Vintage Ampeg Reverberocket?

[bjeans79]

Hey folks. I have an original Ampeg Reverberocket amp with 1 12" Jensen Concert Series speaker. I was wondering how loud I can crank that sucker up before it becomes dangerous for the amp. It isnt a very loud amp to begin with. Should I worry about damaging the speaker because its so old?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Vintage Ampeg Reverberocket?

I don't think that there should be any problems cranking it all the way as long as the amp is iwell maintained and the speaker is physically sound.

 

[ES350]

Re: Vintage Ampeg Reverberocket?

If that's a alnico P12P (common in those amps), full blast won't do it any good. Those amps run about 18 watts (2x7591, cathode bias) and the original rating for a P12P is someplace around 16 watts. Figure in derating over time, and you will be looking at a recone if you run it too hard. I'd box it up and swap to a RI or something more efficient...FWIW, I've blown original cone P12N's in 5C3 Deluxes (12 watts) cranking them up.

 

[Bludave]

Re: Vintage Ampeg Reverberocket?

That's a great little amp. Think of it as apoor mans Deluxe Reverb. I had one when I was a kid. It was the main amp I had for quite a while. Don't abuse it. I would also recommend swapping out the original speaker.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Vintage Ampeg Reverberocket?

My friend has one. Great little amp. The speaker doesn't like really high volume settings, so I'd shy away from totally cranking it without changing the speaker.