SVT3 pro vs SVT4 pro: HELP!!!!

[rodl2005]

Outta the 2. I'd go the 7 PRO also. I owned a 3 PRO, & was a nice amp. Did everything I wanted. I ended up getting an all tube SVTII. Then as times change- read as - I get older & lazier - I got a 7 PRO. Sounds MUCH nicer than the 3 PRO, damn near as nice as the SVTII & to top it ALL off,
I haven't played a 4 PRO......

 

[Gearhead17]

Awwww, my fault....

I must have mixed up with the 7 Pro.

It looks like the SVT 3 has the same preamp as my SVP Pro, I presume? I was told that this would be the same circuit as the SVT 2 Pro.

I probably should have been a little nicer.

SVP-PRO, 3 PRO and 2 PRO are all based on the same pre-amp design. All three designs will sound about the same. At moderate to higher volumes, the 2 PRO's all-tube section will give you more tube growl.

 

[bichibreaker]

The 3 PRO has 2 pre-amp tubes and 3 driver tubes and is based on the SVT 2 PRO's pre-amp at lower volumes. I owned the SVT 2 PRO and can attest to that one. In reality, the 3 PRO behaves like a SVT style tube amp more than the 4 PRO. The 4 PRO does not growl like the 3 PRO does at all.

+1 ...I had both. Now I've got (thanks to a tber who ships internationaly) a 3pro for gigs.... and a '71 b15s for recordings