I wish AMPEG would build an amp head... - Page 2

redhed · #21 02-11-2013, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike in Chicago

Why the heck would you want that? That Streamliner you have is way better than anything Ampeg puts put

Really?

JimmyM · #22 02-11-2013, 06:42 PM

I was just going to let that one go because the Genz Benz stuff is righteous as well, but now that you bring it up, really?

jlepre · #23 02-11-2013, 06:44 PM

Just our opinion. I actually think an all tube Ampeg is the BEST, but I can't carry such a heavy beast. I like the trade off in weight and power with my Genz Benz STM-900, but love the LOOK of the SVT.

two fingers · #24 02-11-2013, 06:50 PM

If your band is playing the music well, and your band is performing very well, nobody, and I mean NOBODY cares what your rig looks like. And this is coming from a guy who owns two 100 pound tube heads.

"That band was awesome! I just wish the bass player had a more authentic looking rig." Not a very likely quote.

jlepre · #25 02-11-2013, 07:02 PM

I understand, and agree with you. I guess I feel a little off as the rest of the band are using very authentic amps and instruments.

JimmyM · #26 02-11-2013, 07:05 PM

I get it. I think the look is important in many situations. But it's all situation dependent.

lowphatbass · #27 02-11-2013, 07:06 PM

I've seen SVT and Marshall dummy heads and cabs before, they don't pop up to often though. I would just go old school and stuff the jeans.

Sid Fang · #28 02-11-2013, 07:11 PM

I think the ultimate "Potemkin SVT" would be made by printing a life-size picture of a real SVT head on cardboard stock, and attaching it to the faceplate of your favorite class D mini...

Buster Brown · #29 02-11-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike in Chicago

Why the heck would you want that? That Streamliner you have is way better than anything Ampeg puts put

Mularkey.

2milehighspike · #30 02-11-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid Fang

I think the ultimate "Potemkin SVT" would be made by printing a life-size picture of a real SVT head on cardboard stock, and attaching it to the faceplate of your favorite class D mini...

LOL!!

throbgod13 · #31 02-12-2013, 12:23 AM

the only real thing you could do is to make a head cab out of lighter materials, then get a micro head and either mount it with the controls exposed through a false face plate.. or put all the controls on flying leads and mount those controls onto a new face plate..

all of this is quite a bit of work..

thedudebrah · #32 02-12-2013, 01:09 AM

Get that head case you posted and put your micro head in the back, situated facing backwards.

Build yourself a cable with an extra metal collar that slides. Put some sort of threaded false input jack where it would normally be. Run cable through "input jack" and plug it into your micro head. Slide extra collar up to the threaded "input jack" and screw it in. This will give you the appearance of being plugged into the false head. You could even go as far as putting a little LED where the power light is.

hover · #33 02-12-2013, 09:46 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't do this...imo, it's a bit poseur. Take your micro-head, rack mount tray it in a rack alongside a rack tuner, or an Avalon-pre or something, anything, to justify the additional form profile, and it would actually be functional too.

Besides, if you bought the Ampeg cabinet, you can't just move your knobs to the Ampeg positions, the Streamliner posts are all CB mounted pots.

jlepre · #34 02-12-2013, 10:54 AM

What I'm going for here is to "LOOK" like I'm using a classic head, but still use the weight loss of using my STM-900. It could be Ampeg or Fender or whatever. The head I use is basically a set and forget it for me live. I do all the eqing from the bass.

hover · #35 02-12-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jlepre

What I'm going for here is to "LOOK" like I'm using a classic head, but still use the weight loss of using my STM-900. It could be Ampeg or Fender or whatever. The head I use is basically a set and forget it for me live. I do all the eqing from the bass.

Yeah, I get it bro, I honestly meant no offense. The post above mine with the jack-in coupled to your amp in the back is a sound idea.

VanillaThundah · #36 02-12-2013, 11:10 AM

I wanted to do this with my VT deluxe and Carvin BX500 rig...then I listened to an SVT again and slapped myself in the face.

Some people might find it funny and nostalgic, other people might find it to be a sad facade or w/e no matter what you try to put it across as. I think the rack idea is better IMO, since you will be getting some USE out of the extra weight, and not just some aesthetics. You could fit in a rack tuner, compressor, or w/e to give it some more beef without wasting space.

jlepre · #37 02-12-2013, 12:07 PM

I give up. Is this too strange for anyone but ME to envision? I'm not looking for a beefier/heavier way to carry my class D amp. I'm trying to aesthetically make it more in keeping with the genre of music that I'm performing.

hover · #38 02-12-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jlepre

I give up. Is this too strange for anyone but ME to envision? I'm not looking for a beefier/heavier way to carry my class D amp. I'm trying to aesthetically make it more in keeping with the genre of music that I'm performing.

Dude, it's not that it's strange.
I can envision it just fine. I had a similar idea a few years ago, with getting a SansAmp RBI or Ampeg SVP mounted in the usual SVT control area, and a class-D power section tucked in the open space underneath / behind the grille cloth. And I OWN a 79 SVT... no, its not silly...but a tad disingenuous, as I stated earlier...but ultimately it's up to you man.

will33 · #39 02-12-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jlepre

What I'm going for here is to "LOOK" like I'm using a classic head, but still use the weight loss of using my STM-900. It could be Ampeg or Fender or whatever. The head I use is basically a set and forget it for me live. I do all the eqing from the bass.

In that case, I would mount your real amp in the back. Use a "pass through" sort of input jack in the front panel as mentioned above and just mount knob and switches on the front panel that aren't connected to anything. and a battery powered led for the power light.

Cool idea.

jlepre · #40 02-12-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hover

Dude, it's not that it's strange.
I can envision it just fine. I had a similar idea a few years ago, with getting a SansAmp RBI or Ampeg SVP mounted in the usual SVT control area, and a class-D power section tucked in the open space underneath / behind the grille cloth. And I OWN a 79 SVT... no, its not silly...but a tad disingenuous, as I stated earlier...but ultimately it's up to you man.

I hear ya. I just don't want to have to lug around an SVT head weighing more than my entire rig.