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slideman82

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Ampeg VH-70
« on: August 08, 2012, 05:16:51 PM »

Any info about this amp? A friend of mine's got one of these, made in USA, and it hasn't any Celestion speaker but an Ampeg Special Designed one (or something like that) that sounds quite like a Celestion, but I think it's not the original one because it's supposed to be Celestion equiiped (there's a plastic label that afirms that). It seems it's a newer version of the SS-70, but I think it has the same circuitry (I've seen a guts pic and looks the same)
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J M Fahey

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Re: Ampeg VH-70
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2012, 01:06:53 AM »

KILLER amp.
Keep it.
Maybe the Celstion died and they replaced it with a Factory-approved speaker. Fine with me.
It must be a high end Eminence with an Ampeg label, by the way.
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Re: Ampeg VH-70
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2012, 01:28:29 PM »

Mmmm I don't think so, it's more like a bass speaker, has a lot of punch and compression, but not enough volume... plugged it to my 1x12 Eminence V128 cabinet and a wall of rock appeared! Too much treble and volume difference.
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Re: Ampeg VH-70
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2012, 05:34:41 PM »

Ugh! Then probably you are right, some shop owner who wanted to see it had that speaker lying around an thought "hey !! A Ampge speaker is an Ampeg speaker!!"
Clearly it's not Factory fitted.
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