Pre amping my rig with the Ampeg SVPCL

I recently buy thie pre, and works excellent, very very clean pre, with excellent low end, very easy to work with. I have to say that I need to crank the gain around 2 o'clock, because of the tube configuration, 12ax7 and 12au7, this pre do not have huge gain, like for example the Bmax-t, or the SVP-BSP.

I tried the BMAX-t once, and this pre have a HUGE gain. I was unable to pass the gain more from 8 o'clock with out blown a speaker!! This one sounds very bassy, no much midrange for my taste


I run this over a QSCplx1202 and avatar B410PRO, I sound awesome
just my two cents

 

another idea is to get the ART tube mic preamp. adds tube warmth. i just run one through ym effects loop on my sansamp to warm it up, and still use the tone controls of the sansamp.

 

Hi, I owned a B4r and 610hlf at one time. great set up, just too much weight for me to haul around. I bought an SVPCL for the same reason and ended up just using the SVPCL with a yamaha power amp. I did try it through the B4r's power section and it sounded fine. One thing I did notice when I A/B'd the B4r against the SVPCL is that the B4r came real close to getting the same sounds as the tube preamp. I guess what i'm saying is that since there isn't that big of a diffrence in sound it may not be worth the purchase. I ended up selling my B4r and am now just using the SVPCL/power amp setup.

 

I agree pretty much with all input so far;

My svpcl is great - my best piece of gear IMO - just love the sound, and EASE of use.
Bear in mind, it doesn't have an effects loop!
But saying that - it must have some filtering inside, cos i use up to 7 pedals, and not high quality ones either - and i don't get a sniff of line noise. Very clean head.
These pre's also have a universal transformer inside - so if you're thinking about buying one from the states 2nd hand (like I did) its just a quick transformer tap and fuse change.
Good Luck

 

I just purchased the SVPCL and am in LOVE with it. But to be fair, I switched out everything so its probably more than JUST the pre amp. I was Playing an SWR SM900, or else I would use a Sansamp RBI with a Yamaha 2000 watt power amp along with eiter a 2x15 Mesa Boogie, or an Avatar 4x10 with my Fenders (Geddy & Marcus).
I purchased the SVPCL, an Ampeg Classic 8x10, and a MusicMan Stingray 5, and switched to DR Hi beams, and instantly got the tone I had been looking for for years. I am sure it all played a part, but the pre amp sounds awesome. I am not bridgeing the Yamaha amp though, as the cab is only rated for 800 watts, so I am only giving it 900. I would like to try it with the full 2000, but I am afraid of blowng my speakers.
But I give the pre amp a HUGE endorsement. I LOVE it. Plus, the big green (a) light is so cool.

Mr. Pitiful.

 

check on ebay for SVP-BSP. There is from time to time that one appears