That guy is out of his skinny little tree.... I copied bis picture and magnified it. Sorry, Charley, it ain't so.
It's a sho'nuff SLM SVT, that's true.
But it has an ETL sticker, AND a barcoded serial number label. Those are from a decade later than the handwired first-run "SVT HD".
BTW, the rear panel shows a "Speakon" jack. Those were NOT used on the first year's production. Plus, there is the "lightningbolt" symbol used on the rear panel, which again would NOT be present on the first year production.
Also, the "tagboard" is not correct in ANY case, there would be a smaller PCB in the power amp and handwiring to the output tubes only.
Basically, he is SAYING it is a "skunkworks" (that's actually a Lockheed registered trademark or copyright) unit, but the look of the thing doesn't support it.
You have to remember, Gene Kornblum LOVED "anniversary" units, and we made them a number of times in different models. SVT "AV" units were made under the new serial number system in 1999, 12 or 13 years AFTER the "skunkworks" units. AND those "AV" units were full PWB units, NOT "tagboard" units. The serial number is probably an 'LA" date, putting it in Nov 1999 or so.
As far as I know, there were NEVER any actual fully "tagboard" wired units with "no PCBs", so that guy seems to be delusional, based on what he says and shows.
It's basically an SVT-CL with a different label. Just a "dime a dozen" amp, comparatively.
