Ampeg Rocket Reverb - #88 Doctor Guitar
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- In this episode I took the chance of having the band Bed Legs recording in my studio, and did an episode on their guitar player's amp: the Ampeg Rocket Reverb.
I've been wishing to test drive one for a long time and when the opportunity came I just grabed it.
You can listen to my music here:
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Ampeg as guitar amps has been kind of a secret for a long time. If I knew about these sooner, you could pick up one for dirt cheap. Now the word is out and prices go up. I think we
are all in the school of buying a Fender, Marshall, or Meas Boogie. Nothing wrong with that except we overlook how great Ampeg really is also. Some guitarist buy the old vintage bass
heads and rock out on them too. Just because it says bass amp you can still play guitar on it. They take pedals well also. The Stones toured and in-studio used Ampegs in the 70's.
They do have their own sound. Mick Taylor one of my favorite Stones guitar players got all the cool sounds from them. Thanks, Budda for the video, I want an Ampeg now lol.
Totally agree.Nothing has sound this rich and vibrant.
The Stones had them in 300w. That's cool!
Eh! Eh! What a monster!!!
That Reverb sounds out of this planet 😮😮😮
It’s really great
Thats a reissue. Way brighter than the original. I had both didn't mind the reissue but one can hear the transistors at play in the circuit. Obrigado. 👌
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What is the name of the surf instrumental you’re playing around 8:04? Great playing and great tones from a great amp!
I’m just jamming
I just bought an Ampeg Reverbrocket 2 1966 model never used. This is my go-to Amp for Spaghetti Western sound
Great amp
I've played a friends Ampeg 212 Rocketreveb at a good loud volume. 50 Watts. Its got girth. Its a 2x12 and it seems to play between a AC30 and a Fender Twin. Sounds great cranked and clean as you heard. Probably an awesome pedal platform. I've seen them used for about $400. Quite a bargain for the Amp you are getting. The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on one yet, is because it is so beastly!
Your description is dead on. It’s heavy and big for today’s standards
Sounds awesome! Someone is selling one near me for $385 and I was curious how it sounded. Too bad I don't need another amp right now...
It’s a great deal!!!
this guy is a KOOK!! Master volume at 0!??
What do you mean?!
Oh yes...one of the BEST and most interesting "KOOKS" to learn from too! I Love this guy.
Got 2 of these. Love em.
That surf sounds incredible!
Thanks a lot
I’m thinking of picking up a an ampeg super jet sj12. 1x12 today $350 usd. I think this review helped my decision.
Great let me know if you liked it!
Some really nice riffin Budda. ;)
Really nice demos, i have been watching your channel, after watching, decided to buy an ampeg amp,
I bought my 1998 Ampeg R212R one one month ago. If you give Ampeg your serial number they respond by the next day and can give you all of th info you need.
I have turned it up to 8 on the lower channels. With 25' of cord through a strat. W/ SSH Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates playing in another room.
It was ear splitting. But still clean. I'm not quite ready for the high channels and vol. 11.
These amps were designed for classical player to amplify but stay clean. I had a 1974 Fender Twin Reverb 100w. This might be louder.
Or I'm getting old. My Rick 360 / 6 does everything I bought it for through this amp.
Great to know it. Thanks for sharing
That's my main amp! I use it because has a beautiful clean channel and pairs really good with pedals. I never use the gain channel!
It’s a really cool amp
Bruno, that comment helps. Thanks Budda, I don't play metal anymore. I had to get steady gigs🥴. Actually I'm dign it. Time to replace my 120watt tube and 4x12 cab metal monster. I actually have to bring my rig somewhere now!😎 Ampeg? of course, soon as I got out of the fender box and spotted the Ampeg I Knew that was the answer. This review completely confirms that. THANKS 🖖
You’re welcome
I love this amp! And I highly recommend your review video! My performance was filmed with an iPhone, so it's far inferior to yours.
Thanks a lot. I just bought the head version
I have the reissue R12R version of this amp. Love it to death with my Rickenbacker 320 running through it.
it's a great amp for sure!!!
