Ampeg SVT-3PRO Series Head

[whitespikebass]

Curious. If I use a dummy plug in one speaker out of a Ampeg SVT-3PRO Series Head can I get full use of the 450 watts with an 8 ohm speaker?

I am using a 4X12 cab with Eminence 12-A's and I believe they are rated at 250 watts each.

[JimmyM]

Nope. You can trick some old school tube amps that way, but not a SS or hybrid head.

[whitespikebass]

Rats, do you think the SVT 3 PRO will be plenty loud with a 4X12 8 ohm cab?

That would be 275 watts but pushing plenty of air.

[JimmyM]

A 412 is not a quiet cab and 275w isn't a buttload of wattage but an SVT is only 25w more. Crank the gain pretty good and it should be quite loud. Get that light lit up real good. I usually ignore it anyway. Just crank it till you hear distortion, then back off slightly if you want clean, or leave it you want distortion.

[whitespikebass]

But tubes are louder no? Or more powerful? I have an SVT. I'm looking for a good back up option. I assume this will be a lot lower in power.

I had considered the SVT 7 Pro but I like that the 3 has more tubes.

[RickenBoogie]

A watt is a watt. A 412 is a big cab. You're over-thinking this.

[pedulla1]

I played the 3-pro (owned two of them but that's another story). After some years of not owning Ampeg, I tried the 7-Pro against the 3- and 4-Pro in a store and left with the 7-Pro. Way more volume and lighter than the 3. And I never felt like I had to baby the input volume like I felt with the 3. I still wish a little bit that it had the graphic eq but I'm happy with the tone.

[B-string]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

A watt is a watt. A 412 is a big cab. You're over-thinking this.

The standard +1