ATTN: Gear "Gurus"

[Mark_Hutch]

Or anyone that would consider themselves gear guru-ish, I have a problem with my Ampeg SVP 1600 Power amp. First off I'll tell you what I'm trying to do with my set up:

From my bass (EB Stingray 5 HH) Into a Line 6 POD X3 Live (the floor pedal) which has two separate channels that I can process, so my plan was to send two tones to my SVP power amp inputs (power amp A, and B) and then from their corresponding outputs I would go to an Ampeg 8x10 and an SWR 2x15. Now supposedly in stereo mode, I could power the two signals with two amps into two cabinets. This is not the case. I can still power both cabs from a single tone, but not from outputs A and B at the same time. The link below is the manual for the SVP, which is a beast and I love it, but I wonder if I got a defective amp possibly. Has anyone else had this problem, or if anyone has any input, just say whatever you want. I still plan to talk to ampeg tomorrow about it anyways.

http://www.ampeg.com/pdf/SVP1600.pdf

[anderbass]

Did you understand and follow every single step of your manuals Operation: Stereo Mode instructions?

Did you try swapping your 2 poweramp inputs to confirm both channels of the Pod and their patch cords are indeed functioning?

If so, your poweramp must be defective.

[will33]

Originally Posted by anderbass

Did you understand and follow every single step of your manuals Operation: Stereo Mode instructions?

Did you try swapping your 2 poweramp inputs to confirm both channels of the Pod and their patch cords are indeed functioning?

If so, your poweramp must be defective.

+1

All that stuff shoud work, although it may not be the "ideal" setup for it. I'd double and triple check cables and chicklet buttons/switches first. May be a simple "not getting your ins and outs and to's and from's" right.

[Mark_Hutch]

Yeah all my cables work fine. This rig works great, but I just wanted two separate signals to manipulate. The manual says that, in stereo mode, the outputs would take signal from their corresponding inputs. That is where I run into trouble. The cables are fine... I don't know... I got excited about the possibility of "dual tone", and I never thought to just be satisfied with "good tone". My bass still sounds better than it ever has, but I want more more MORE

[anderbass]

Are you absolutely certain your speakon speaker cables are wired according to the manuals instructions? (you'll need to double check that the speaker ends aren't just mis-wired and causing your problem too)

Here's a super easy test to eliminate the possibility that your Pod is the problem here:
Set up your poweramp and 2 cabs to Stereo mode configuration, and then simply plug your bass directly into each of the poweramps 2 inputs one at a time. It wont play as loud as using a preamp but should produce sound through each cab unless your poweramp is defective or your failing to do one of the poweramps Stereo mode setup steps.