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500.00 ampeg svt

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by notforrobots, Jan 7, 2009.

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  1. Jan 7, 2009 #1
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    Im picking it up today in none working condition the pics were blurry on craigslist but the guy said he think its a vr. from what i saw its one of the original beasts. as soon as I get it ill post picks.
     
  2. Jan 7, 2009 #2
    spectorbass83

    spectorbass83

    Jun 6, 2005
    canada
    So is it an original SVT from the 60's/70's or is it a Vintage Reissue (VR) of the blueline series??? Any idea whats wrong with it??
     
  3. Jan 7, 2009 #3
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    Not yet ill know when i get there what one it is. And soon enough ill know whats wrong with it.
     
  4. Jan 7, 2009 #4
    butchblack

    butchblack Life is short. Do good. Find and do what you love.

    Jan 25, 2007
    Waltham Massachusetts
    bump
     
  5. Jan 8, 2009 #5
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    ok so ive gotten this bad larry home and it looks to me to be early seventy's. I open it up to see the first problem, some jerk off replaces one of the 6550s with a el34. im not going to try to turn her on until i get my amp tech to look at it.
     
  6. Jan 8, 2009 #6
    spectorbass83

    spectorbass83

    Jun 6, 2005
    canada
    Hahahah, nicely done!
    Hopefully it will be a pretty easy repair, that should be one awesome amp man.
    Lets see it!
     
  7. Jan 8, 2009 #7
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
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  8. Jan 8, 2009 #8
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
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  9. Jan 8, 2009 #9
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    I found a new face plate for the front of the amp. I cant seem to find one for the back as seen in the pics its mia
     
  10. Jan 8, 2009 #10
    David Jayne

    David Jayne

    Jan 16, 2006
    Brookfield, CT
    Dude, you suck. Nice score.
     
  11. Jan 8, 2009 #11
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
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  12. Jan 8, 2009 #12
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
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  13. Jan 8, 2009 #13
    stingray56funk

    stingray56funk

    Feb 16, 2005
    Atlanta
    Good luck finding one. I searched for one forever. Fliptops.net doesn't have any and no one else could locate one either. Ebay is your best bet...just search it every couple of days...I've seen two on there in the past two years.
     
  14. Jan 8, 2009 #14
    stingray56funk

    stingray56funk

    Feb 16, 2005
    Atlanta
    The head does look to be in nice shape though...my 1970 SVT was beat to hell and back. Good score!!!
     
  15. Jan 8, 2009 #15
    coreyfyfe

    coreyfyfe Supporting Member

    Nov 19, 2007
    boston, ma
    It's back!!

    That head was up on the boston CL about a month ago for $150, I emailed the kid and he was looking for offers and already had a few, but they were more than I wanted to pay. At the time he said it didn't turn on. Not sure if this is the same person selling again or the person who bought it, but I recognize the black grill and the blank chasis.

    Good luck with the repair.
     
  16. Jan 8, 2009 #16
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    thats the head
     
  17. Jan 8, 2009 #17
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    lol i though 500 was a deal i wish i scored it for 150.00
     
  18. Jan 8, 2009 #18
    spectorbass83

    spectorbass83

    Jun 6, 2005
    canada
    Thats one clean SVT.
    Hopefully it won't be much to get it up and running. Then you know your $ went a long way!
     
  19. Jan 8, 2009 #19
    notforrobots

    notforrobots Guest

    Aug 20, 2008
    fall river mass
    the way i see it even if i have to go through the whole thing im looking at the price for one in good shape. and then i know everything is done im replacing all the caps and tubes and going to clean it up inside and out. can anyone suggest preamp tubes? i think im going tung sol 6550s
     
  20. Jan 8, 2009 #20
    Surly

    Surly

    Feb 2, 2007
    South Florida
    JJ ECC832 / 12DW7's !!
     
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