| Reviewer | El Jefe! - 2 years |
| Manufacturer | Ampeg |
| Model | SVT 3 Pro |
| Price | list $1199 bought at Sam Ash for $539.55 |
| Dimensions | 19 x 3.5 x 15.5 |
| Wattage | 450 watts @ 4 ohms, 275 watts @ 8 ohms |
| Speaker(s) | bass head (no speakers) |
| EQ | 3 band EQ (bass, treble, mid) w/ 5 way mid |
| frequency selector, footswitchable 9 band graphic, | |
| ultra low/high boost buttons | |
| Effects | just thick ass bass! ;-) (has an effects loop) |
| Controls | aside from the above mentioned, gain, tube gain, |
| master volume, bright switch (brightens your tone), | |
| -15db switch (for active basses), mute, EQ selector | |
| Other | hybrid head: MOSFET power section with tube preamp |
| (3x 12AX7 tubes for preamp, 12AX7 and 12AU7 driver | |
| tubes) | |
Aside from getting a killer ass deal on it (Sam Ash was selling out all their Ampeg stock for their April clearance thing), the tone is exactly what I was looking for....thick bass, perfect for the style of music I play (anywhere from punk and hardcore to metal). No other head I tried came close to the thickness of this baby....I'm very very happy with it. Any other questions, feel free to email me.
| Construction | 100% |
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| (this baby has a sturdy chassis) | ||
| Loudness | 100% |
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| (450 watts is all I need until I make it to stadium gigs! ;-)) | ||
| Clarity | 100% |
|
| (isn't "transparent" like an SWR, but in heavier rock, you need a thick tone | ||
| , this amp is perfect for it) | ||
| Tone | 100% |
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| (can I only give a hundred? well, tone is definitely fundamental and this b | ||
| aby has beautiful bass by the truckload) | ||
| Value | 100% |
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| (Yes, I got a bargain, God loves me, but even at street price (like 800 some | ||
| thing) this is a tone monster) | ||
| Overall | 100% |
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| (Exactly what I was looking for....thank your lucky stars for companies like | ||
| Ampeg who know what bassists crave | 0% | |