I have some Mesa STR442s EL34s that are Svetlanas - the old ones from before those waters got all muddy...
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Anyone NOT like the SVT?
- Thread starter JoshuaTSP
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I have some Mesa STR442s EL34s that are Svetlanas - the old ones from before those waters got all muddy...
That is a really good point man... Now that you mention it, the response is what knocked me out. The fenders, Suns and things I was playing in the 60's were just flappin in the wind. The SVT was right there...I guess I was being a little facetious. I remember that being my initial thought when I first tried one in a music store many moons ago. Without an experienced ear I really didn't appreciate what I was hearing. It was like drinking a beer for the very first time. It wasn't until I did a very big show (10,000 +) that I realize the "Magic" of an SVT! It was a festival with multiple bands and I really didn't have a choice :scowl:. But when the band kicked in not only was I blown away by the sound but also the response! Every note was heard effortlessly! And the amp responded to every nuance of my playing. If you think that there is no tonal variation on an SVT you need to start working on your technique...or more importantly your touch! I LOVED the response of this amp! You can almost play it as if it were an instrument itself if you've developed your touch. I don't own an SVT but every time I see one in the back line I smile!
The SVT is "the" rock rig. Period. When I say SVT, I mean the early 70's heads....I'm lucky enough to have a couple of 72's.
I've not had too much experience with the new stuff. I have played thru an 810 cab with a newer head and was underwhelmed to say the least.....
The vintage SVT's are downright punishing, I've shared the bill with many bands and bassist who offered to buy mine after the gig, and I will bet no one has sold off their SWR after a show....(no offense, I like them too)
If you play rock, one thing you should experience is a Gibson Thunderbird thru an early SVT and an 810. I have played and heard many basses thru the SVT and a 410 I have at a buddys studio. Fenders, G&L, Laklands, have all sounded great thru that rig.... but the guys hang their head in shame after hearing the Thunderbird wail thru the SVT.
Yes they are heavy.....but if it's worth doing, it's worth over doing......
I've not had too much experience with the new stuff. I have played thru an 810 cab with a newer head and was underwhelmed to say the least.....
The vintage SVT's are downright punishing, I've shared the bill with many bands and bassist who offered to buy mine after the gig, and I will bet no one has sold off their SWR after a show....(no offense, I like them too)
If you play rock, one thing you should experience is a Gibson Thunderbird thru an early SVT and an 810. I have played and heard many basses thru the SVT and a 410 I have at a buddys studio. Fenders, G&L, Laklands, have all sounded great thru that rig.... but the guys hang their head in shame after hearing the Thunderbird wail thru the SVT.
Yes they are heavy.....but if it's worth doing, it's worth over doing......
Have any of you tried/bought the SVT and not liked it?
Do most opt out of the SVT world because of weight?
Seems like the be all/end all bass rig?
I am not a fan and do not at all think it is
"the be all/end all bass rig" at all.
No such thing anyways.
They are just not my cup of tea.
I was correct. Shuguang sells tubes with their own name on the label and also tubes labeled with their customers' brands. I said Mesa as an example but there are many others. Can you prove otherwise?
The SVT is "the" rock rig. Period. When I say SVT, I mean the early 70's heads....I'm lucky enough to have a couple of 72's.
I've not had too much experience with the new stuff. I have played thru an 810 cab with a newer head and was underwhelmed to say the least.....
The vintage SVT's are downright punishing, I've shared the bill with many bands and bassist who offered to buy mine after the gig, and I will bet no one has sold off their SWR after a show....(no offense, I like them too)
If you play rock, one thing you should experience is a Gibson Thunderbird thru an early SVT and an 810. I have played and heard many basses thru the SVT and a 410 I have at a buddys studio. Fenders, G&L, Laklands, have all sounded great thru that rig.... but the guys hang their head in shame after hearing the Thunderbird wail thru the SVT.
Yes they are heavy.....but if it's worth doing, it's worth over doing......
True dat. I got that kind of reaction with my Bicentennial T-Bird running through my V4B and a squareback 8x10. I had a friend with the exact same rig as me - 'cept he had a P-Bass. He hated Gibson basses and refused to believe that the T-bird was the "X-Factor".
I missed this^^
This is just the sickest rig ever IMHO. I have owned this rig. Its one version of the Holy Grail.
As can I of the Russian made Mesa tubes that you neglected to mention when you claimed that Mesa tubes were made in China...
As I said, your statement was only partially correct - although if you want to continue argue the merits of a misleading statement, by all means do...
- georgestrings
The few times I ever got to play one, I must admit, I always thought," What's the big deal ? ". Guess it just was'nt my cup of tea. Then, I had to move one down some stairs. 
The few times I ever got to play one, I must admit, I always thought," What's the big deal ? ". Guess it just was'nt my cup of tea. Then, I had to move one down some stairs.
SVT's and Hammond B3's are my God invented roadies...
Oh,, and trap cases...
SVT's and Hammond B3's are my God invented roadies...
Oh,, and trap cases...
+1. Once, I had to help move a B3 up two flights of steps to an upstairs club gig. Never again.
