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Ampeg SVT-II appreciation thread
- Thread starter i_got_a_mohawk
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Think we need to open a window on this love fest...
This wasn't first SVT-II.
I'm getting my second this next weekend. It's an original '89 model...I know going in I'm going to be in pain...but like they say...
NO PAIN, NO GAIN... EVERYONE, CRANK IT UP!
This wasn't first SVT-II.
I'm getting my second this next weekend. It's an original '89 model...I know going in I'm going to be in pain...but like they say...
NO PAIN, NO GAIN... EVERYONE, CRANK IT UP!
***nice RIG! Love the Pro Series cabs - serious low end!
My II will be out in full full force this coming weekend, but as a guitar amp <GASP!> loaded into my SVR-215!
we play in A: so it works for the thump!
That's the spirit!
That SVR-215 got me looking around. Haven't seen one for years. I found one that looks clean for sale.
Spaceman Music
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Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0Z1
Telephone: 613-594-5323
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Correct. It was a Pro Series head case rack that came in either 3 or 4 space versions.
I wonder how much weight that case adds to the 70 lbs. I had a vinyl cover made for mine.
Cool, I'd forgot all about those Pro Series headcases.
I'm still toat'n my SVT-II around in a SVT-RC4 headcase:
Here's Steve, a '91.
This is the second SVT II np I've owned; I got this one last week.
I know from experience one tiny crack in an old or cold solder on these can cause problems. This one seems to be running fine. It also seems to have had a life of light usage and very little, if any, road time, but the only evidence of service I found on it is from back in 2008. I'm planning to take it in to a tech this week for at least an inspection, and whatever parts and work might be found appropriate. It's worth maintaining in best possible condition.
This isn't an old picture, this from a few days ago. This 32 year old truly is still in very clean condition, with a few small spots of patina.
This is the second SVT II np I've owned; I got this one last week.
I know from experience one tiny crack in an old or cold solder on these can cause problems. This one seems to be running fine. It also seems to have had a life of light usage and very little, if any, road time, but the only evidence of service I found on it is from back in 2008. I'm planning to take it in to a tech this week for at least an inspection, and whatever parts and work might be found appropriate. It's worth maintaining in best possible condition.
This isn't an old picture, this from a few days ago. This 32 year old truly is still in very clean condition, with a few small spots of patina.
- Apr 3, 2003
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So I've been told.
I figured out that the guy I bought from, who BTW essentially didn't even use it, himself bought from here.
The previous seller wrote, "Amp was apparently previously owned by Steve Stevens, purchased from his storage locker, and is signed on the side of the amp chassis, inside wooden cabinet."
I haven't investigated it further and I estimate it's about as likely some other dude named Steve Stevens was the original owner. It had nothing to do with why I bought it.
- Apr 3, 2003
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Still, it's a pretty cool story!
My SVT-II does not look nearly as clean, and it lead a hard gigging life before I bought it, but man, does it sound good!
More good news about Steve, I suspected, and I've confirmed.
These are GT branded GE 6550A tubes, in, by all indications I can find, an amp that's always been a non-traveling/non-touring amp.
A matched sextet of '80s NOS GE 6550A tubes I found nearby on Ebay is listed for $900.
These are GT branded GE 6550A tubes, in, by all indications I can find, an amp that's always been a non-traveling/non-touring amp.
A matched sextet of '80s NOS GE 6550A tubes I found nearby on Ebay is listed for $900.
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- Apr 3, 2003
- 35,515
- 19,941
- Disclosures
- Editor-in-Chief, Bass Gear Magazine
VERY nice!More good news about Steve, I suspected, and I've confirmed.
These are GT branded GE 6550A tubes, in, by all indications I can find, an amp that's always been a non-traveling/non-touring amp.
A matched sextet of '80s NOS GE 6550A tubes I found nearby on Ebay is listed for $900.
I played through mine yesterday. What a fabulous amp it is! 
It sits on top of a a Bergantino nv412 and I play a Lakland Skyline.
It sits on top of a a Bergantino nv412 and I play a Lakland Skyline.
