SkinnyMike Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Anyone else using these bad boys? I currently have my Orange ad200b in the repair shop getting a look at and was given one for the time being. All I can se is WOW does it sing through my two orange cabs! Might have to invest in one pretty soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 No but I've played through one a few times and it rocked. But weighing in at 5 stone you really do need roadies. I tried to pick one up and it was so heavy I was convinced it was screwed to the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelEcho Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I swapped out some gear to pick up a 1993 "Premier" model Pro from here about this time last year. Ashamed to say, I've never even plugged in with it! My band split up at exactly the same time and I've no cabinet at home - and no will to piss off the neighbours with the sound level... Now I've possibly got another band on the go, and I'm on the verge of buying a new flightcase to make it [i]slightly [/i]easier to drag out of the house* - if there's a 4 Ohm speaker cab in the new practise space that can take it. Totally bonkers, unnecessarily overpowered for any use I can ever make of it, and I'd be much better served by something more modern & practical. But I can't get past the fact that it's [i]the [/i]sound of countless classic 90s rock and metal albums and I'm a big kid really! *According to my bathroom scales, the head + current flightcase weigh in at an eye-watering 38.6 Kilos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Have you seen the Meatsmoke for sale? 50kg! The same as my wife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1391013793' post='2352283'] Have you seen the Meatsmoke for sale? 50kg! The same as my wife! [/quote] Bloody hell that weighs the same as my Peavey 4x10 cabinet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1391013793' post='2352283'] Have you seen the Meatsmoke for sale? 50kg! The same as my wife! [/quote] The same as my wife's arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyMike Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1391017812' post='2352350'] The same as my wife's arse. [/quote] Hahaha. [quote name='HotelEcho' timestamp='1391011223' post='2352248'] I swapped out some gear to pick up a 1993 "Premier" model Pro from here about this time last year. Ashamed to say, I've never even plugged in with it! My band split up at exactly the same time and I've no cabinet at home - and no will to piss off the neighbours with the sound level... Now I've possibly got another band on the go, and I'm on the verge of buying a new flightcase to make it [i]slightly [/i]easier to drag out of the house* - if there's a 4 Ohm speaker cab in the new practise space that can take it. Totally bonkers, unnecessarily overpowered for any use I can ever make of it, and I'd be much better served by something more modern & practical. But I can't get past the fact that it's [i]the [/i]sound of countless classic 90s rock and metal albums and I'm a big kid really! *According to my bathroom scales, the head + current flightcase weigh in at an eye-watering 38.6 Kilos... [/quote] That's one heavy amp! What made this SVT2 I've currently got is its cased within a flight case.. That flight case alone is easily 15kg. Outrageous overall weight to lug about but also so SO necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I had one for a little while... Absolutely loved the sounds out of it but did not love the weight, what a monster! It's so deceiving - How can a 4u amp head weigh 32 odd KG Alex at the Gallery said they're fantastic amps if you can leave them set up somewhere and get someone else to hump it about for you when needs be ha ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyMike Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 [quote name='Noisyjon' timestamp='1391027921' post='2352496'] Alex at the Gallery said they're fantastic amps if you can leave them set up somewhere and get someone else to hump it about for you when needs be ha ha ha! [/quote] That's fully living the dream right there... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelEcho Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 So... There's an EBS Proline 2x10 up for sale in the classified sections. Rated at 400 Watts RMS @ 4 Ohms so on paper it's capable of handling the SVT's output. Is this a good small-cab solution for pairing up, or am I just being barking? I quite like the idea of having a lighter cab than head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) [quote name='HotelEcho' timestamp='1391090581' post='2353130'] So... There's an EBS Proline 2x10 up for sale in the classified sections. Rated at 400 Watts RMS @ 4 Ohms so on paper it's capable of handling the SVT's output. Is this a good small-cab solution for pairing up, or am I just being barking? I quite like the idea of having a lighter cab than head... [/quote] The 400w rating will be a [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]thermal rating ie it tells you how much heat the speakers' voice coils can handle as measured in watts, without incurring damage. This has no relation to the amount of power the speaker actually needs to reach its maximum mechanical output.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I had the exact same idea once; I wanted a valve amp, but didn't want anything as big as a 4x10. I wrote to Hiwatt to ask whether they did a 2x10 that would go with their 200w head. Their reply was something to the effect of "No. If you put that head through a 2x10 the sheer pressure will blow the cab apart" [/size][/font][/color] Edited January 30, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelEcho Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 If money was no option I'd definitely be up for giving that a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='HotelEcho' timestamp='1391090581' post='2353130'] ...Is this a good small-cab solution for pairing up, or am I just being barking? I quite like the idea of having a lighter cab than head... [/quote] Of course you can! Just use your ears to tell if/when the cab is struggling by farty noises, etc. A good read up about it here: [url="http://barefacedbass.com/technical-information/mythbusters1.htm"]http://barefacedbass.com/technical-information/mythbusters1.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelEcho Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Got a new rack case today, so while I was transferring mine into it's new home I though I'd take some photos for all the amp perverts on BC... [attachment=153938:SVT-1.jpg] Six Svetlana Winged-C 6550s [attachment=153939:SVT-2.jpg] I put a 50p on the transformer just to put all that iron in scale... And the amp all racked up, in a case which makes it look pleasingly like a Nuclear bomb. [attachment=153940:SVT-3.jpg] Oh, and having heaved it on the scales it's now 37 Kilos on the nose, positively featherweight! I must say that thread where people are raving about their Bass Terrors is tempting me Edited February 2, 2014 by HotelEcho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Mmmmmmmm Ampeg valves, that's amp porn right there. Congrats on the amp, im sure you'll love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.