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Ampeg SVT-II appreciation thread
- Thread starter i_got_a_mohawk
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I believe you mean power amp of the SVT-II... Anyway you say it, they kick butt!
Nobody believes you without visual evidence.
I’ve got a svt II from 1989 which I would like to restore as much as possible. The prints on power and standby rocker switches are pretty much worn out, barely visible. I’d like to get the same shaped rocker switches with rounded corners but so far I have only found the new ones with sharp corners like these:
Anyone know where I could get the older ones?
Anyone know where I could get the older ones?
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Try this shop, they bought some of the spare parts inventory back when SLM sold Ampeg:
LS ELECTRONICS & SERVICES LLC - Home - NOW OFFERING LESSONS!
LS ELECTRONICS & SERVICES LLC - Home - NOW OFFERING LESSONS!
This is about how rounded the corners on mine look:
It's 20A, not sure if that's right or makes a difference since there's a fuse in front of it, I don't even know enough about electronics to be dangerous! Located here: Invalid Link Removed
It's 20A, not sure if that's right or makes a difference since there's a fuse in front of it, I don't even know enough about electronics to be dangerous! Located here: Invalid Link Removed
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I've got a question concerning the svt2pro input gain. On mine, this seems pretty low and I have to turn up gain a lot before I get a nice saturated tone even with the master at above 3`with an svt 610 hlf.
I stumbled a cross this old thread at an electronics forum, where they suggest this might be the wearing out 12AU7 driver tubes. But it ends into nowhere without a solution to the question.
It seems that the new SVT like to eat their 12AU7 Drivers - Page 2
So I want to know: Did anyone have a similiar problem and got better gain with new 12AU7 or 12BH7 Tubes in the svt 2 Pro? Which brand of tubes where used?
Or is there a different solution or idea why the input gain is so low. I can not imagine one would ever need the -15db button at all...
I stumbled a cross this old thread at an electronics forum, where they suggest this might be the wearing out 12AU7 driver tubes. But it ends into nowhere without a solution to the question.
It seems that the new SVT like to eat their 12AU7 Drivers - Page 2
So I want to know: Did anyone have a similiar problem and got better gain with new 12AU7 or 12BH7 Tubes in the svt 2 Pro? Which brand of tubes where used?
Or is there a different solution or idea why the input gain is so low. I can not imagine one would ever need the -15db button at all...
CellKirk, there may be someone subbed to this thread who can help you, but this topic's focus is on the SVT-II (non-pro) which does not have an input gain knob. If you don't receive a timely response here I'd suggest starting a new thread.
I run my master at FULL and use the input gain as my volume control - try that plus people say it makes it sound more like the non-pro (if you compare the schematics it supports this theory). Also, I am using all JJ tubes (12AX7’s and 12AU7’s with their KT88’s in the output) and it sounds killer!
Seems normal to me. Have you tried a different hotter bass. I use the pad on hot active basses.
yep. That is the case with rather hot P-Basses, a Gibson LP and the Epiphone Thunderbird vintage pro
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Got it back from tech last week, the output tubes are the original ones, Philips 6550, and are supposedly still good so yay for me.
