Ampeg svt 4 pro blue label

[DEbassist]

Hey guys, I need some help dating an amp. I just picked up an Ampeg SVT 4 Pro last night in a trade and I'm not sure how old it is. Its one of the older models with the blue logo. Any help?

[Inconnu]

Originally Posted by DEbassist

Hey guys, I need some help dating an amp. I just picked up an Ampeg SVT 4 Pro last night in a trade and I'm not sure how old it is. Its one of the older models with the blue logo. Any help?

Do you mean that the name SVT 4 PRO is written in blue, handwriting style letters? If so, it's probably from the same era then my SVT Classic, which I bought in 1995. I'm not sure when the SVT-4 started, I only remember that, in 1995, there was the Classic, the 2 pro and the 3 pro. Not sure about the 4.

[anderbass]

http://www.unofficialampeg.com/dating

(quote)

The modern Ampegs of the St. Louis Music era were all made after 1985. The amps made since 1988 have a 10-digit serial number which is encoded for model, country, date, and year. The serial number can be broken down as follows:

Digits 1, 2, 3 = Model

Digit 4 = Country Code where:
U = U.K.
D = domestic U.S.
W = worldwide
Y = Europe

Digit 5 = Year where:
A = 1988
B = 1989
C = 1990, etc.

Digit 6 = Month where:
1 through 9 = January through September
0 = October
A = November
B = December

Digits 7, 8, 9, 10 = serial number

[DEbassist]

Thank you so much for the post. I have a 97 Ampeg SVT 4 Pro made in November of that year.

[Inconnu]

Originally Posted by DEbassist

Thank you so much for the post. I have a 97 Ampeg SVT 4 Pro made in November of that year.

Made in your hometown it seems... Enjoy it !

[DEbassist]

Yup! It sounds killer!!!

[DEbassist]

And made in my birth month too. Must be fate.