this amp is way overpriced. i play guitar in a 4 piece rock band with another guitarist, bassist, and drummer. this thing is alright if you are just jamming with a friend but if you have a PA system and a full band then it's no where near loud enough. to mention it has no punch to it at all. sounds like a cardboard box. the direct xlr sounds horrible when recorded. i'd rather spend my money on a fender amp. luckily this amp was given to us.

This amp sings loud and proud and is a very good amp for anything I've ever had to do. My only complaint is that is hisses whenever it's on, i can lower all of the volume/eq/ and gain controls and the volume of it doesn't change at all. Other than that and the heat it puts out this amp is very good.

This amp sounds bigger than it is. The style control is basically different EQ presets that would be moe usable if they could be controlled by a foot switch. Even though its a solid state, it still has that great Ampeg bass tone. Since it's an Ampeg, you know it will last. Plenty loud enough for most club gigs and has an XLR out for DI to a PA or Mixer if needed. 1/4 TRS for headphones for private practice and RCA imputs for running a portable musuc player for jamming along with. Would reccomend to anyone.

i've owned this amp for 5 years and never had a single problem with it. it's been to many gigs and seen countless hours of use in the studio and still sounds just as clear as the day i got it. i love it even more now that i took the head out of the cabinet and use the 15" speaker as a sub for my pa and the head as my main guitar amp. if you have a decent eq shaping device, you can use the head with just about any instrument and make it sound completely solid. since the my detached head is mounted in an unmarked wood box, i get a lot of people asking me what it is and where they can find one; they're always surprised to hear that it's the cheapest ampeg you can buy. i would recommend this amp to anyone looking for perfectionist tone on a budget. the only thing it doesn't do is push huge cabs by itself, but with a tube preamp, it can power as many speakers as anyone who is considering buying it would possibly own.

I have been using my Ampeg BA115 for just over a year now- I sold my V4BH/115 and bought this and a B200R. I use the BA115 almost exclusively for bar gigs, outdoor festivals and practices.

With our setup, it is always running into a PA, and I use the tiltback feature as my on-stage monitor. I wouldn't recommend it if you play in a loud band and didn't have PA support.

At 60-some pounds, it's not too bad to carry around. Sound guys like it because it has the xlr balanced out- no need for a DI box.

It's pretty bullet proof, no problems yet!