Which one? I mainly play rock and roll, but I sometimes mellow down and play more of an Interpol style of rock. My cabs are a goliath jr 3 and a son of bertha.
How much does each weigh?
How much does each weigh?
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SVT or YBA200???
- Thread starter AndrewClaycomb
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Why not consider some other amps as well? A Fender Bassman Pro costs less than the -CL, and a Mesa 400+ costs about the same. I don't like the CL at all. The SVT-2 Pro is pretty much the only Ampeg head currently in production I would consider getting. The older SVT-II sounds great though, as does the origional SVT. The CL overdrive is very muddy and middy sounding, whereas the 2 Pro gets closer to the origional SVT, and the II gets even closer. The origional has an articulate overdriven tone with a low mid bump. The Traynor gets pretty similar overdrive to this, but without as much volume. The Mesa 400+ and Fender Bassman are much better for hi-fi tone, but the Fender also gets a ton of variety of distortion and compressed tones. The Mesa 400+ is very versitle in the clean tone, but can be dialed in to have a bit of overdrive and distortion, and it sounds great. Can you describe your tone a bit more?
I would by two yba-200's and run one into each cab. You would probably have money left over from what you would have spent otherwise.
I would suggest saving a bit more and just getting the Traynor and pairing that with a Carvin 100 watt tube power amp ($400) for the smaller cab. It would save a bit of weight too. In any case, 2 YBA 200s would be overkill, in a good waypoor_gear_whore said:
how warm would an eden be compared to those. Currently I'm using a bbe bmax and it's just not the right flavor.
AndrewClaycomb said:
You may not dig a Mesa 400+ then. It utilizes a very similar tone circuit as the BBE. Although, the Mesa has some features that make it a bit more versatile.
poor_gear_whore said:
And two YBA200's still weight less than that of an SVT-CL. I dare say cost less too.
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AndrewClaycomb said:
bbe bmax may be great for some; I hated it. I do not like the way the tone stack works. I don't want my treble effecting my bass, or vice versa. For me, it had one good sound:flat, and that was it. YMMV, some folks really like it.
The eden wt800B kills it dead.
I'd love to try an svt-II or yba200...
Tagging along, I own the same cabs, goliath jr 3 and sob...thinking about adding a tube amp. Does anyone know of an online retailer that sells the YBA?
nickelseye said:
Here:
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And I believe you get free shipping too since its over $200.
www.musicworksgroup.com
I got a price of 600 bucks shipped.
Lowest I've found. Just email them they are very nice.
I got a price of 600 bucks shipped.
Lowest I've found. Just email them they are very nice.
