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I just bought a used Ampeg SVP-PRO preamp and found that it had an annoying hum/buzz audible in the output. I did some troubleshooting and discovered that everything was reasonably quiet until the last tube (V5) which drives the preamp output. On an oscilloscope, looking at the output noise...

Just an info update attached to this old link... I ran into some interesting tidbits regarding the Ampeg SVP-PRO bass preamp. There appears to have been at least 3 distinct generations of this product. The Ampeg SVP-PRO "blackface" (introduced in 1990, with black faceplate, panels and...

The thing is... I play guitar as well as bass and have a PA as well so my pile DOES tend to resemble the backroom of a music shop when it is all at home at the same time! I also do electronics repair so there is also other people's stuff that is transient. This picture was taken a few...

I'm in... pictured is my first B210 (rear port design, Eminence Deltas) and an early B115 (also rear port, Eminence Kappa). I have since added a newer B210 (front port). All cabs are 4-ohm. The Peavey Max tube preamp delivers a biamped crossover output to each channel of the Crown...

Go to the Music Man Amps website link quoted above and look in the 1974 catalog found under the "Manuals" button on the front page (Java required on your machine) or a Price list. You should find the dimensions quoted in one or both of these places. :help: Tying the two channels...

...a couple of kids on their bikes? :D

I agree, just suck it up and buy the Gramma pad that works for you. These things flat WORK and I carry 2 of the regular models depending on the gig or stage: one to isolate my rack (head) from the stacked cabinets and one to isolate the stack from the stage! This allows not only cleaner...

The Musicman HD65 & HD130 heads were available in two slightly different variants.. the HD65/130 and HD65R/130R. These were manufactured from 1974-1980. The HD65 & HD130 were designed and marketed as a bass/keyboard amplifiers (listed as "For Bass & Organ" in the price lists) and have no...

I bit the bait and ordered a Galveston unlined 4-string fretless from "Musician's Heaven" on eBay for $139 plus shipping! These guys have a solid reputation and this will be the second inexpensive Galveston bass I have purchased from them. A slightly different configuration of this same design...