ampeg svt48he

[lukebass82]

Im new to the forum but have looked on here a few times. does anyone know anything about the ampeg svt48he? I found one for 250 and was thinking about grabbin it.

[waleross]

I'd grab it, looks like a cool cab. its 4 x 8..........and seems to be a solidly built unit. Here is a link from Harmony C......which tells more........
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/r...E+Cabinet/10/1

Best of lUck.....

[lukebass82]

Thanks for the advice looks like i will grab it. do you know how to tell when it was made this one has a carpet covering and metal grill the only other ones i can find have tolex and grill cloth?

[coreyfyfe]

Carpet and metal grill on an Ampeg 4x8? I don't think that would be original. They did carpet and metal grills on some cabs for a while, but I don't think they made a 4x8 that way. It may have been recovered at one point. As far as when it was made, there should be a serial number on there somewhere which you can decode using this:

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


More info here if you need it:
http://www.ampegv4.com/dating.php
http://www.unofficialampeg.com/

[jamzcl]

Only ones I know of that have a metal grill and carpet were the BXT & PortaBass series - and I don't think either of those had a 4x8".

I have an SVT-808HE (8x8") and LOVE it. It might have the same drivers but a different animal since it comes in a cab with 6 ports, almost the height of the 610HLF and has the depth of a 410HLF.