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Me and My SVT just got Shutdown

#21
They've always expressed their concerns over the rig, I just kinda ignore them when they start cracking jokes about it... but honestly it's the most beautiful thing on the stage.

Don't forget the Holy Ghost is also an Ampeg endorser ;)
 
#22
I've got some pragmatic solutions:
1) You could drape a sheet over (part of) it to hide it's evil Ampeg darkness from looking so foreboding. And you could keep the idea throughout the year; (depending on your denomination) at Easter you could use a purple sheet for example. During Christmas you could hide it behind branches of pine/spruce, maybe integrate it into a nativity scene.
2) You could lie the Ampeg down on it's side and use it as an altar. Here you could again use the sheet idea. With the woofers pushing the sheets it would look impressive- how are the sheets moving?? Must be God!
3) You could also get a Gene Simmons bass (Invalid Link Removed) to divert attention from the rig.
 
#25
stingraysvt said:
If they hadn't seen me drag multiple rigs in there then maybe I'd have a leg to stand on, I like being able to control my rig destiny, last one they had was a Hartke kick back, that the old bass player used as a monitor.

I'm not very keen on having bass come at me from the front... it just kinda scares me when I hit a note kinda wonky... or substitute a note for what's supposed to be played ;) cause I don't play wrong notes.... :cool:
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I'm assuming your cab is an 810 yes?

Reason I ask is I've been playing my SVT at the church I play at through a 410 HLF and that size has never raised an eyebrow. May want to see if that lets you keep using the SVT head.
 
#26
stingraysvt said:
Vertically it does get in the way of the backgrounds that the creative team comes up with.

This was one of the issues he was challenging.. along with the horizontal footprint as well... it gets over into the Bongo player's area.

One setup we did, they moved it way over so they could set up this wacky nautical theme so to get the amp somewhat behind me I laid the cab on it's side, and hated it the entire time it was down there.

It does really good in there and I don't turn it up all that much to really bask in the glory of it... but, like I said, I really enjoyed it getting used on a regular basis... and that it was stored in an air conditioned environment, away from sunlight, etc...



I've been pondering that issue....
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Well, there's your problem. Too many bongo players.
 
#30
Another one of these "you're too loud so we'll attack your rig" threads? The rig sounds oversized until you mention there's extra percussion, etc. Sounds like you're in the market for a 4x10.

Some hilarious responses also....
 
#31
Does the rest of the worship come through any type of in-ears monitor system? Do you need an amp to hear yourself through? I've been in both situations and others in church gigs. If no in-ears system in provided, tell them to get you a small combo unit, like a Mark Bass or GK MB212, and then you would switch rigs. Until then, they need to deal with it.
 
#35
Not quite sure about which denomination your church is..
but in American church work an SVT has many hidden advantages,
for instance an SVT cabinet is sealed and therefore safe against the ingress of serpents unlike modern lightweight ported cabs + If a stray rattler tries hiding in among the tubes its going to get out quick because of the heat them 6 X 6550's chuck out.
Also that chap Joshua from the bible knew about sound and was absolutely not one for that less is more palarva, now was he?!. Remember Jericho he must have had more **** than Clair Bros. I would say these people at your church are filthy heretics, one more word against the SVT and I would be asking the grand inquisitor to excommunicate them and stick hot things up there bottoms (or whatever they do these days) if I where you.
:bassist:
 
#36
capnsandwich said:
Does the rest of the worship come through any type of in-ears monitor system? Do you need an amp to hear yourself through? I've been in both situations and others in church gigs. If no in-ears system in provided, tell them to get you a small combo unit, like a Mark Bass or GK MB212, and then you would switch rigs. Until then, they need to deal with it.
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2 monitor mixes and I'm battling the drums/percussion from both sides, I'd love to be on ears but we really are in the stone ages as far as pa's go...

it actually sparked "a better monitoring system" conversation.

I'll be the first to stand in line a play through ears only... I've done it and loved it, but I had all the equipment there to ensure a great mix, we don't have that and I'm not hauling in my audio rig either...

Anyways, I told them I don't need a rig if I had ears and my own mix.
So we'll see where that goes...
 
#38
wideload said:
They are hearing with their eyes. My 500 watt 2x10 combo can get WAY loud, but my tall stack was "seen" as too loud. Make them happy with a smaller but sufficient rig. And keep the mice away from your SVT when you store it!
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+1

I'm a blues player and often play gigs for Blues Nazi band leaders who are usually harp players who've spent their playing lives trying to cop every lick in every song in the Little Walter songbook. Unfortunately, much of the Little Walter on Chess catalog either has no bass, a guitar played on the low strings functioning as bass or a mixed down electric or upright bass. Bottom line ... thin sounding so that's how these guys think amplified harmonica Blues should sound * so they're always uptight about the bass volume. I've had some of these knuckleheads tell me to turn down before I even had my rig setup because it looked "too big". I've switched to a small looking rig that totally kicks @ss (but let's keep that our little secret). The key to my stealth rig is my Schroeder 1515L which is a 40 lb 2x15 cab that is about the size of a Mesa Boogie Diesel 1x15 ... handles 800 watts and is VERY efficient. It can totally scream with a reasonably powerful (but small) head like my Ashdown ABM 500 EVO Series II head.

* I contend that the placed back in the mix bass sound of 50's blues recordings is not the "Blues" sound, but merely the "best" sound they could get at the time given the technology and the small recording budgets for blues back in those days. I suspect that if BB King made a recording today, he would want the bass sound to be full and up in the mix with all the other backing instruments. Of course, that's just my opinion ... I could be wrong. ;^)
 

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