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SVT-VR on my gig tonight...eh...

JimmyM

JimmyM

Apr 11, 2005
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#1
in vegas for a convention that capped off a 4 day run from johnstown pa to ft lauderdale to north of tampa and to vegas. phew! and to make matters worse, we said goodbye to our longtime guitarist/lead singer on friday (long story...he came up with us but didn't play) and did that gig 3 piece, then had a new guitarist for the last 3 days.

tonight i was supplied a newish vr and 810e from the early 90's, which is my favorite era non-vintage cab. sounded kind of flat and dull to me. last time i played a vr it was great. this time was only ok for me, dawg. don't know what it was...but now i'm hearing what a lot of you have said about it sounding not as good as the vintage models.

maybe it's the tubes. maybe i got spoiled by using my blue line/flatback. don't know. but all i know is the last vr i got was great and this one wasn't. bummer.
 
#3
JimmyM said:
in vegas for a convention that capped off a 4 day run from johnstown pa to ft lauderdale to north of tampa and to vegas. phew! and to make matters worse, we said goodbye to our longtime guitarist/lead singer on friday (long story...he came up with us but didn't play) and did that gig 3 piece, then had a new guitarist for the last 3 days.

tonight i was supplied a newish vr and 810e from the early 90's, which is my favorite era non-vintage cab. sounded kind of flat and dull to me. last time i played a vr it was great. this time was only ok for me, dawg. don't know what it was...but now i'm hearing what a lot of you have said about it sounding not as good as the vintage models.

maybe it's the tubes. maybe i got spoiled by using my blue line/flatback. don't know. but all i know is the last vr i got was great and this one wasn't. bummer.
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The tubes can make a HUGE difference. Although build quality in the overseas plants has generally been pretty good, they aren't matching the tubes. A nice set of matched tubes makes a VR sound pretty darn good.
 
#7
Where'd you play in Vegas? I'm living in the city of sin for the time being, playing in a band called Imagine Dragons. I'd love to come out and see ya play if you've got more shows in town. Bummer to hear about the VR. I was thinking about picking one up, but haven't been able to demo it with my Bergantino NV412. I need to hear how it behaves with my cab before I commit.
 
#8
ray, i played a convention center that was named after an italian guy, like maybe passaquala or something.

oakie, i played a big ballroom at the hilton for a private convention.

spencer, i was thinking it would be more about the pre tubes, but that sounds plausible. you'd think they'd match them just to get the bias right, though. crazy.
 
#13
i'll tell you though, it looked brand new and arrived in a flight case. i'm inclined to think it was what john said...either crap tubes or room problem. i don't think it was the cab.
 
#15
poisonoakie said:
Where'd you play in Vegas? I'm living in the city of sin for the time being, playing in a band called Imagine Dragons. I'd love to come out and see ya play if you've got more shows in town. Bummer to hear about the VR. I was thinking about picking one up, but haven't been able to demo it with my Bergantino NV412. I need to hear how it behaves with my cab before I commit.
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I love the tone I'm getting from my SVT (2Pro) with te Berg NV412 - great combo, IMHO...
 
#16
poisonoakie said:
Bummer to hear about the VR. I was thinking about picking one up, but haven't been able to demo it with my Bergantino NV412. I need to hear how it behaves with my cab before I commit.
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Yes, I'm sorry to hear this too Jimmy. I've been scanning through the all posts/threads I can the last couple of weeks on the SVT-VR. I'm also interested in its pairing with my Berg 412. There certainly is a wealth of first-hand knowledge and experience here at TB, dont' think you guys go unnoticed and unappreciated!
 
#17
My SVT-VR sounds great with my NV610. Glad I switched from the SVT-CL; I really like the sound much better and don't miss the gain control at all. The first VR I received had such a bad hum I couldn't use it. LOUD had it shipped back to them rather than the retailer and shipped me a new one that is quiet as a mouse. Both were made in Vietnam. The LOUD tech said it's better to have them shipped by freight (they use UPS freight) rather than regular UPS. Mine sounds terrific; although, I don't have the chances to evaluate that JimmyM has.
 

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