Wonder what year that one is. Cause after ampeg sold rights they changed dramatically. Just like the newer B-4's sound totally different & bad actually. Most people I know cut the bright circuit off just like the black/silver face fenders in order to get closer to the tweeds & brown faces
I’m not sure too
Sounds GREAT!
It sounds like the dead cap has been either modified or disconnected. Cause I have one & had 2 others & mine sounds very thick when tuned right ✅actually reminiscent of a silver face fender super reverb.
It’s not mine so I don’t know what might have happened
I had one just like it! It was pretty cool. I ran mine with the EQ mostly flat... gain on about 7. Mine had 6L6 tubes - 100 watts. Had a head of the same thing once too. But it was 50 watts with EL34s. Kinda wish I still had both of them.
Still owning one,with a fitting flightcase. Great amp,allthough i'm going to sell it(too much great tubeamps like Rivera,THC Sunset, Burriss).Also owned a Ampeg J 12R and a SJ 12R,also great amps.
This SJ12R had an orange Fender labelled JBL,which is agreat update in sound to this amp,but the weight is getting heavy.Also changed the powertubes to a pair of TAD pentode Tone Bones and preamp tubes from ECC 83 to EEC 82/12AU7's(GE ) and that was a huge progress in sound and volume:for livingroom usage it had become so much better.
Great! Thanks for sharing
Great Demo as always, do you know what year the master and gain version came out? I had the one twelve version in the 70's without the Master unfortunately it was stolen from my car in Manhattan New York.
I’m guessing the 90’s
Were they the stock tue s in there? I just bought a used one and it had very, very much mids with humbuckers. Have been trying to dial it in. Notice that the drive channel accents different freq for the mid and treble when engaged, which is a good idea.
Anyway, thanks for the video, I hadn’t thought to raise the bass as much as you have and made it sound good. Will try that.
It’s stock tubes indeed
@@BuddaGuedes thanks. Good to know.
Review muito bom, Budda! É o primeiro com mais de 10 minutos que eu acho bom, em toda a minhas saga de UA-cam. kkkkk
E, cara... 1) Adorei o amp! 2) Que guitarra é esta? Puta timbre legal.
Obrigado. A guitarra é uma Knaggs Choptank. Tenho um episódio sobre a guitarra. ua-cam.com/video/7ky8wpo75Pg/v-deo.html
Olá Budda;
Uma sugestão para um video, seria um tour pelo estudio.
Abraço
These amps have a good reputation for sound. Supposed to have an excellent clean. I own a 1995 first year, it has el34. After that they moved to 6l6gc. Mine is shrill sounding. Very bright. Not good. The amp lacks warmth. When I saw your video, that amp is the same sound as mine , very shrill , no bass. Eq controls effect it but not enough. There is no way that amp was sold new sounding that bad. Was wondering if it was ever fixed. Was wondering if it was the el34 version.
This was a 6L6 amp, but the owner was not very happy with it.
I believe there is something wrong with that one and mine also because people love the sound of these but the sound you were getting was way to bright and could not be eqed out. On mine the EQ does very little, especially the bass. I dont think that one or mine was operating properly.
I’m not sure!!! It’s not mine and I don’t have it anymore….
I have 3 of these amps, two 50 watt and one 100 watt all 6l6. Mine all sound way warmer than this one.
I just got a head and it’s way warmer too
I admit, you were putting me off with your lack of understanding about EQ, but then you cranked the Reverb and I forgot what I was thinking, thank you.
What do you mean with “lack of understanding EQ?
Russo’s for your comment and support.
@@BuddaGuedes No disrespect intended, but when you started testing the amp, you turned off ALL of the eq. I don't think anything would sound good like that. I would think a more logical approach would be to flatten the eq at 50% across-the-board. Then dial in, adding or subtracting from there.
I just bought one of these amps and I think it is a strong competition for a Fender Twin. You got some great sounds out of it!
