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BGRA: Ampeg SVP-CL
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Ampeg |
Model |
SVP-CL |
| Reviewer |
Dan Callaway |
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| Experience |
15 |
Item owned |
6 months to 1 year |
| Review Date |
2007-04-03 |
Price paid |
$420 |
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Dimensions | 1 rack space |
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Weight | 7 lbs |
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Other | Tuner out, transformer DI, no headphone, no FX loop. |
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I was looking for an all-tube preamp, and wanted the Kern IP-777, but they aren't being made anymore. Ditto the Read Purity. So I got a Demeter VTBP-201. I was disapointed- I thought the sound was a bit thin, and it wasn't as clean as I would have expected. So I returned it, and bought the Ampeg SVP-CL. According to the Ampeg literature, the SVP-CL all-tube preamp is based on the preamp section of the ’70s era SVT tube head. The signal path through the (2)12AX7 and (2)12AU7 tubes accurately replicates the original 12DW7 tube design. I was very inpressed! The sound was full, think, and suprisingly clean. I use this with a Stewart World 1.2 power amp, and have everthing I need in 2 rack spaces. Why lug around the 60 lb SVT head?
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| value |
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