SVT II Flat EQ settings?

[ledyard]

With the Graphic EQ off and the hi and low buttons not on, running just the parametric....what is considered "flat"? I run mine pretty much with the controls at noon but I know on any SVT thats not considered flat.

Anyone know, or have a link?

[anderbass]

I'm not sure (and dont really care) what experts consider flat, but I usually run my SVT-IInon pro, bass/treble tone-knobs centered with its mid knob boosted just only a little bit, where the Frequency selector doesn't make much of a difference. I hardly ever use the EQ and play this through a NV610, but I might prefer totally different settings if I was using your Mesa cab.

[ledyard]

I pretty much run everything straight up. I might actually turn the mids down a half to one full tick. Depends on the bass though.
I used the graphic EQ when i was in a metal band. I like having it available. I dont use it now though. Mid selector stays in the middle.
I remember seeing something a long time ago that was technically supposed to be flat Ampeg settings. I was really supprised at the settings. Its not a big deal though. I just wanted to check it out.

[kringle77]

The supposed flat settings for my vintage svt which is very similar to yours is as follows. in clock terms

Bass - 11
mid - frequency at the 220hz setting, 10:30
treble- 1
low and high switches off
So, it starts off pretty flat anyway, with just alittle boost in the low mids.

[ledyard]

Originally Posted by kringle77

The supposed flat settings for my vintage svt which is very similar to yours is as follows. in clock terms

Bass - 11
mid - frequency at the 220hz setting, 10:30
treble- 1
low and high switches off
So, it starts off pretty flat anyway, with just alittle boost in the low mids.

Thats something along the lines of what i remember seeing. As for the mid selector obviously I have the 5 way as opposed to your 3 way. But I just leave it on 3. Seems to be the most promenant. I did change it last night a couple times mid song. Havnt messed with it in forvever. Position 1 wasnt tooo bad either. Didnt care for 2, 4 or 5 though.

[kringle77]

When using my 70's svt into and 8x10, (4 regular drivers and 4 jensen mods) I set bass and mid at noon, treble at 10:00 and bright switch on. Thats nice and clear. At lower volumes I may even bump up 800hz alittle.

[christw]

I always ran all controls at noon and with the mid selector at position 3 with no buttons on. Always sounded good that way to me with whatever I ran it through. I think my least favorite cab with it was my 810e, actually. It had 4 MOD10-50's and 4 stock Eminence. However, the 810 killed with my 1001RB. Go figure...

[kosmicwizard]

I just got a SVT II (non-pro) JimmyM told me to EQ it thus ... "when you set all the controls at noon on an svt, the frequency response has a big midbass hump starting at 100 hz, and it's a gradual diagonal line downward from there on out. so you have to twist eq knobs. i'm able to get a pretty close to flat response out of most svt's by putting bass on 11:00, treble at 2:00, mids 2:30 or 3:00 @ 800 hz (middle position). you might try that as a starting point and tweak it to your own tastes from there. don't be shy with those knobs ..." I don't use the graphic EQ on my II because then it is no longer the same circuitry as the original SVTs. Cheers.

[ledyard]

Last night i had bass on 12:30, Mids on 11:00, Treb on almost 1:00. Mid notch on pos. 3. Buttons off. No graphic.
I turn the mids down a touch cause I'm using a P bass and it can get a little overly mid heavy even for my taste.