@@pics0265 Fender amps have flat eq when both bass and treble are zeroed, at that point mid controll acts more as a volume control. There is not really any right way to start dialing eq on amp, especially when tone stack type is unknown. Marshall is about flat when middle is full, treble at zero and bass is at 1. Hiwatt is as flat as it can get when treble and middle are 0 and bass is 2. Ampeg has Baxandall type tone stack, so with this amp you relly should start with treble and bass at 5, it is flat setting unlike with other guitar amps
Thanks for sharing
Weird. You start with the master volume at zero. Why not start out everything at 5 and then modulate?
Because 5 is not half. Sometimes it’s even different on each por!
@@BuddaGuedes ok but you had the master volume set at zero.
It’s always my starting point
I played one for years, same model, it's too mid rangy and too much treble tho, deluxe reverb better. The reverb us superb on the rocket tho. Still one of my fav amps.
It’s a cool amp
Think I found my amp
It’s a cool one
Ampeg did experience a resurgence in the States, but many are still scared of all tube amps , and inclined towards either big 3, or higher gain.
Mojo is the word; you can't beat them once familiar with the set up and controls.It can take some fussing if you're used to Fender. The 50 bass heads are outstanding for guitar, but I would avoid stock speakers and cabs.The only Trem and Verb that beats Fender, hands down.
They do run a little heavy, and the combos are brutal on old men on the stairs.
They are heavy indeed
That reverb...yes
I have one of these amps. It sounds 1000 times better in person. The mics are not picking up the lush tone and brilliance it has. The reverb is awesome on this amp.
I like that amp. Gotta be honest, I liked it more before the treble was turned down. But I can imagine what it would have sounded like if it was at noon. Haha. Ampeg made some great guitar amps back in the day. Cool video
That amp is a modern day design I believe not like the old Ampegs. My buddy Tony who has a post in this thread has had 2 or 3 of these.
Hi,
do you recommend a 70s Ampeg B25B? I saw one in a classified. And an old traynor YBA.
Best
I don’t know that amp but I’ve heard great things about it!
Budda Guedes the Traynor or Ampeg? It’s hard to decide.
How does it sound compared to a Fender Deville 2x12 combo or Twin Reverb?
Ech Ech it’s similar but different. Watch this episode ua-cam.com/video/-VLKFSpuYKM/v-deo.html and figure out the difference.
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I have a 90s super rocket,Apart from being so heavy its a lovely clean sounding amp,Problem is,I switched it on last week and No sound.All lights up as usual but silent .Could this be an expensive fix?output transformer perhaps?.Really gutted its died on me. one of the best clean tones and a reverb to die for.
It could be a huge number of things. Check if the speaker cable is well connected. It has happened to me. It doesn’t seem to be the transformer, otherwise it wouldn’t even turn on.
@@BuddaGuedes thanks for the advice.speaker seems connected ok and all switches on fine,still no sound.I can only see 1 fuse at the back.im wondering if another fuse is hiding from me
Is this a reissue?
Philip Bennett yes it is
What song are you playing at 11:00?
“Just got Paid” ZZTop
Thanks man. I knew it was zz top but it was killing me. I couldn't find it.
Which are its speakers?
henriquelhrf they are labeled as ampeg speakers, but it doesn't mention the type
Budda Guedes
I have the same amp, but the single twelve inch speaker combo version(reverberocket R12R). It’s a reissue from the ninetees, nice amp, but not as cool as the vintage ones.
If I’m not mistaken, this 90’s reissue are from when Crate Industries bought the Ampeg factory. This amps were made in the USA, though, snd the quality is fine, but this are not hand made-point to point holy grail amps as the 60’s era original reverberockets!!
The stock speaker is an eminece,the same eminence legend ‘gold label’ used in most stock fenders for the last 20 years...but with a simple sticker with the Ampeg logo.
Sounds quite cool, btw.
Mine cames with 6L6 tubes, but the first versions of the reissues had EL34.
This version with 2 speakers was used and abused by Matthew Followill, the lead guitar from the Kings of Leon.
I would say this amp, the 6L6 version, is to me kinda like a hot rod deluxe in a lot of things, but with better reverb (awesome, indeed) and, maybe a brighter, 50’s sound...
Rock’n’roll approved beast!!