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SVT 4 PRO????

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william curl

Feb 13, 2012
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Mt Vernon Ga
#1
I'm wanting to get a new amp and I cant make up my mind the th500 ,streamliner or the heavy weights like the svt 4pro.I have played through the 4pro loved the sound hated the weight.i was wondering how reliable is it are the're any flaws from the factory that are common to this amp.I thought about the pro 7 but kinda backed off after hearing all the hype about it .all ready have a 410 classic he would most likely get another one to go with it.also thought about a mesa either m6 or m9 but have never tried these.
 
#6
I've played on a 4pro for the last 13 years and love it. I don't mind the weight all that much as long as I can get an extra pair of hands to help me move it around. It's got plenty of power and does anything that I need it too. I have had a few things in the past that have gone wrong with it but nothing that I couldn't get fixed or really outweighed the pros for me. Namely the direct out on some of these gives some hissing but I have known of some players that never had this issue. I just usually have the sound guy mic my cab. I also had a fuse issues when I first got the head but once it was fixed I haven't had any trouble since. Dispite these issues I'm still in love with this head and probably won't be getting rid of it anytime soon. Hope this helps.
 
#8
i have been gigging an SVT 4Pro for well over a year now, and have another for a practice rig, and at 42 lbs your worried about heavy? lug around an SVT CL for 10 years at 90+lbs.....geesh! :rollno: :D now thats heavy....
 
#10
ethanbowen666 said:
SVT4-pro is garbage compared to what else you can get, IMO, I own one. Get the Mesa.
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I've had a 4 Pro for around seven years and never had any problems. Definitely not garbage and, to my ears, one of the best sounding amps out there. To the OP, I own both the 4 and the 3 and have, for the past year, only been gigging the 3. I used to match the 3 with my 210 and 4 with my 410 exclusively but have realised that the 3 works just as well with the 410.
 
#12
Yes I do mean garbage. I can't get any sort of good tone from that thing. The EQ sucks on it. The Compressor is a joke. It's also known to have problems with the balanced line outputs, which I have experienced. The only good thing about that amp is the built in crossover. I could see this amp costing $750 and being a good deal. But $1,499 for something that's been outsourced to an Asian country for manufacturing?

This is my 2 cents on this piece of equipment.
 
#13
ethanbowen666 said:
Yes I do mean garbage. I can't get any sort of good tone from that thing. The EQ sucks on it. The Compressor is a joke. It's also known to have problems with the balanced line outputs, which I have experienced. The only good thing about that amp is the built in crossover. I could see this amp costing $750 and being a good deal. But $1,499 for something that's been out outsourced to an Asian country for manufacturing?

This is my 2 cents on this piece of equipment.
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Well can't speak about yours, but mine has served me well for 6 years - but it was built in Saint Louis. I don't use the EQ or the Compressor, just raw power and haven't had a complaint from anyone in the band, the audience, or the FOH people yet!
 
#15
My Vietnamese manufactured SVT4 Pro has been absolutely problem free and sounds fantastic through my 410 HLF. I have zero complaints and I get the big, warm, bottom-heavy tone I like.

Your mileage, clearly, may vary. Mine also didn't cost much over a grand brand new a couple of years ago so I guess prices vary regionally.
 
#16
Buster Brown said:
Well can't speak about yours, but mine has served me well for 6 years - but it was built in Saint Louis. I don't use the EQ or the Compressor, just raw power and haven't had a complaint from anyone in the band, the audience, or the FOH people yet!
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See? Thats what I mean, You might as well just have boughten a power amp that has the same amount of power and saved a ton of money.
 
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ethanbowen666 said:
See? Thats what I mean, You might as well just have boughten a power amp that has the same amount of power and saved a ton of money.
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"boughten"??

No thanks....I LIKE my 4Pro. :smug:

But that aside, my point remains: To the OP - the 7Pro is a great amp AND, if you're not into the iron giant and the weight (the 4Pro), the 7 is a fantastic replacement.
 

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