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Ampeg SVT 7 Pro Club

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baxter_x said:
Is it noticeably easier than the standard 810? I'm asking as 810 have always been a hassle to move around to me. That's the reason why I use two 410.
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Never had an 8x10. But I put the Heritage in the back seat of my truck with no problem. Put it on a rock roller cart and roll it where ever it needs to go. If I was doing a flight of stairs I would get someone on the other end. But never been a pain to move.
 
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JosephLB said:
Not sure if any of you remember me. But, I replaced the power supply board in my 7 pro almost 4 years ago. I’m happy to report its still going strong after almost 400 shows and at least 8 hours of practice every week. I love this amp!
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What was the revision of your amp basically? Did you replace the power supply by yourself?
Did you reaplace it with an H revision power supply?
 
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Yes, But I haven't had the chance to really crank up the HLF. the 810 is taller so it's right up in my ears. I'd like to get the 410 on a bigger stage so I can get some distance from it and turn up a little. I've been using it in smaller venues since I got it.
 
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baxter_x said:
What was the revision of your amp basically? Did you replace the power supply by yourself?
Did you reaplace it with an H revision power supply?
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My amp was a revision C00 and the original power supply board was a revision A. The new board from Full Compass is a revision H01. It has the newer ICE2A265 chip (the older ICE2A165 chip seems to be what was causing most of the issues with this amp.) I replaces the board myself. It was really easy, just a few screws and a couple of plugs if I remember correctly. The amp has been perfect ever since!
 
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JosephLB said:
My amp was a revision C00 and the original power supply board was a revision A. The new board from Full Compass is a revision H01. It has the newer ICE2A265 chip (the older ICE2A165 chip seems to be what was causing most of the issues with this amp.) I replaces the board myself. It was really easy, just a few screws and a couple of plugs if I remember correctly. The amp has been perfect ever since!
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Yep, anyone can replace the board if they have a Philips screwdriver and can remember where the molex plugs go (taking pics helps).
 
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So...I haven’t been around talkbass in quite sometime.
But I see that JimmyM is still active! Hey!
Anyway, it was time for me to get a new amp since my SWR slowly started to fall apart and I never really fell in love with it’s ultra clean vibe as it was.
I went to GC with a plan to buy the Ampeg BA-210 combo since it was light weight and offered 500 watt capability if I used it with an extra Ampeg 15 inch 8ohm cab which I already own.
While at the store my wife pointed out a used Ampeg SVT 7 Pro that was hooked up to the same cab I’ve always used on stage, the Classic HLF 410.
It was only $50 more than the Ampeg combo.
I had heard someone playing on it when we got in the store and I was already impressed with the sound of it.
Luckily it was sitting on top of a brand new model and I was able to A/B between the two.
There were no discernible differences. But I was mostly concerned with the gain clip LED being lit up constantly, but I figured that since both models did the same thing it was normal.
So $500 later, I was on my way home with it.
I immediately did some research when I got home and quickly became concerned with all of the reports of this amp having major issues.
But I read through this entire thread, yes all 108 pages, and I think that I might have a good REV version of this amp.
*By the way, I did purchase a two year warranty.
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Keis said:
In the mean time I got the SVT7 Pro installed with an Ampeg 115HLF. Sounds great but no exactly the sound I'm looking for. I'll have to keep looking.
Is it possible to upload a recorded mp3 with the sound I want?
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Another question about the sound: Is it possible or wich setting do I need to get a more Tuby growling sound out of the SVT7? or do I need an extra tube preamp?
 

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