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Ampeg B200R Rocket Bass Combo Amplifier (220 Watts, 1x15 in.)

Tube preamp. Solid-state power amp. Headphone output.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          5 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
 
 

Ampeg B200R Rocket Amp Customer Review

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from earthlink.net
Submitted: 7/26/2009
Style of Music: 50, 60"s Rock & Roll and Pop. Blues and some folk early popular music of the 30's, 40's...
Musical Experience: Active Musician - Sound Engineer
Location: Columbus, Oh uSA

 

 
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Feature:
For what I play this is the best. Tubed Preamp. Basic EQ with enhanced Ultra high, mid & low. XLR line out. Headphones out with level adjustment. You can select bass with or without tweeter. Classic amp look.

Quality:
I've had less than a week. Looks perfect. I cut down the power chord strap because it otherwise makes it difficult to get the power chord unraveled. It looks and feels solid, but too early make prediction on reliability. Ampeg does have a good rep, but this one is made in China and only time will tell. But for the price Zzounds sells it for at $350 it's like stealing. You can attach caster rollers that it comes with, but those things would make the amp rattle (on any amp)so I've used a collapsible folding cart with larger softer wheels.

Value:
Definitely worth the price.

Desirability:
I like the classic look which is a bonus. It is simply a great sounding amp.

Sound:
I've owned a Peavy Combo 300 for two years. The rich clear warm sound of this tubed Preamp is superb in the B200R. I play 50 & 60's rock & roll, blues and pop music. I also play some folk and basic blue grass through a Hoffner wannabe. In a pinch in will work as an acoustic guitar amp too.

Ease of Use:
Still figuring it out; so far easy as eating pie. Actually far easier to use than my Peavy which utilizes 8 band equalization. My needs are pretty basic and I run a DigiTech BP80 through for some distortion and also heavy reverb. Pipeline sounds awesome.

Support:
I chose Ampeg because other friends that play bass like Ampeg. I've had no reason to contact them.

Overall:
It sounds great. Still too early to make a real prediction. If lost or stolen TODAY I would replace with same. Good looks, great sound and a great price.

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"220w of Ampeg tone with a tube preamp, best in class"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          7 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 3/26/2008
Style of Music: rowdy punk rock
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: Seattle, WA

 

 
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Feature:
very cool, no complaints. just the right amount of features, not a bunch of frills and gimmicks.

Quality:
this is the only gripe i have about this amp. made in china. sure i haven't had any quality issues, but for $650 i want american. i have looked this amp over thoroughly, and it looks solid.

Value:
tube preamp and 220W of ampeg tone. not bad. value should be slightly lower due to being made in china by 11 year old slave laborers

Desirability:
cool looking, great sounding. couldn't ask for more. except "i want it" to be made in the u.s.a

Sound:
sound is great, dialing in your sound is super easy no silly eq sliders or garbage like that. plenty loud, probably going to make your guitarist angry.

Ease of Use:
plug and play

Support:
haven't had to use it, don't anticipate any problems, but ampeg and zzounds have great reputations for customer support.

Overall:
i have played comparable units from swr, fender, the ba115hpt from ampeg, line 6, and plenty of others. this thing is the best by far. the only gripe i have is made in china, but when i turn it on and crank it up i pretty much forget about that.

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Ampeg B200R Rocket Amp Customer Review

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 3/2/2007

 

 
Sound:
Sick - you can twist the EQ and get virtually any vintage to modern tone you want. The 12AU7 preamp tube adds warmth and depth. EXCELLENT Vaule!

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"NOT THE AMP I HOPED IT WOULD BE."

Overall:
          6 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          6 out of 10
I Want It:
          7 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from verizon.net
Submitted: 8/2/2009
Style of Music: rock,funk,r&b
Musical Experience: hobbyst
Location: WALDORF,MD

 

 
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Feature:
NOT TOO MANY ACCESSORIES WHICH IS THE WAY I LIKE IT.

Quality:
THE QUALITY WAS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE BUT THATS NOT WHAT COUNTS.

Value:
DID NOT KEEP THE AMP.

Desirability:
LOOKS GREAT

Sound:
I PLAY A 5 STRING MUSICMAN STINGRAY ON AND IT SOUNDS AMAZING, BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN I STARTED TURNING IT UP LOUDER. THERE WAS A CONSTANT HUM A RATTLES.

Ease of Use:
VERY EASY TO USE

Support:
SUPPORT AND WARRANTY IS ONE OF THE BEST.

Overall:
GREAT SOUND UNDER LOWER VOLUME BUT IT CRAPS OUT WHEN TURNED UP. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I'M RETURNING.VERY POOR QUALITY CONTROL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I FEEL VERY DISAPPOINTED.

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"Great Bass Amp. Perfect tone."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 3/16/2007
Style of Music: Many
Musical Experience: 22 years
Location: Mandeville, LA, USA

 

 
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Feature:
They thought of everything but a speaker out jack.

Quality:
Was rattling a little but after I tightened up the screws on the side it's hardly noticeable.

Value:
Best money I ever spent on a Amplifier.

Desirability:
It really is a cool looking amp.

Sound:
Very versatile amp with a great vintage low end tone.It also has a great punchy sound thanks to the built in horn. After i got it home and really started playing it I realized how great it sounded. I now have sold my SVT 2pro and use only this.

Support:
No calls yet.

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