SWR

[RBX4]

So swr is being phased out I see.. What amp company will come close to that tone?

 

[Alex1984]

ThunderFunk or Eden? I remember reading about ThunderFunks being very similar to SWR but with better build quality and components.

 

[chadds]

SWR didn't have poor build quality. If it fit your tonal goals then like all amps it's the perfect shiz.

 

[Ben Esparza]

SWR didn't have poor build quality.

If they did have poor build quality, it was probably after Fender took them over. I'm not familiar with the Fender era SWR gear so I can't make an informed judgement, but shipping the manufacturing down to Ensenada probably didn't help. Just my 2 cents.

 

[timzrage]

Pre-Fender SWR stuff is some of the very best bass gear available at that time. After Fender took over they utilized SWR's technology and now as you're stating, disolving what was one of the most innovative bass amp/cab companies ever.

 

[Christov]

I agree with the previous post. SWR made the most innovative bass equipment since Ampeg!! Fender seems to water down everything they absorb. I guess if you can't compete with a company, the best solution is to use your deep pockets and buy them out and phase them out to eliminate the competition. I know my SM1500 is post Fender, but it is still an incredible amp. As far as your question with what comes close.... I would play in the garden of Eden my friend.

 

[mystic38]

isnt this just rumour mill stuff at present?

So swr is being phased out I see.. What amp company will come close to that tone?

 

[Nephilymbass]

I haven't heard swr is going out for sure but it is a fact that fender is in the red big time. I'm honestly not that suprised. Many of their instruments have been cloned and made better by competitors. I have had one swr head for like a decade and if anything the only reason to replace it would be weight. Not to mention the used market is a buyers market right now NOT a sellers market. So people aren't selling their gear as much to buy the newest badest gizmo to come along because they go to sell their gear and find they'd rather keep it then sell it for nothing

 

[JoeDaddio]

I've got a pre-fender Goliath III that I've been using since I bought it new around 2002 or so. It still works, sounds, and looks fantastic. So if their build quality diminished it must have been after the Fender buyout, because this thing is still rockin.

 

[JoeDaddio]

I agree with the previous post. SWR made the most innovative bass equipment since Ampeg!! Fender seems to water down everything they absorb. I guess if you can't compete with a company, the best solution is to use your deep pockets and buy them out and phase them out to eliminate the competition. I know my SM1500 is post Fender, but it is still an incredible amp. As far as your question with what comes close.... I would play in the garden of Eden my friend.

I may not have my facts right (who really knows with these things, anyways) but I believe SWR was was practically begging to be bought out by Fender.


joe