NAD 1970 Fender 400 ps!

[Ed Byrnes]

SVT 212av are 4 ohm cabs. 3 of those might sound and look awesome...

 

[BADRONBOKILLERDWARFS]

PURCHASED IN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA FOR 600 BUX, RESCUED FROM A DAMP GARAGE IN 2006.

 

[Analogeezer]

That is just way cool, I remember the existence of these amps back in the day but never actually saw one. You know it's a BEAST of an amp when it has not one, not two, but THREE strap handles on it.

I guess the concept was you had yourself and two bandmates to carry the thing LOL.

I do wonder why this thing never caught on like the SVT or the 360/361 did. Surely it pounded just as hard and back then stuff was HEAVY so I don't think people were going "I'm gonna buy this SVT because it's so light".

So was that 210 pound shipping weight for the HEAD ALONE or the head and the cabinet?

210 pounds is one heavy mutha, I have a modular, analog mixing console, 40 channels into 16 outputs and that thing only weighs 215 pounds and is 5 and a half feet long!

Analogeezer

 

[edwinhurwitz]

I have to assume that 210 lbs includes the speaker. Fender lists the head as 84 lbs. Which is heavy, but still lighter than some of my McIntosh power amps, which I would love to gig with but do not want to carry.

 

[Wasnex]

That is just way cool, I remember the existence of these amps back in the day but never actually saw one. You know it's a BEAST of an amp when it has not one, not two, but THREE strap handles on it.

I guess the concept was you had yourself and two bandmates to carry the thing LOL.

I do wonder why this thing never caught on like the SVT or the 360/361 did. Surely it pounded just as hard and back then stuff was HEAVY so I don't think people were going "I'm gonna buy this SVT because it's so light".

So was that 210 pound shipping weight for the HEAD ALONE or the head and the cabinet?

210 pounds is one heavy mutha, I have a modular, analog mixing console, 40 channels into 16 outputs and that thing only weighs 215 pounds and is 5 and a half feet long!

Analogeezer

The problem is this amp is designed specifically to be used with three cabs. It actually has three separate output sections and each is rated at 145W. When all three output sections are used the total rated power is 435W. So IMHO it's really only practical for touring use. If you use only one (huge) cab, you only get 145W.

I have also read that these amps are even harder to work on than SVTs, and that they are finicky as for as which output tubes you can run in them: Here's a FAQ
The Fender 400-PS FAQ (timeelect.com)

I have read they were super clean and HiFi for the day.

 

[denton57]

Old thread, but I salute everyone who gigs with one of these. I would pay to go to your show just to hear it if for nothing else

 

[Passinwind]

I have to assume that 210 lbs includes the speaker. Fender lists the head as 84 lbs. Which is heavy, but still lighter than some of my McIntosh power amps, which I would love to gig with but do not want to carry.

It actually needs three speakers to make full power.

 

[edwinhurwitz]

It actually needs three speakers to make full power.

Yup!

 

[Oren Hudson]

That rig is a thing of beauty, IMO. I have it with just one cab and it is loud and deep and great to admire as well.

 

[fmargraf]

How do these Amps sound? Are they similar to silverface bassman amps but with more clean headroom?

 

[dbase]

You can get a chrome luggage stand similar to what Fender offered.

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210 lbs ... heh heh