St. Louis Music Ampeg Sold

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:08 pm

Found this on another forum.

http://www.dalecruse.com/weblogarchives/2005/03/loud_technologi.html

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:17 pm

Hmmmm....

Thanks for that post, Bob. That's interesting. I hope it's not going to be a bad thing.

I know that there are some loyal vintage Ampeg fans on this Forum. I guess I'm more of a current Ampeg user.

My current gig amp is a V-4BH reissue from 1996. I love it, but it is different from the old ones. Still all-tube, though - 4 6L6's for power tubes.

It will be interesting to see if Ampeg makes any changes as a result of this acquisition.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:37 pm

Let me throw this out there...
I only recently bought my first Ampeg (B100R - could NOT be happier), but I was an active bassist when SLM first acquired Ampeg & I remember the groans from all of the keepers of the LOW END when that happened. "Crate has Ampeg now?!" was the cry.
It might not be a bad thing, I think that a company like Mackie (et. al.) would know better that to mess with Ampeg.

Hopefully.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:19 pm

Well, when SLM bought 'em, they gave us the Skunkworks SVT in '87..... I've got one and couldn't be happier!! Let's hope for the best!!

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:24 pm

That's what I'm sayin'! My "SLM era" Ampeg is fantastic!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:18 pm

I have a skunkworks SVT also, #413. I converted it to 12DW7's like the 70's heads, that was the only real circuit difference between them.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:32 pm

I was wondering where you've been on this one , Bob....

BTW, where can I find some of those tubes for mine?