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    97 USA p-bass stock pickups

    Anyone have any idea what stock pick ups came in a 97 USA P-Bass???
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    Ampeg SVT-CL USA made vs Ampeg SVT-CL Heritage

    Ok so I have a 2005 Svt-Cl and it sounds great. Just curious is the heritage pretty much the same thing as the older svt I have? I hear they use JJ's in the heritage and was considering changing out the old Sovteks in my svt to JJ's anyhow. Opinions?
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    Update played 4 sets live and still going!
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    Lacking Low end on P-Bass

    Ok so I just acquired a new SVT-CL if anyone saw my last post My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A | TalkBass.com I have 2 Fender P-Basses. 2001 MIM P-Bass Special 1997 MIA P-Bass My MIA sounds awesome on every single string except the E. My E-String sounds weak and...
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    I have put together a couple amps. I did a visual inspection on the caps and resistors and solder points look good to me . I know what your thinking did I measure them??? Nope and neither would an amp tech. to sit down measure all of them would take forever. The caps are not leaking and are not...
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    just a disconnected ribbon from the input
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    I just played this amp for like an hour. This thing sounds amazing. I really can't imagine an amp sounding better than this. I have read so many trash talkers about this amp and Tube amps in general ........ I have no idea what people are talking about at this point. Hey please don't hate I am...
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    ok update!!!! I moved the power tubes front to back and back to front and see if the fault moved with the tubes. to my surprise I found a tube that appeared slightly cocked out of placed. I swapped the tubes and no more fault. no more bad noise and biased as should. I played for about 1 hour...
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    thanks for the response jimmy I posted a pic the light is on just dull and when I play they both light up bright. Doesn't the bias pertain to the 2 12au7 tubes above the bias?
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    My New Ampeg SVT Classic.... Deal of the century Q and A

    Hello everyone. I have been a member for a while but rarely post. I recently had some amazing luck and thought I would share.I was in a local music store getting some fret work done and on the floor was an old USA made SVT-CL . I noticed it had about an inch of dust so I asked whats going on...
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    How much did you pay for your first bass?

    1998 Squier P Bass with a Park made by marshall amp 150 bucks. I still have the amp wish I had the Bass. almost 20 years later and having maybe 10 other basses I now play a Fender P Bass. Funny how it went full circle.
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    Alcohol + Gigs = success?.. or failure?

    Easy ....Practice drunk and you can Play drunk!!!
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    Piano Sound

    I play a P bass what string recommendations would you give to get the Piano Sound?
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    Piano sound

    any recommendations on what strings give the piano sound?