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Post subject: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:52 pm
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Whatever dudes, It looks so cool ! 8)
Got it home and it needs a speaker, I'm bett'n a C-Rex would be perfect for this little guy !
any way i plugged it into my cab with a weber sig 12B and well it flat came alive, made me want to keep playing

whats the word on the street ??? and strangely enough I picked up this pawn shop amp at my local pawnshop :mrgreen:
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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:54 pm
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When i say it needs a speaker, I am meaning that the OEM is kinda stinky sounding :roll:
Its got a big old fat jj for a power tube 6L6GC type
have yet to look at the pair of 12AX7's

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:28 pm
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It does look cool! 8)

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:51 pm
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shimmilou it sounds very good through my weber sig 12B cab
seriously good, I'm shocked :shock:

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:57 pm
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I do rather fancy one of those myself. Almost bought one off ebay but someone had the tenacity to bid against me - I know, what a damn cheek.

It is great when you plug into an amp and just enjoy the sound it makes.

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:04 am
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Playing the amp through the oversized, customized partial open back 1x12 seen in the picture really opens up the sound of the Ramparte !!!
Thats the cab with the Weber sig 12b in it.
I also have a slightly broken in Swamp Thang in a box in my shop, bet that would make this amp about as tight in the lower end as it could get !
Also kicking the idea of a 12F150 in there.

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I really think people made up their minds to dislike this amp before even really trying it, any other Fender would get a chance with tube swaps, speakers etc.....
This one got a raw deal.
I got an excellent deal :lol: due to the lack of love so.........

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:18 pm
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So.......................
I pulled the two jj12AX7 preamp tubes and put in a Raytheon 5771 in V-1 , one of those hungarian 12AX7's with the little tag (beemer will understand) in V-2
OH MY !!! seriously folks this little amp is so freak'n clear and the lows are bouncy and sweet !!! the highs are perfect !!!
Route 66 Compressor side only and my Cmatmods Signa Drive, the thing sound like one of my old blackfaced Bassman heads into a piggyback 2x12, HUGE power !!!
I will put up a sound clip in the next few days and you'll be stunned !
Dang !!! :shock:

And this is with the stock speaker through its own cab ! ya that tiny little thing sounds SOOOOO BIG !
Warning ! the speaker / amp is fizzy and unpleasant and super low volume (probably why the hatred) but as soon as you pass a spot that isn't far up the control at all, it jumps alive and has a bold sweet tone, sure the Comp is making it fatter with the gain and sustain cranked up, but it did the exact same thing on my 3K Clark piedmont and all of my bassman heads so......... Give it a break, there is some huge potential here !

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:33 am
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Weber 12F150 8 ohm 50 watt light dope on the way !
just guessing its gonna sound Crazy good !! 8)

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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:29 am
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We're both waiting for the mailman! I ordered a new P90 yesterday.


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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:22 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:04 am
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blues bondsman wrote:
Weber 12F150 8 ohm 50 watt light dope on the way !
just guessing its gonna sound Crazy good !! 8)



Nice!

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:10 am
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I'm tell'n ya 63Supro
I have never regretted a weber purchase.
Guessing I'll be in tonal nirvana ! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:16 am
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blues bondsman wrote:
I'm tell'n ya 63Supro
I have never regretted a weber purchase.
Guessing I'll be in tonal nirvana ! 8)


Me either. That Weber Sig 8 I put in my old SF Champ was the best thing I ever did. The 12a125a in my 5e3 is a beautiful thing.

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:46 am
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Blues...sounds like you found a cheap new friend in that rampart? Congrats. Looking forward to the sound clip!

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Post subject: Re: Well ya see I bought a Ramparte and..............
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:39 am
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ya guys it will happen
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early next week probably

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