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SVT KILLER!

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Buster Brown said:
Question.......


Does it go to 11??
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It goes to 12 or 14 depending on the cab match. Seriously, it is a wonderful powerhouse amp (if that's your thing)

Ironic thing now is the rock band I play with uses IEM's and all stage amps are basically monitors, so I don't really need an amp with this kind of power. However, the VBA400 possesses serious mojo, and inspires me when I look back at the thing onstage. Plus you can feel the bass out of this head at any volume. It's my favorite amp ever, and I own a lot of amps.
 
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started paying bass some years ago, and thus missed the good old days when many bass players used to gig those big tube dogs...I miss that experience and now I play lighter gear. As a 25 + yo lead guitar I have played giant Marshall tube stacks and I know for sure that I miss that response and feel that just can drive you to the limits of your emotions...
play and enjoy even for me...now I'm 41, my health is not so good, and my financies are even worse...
 
#31
Clammy said:
I could hear myself no matter where I went on the stage, whereas I often lose the sound, if I stray away too far, when running through SVT rigs.
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Hate to break it to you but that is a bad thing. You want your cabs to project the sound out in front, not to the sides...at least that is what a well engineered, modern cabinet will do. You just gave a point to the SVTs and didn't even know it :D Wow, did I just help Ampeg? It must be early. We once played a bar that had such a small stage I had no choice but to play directly aside from my cabinet, and I mean directly aside. Could barely hear myself but I knew what kind of beating the audience was taking :bassist:

edit: this is all assuming that "no matter where I went" doesn't just mean in front of your cabs, but does indeed constitute off to the side as well.
 
#32
jelwood said:
Hate to break it to you but that is a bad thing. You want your cabs to project the sound out in front, not to the sides...at least that is what a well engineered, modern cabinet will do. You just gave a point to the SVTs and didn't even know it :D Wow, did I just help Ampeg? It must be early. We once played a bar that had such a small stage I had no choice but to play directly aside from my cabinet, and I mean directly aside. Could barely hear myself but I knew what kind of beating the audience was taking :bassist:

edit: this is all assuming that "no matter where I went" doesn't just mean in front of your cabs, but does indeed constitute off to the side as well.
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I don't agree with this concept at all.
 
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Never had the pleasure of trying a VBA but have had an older SS Marshall bass amp.
Can you speak to the differences compared to an SVT head, and, how much do the cabinets play in this distinctive sound?
 
#38
CL400Peavey said:
Well engineered modern cabinets have great dispersion. Beaming your sound is an old concept.
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I think he is agreeing with you here, as I am.

I've never had to chance to try a decent Marshall tube amp, sounds wonderful from your description. I know some of there older ones have a rep of being unreliable due to bad design, seems to have set them back somewhat in the perceptions of bassists.

I can't help feeling that the amount of extra power and cabbage you're running there has something to do with the massive difference you are hearing, but when it comes to OD it's all about taste.
 
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jelwood said:
Hate to break it to you but that is a bad thing. You want your cabs to project the sound out in front, not to the sides...at least that is what a well engineered, modern cabinet will do. You just gave a point to the SVTs and didn't even know it :D Wow, did I just help Ampeg? It must be early. We once played a bar that had such a small stage I had no choice but to play directly aside from my cabinet, and I mean directly aside. Could barely hear myself but I knew what kind of beating the audience was taking :bassist:

edit: this is all assuming that "no matter where I went" doesn't just mean in front of your cabs, but does indeed constitute off to the side as well.
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No. It's not a bad thing. It's GOOD thing to be able to hear your amp anywhere on stage (and by anywhere, I do mean all way to each side of the stage), and NOT have it decapitating the people sitting (or standing) directly in front of it. And trust me, when I was directly in front of it, there was PLENTY of forward projection.

Here are acouple of pictures to give you an idea of the stage size and layout:

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Cheers!
:bassist::bassist::bassist:
 

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