan]

I had one, and it is loud. Hooked mine to an SVT18 ext spkr, holy moly, the pure power. However, I sold it off in favor of a V4BH, and some other things. In the end, it seemed to lack any warmth or character. Guess I'm a bit of a tone snob, but yes, they're made in USA, discontinued prior to the LOUD sale. Price new was $1000. Hope that helps.