Any feedback for the Ampeg SVP-BSP

if you wouldn't mind i'd actually like to hear what you think of it. I'm debating getting one instead of an SVP-Pro. Have you compared the two?

 

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=210236&highlight=devil+rack

There's some talk about that pre in this page...

 

PM'd you. I will post some samples soon. Im letting the other ones stay on the page alittle longer. Those are only the aguilar. The next ones will be for the BSP.

 

Looks like we play alot of the same gear. Actually, the clean clip is of the aguilar only. It is solid state. The best solid state amp I have ever heard actually. I replaced the tube in the BSP with a JAN/Phillips 12AU7 because it produced a nice, round, clean sound that was much tighter than the origional tube. I love the sound of ampeg tube amps but I find the bottom end to be alittle loose when playing with a band. The tube change helped alittle bit. The BSP recorded direct sounds better than the aguilar in my opinion. The aguilar works better live though. Sometimes I use both at the same time and that is a good sounding rig!

 

AU7 tubes have about half the gain of a 12AX7 so I can have a clean sound with the gain control up higher. I have a bunch of tubes and just experimented. The 12AU7 JAN/Phillips just sounded the best to my ears. It's a matter of personal taste and It will not totally change the sound of the preamp but you can hear a difference. Tubedepot.com

 

because the overdrive channel is so gainy, try setting its volume very very low and mix it in with the clean channel. also try setting the clean channel with a little more bass than you normally would.

that is the best way i found to get a great, classic ampeg tone out of the BSP. i also thought the clean channel sounded great "flat" and much better than a typical ampeg clean. i didn't find the EQ to particularly effective.

robb.