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Help identify SVT V9 ???

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Andrew Jones

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#1
Can any one tell me what/ era this is?


Thanks


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#4
White switches put it in the later half of the 70s Im pretty sure. Thats an SVT though not a V9. Easy to spot from the four inputs since V9s had only two inputs. I think what happened is that they used the same amplifier chassis for both models and thats why its labeled V9 - SVT
 
#6
metron said:
White switches put it in the later half of the 70s Im pretty sure. Thats an SVT though not a V9. Easy to spot from the four inputs since V9s had only two inputs. I think what happened is that they used the same amplifier chassis for both models and thats why its labeled V9 - SVT
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Correct, it is an SVT. The V9's also had a distortion knob and a reverb knob if I am not mistaken.
 
#7
metron said:
White switches put it in the later half of the 70s Im pretty sure. Thats an SVT though not a V9. Easy to spot from the four inputs since V9s had only two inputs. I think what happened is that they used the same amplifier chassis for both models and thats why its labeled V9 - SVT
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I am pretty sure that the V9 is reference to the power amp section which was the same in both the guitar amp and bass amp, only the pre amps differed, with the guitar amp having reverb and distortion.
 
#13
Only think I like better is the case. I don't like the look of rackmount. Also yours has 2 channels, the SVTII(NonPro) I have only has 1 channel.
From what I have heard,the SVTII NP has close to the same workings as the earlySVTs and the SVTIIPRO is different. I am ignorant ofthe technical differances.

Jonathan
 
#17
Andrew Jones said:
Is there any reason why this one (Late 70's) isn't as good as early 70's?
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None at all. There were a few circuit revisions along the amp's production run but none of them drastically changed its performance apart from the inital 6146 to 6550 conversion. Collectors and dealers make a big deal out the 'blue line' Ampegs. I have two "blue lines" and three later ones; my main gigging amp is just like the one pictured.
 

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