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Finally !!! My SVT & Ric set-up.....

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:00 pm
by cerrem
I finally recieved my second SVT cab...And want to show off the set-up...
I have a few SVT cabs...but my goal was to get a second "flat-back" cab... I prefer the sound of the older flat-back cabs with the Alnico speakers, much more warmth and punch !!!!
I am having a blast right now... I just blew out another lightbulb in the kitchen... It's almost mid-night and hopefully the police won't pay me a visit for noise...
Chris Image
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-3/979985/Ric-Ampeg-1.jpg

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:23 am
by cheyenne
I thought I heard something last night around midnight.

Ohio's not really that far away you know. Image

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:31 am
by dswp
That looks loud....

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:55 am
by admin
Chris: Perhaps another cab for good measure. Nice set up.

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:07 am
by edski
What type of gigs do you play that requires TWO 8x10's??? Image

I have my single 2x10, and although I'd like to have more power, I really don't see the need for a massive cabinet. And my band is pretty loud, the drummer a pretty hard hitter...

I also have a smallish car, so I guess I look at an 8x10 as if it was a grand piano. Image

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:23 am
by rikk
I used to play through 2 SVT 8x10 cabs. Great punch. Much too heavy for me these days;-)

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:24 am
by teeder
I'd love to have that set-up, but it just wouldn't be practical for me. This one does what I need, and is easy to move around.
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You gotta love the Rick & Ampeg sound combo!

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:45 am
by jnbass
whatcha say???

Damn loud!

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:54 am
by jmh
"Speak softly, but carry a big rig"

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:20 am
by throw_this_away
"What type of gigs do you play that requires TWO 8x10's???"

as someone on TalkBass said... "Madisen Square Livingroom." (now where is that "hiding" emoticon...)

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:54 am
by cheyenne
Why do you play a Rick through an SVT with two cabs ???

Because you can. Image

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:06 am
by charlyg
Seeing as how I have my B2RE amp barely on through a 4x10 4 ohm cab, I wouldn't even have to turn on with 2 8x10s!!!!!

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:07 am
by jwr2
Last night I played a Novi 5th Avenue ballroom ... I took my small rig ... b2r 350 watts and 2 2x10 cabs ... then I ran an xlr out into a huge pa ... (5th ave is a big room with a high ceiling) ... so I could hear my bass amp if I stood near it ... but that pa filled the room ... 4 subs and 4 mains ... We kept a low stage volume and he cranked the PA ... the sound guy loves bands that keep the stage volume down, because then he can crank the PA and not get feedback ...

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:32 am
by billy_sacco
Wow that must kill people! Awesome rig man.

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:32 am
by cerrem
The whole point to this set-up is NOT for being LOUD.... It is for TONE... WHen this rig is at a reasonable volume level, the tone is huge and fills the room with a warmth of tone with nice punch, that a smaller set-up won't produce... I don't like the new SVT cabs.. They are particle board and the speakers sound cold, since they are manufactured to handle higher power now and therefore the voice coils sound lame...
Yes..I will probably pop a disk in my back moving these things around...But I wouldn't have it any other way Image