Ampeg SVT model differences

[GearHeadBassMan]

As far as tubes go, I kinda like sovtek. They're cheap and they have pretty good bite.

Although, I'm a SS guy and I inform my guitarists what to get for their tubes, might be a different story for bass

 

[Jerrold Tiers]

Jerrold, I know you built them and participated in the design, but I have to disagree with you. It's a little bit different but no less vintage-sounding IMHO. And whether you prefer the gain/master or a single volume knob SVT, the CL is still better than almost all other heads on the market (also IMHO for those people who can't tell fact from opinion).

CL is a good amp. A number of things about it are DIFFERENT from a vintage SVT

There are "details" of sound that happen with a vintage, and do NOT happen with a CL.... Just facts......I certainly have no reason to slam a CL.... Subtle things, some may say, but they are there. Being OK with an amp and being very happy with it is all ABOUT subtle things, really.

Then again, there were people at SLM who could play a guitar blindfold and tell you what kind of wood was in it. So I am used to people who really notice things. For me, I happily admit a lot of it I simply am not good enough to notice........ That was fine, others could, and did.

 

[JimmyM]

CL is a good amp. A number of things about it are DIFFERENT from a vintage SVT

There are "details" of sound that happen with a vintage, and do NOT happen with a CL.... Just facts......I certainly have no reason to slam a CL.... Subtle things, some may say, but they are there. Being OK with an amp and being very happy with it is all ABOUT subtle things, really.

Then again, there were people at SLM who could play a guitar blindfold and tell you what kind of wood was in it. So I am used to people who really notice things. For me, I happily admit a lot of it I simply am not good enough to notice........ That was fine, others could, and did.

Well, through some of these blind tests I've done, I've come to find out that my hearing isn't as sophisticated as I thought, so maybe you're right. Saves me money, though

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

I doubt that I could tell if the comparision was any more than having to otherwise identical rigs side by side with an A/B footswitch. Not likely if I had to use the same cabinets for more than one head and there's absolutely no way I could tell in a band setting.