badwvlf

It's the matching cabinet from the Ampeg R50H. particle board. No name speakers. Road worn as hell.

The point of this is, I just ordered an avatar 4x12, I'd like to be able to run 2 412s but I feel like the ampeg isn't going to measure up at all. Is it worth putting a little money into the ampeg? Or should I just keep it for a beater/sell it for money towards another good cab.

gregs1020

is it plywood or partical board?

if it's ply it's probably worth keeping for gigging.

how do you like the R50H?

badwvlf

The R50H rules. The clean channel is amazing. I'm not a fan of the gain channel though I know someone who uses it and gets good tone out of it.

I traded a terrible crate solid state for the head + cab, just wanted something he could plug and play, he wasn't gigging anymore, wanted something quiet, so he traded across for it. Plus it was "broken" when I got it. All it needed was a little soldering in the cabinet.

It's particle board. I mean this is all speculation, if I get my new cab here and I hook them both up and it sounds good, i'll use both. If not, ill get another cab later down the line when I get another head.

gregs1020

you made a good trade. i agree on the cleans on the R50H, i have one as well. i do like the gain channel for 80s hair metal with a od in front of it. i get my ratt on from time to time. and it works pretty well for that with my cab.

if it's particle board then yea, see how it sounds and go from there. some of the ampeg speakers i've had have been pretty good but i doubt i've had those.

badwvlf

I feel like it's a pretty underrated amplifier. The clean channel cranked up has really "cute" distortion. It's great for my pop punk band. And then I just throw a bunch of effects through it to make it heavy (and also ABY to a bass amp).

ibanezguitars44

Is the head just a reverberocket in head form? I just bought a reverberocket and I love it! If I were you I'd keep the cabinet just because it looks so awesome haha. I'd love to find a cheap one to pair with my combo.

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badwvlf

my new cab is way prettier.

I'm not 100% sure but, I think the R50H is basically a reissue/reinvention of the old 60s reverbrocket in head form made in the mid-late 90s. Apparently ampeg remade the old R12R but its like $5000 and they only made a few.

I actually want to take the tolex off the head, whats under there?

ibanezguitars44

I don't know haha. I guess wood? My reverberocket is from 1998 so I'm guessing our amps probably sound very similar.

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gregs1020

you want to remove the greatest tolex ever?