SVT pro 7 - search help

suraci · #1 09-26-2011, 02:36 PM

I have put " " around SVT pro 7 in the Search engine... and I am not getting the results I expected.
Can someone
1. Show me how to search only for eg SVT pro 7, and not endless "pro" or "SVT" or "7" hits, please?

2 Direct me to the main thread for this amp?

There are 2 GC in a 45 mile radius
BOTH SVT pro 7 are NOT in working order.
The amp seems to possess an excellent sound. But they are acting up, or not working.

packhowitzer · #2 09-26-2011, 02:40 PM

I usually do my searches on google and there is often a talkbass result near the top. Also, there is usually a subheading offering to "show more results from talkbass". I just typed in "ampeg svt 7 pro" into google, picked the talkbass result, and chose the "show more results" and bang-- a buttload of threads about the svt7. I don't know why google works better than the TB search function, but it does. YMMV

suraci · #3 09-26-2011, 02:42 PM

Thank you, I will try in a second.
Isn't there one of those long long threads dedicated just to this amp?

**Freddels** · #4 09-26-2011, 02:46 PM

The local GC's might have the earlier versions of the amp that had an issue or two with shutting down. Either ask them to order you a new one (revision C) or just order online and you'll get an updated one.

JimmyM · #5 09-26-2011, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suraci

Thank you, I will try in a second.
Isn't there one of those long long threads dedicated just to this amp?

Not real long ones, but there are some. But yeah, search with the Google option.

Slackerprince · #6 09-26-2011, 04:00 PM

I have a 7 Pro and love it with no problems.
I was also at GC today and they had a 7 Pro that I used to test a LOT of cabs.
I plugged and unplugged that 7 Pro a bunch, and no problems.
They also had a PF-500, and although it sounded great, I thought the 7 Pro sounded better. IMO.
I'm about to pull the trigger on a PF cab.
Anyway, take all that for what it's worth.

S

rummy · #7 09-26-2011, 04:27 PM

Ampeg SVT 7 Pro - Cutting out ???

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/fu...-era**-798858/

Ampeg SVT-7 Pro with effects

Ampeg SVT Pro 7 Clipping Question

RickenBoogie · #8 09-26-2011, 05:20 PM

Yes, it may help to use the name SVT 7 Pro, instead of Pro 7.

suraci · #9 09-26-2011, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

Yes, it may help to use the name SVT 7 Pro, instead of Pro 7.

Appreciate it.. Doing TB from a cellphone has it disadvantages, thanks

suraci · #10 09-26-2011, 05:41 PM

To my ears - the tiny bit I used the SVT pro 7- it sounded VERY ampeg and even MOTOWN
thru the ampeg 610

I never got a chance to dial AWAY -a little anyway- from the Ampeg sound that this thing does so well, before it acted weird.
I swear ( too difficult to look- cramped against a bunch of cabs and two walss) the SVT pro 7 AND an SVT CL seemed to be interacting with one another and in the the same 610 cab!!
It was late but that was what it appeared like before they closed last night. Strangest thing, but then again it was Guitar Center.

CAN this great sounding head sound like anything other than what it is?
Same question for any amp?
In other words, my bias is this. Various amps have a signature sound; which used to be good enpough, npw we are asking companies to npt only offer a sig sound but OTHER signature sounds as well, AND be lightweight too.. In the words of Chris Walkien, "Crazy"!
The thing that many of us are trying to do, and find, is an amp that not only gets its nameplate signature sound down , but also gets some other sound(s) as well.
Eg The Streamliner shoots for a kind of tube sound - but can it still sound like the sound GB is famous for - essentially the opposite- clean and articulate. I am thinking NO it cannot.
DItto for the great sounding SVT pro 7
Markbass gets part of the ampeg mojo ( I have a short thread about MB ) , why, bc Ampeg is a great sound.

New question ( for me ) which is the most truly versatile amp?

JimmyM · #11 09-26-2011, 05:59 PM

If you can't be versatile with any amp on the market, it's not the amp's fault

suraci · #12 09-26-2011, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyM

If you can't be versatile with any amp on the market, it's not the amp's fault

Oh, I had no clue, thank you.
Question, why are you an Ampeg guy?

Take one of the amps Jung ( sorry for spelling Jung

) digs to your gigs. Who needs that tube response, right Jimmy?

JimmyM · #13 09-26-2011, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suraci

Oh, I had no clue, thank you.
Question, why are you an Ampeg guy?

Take one of the amps Jung ( sorry for spelling Jung

) digs to your gigs. Who needs that tube response, right Jimmy?

