Guess what my SVT-7PRO is doing...

[ErnieD]

Yep, I know what you mean rodl2005. I wish that folks would/could post what the fix was for those amps they had repaired and returned to them. If that info is made available to them be great to know what went down. I know there are a lot of the, "it's a mass produced electronic item, so expect some bad units getting out there". Use your warranty and move on" replies. Well OK.
But when it happens to me/you/us at a gig, its one of the worst feelings you can have. I always carry a backup amp/bass/accessories because this stuff does happen.

But its a drag when, again, a new/fairly new piece of gear leaves you in the dark at a gig. Its like buying a new car and getting that letter in the mail that its been recalled for some defect. At least, in that case you get some warning but still means down time since you have to go deal with it and hope it's repaired correctly, quickly, etc. Just a drag is all.

I guess I'm in that frame of mind right now because of all the different car maker recalls I've been reading about in a few online auto mags I regularly read. And yeah, some of this prolly over the issue with my PF800 this past weekend. But mostly, I'm Ok with it; just like to know what happened with this amp is all. Oh well, Onward and Upward. Peace mate, e.

 

[AdamR]

I was lucky with mine. Bought it used and never had an issue with it. Sold it to a friend and it blew it up in 2 weeks.

 

[Sal Z.]

Because there is truly an engineering design flaw with at least the first two revisions of the amp (A00 and B00). I had 3 of the third revision (C00) blow up on me from no more than regular gigging. I will say that Loud Technologies replaced them with new units shipped to my door each time no questions asked, but that is because there was/is a known issue with the power section.

Did Ampeg or anyone discovered the exact issue ? Also, did Ampeg recall the defective
units ?

 

[Sal Z.]

I spoke with several people that share these same issues with their Ampeg SVT 7Pro. One realized he had the voltage incorrectly set and somehow damaged the amp. Three others misused the compression and their sound would continuously cut out, others fried the insides from connecting too many speaker cabinets. I've concluded, most did not read the owner operator manuals. Turning knobs and pushing buttons from the inexperienced will cause damage every time. When in the market for equipment, I read the owners manual as part of my research before making a choice. So even though I have already familiarized myself with the unit, I always re read because there is always something I missed.

If Ampeg or anyone knows exactly what was causing the issues, I would like to know.

 

[coughingskunk]

Did Ampeg or anyone discovered the exact issue ? Also, did Ampeg recall the defective
units ?

I don't believe any units were recalled, but all of my units that broke were completely covered under the 5 year warranty. If you do some googling you can find the reasons why they revised the power section between revisions on some other forums. Maybe someone can come in here and tell me I'm full of poopie but I believe it had to do with voltage regulation to the power supply.

 

[nhaze]

Just an update, my BX500 arrived this week and I used it in practice last night. I didn't have a whole lot of time to fiddle with it, but I didn't like the eq at first. I couldn't get it to growl like I like. It was...extremely glassy and transparent sounding. But after boosting the low mids and cutting the highs a bit, and playing through my ehx mole, it sounded really good and seemed to have plenty of power for being such a featherweight. It's almost a shame to have it in my 4 space rack with a boat anchor of a furman. If I decide to keep my 7pro, the carvin will make an awesome home practice amp/portable backup head.

As to the 7, haven't heard word one from the repair shop. I'm crossing my fingers hoping they are able to find (and fix) the problem...

 

[nhaze]

UPDATE:

Just got the 7 back from the repair shop. It was repaired under warranty, they replaced the main board. I plugged in to make sure it was working but I haven't had a chance to try it in a band setting yet. Hopefully everything works from here on.

 

[johnnynitro]

I am on #3 They all seem to work well But for how long??! And I have not abused any of mine ! I bought it to join a band with. My job has since been very busy. None of my amps have seen a studio All have been just Monster practice amps Played at low volumes. And not very often (Maybe thats my problem) Anyway The warranty is slowly ticking away As I bought this well over two in a half years ago ! They seem to think that every new REV Has the fix !?? Strange that every new SVT Pro7 I have got sounds better then the one before ? I hope this one is THE answer ! And yes I have checked the electrics in my house more then a few times I love this amp ! Just want it to last !!!!!!!!!!

 

[ErnieD]

I know its' a different amp but I have a PF800. I first bought a 'blemed', discounted unit and I've spoken in other threads how it worked great at several gigs. Then one weekend it shut down on two different nites at two different gigs. It was the first time I used it with two 8 ohm cabs when it went down. After speaking with Ampeg warranty, they were very helpful, we decided it be best to just return for a full refund. But that darn amp left such an impression on me, when I saw lowered price on them, I bought a new one. At least now I have a 2 yr warranty. And so far so good at about 3 weeks.

Again, sure would like to know if these amps get repaired; what that repair is. I think I saw the blemed unit I returned up for sale a few days after I returned it, at $10 higher price. I wrote down the serial # of the blemed I returned; it looked brand new. My new PF800 has totally new serial # and this new one came with all the paperwork the first one didn't.
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