Vintage Ampeg Help

phender6 · #1 05-17-2010, 05:09 PM

I Have just acquired a 70's ampeg svt head and i dont know to much about it. i dont know what year it is, the serial number is 089755, which on one site that i found said its was possibly even a 69'. i can get more pics if that is going to be a help. it turns on and works but hasn't been touch much in recent years. there is no ground in the plug and when plugged in it shocks you through the strings.

ScottBass16 · #2 05-17-2010, 05:13 PM

blue line? black line? Pictures would really help... Not that i am an authority on the matter. Just ordered a 73ish Ampeg of Ebay so Im in a similar situation myself.

phender6 · #3 05-17-2010, 05:16 PM

im workin on the pics right now

ScottBass16 · #4 05-17-2010, 05:17 PM

Also: Do a search for the thread titled "70's Ampeg" i think its on the third or so page of most recent threads in the Amp section. It was authored by yours truly, and I got a lot of GREAT feedback from some TBers trying to help me date my SVT... hope this helps
Scott

phender6 · #5 05-17-2010, 05:48 PM

sorry bout the delay... still learning the mac

phender6 · #6 05-17-2010, 05:55 PM

heres a couple more

johnk_10 · #7 05-17-2010, 06:00 PM

well, its a really cool amp, but its not an SVT. it looks like a B25B to me.

phender6 · #8 05-17-2010, 06:07 PM

yeah i didnt know, i just assumed it was an svt. i got this head and an old 2x15 sunn cab for $120. i dont have the cab yet but i do know that its pretty beat up

JimmyM · #9 05-17-2010, 06:10 PM

still a terrific deal. and 55w may not seem like a lot, but you'll be able to raise a ruckus with it and a 215.

johnk_10 · #10 05-17-2010, 06:17 PM

wow. for that price, you basically stole it.

IMO, those are great sounding amps.

Mooblar · #11 05-17-2010, 06:19 PM

+1 on a great deal, even after paying a tech to go through it you're still ahead. I paid $160 for a run down mid 70's (rounded corner blackline) V4 ten years ago. Good deal.

phender6 · #12 05-17-2010, 06:22 PM

yeah my friend had gotten it for $100 with the sunn cab and a cheap hondo pbass from a guy who his dad had worked with. im pretty sure it hasnt been used in a long while

Mooblar · #13 05-17-2010, 06:31 PM

Wait, Lansing? Wow.. Howdy Neighbor! Do you gig?

phender6 · #14 05-17-2010, 06:43 PM

im in a band that is out of marquette. we have played b414 a few times in lansing but we havnt had to many downstate shows. we are playing at darkhorse brewery in marshall in june though

Mooblar · #15 05-17-2010, 07:31 PM

Dude, Darkhorse is awesome! I've gotten myself into some fun there a few times! I've played b414 a few times too. Years ago I played at the Washington Street Pub, which later became the Aurora in Marquette. The locals there are A-1 in making an out of town band feel at home. I'll be at the Loft (a few floors above b414) and Mac's in June.

Oren Hudson · #16 05-17-2010, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooblar

+1 on a great deal, even after paying a tech to go through it you're still ahead. I paid $160 for a run down mid 70's (rounded corner blackline) V4 ten years ago. Good deal.

Yep - I just sold one a month or so ago for $350. I still have one since they ARE great heads for what they are.

phender6 · #17 05-17-2010, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooblar

+1 on a great deal, even after paying a tech to go through it you're still ahead. I paid $160 for a run down mid 70's (rounded corner blackline) V4 ten years ago. Good deal.

do you know where i could get this fixed up in or around lansing? Music manor didnt want to mess with it, elderly doesnt work on amps, and marshall music wanted me to pay a bunch of money just for them to look at it.

Mooblar · #18 05-18-2010, 08:16 AM

Eldery sends all of their amps to my tech. He has worked on several of my amps, including a couple ampegs of similar vintage. Send me an email.