The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

[denton57]

First impressions with the SBVT II at home-

Wow! Sounds and feels like I’m playing a tube head. I’m running a Cali 76 into it straight into my PA set up - Mackie onyx 16 and two JBL 915 prx mains. Moollon Jazz in series with rounds…WOW. 75 Precision with Pyramid flats…WOW. Hard to explain and describe, but it has the sponginess and headroom that you get with an SVT imo. I had a hard time putting either bass down.

For background, I’ve owned 3 early 70’s SVT’s and several 70’s V4/B’s. Still own a 72 V4B.

 

[MIMike]

Ford produced the SVT versions of some vehicles starting in the early 90’s. In their case, SVT stood for “Special Vehicle Team”. This lasted for just over 20 years. Even though these vehicles badged as SVT had more valves than an Ampeg, the word valve was not part of their name.
According to wiki, Nathan quoted it earlier; "SVT originally stood for Super Vacuum Tube, but Ampeg has since revised the meaning of the initialism to Super Valve Technology“. Super Valve Technology is what I have always understood it to mean.

 

[lomo]

In my work world, SVT means only 1 thing: supraventricular tachycardia.

 

[wolffire99]

Please keep the redacted versions. Just makes them that much cooler.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Please keep the redacted versions. Just makes them that much cooler.

It's going to take time to redact all the inventory I have on hand, but just throwing them away or scrapping them out would be a huge financial hit.

 

[feelow61]

Don't toss them away, keep the internal parts the same and rename the external parts if possible. Just a thought.

 

[Sushi Box FX]

Don't toss them away, keep the internal parts the same and rename the external parts if possible. Just a thought.

That's the intention, but I'll have to relabel the internal parts as well since they have the same name printed on them as the external parts. It's going to be a process, but I have a three-day weekend so we'll see how much I can get done.

 

[feelow61]

Good luck Nate. I wish you well. My More is arriving this afternoon, thanks.

 

[eeyorebass]

In my work world, SVT means only 1 thing: supraventricular tachycardia.

Is that what happens when you stand too close to the 8x10 cab?

 

[Tassieviking]

I think it also happens when you listen to Black Sabbath records at 78 speed, just ask Cheech and Chong.

 

[bassbrad]

Upon further reflection, I’m pretty sure Ford had an SVT engine at one point in history.

Ford SVT or Special Vehicle Team was a performance division that turned out race ready vehicles with luxury appointments.
We had a 2002 SVT Ford Focus that was very fast and a lot of fun to drive, until it wasn't. We got a solid 10 years with over 120K miles on it before there were serious issues.

Wiki sez about the Ampeg SVT.

SVT originally stood for Super Vacuum Tube, but Ampeg has since revised the meaning of the initialism to Super Valve Technology,<a href="Ampeg SVT - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> with the word "valve" referring to the vacuum tubes (called "valves" in Britain and some other regions) used in the amp.

 

[feelow61]

Single Slice into More into Elementary into Finally v3. Slight smooth compression, boost 3D effect, eq with edge of breakup and di to foh and amp. Too many tubes? Good or bad idea?

 

[jbybj]

Single Slice into More into Elementary into Finally v3. Slight smooth compression, boost 3D effect, eq with edge of breakup and di to foh and amp. Too many tubes? Good or bad idea?

How does it sound? How does it feel?

 

[Tassieviking]

In my work world, SVT means only 1 thing: supraventricular tachycardia.

Maybe SuperVentricular Tachycardia is the perfect name for the pedal, it sure seems like it got someones heart-rate to spike over at Ampeg

 

[Tassieviking]

It's going to take time to redact all the inventory I have on hand, but just throwing them away or scrapping them out would be a huge financial hit.

If I could afford one I would buy it with the name crossed out and a new name handwritten on it, I would consider it an honor to have such an exclusive pedal. Just stick a band aid over the name and write the new name on top and I think most people would love it.
If you want any more bad advice just ask, I am full of bad ideas and I am more then willing to share them around
Cheers
Mick

 

[rickdog]

Single Slice into More into Elementary into Finally v3. Slight smooth compression, boost 3D effect, eq with edge of breakup and di to foh and amp. Too many tubes? Good or bad idea?

Based on my so-far limited experience with More, I think I'd try putting it first - hit it with transients before they get compressed out.

My intuition is that the best sounding tube gear has a lot of tube stages, each of them just contributing a little bit to the overall flavor (as opposed to severely overdriving one or two tube gain stages). My main setup involves UA -> More -> Arkham Zephyr (with a crystal clear solid state power amp to send all that tube goodness to the speaker).

So I'd say - not too many tubes at all

 

[BeeBatty]

 

[Sushi Box FX]

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[feelow61]

Whooow Rock!!! Dr. Sushi's in the lab!!

 

[rickdog]

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