Ampeg BA115HP Bass Amp… Has a few issues.
Estate sale find… why do I do this to myself? Working properly, this is quite a beast for its size. Let’s see what we can do.
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Originally posted by UCldd2tj8LaD7cXxgNnTQAJA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKdcQisx38
thank you for the video , was very helpful, however the video quality is so low that is difficult to see the details
Ampeg really missed that mark with these amps. I had one for 10 years. It was good but gave me problems on and off.
Just curious as to why someone would plug it in first with something rolling around inside. Take your chances, I guess.
A buddy of mine has one with scratchy pots. My question is I pulled the 6 screws out that were obvious, 3 on each side when trying to remove the chassis and it was still giving me resistance at the bottom near the transformer are there other fasteners or is it just stuck and need a little positive persuasion?
How do you remove the chassis?
Absolutely shit amps. Played mine twice and now the fuse blows every time I turn it on.
I have the exact same problem with this model. It makes a horrific noise at random times. Then sometimes it goes away and plays fine. Could it be an overheating issue with shorted resistors?
Adjust BIAS preset
the problem of my ampeg is the sound output are to low in volume
Goodnight friend. I have a BA115 that makes POOOOOOFFF when turning on and makes Poof when turning off ….. could it be some bad capacitor? thanks for the videos … and thanks if you can help me!
Hi, so my ampeg turns on fine, but after 30 seconds it turns off. Then i replug, and turns off after 5 seconds.
What can be the problem? Pr how to fix?
I have the old 100 watt BA 115. Bought it second hand about 6 years ago. Two weeks ago, I was playing my Warwick streamer, with the amp set at around 12 o’clock gain and 1 o’clock master, the three preamp dials set around 1 o’clock and the five way selector switch set at two. All of a sudden I hear a pop and the amp goes silent. I see that it was really hot. I let it cool off, and turn it on. Nothing happens. I unplug it wait a while and take out the amp from the cab which was difficult to pull out. I see that the fuse is blown. The next day I purchase several fuses of this type. It blew up three fuses. Next step: check the speaker. After considerable effort, I managed to remove the grill and check the speaker and the tweeter. I check them out with a multimeter and they are both fine. So, I take it to a technician to have it checked out. Both output transistors were shorted. According to the technician, it was never opened or touched. It was exactly as it came out of the factory. So all in all, it has giving good service for, I figure,15 years. The technician told me that he’s had several BA amps including two BA 108 with the same problem: blown MOSFETS. These amps heat up real quickly and I don’t understand why Ampeg doesn’t put a cooling fan. I don’t know if this 220 has the same problem. The technician also removed a lot of glue which is exaggeratedly applied all over the circuit board. This is another reason why it heats up so much, so he told me he removed quite a bit of it. I am picking up the amp tomorrow. Note aside, it’s a great sounding amp. Although it’s a 100 watt amp, I have a Laney RB3 65 watt amp with a 12 inch speaker that’s way louder. Go figure.
I have the same Ampeg and mine used to sound fuzzy distorted until I kept it on and played thru it for about 15 minutes. Now its about 8 months since then and now it makes that same a similar loud popping sound when I turn it on and start playing. The lower the note the worse the popping is and I can get a few high notes on my D and G strings that get thru the sub without it popping. The best way I can describe the sound is da dut da dut da dut da dut.
I have the same amp with the same rattling or buzzing sound when playing. Whats the fix?
would this amp be loud enough to play with a drummer?
DK, I think you should get a flood light or two.