ss 80's ampeg svt which one is this

DanRJBrasil · #1 09-02-2010, 12:10 AM

I found this old ampeg on a rental pratice studio, the owner told me that was used in the first Rock in Rio, so is a late 70's or early 80's model, and still working good and sound very nice for a ss head

Just for curiosity's sake, does anyone knows more about it?
Thanks
by the way the scarf is from my female singer whom took the pic so please don't hassle me for that LOL

Selta · #2 09-02-2010, 12:12 AM

Your pictures be broken.

DanRJBrasil · #3 09-02-2010, 03:27 AM

I'll re upload them , sorry for that

JimmyM · #4 09-02-2010, 06:16 AM

made by magnavox between 74-79.

jarrod cunningham · #5 09-02-2010, 06:34 AM

Hey Jimmy what did they call those preamp / amps ?

Seems like they didn't carry the svt badge at all more like maybe a "b" something another ???

JimmyM · #6 09-02-2010, 06:37 AM

that looks like a custom job. i've never seen an svt preamp by itself till the 90's.

coreyfyfe · #7 09-02-2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

that looks like a custom job. i've never seen an svt preamp by itself till the 90's.

I've seen one of these before, it was in for service one time when I was dropping of one of my amps for repair. Kind of neat, it was supposed to be the SVT preamp in SS form. I think it had an actual model number associated with it, but I can't recall.

KramerBassFan · #8 09-02-2010, 09:12 AM

Was this a Solid State pre amp only, that drove 2x15 powered enclosures?

I've seen a few of them before... very interesting.

Or was this like a V6 type deal?

jarrod cunningham · #9 09-02-2010, 12:21 PM

Not a v6 , but if I recall , they had 100 watts of power and also were preamps for powered cabinets . I'm going into research mode .

jarrod cunningham · #10 09-02-2010, 12:24 PM

Ok here we go from our own tb archives !!!

Ampeg SBT Preamp??

coreyfyfe · #11 09-02-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jarrod cunningham

Ok here we go from our own tb archives !!!

Ampeg SBT Preamp??

Good find. The one I saw looked like this but with blackline (mid-70s) cosmetics:

Assuming they were still making them in the later 70s, that could be what we're looking at.

DanRJBrasil · #12 09-02-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jarrod cunningham

Not a v6 , but if I recall , they had 100 watts of power and also were preamps for powered cabinets . I'm going into research mode .

I don't think they are only 100watts, as it is really loud 100w, I used them with a 4x12 sealed cab is, if it is only 100w, is a god powerful 100 watts

DanRJBrasil · #13 09-02-2010, 02:12 PM

here says that is a sbt 240 watts,
http://www.angelfire.com/music/TheBa...Spage/Rig.html
a nice head nice tone

jarrod cunningham · #14 09-02-2010, 03:15 PM

Yeah 240 . I was wrong on it , thats why I went searching for info .

JimmyM · #15 09-02-2010, 04:39 PM

he says it's a preamp with no power tubes and 240w. that can't be. either it's 240w or it's a preamp. not both. never saw one of these before, but it's a preamp

and if it's the svt's preamp, i'd wager it's pretty world class.

KramerBassFan · #16 09-02-2010, 05:02 PM

Its a SBT pre amp.
Meant to power these..

http://www.mombu.com/music/general/t...o-4211921.html

Kind of like the acoustic 1x18 folded horn's that were powered aka 361's.

I've only ever seen one of them before, and it was an ebay auction where they guy had two of the powered 2x15's with one SBT.

IIRC he was asking maybe $2,500... for a 69 SVT, sure... but a 69' SBT? good luck...

That said, i want to think the SBT had an internal power amp.....

JimmyM · #17 09-02-2010, 05:07 PM

sorry, missed the powered cab info the first time.