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New Ampeg Venture Series

#302
Yahboy said:
I do believe if both SVT and B15 has individual SGT control section . It could be more useful with just single flip without much tweak between 2 voice.

Something like this...

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This is a photoshop job yea?

So even with the Footswitch, you’d still have to go over and adjust the knob to get the dirt/volume level where you want it when going between SVT and B15 settings? If so, the footswitch seems like a silly feature.
 
#303
mezatron said:
This is a photoshop job yea?

So even with the Footswitch, you’d still have to go over and adjust the knob to get the dirt/volume level where you want it when going between SVT and B15 settings? If so, the footswitch seems like a silly feature.
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What if......

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Make sense.....
 
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#307
This has prolly been said, but the 4x10 and 1x15 cabs promise quite deep lower extension. 4x10 -3dB down to A0.

Obviously some price to be paid in terms of less-than-awesome sensitivity there, but if I had the beans and did not have my old 410 HPF, I'd be intriqued.
 
#309
I received a V3 and have been testing it out with an Eich 2x10. The build quality on mine is quite good. The knobs/mini switches all move consistently. The speakon connector is set to lock upside down, odd but no biggie. There's a small fan on one side of the amp. (I never heard it after a few hours of playing, and would stop on occasion to check.) My amp can get quite loud before any noticeable floor noise creeps in, (linear volume pot that goes smoothly from 0-10 throughout the range.) With an efficient cabinet like the Eich, I don't see any issues hanging with a ham-fisted drummer, which is my main requirement.

Sound-wise is where I need more work. I thought of all the Ampeg products I've owned, and they all had a 'plug and play, set everything to noon and it'll sound like an Ampeg' feature about them. I think I took that Ampeg sound for granted and never analyzed what I was hearing, because this amp is staring back at me like a clean slate.

There's also the possibility that I've simply lost my mind and there is no "Ampeg" sound.
 
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#310
steelbed45 said:
I received a V3 and have been testing it out with an Eich 2x10. The build quality on mine is quite good. The knobs/mini switches all move consistently. The speakon connector is set to lock upside down, odd but no biggie. There's a small fan on one side of the amp. (I never heard it after a few hours of playing, and would stop on occasion to check.) My amp can get quite loud before any noticeable floor noise creeps in, (linear volume pot that goes smoothly from 0-10 throughout the range.) With an efficient cabinet like the Eich, I don't see any issues hanging with a ham-fisted drummer, which is my main requirement.

Sound-wise is where I need more work. I thought of all the Ampeg products I've owned, and they all had a 'plug and play, set everything to noon and it'll sound like an Ampeg' feature about them. I think I took that Ampeg sound for granted and never analyzed what I was hearing, because this amp is staring back at me like a clean slate.

There's also the possibility that I've simply lost my mind and there is no "Ampeg" sound.
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The Ampeg sound is whatever you want it to be. That’s why they have knobs ;)
 
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#311
Raw N Low said:
Very mixed on this release. You could call me an Ampeg shill so please take my post with a grain of salt.

This is just plain lazy on Ampeg/Yamaha's part. Although I have and love the SGT DI, I don't see the merit of releasing a class D pairing when the premap is designed to work with most power amps. The incentive should've been the inclusion of additional popular bass and guitar models and the inclusion of tube in the preamp section.

Mind you, the entry level amp goes for $499 and the SGT DI was released this year in the same ballpark. I will admit the addition newer cabs is a nice to see and well overdue but I can't help but feel this release is low effort and low hanging fruit. Typically, it makes sense to release the amp first followed by the preamp.

Ok, I'll get off my soap box and find another cluster of clouds to yell at.
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I know I'm late on this but the BA210V2 was just an Ampeg SCR-DI and a 450 watt class D amp with a 2x10 cab (and crappy speakers). I have one, swapped the speakers out and it's been a great little rig.
I'm now considering the V7 (or the V12) and the 2x12 cab to replace my BA210V2 and my SVT-6 PRO - 6x10 rig.
In my case it's because I need to move to a lighter rig.
 
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#312
Rootzilla said:
This has prolly been said, but the 4x10 and 1x15 cabs promise quite deep lower extension. 4x10 -3dB down to A0.

Obviously some price to be paid in terms of less-than-awesome sensitivity there, but if I had the beans and did not have my old 410 HPF, I'd be intriqued.
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Even if -3dB at 27.5 Hz is unlikely an accurate and truthful value, IF it is at all comparable with the specs stated for the old SVT 410HLF, it predicts a pretty damn fat low end for the Venture 410.

The SVT 410HLF is a bit of a handful to haul to gigs as well, that's why I've been taking my EBS Neo 410 instead lately. So when V410s enter the 2nd hand market, I'll keep my eyes peeled...
 
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Okay, so what Ive gathered from the ICEpower websites these are the Audio power output ratings and the minimum loads for the 300AS1, 700AS1 and the 1200AS1 from the tech sheets.
It seems that only the 1200AS1 has an 8 ohm rating and since the other modules don't have this information Ampeg may have decided not to included that rating for all 3 amps.
Use this info wisely. When in doubt you'll get about 1/2 the wattage with twice the resistance (4 ohms 8 ohms).
These data sheets are available online if you want to research the info yourself.
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steelbed45 said:
Sound-wise is where I need more work. I thought of all the Ampeg products I've owned, and they all had a 'plug and play, set everything to noon and it'll sound like an Ampeg' feature about them. I think I took that Ampeg sound for granted and never analyzed what I was hearing, because this amp is staring back at me like a clean slate.
There's also the possibility that I've simply lost my mind and there is no "Ampeg" sound.
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I never understood this. I played through a lot of the modern PF and SVT heads, and none of them were plug and play unless you wanted a very middling tone. Doubly frustrating was the seemingly poor response from the knobs. I can't think of a single Ampeg product where I didn't have to adjust something to get a tone I liked.
 
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#319
richntiff said:
I agree that 2ohm would be cool - but in terms of a practical sales point, 2ohm is not even on the radar for about 99.9% of bassists. It's just really not needed almost all of time, by almost all bassists.

Of course, neither is the single knob onboard compressor though, so who knows lol.....
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2 ohms just gives you so many additional options…I use 2 ohms often on my MESA heads..
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