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SVT/Thunderfunk.

73jbass

73jbass

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Apr 17, 2004
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#1
Just curious if anybody here has used a Thunderfunk head with an Ampeg SVT cab. Got one local I'm going to look at today that's priced right,and wanted to know if anybody here has played this combination. I heard that sealed cabs work best with tube amps,but I don't see what this combination wouldn't work.
 
#2
Haven't played that exact combo, but I think it should be fine. (If not great!) Thunderfunk heads are natural and warm and from memory, so is your typical Ampeg SVT cab. I currently run my Thunderfunk through Aguilar/Acme cabs and love it, but used to use an Ampeg SVT-HE410 cab for a long time (with an SWR head) and imagine it would match up pretty nicely. Enjoy!

Cheers,

EG
 
#5
I've used the precedessor of the Thunderfunk (AMP BH-420) with an SVT 810 and it sounded great to me. If the cabinet didn't weigh as much as a refrigerator and I still had my van, I'd probably still be using it.
 
#6
Picked the cabinet up yesterday. I noticed an interesting thing about it.Standing a few feet away,it didn't sound any different than what I played before. Move 10 feet in front,however,and I heard the cleanest tone I've ever heard.Not muddy at all,and just bright enough.Who needs tweeters anyway? Going to gig with it next weekend on a big stage,so I'll definitely give it a good workout.
 
#7
Yeah man that should work well for you. i have a thunderfunk 750 with my ampege
pr- 4x10HLF and it sounds amazing cleanist tone ever. no hum or buzz sounds sooooo good! actually i played though the rid you have i tried my thunderfunk out on one before i bought it and it sounded even better!
 
#8
Just got back from a 2 nighter in Helen,Georgia with the TF/Ampeg rig,and it did even better than I expected. When the entire band compliments the bass tone, something is very right! Now,I'm after the same tone in a smaller package where the 810 isn't needed. The Ampeg 410 and 610 HLF look very interesting. The LDS 610 looks interesting too. Any recomendations?
 

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