NAD!!! (New Amgeg Day)

[JimiLL]

Got my first stand alone rackmount pre amp today, as well as my first Ampeg (Jimmy's gonna be so proud!) the Ampeg SVP-Pro. Found it on craigslist and when I saw the price, i knew I had to have it: $250!

Called the guy and turns out he bought it new around 2000, used it for 6 months and then Larry Hartke gave him a stack, so this thing went into storage. I believe it has that little time on it, no scratches, all original tubes, and best of all, no noise!

Now the question... Im have to find a power amp to pair to it...i Know i want one of the Crest power amps when I get some more coin, but Im going cheap at the moment. I do know that the input sensitivity is fairly important for bass guitar, so what is a good sensitivity to start at? Id like a Drivecore XLS amp, but i hear they are a little low on input sens.

Anyway, thanks guys!

[Edword]

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[JimiLL]

I will, tomorrow

[Diesel Kilgore]

Amgeg must be a hot new knockoff gear maker. I never heard of them before.

[JimiLL]

Aww hell now i look like a troll!

[JimmyM]

Troll no longer! Yes, I am proud! Quite a good price. Wouldn't have a clue what power amp to pair it with, but Ampeg did used to make an SVT 300 tube power amp (SVT minus the pre). Between the two I think you'd have an SVT 2 Pro.

Or you could get some class D dealio

[JimiLL]

Definitely lookin to go solid state on the power amp side of things. I spotted a Mackie 1400 on craigslist,$200 looks like it will take it

[CL400Peavey]

I would check out the Peavey IPR 1600. It has one of the best sensitivity ratings out there, and you can pick them up new for a good price. More power than most would need, 7 pounds, cheap and readily available...

[bassgiant15]

I pair mine with a crown xls1000. It sounds great to my ears and its plenty loud.

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

I would check out the Peavey IPR 1600. It has one of the best sensitivity ratings out there, and you can pick them up new for a good price. More power than most would need, 7 pounds, cheap and readily available...

+1...


- georgestrings

[cableguy]

I use a Carvin HD1500 for mine. Between the pre/amp and SKB case it come in at around 20lbs. Not bad for 1500W and some Ampeg tubey goodness.

[username1]

I loved the svp pro i used to have. One thing to remember when changing tubes is not to use a new tungsol in the far right position when looking at it from the front. That tube position is very sensative to hum and the tungsols i tried made horrible hum in that position but worked well in all other positions. One tube i settled on for that position was an eh12ax7. It worked well and was very quiet hum wise. I dont know why that tube position is so sensative to hum. Just something that is good to know if you have an svp pro.

[pickles]

Great preamp and not finnikey about power amps at all. Match the powe amp to your cabs, or just plug the ampeg into the effects return of a head.

[JimiLL]

I currently have a Genz GBE 1200 that Ill be keeping, and id like to make two seperate heads out of everything.

Are the peavey IPR amps bridgeable?

[JimiLL]

Nevermind I see that they are not. I was looking to get something with some substantial wattage, like 1500 watts. Whats a pre/power setup without ridiculous amounts of wattage?

[JimiLL]

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