I've been using a PF350 or Micro VR on most of my gigs lately, bro

I still stand directly behind what I said. I have done many gigs with non-Ampeg gear, and unfortunately, the road being what it is, I will probably end up having to do a few more before it's all said and done because nobody's going to cancel a gig because I didn't get the SVT/810e on my rider. So my only option is to make it work no matter what type of music I'm playing. And I do, because versatility comes from me...and whatever amp I use is as versatile as I am.

suraci · #14 09-26-2011, 08:46 PM

SOmetimes we go in circles at TB
of course one does the best one can with whatever gear he has. That's a given. I don't come here to talk in circles. I agree with you; I simply am trying with limited funds , and with a distaste for returning gear; to make the most informed decision

I am ready to pay in the 2 to 3 thousand dollar range
For my gear

I have an svt cl thru a 410 HLF this combo is a bit much for the gig and the room.
Today I revisited a Streamliner. Damn good amp
Yesterday that svt pro 7 ( when it worked - and that is peripheral but ARE the reliability issues resolved ?) kicked butt thru
An ampeg 610

It seems like bass players ( very much, including me ) want more than a one trick pony.
I will ask again, I am hoping for an answer that does not indict my technique
Which amps are closer to being more than great at one thing- and bear in mind I am partial to old school sounds that ampeg creates
This questions assumed I am willing to let go of all tube amps -
Streamliner
MB F1 or LMlll
Svt pro 7
Svt pro 4

The other GB are so strong in articulation ( their great strength ) that they fail in tr area that Streamliner and other above listed, excel in

Thank you

BassBob1 · #15 09-26-2011, 09:14 PM

If you like the inherent character that ampeg adds to your sound then that is probably the direction you are going to want to go. Thats why i ditched my markbass LMII when the SVT 7 Pro came out. Nothing wrong with anything on your list its really about you. There was nothing wrong with my LMII but i love my 7 pro and it gives my my complete sound. Like JimmyM said though no matter what it's still gunna sound like you. For example, I'm playing through a GK MB 210 combo in my apartment. (my 7 pro and 410HLF are being stored in my parents basement) The GK is a different animal altogether, it gives my sound a bit of a different character. But, my brother and my friends that I jam with have commented that it still sounds just like me playing.

I'm biased I love my SVT 7 pro so I will recommend it to anyone especially if the say they like the ampeg sound. On the other hand, EQ is on an amp for a reason. Just about any amp you listed should be just as versatile as any other one. You also have to ask yourself, how many different sounds do you need? if you really need that many perhaps you should consider effects if you haven't already. Good luck on the search my friend.

jeffbrown · #16 09-26-2011, 09:20 PM

Is there any way to tell, maybe by serial number, which revision the amp may be? I have the opportunity to bid on one, but the seller does not indicate the revision, and I have no way to contact him.

TIA, all.

suraci · #17 09-26-2011, 09:23 PM

How many?
Just a few
Heavy punch and
Deeper bass

The reason I bought the svt cl was it had a little less svt quality
I did not want to be forced to have gobs of svt sound on some songs

The svt cl had a little less
I am talking about inherent character of an amp
When I tried the opposite approach with flat and clean I missed the qualities that the bass manufacturers offered! My dream has been to have am amp that is truly a chameleon Maybe it doesn't exist.

rodl2005 · #18 09-26-2011, 10:46 PM

If getting a 7 pro, Get one marked 'rev C' .
Great amp. If you want Ampeg sound, actually SVT TUBE amp sound, without the weight. It won't, of course, do the total tube overdrive, but seems to have the solid 'Heft' that SVT's have.
I haven't felt that with any other non all tube amp.
Closest to that is the Mesa Walkabout. Much more & crunchier overdrive, but not quite the solid punch of the 7 pro.
Streamliner-all muffled lows to me.
I couldn't get it to work for me at all.
Ymmv

suraci · #19 09-26-2011, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodl2005

If getting a 7 pro, Get one marked 'rev C' .
Great amp. If you want Ampeg sound, actually SVT TUBE amp sound, without the weight. It won't, of course, do the total tube overdrive, but seems to have the solid 'Heft' that SVT's have.
I haven't felt that with any other non all tube amp.
Closest to that is the Mesa Walkabout. Much more & crunchier overdrive, but not quite the solid punch of the 7 pro.
Streamliner-all muffled lows to me.
I couldn't get it to work for me at all.
Ymmv

I very much appreciate both your experience with amps i brought up,, and your speaking to me as you have. Svt pro 7 had a GREAT sound ( one type of sound- mind you, I couldn't keep trialing it- it had issues )
May I ask, is the svt pro 7 as good as the other excellent sounding amps ( none are as good as an ampeg for getting that critically important sound - naturally, but other companies are getting closer ) at OTHER vibe signature sounds? Old fenders , markbass, GB, GK, ? I am not into highly scooped marcus tone nor hifi . Thanks

One Drop · #20 09-26-2011, 11:39 PM

7 Pro, not Pro 7!

Maybe if you hadn't had the problems with the one in the shop you would have had time to dial in some other sounds. It has a baked in personality but it's not a one sound amp!

You won't ever find amp that will sound like MB, GK, GB Fender and Ampeg. Different preamp voicings, to begin with, even though you can get some overlapping tones, for example. Many other design considerations as well.