I'll post a couple pics of the mods to the back side when I get out to the garage in the morning. My buddy the tech who did the work, installed a horn switch on the back as well.
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The Combo Club
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No its not a hybrid but you can get it to sound warm. Tonal options are great. Very happy with it. I might buy their originAL head which is in the combo as a backup. Also this is your club and you are doing a great job running it.
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Thanks for the info. It seems that many people like what they’re hearing from them. The backup is a great idea too.
Thanks for the nice compliment, but I’m pretty much the custodian of the club. It’s run by the bass players you see here posting their thoughts. It’s great fun!
Ah, hate for a different reason...I haven't had any problems with them. I only have their SCR-DI which I don't use that much. I do appreciate their historical contribution which goes back as far as I do, which is a long time.
I remember in 1969 seeing one of the early SVT rigs that had just come in at a local store. It was a Monster.
Me too but all I could do was drool...to rich for my blood (bank account). I had to stick with a shop made 2-15" D140F cab and a Dynaco 60W tube amp (wish I still had it)
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Me too but all I could do was drool...to rich for my blood (bank account). I had to stick with a shop made 2-15" D140F cab and a Dynaco 60W tube amp (wish I still had it)
It turned out to be the first complete SVT rig on the East Coast, in an authorized Ampeg distributor / retail store.
It was way out of my wallet's contents too!!!
Well, I was going to wait to post until I actually had my new Traynor SB112 combo in hand, but I'm impatient, and apparently, I think that posting here will help me better bide the remaining days until it arrives.
I've just finished selling off my separates, so I'm down to a 110 combo until the SB112 arrives, at which point the 110 will also go to a new home.
I'm kind of excited to have my gear so stripped down; for my needs, a good 112 should tick all the boxes. At home, it'll be my practice amp, for small and/or acoustic gigs, it'll carry the room, and for bigger gigs, it'll be DIed.
My previous gear eventually got a bit frustrating: I had the option of not enough amp or too much amp (or at least, too much schlepp). Even more so, it was frustrating to have a different sound/feel at home and on the gig. So I'm excited to soon be playing exactly the same amp all the time.
Anyway, on Wednesday this shouldn't be theoretical anymore--that's when the new amp arrives!
I've just finished selling off my separates, so I'm down to a 110 combo until the SB112 arrives, at which point the 110 will also go to a new home.
I'm kind of excited to have my gear so stripped down; for my needs, a good 112 should tick all the boxes. At home, it'll be my practice amp, for small and/or acoustic gigs, it'll carry the room, and for bigger gigs, it'll be DIed.
My previous gear eventually got a bit frustrating: I had the option of not enough amp or too much amp (or at least, too much schlepp). Even more so, it was frustrating to have a different sound/feel at home and on the gig. So I'm excited to soon be playing exactly the same amp all the time.
Anyway, on Wednesday this shouldn't be theoretical anymore--that's when the new amp arrives!
Best of luck with your new Traynor when it shows up. Traynors are nice! I had one myself about 10 years ago.
I was lucky enough to play an SVT for 1 gig. Mindblowing feeling all that air move.
Otherwise, my SUNN Concert w/2x15/6x10 was fine.
Hey fermata! Man, I’m as excited for you as you are for you. Huh? You’ll have to excuse me, just finished my Sunday homework and have a scrambled brain.
There’s no feeling (if you’re a gear hound) to clean out the proverbial stable of gear and replace it with brand new gear. That content feeling of, “This is it! This new (fill in your own gear here) is gonna make me sound like what I think I should sound like.” Yeah, until the next item comes along that’ll really allow you to reach your sonic quest. It’s never ending, folks.
But for you, fermata, it looks to be shaping up to be a fine week ahead for you. Keep us posted and with pics.
We are waiting for the drummer who got the time wrong. One hour late already! Fire him?
Anyway, my set up for practice
Anyway, my set up for practice
Bingo, my man! What's not to like? I love the looks of your Hofner, BTW. Hmm... a drummer who can't keep time? That's reason enough to hang him up by his toes and be forced to listen to (insert your least favorite music here) through the Aux In of a cheap combo very loud! Is he any good? If so, make him buy brews for the band after practice. Have a good rehearsal, Doc. push that VOX 'til it grinds!
Bingo, my man! What's not to like? I love the looks of your Hofner, BTW. Hmm... a drummer who can't keep time? That's reason enough to hang him up by his toes and be forced to listen to (insert your least favorite music here) through the Aux In of a cheap combo very loud! Is he any good? If so, make him buy brews for the band after practice. Have a good rehearsal, Doc. push that VOX 'til it grinds!
Put on "Toad" and after he's done listening tell him, this is keeping time. RIP Ginger.
Gotta' have that "Traintime" to lead into "TOAD!"
I was having lots of troubles with my signal chain, and one problem, it turns out, was the Vox head. So I took it out of the chain and the Peavey sounded good on its own in the mix. It's difficult, though, for some amps to keep up with my fretless 500/1. I was getting natural distortion on most of the notes on the E string. It is a thumpy bass! As I said, though, it sounded good. I think that the little tubes in the Vox head may have shaken loose a bit due to being on the bass amp. So it is done for now. I think my new Tech 21 YYZ pedal may also be causing some issues. It was fun nonetheless! We sounded good, mostly, and especially since we hadn't practised since June.Bingo, my man! What's not to like? I love the looks of your Hofner, BTW. Hmm... a drummer who can't keep time? That's reason enough to hang him up by his toes and be forced to listen to (insert your least favorite music here) through the Aux In of a cheap combo very loud! Is he any good? If so, make him buy brews for the band after practice. Have a good rehearsal, Doc. push that VOX 'til it grinds!
I owned an SVT/810 for a coupla years. Thankfully, it was on a steady gig so it only got moved in/out(actually out/in)when we went on vacation. I played[once]through another guy's SVT/2x810. The air made my bell-bottoms(it was the 70s)move.
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There's a used Ampeg 810 at a nearby brick and mortar, and I must say it's tempting. It's tempting to run my Elf through. It's not tempting to move. Reliably informed the winky 200 watt Elf positively roars though a fridge. In this I have no doubt as the SVT has only 100 more watts. But can't actually think of a real need for one, even though I could probably have it for a song.
Okay, so I mentioned yesterday that there’s a Traynor 200-watt 115 combo (60 lbs) for sale at the Davenport GC for $199. I forget the model name, but I saw it reviewed in TB in 2013 maybe.
So Traynor experts, is it worth be taking a look or would I be better passing on it? I’ve seen it said it’s the Canadian Peavey; rock-solid and will outlast nuclear war, but tone-wise, meh.
It’s listed to be in great condition. I haven’t gas the chance to see it, and the store has been showing it now for several weeks. No one wants the weight, I’m sure, but if the amp is capable of great sound it might be worth it.
Thoughts anyone? Thanks kindly!
So Traynor experts, is it worth be taking a look or would I be better passing on it? I’ve seen it said it’s the Canadian Peavey; rock-solid and will outlast nuclear war, but tone-wise, meh.
It’s listed to be in great condition. I haven’t gas the chance to see it, and the store has been showing it now for several weeks. No one wants the weight, I’m sure, but if the amp is capable of great sound it might be worth it.
Thoughts anyone? Thanks kindly!
