svt4pro nightmare

How are you setting up the cabs? It should be 490 watts per side @ 4 ohms right? This should be plenty of power. The preamp section(gain,eq low/high boost) will effect the volume drastically. Also the -15db button will raise the volume considerably(should be pushed in).If you run too much bass, this could be the problem.Try boosting the lower/mids and cut the bass.

 

The first thing I would do is try to set the EQ flatter, also check the battery in the bass. Does the clip light come on? If you have the bass knob dimes you could cause a lot of the trouble you are having. That is a workable rig, and should sound loud as hell and huge.

 

I just plugged my m2000 into a 12in 16ohm moniter speaker and it rattled my mirror. You definatly should make sure your not too hot from the bass or in overdrive mode (lol). When in doubt read the instructions!

Joe

 

I agree. Pretty much start with your EQ Flat & add/delete alittle as needed.

How is your EQ set now?

 

I'm thinkin that youre just going to get mud, and no cut from those eq settings. Boost those mids! Boost boost boost!

 

Do what this man says

 

IOW means in other words

If it were me, changing your settings...theoretically...

eq. 33hz @ 1
****80hz @ 2
***150hz @ 4
**& 300hz thru 8khz at 5
the eq level just a touch above 0
frequency @ 2
Try the mid about1/2 the treble slightly above 2 and the bass slightly boosted here...

This could sound good but then again, could sound worse...Just what I'd try first if I were testing out the SVT...

DWB

P.S.When the guitarists I jammed with had way to much treble(like, if he hit a note, your ears burned) I asked them to turn the treble down a little, since it hurt my &^#$in ears!

 

celphelp,

hey, did you replace basskahuna (Grandon) or are you guys jamming together?

He's a member of these boards too.

 

Set the EQ flat. Everything flat. Lo and Hi boosts off. Start playing with the band. Adjust the EQ as needed to make yourself sound good in the mix. What sounds good when you're playing alone (scooped mids) translates to mud with a band.

 

I have had the same exact problem that you have mentioned, I have the svt 4 and two bxt 4x10 4ohm cabs. It took quite a while to figure out how to dial it in, but over all I am disapointed whith the power output of the amp. You can barely use the eq on theese things without losing to much power.When I am running one cab I run it mono bridged for max head room and cab output. When I use both 4x10 cabs I run them stereo. If you bridge a cab be sure to change the configuration of your speakon cable, otherwise you are only getting one channel.Also you cannot run the cabs in mono unless they are both 8 oms ea, the head in mono cannot push a 2 ohm load ( two four ohm cabs) hope this helps.

 

Exactly!

 

I am curious as to how your rig sounds compared to mine. I live in the Denver area, maybe we could get together sometime and compare. Who knows, we could stumble on to a solution.

 

You said that the compression is all the way up... Try turning it all the way down. When the compression is turned too high the same exact thing as is happening to you will happen to my Mesa; no guts, empty sound, trouble cutting through the mix- Try with no compression and dial in to taste. Leave all other settings flat. Get your pre gain set first, then fiddle with all of the eq-ing.

 

a QSC3002 and and Ampeg SVT-Pro should solve any such problem