NAD: Ampeg M-15
- Scout
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NAD: Ampeg M-15
This could be cross posted anywhere in this section, I found this for sale locally and between looking at the pictures and researching it I made an offer which was accepted. It’s somewhere in between a small and a medium, 2 6l6’s and octal preamp tubes with an undersized PT puts this about 25 watts and it’s got the original 15” Jensen. Fuck yeah!
Original tubes, replaced filter cap can and funky speaker connection. Trem pedal is hardwired, weird , but original.
I traded my Pro reverb for a G & L, that was the last 6l6 40 watt Fender that I was holding onto and I never has a 15” cabinet.
A new grounded cord and a slow power up and we’ll see what it sounds like, the girl I got it from said it’s been in storage since the early’ 90’s, it does pay to check the local online listings. And it’s not a back breaker. Happy days!
Original tubes, replaced filter cap can and funky speaker connection. Trem pedal is hardwired, weird , but original.
I traded my Pro reverb for a G & L, that was the last 6l6 40 watt Fender that I was holding onto and I never has a 15” cabinet.
A new grounded cord and a slow power up and we’ll see what it sounds like, the girl I got it from said it’s been in storage since the early’ 90’s, it does pay to check the local online listings. And it’s not a back breaker. Happy days!
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- solfege
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Dude! Where did you see this? I though i checked all those listings but that's an amazing score and I never saw it. Congrats!
- Scout
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Yeah, most anything underpriced gets gone in a flash, this sat for a few weeks overpriced
but I told the seller it needed some love to get it right and she agreed to a lower price.
It was buried weeks old in an online listing but it’s all original so I had to get it.
I love Ampegs, they are voiced to be cleaner louder and they kill with P 90’s.
Joisey’s finest, them and real Danelectros. Thanks, sometimes you get lucky.
but I told the seller it needed some love to get it right and she agreed to a lower price.
It was buried weeks old in an online listing but it’s all original so I had to get it.
I love Ampegs, they are voiced to be cleaner louder and they kill with P 90’s.
Joisey’s finest, them and real Danelectros. Thanks, sometimes you get lucky.
- solfege
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
For sure, and there are so many old ampegs lying around here ... and good techs who know how to work on them. I've been eying them too.
- hexes
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
HELL YESS
you have one of my dream amps. i’m a sucker for ampeg, 6L6, and 15” speakers.
i was raised on big loud cleans since ampegs were affordable. black panel era fender has always been a subpar platform to me. ampeg did reverb better than fender could ever dream.
you have one of my dream amps. i’m a sucker for ampeg, 6L6, and 15” speakers.
i was raised on big loud cleans since ampegs were affordable. black panel era fender has always been a subpar platform to me. ampeg did reverb better than fender could ever dream.
- garyfanclub
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Damn, an octal preamp AND an ORIGINAL 15” speaker?
Sign me up! My Reverberocket 2 is mighty jealous of that thing. Would love to hear clips of you get around to recording some.
Sign me up! My Reverberocket 2 is mighty jealous of that thing. Would love to hear clips of you get around to recording some.
- Scout
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
I'm pretty excited about firing this up, I'm waiting for a few things but I'll post some audio soon.
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
If you have the means to get a step down transformer to run it around 110v I recommend it, my Jet was great at 120, but I swear to god it sounds significantly better at 110.
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
I do have a variac to slow start old amps. Around here I have noticed residential voltages to be running a little high, like 123 to 125 volts, I actually haven’t checked my own recently but I imagine it’s also on the high side (I’m an electrician).
Van Halen was famous for running his rig at a lower voltage to get the tone he was after. To a point I would think that would be safer for the components than running a higher voltage which would cause the secondary voltages to be higher and stress everything, some amps have DC voltages near the upper limits as it is. I am no expert in that area, electricity and electronics are separate fields.
Van Halen was famous for running his rig at a lower voltage to get the tone he was after. To a point I would think that would be safer for the components than running a higher voltage which would cause the secondary voltages to be higher and stress everything, some amps have DC voltages near the upper limits as it is. I am no expert in that area, electricity and electronics are separate fields.
- hexes
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
variacs will change bias levels too, so it’s best to measure plate voltage and calculate bias as you drop the supply down. the M15 is cathode biased, at least.
i’m building a bucking transformer for my tweed deluxe. my walls are 127.5v (yikes)
i’m building a bucking transformer for my tweed deluxe. my walls are 127.5v (yikes)
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Oh MAN! I am dying for a 1x15” amp that’s not a Showman. Which Jensen? A C15N?
I know you’re on SG101, and now I am very curious what those differences are. I mean a 6G15 vs. Ampeg reverb. (Never been a fan of any in-amp reverb.)
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Yeah, it’s a c15n . Well, in checking that I JUST SAW SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE CONE!
I’m determined to keep it , I know there’s a good speaker tech around here, I’ll have to get his name.
I’m determined to keep it , I know there’s a good speaker tech around here, I’ll have to get his name.
- hexes
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
OP you can definitely have that speaker reconed easily. good luck! http://www.millersound.net seems to have a great reputation. looks to be an hour from DT philly.
you’re right. the 6g15 is the pinnacle and why I play guitar. I meant to say onboard reverb. especially with the V series ampegs. fender amp verb has a darker hollow sound with a kinda harsh splashy springy decay in the reflections. ampeg seems much more even in freq response with smoother decay characteristics.
- Scout
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Thanks, Miller was the one I was thinking of, they're actually 20 minutes from me.
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Re: NAD: Ampeg M-15
Belated congrats, Scout! Ampeg amps are great! Saw a bunch of vintage Ampeg amps and a 90's reissue Reverberocket @ Atomic Music (they're on Atomic's Reverb shop) - worth checking out!
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