Advice on amps

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:18 pm

Tube Ampegs kill the SS's in sound and thickness, especially the old SVT's they sound so big and thick you can walk on the sound.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:08 am

I've got both an Ampeg SVT-3 Pro and an SVT-2 Pro and though the 3 Pro has 150 more watts than the all-tube 2 Pro, the 2 Pro has a solidity, punch factor, and tightness to the tone that the 3 Pro hints at but just can't quite attain. Using the same SVT 410HLF cab (4 ohm) and bass. I prefer the tubes.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:52 pm

Is that the same amp they called the SVT-II John?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:00 pm

The SVT-II is a rack mount version of the early SVT but it does have a 6-band graphic eq too. The SVT-2 Pro has a slightly different preamp section plus a 9-band eq (almost the 3 Pro preamp section).

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:02 pm

The early SLM head that is, I have a skunkworks head, # 413 I think, I converted it to 12DW7's, it's a good sounding head but breaks up more easily than the Magnavox heads. It's sound is a little cleaner at moderate volumes though.