Reviewer Jerry Cork
Manufacturer Ampeg
Model SVT-400T
Price $400

Dimensions 2 space rackmount, 15" d, 40+#
Wattage 200/200
EQ 9 band footswitcheable, parametric mid +4 band
Effects compression
Controls bi-amp crossover
Other patchable to the extreme
These are available used for about $350-$450; out of production for a couple of years. The amp has a pretty flexible, if not very exciting, preamp. You can patch in/out at just about any point in the signal chain. I think it sounds pretty clean and simple. Mine has suffered long practices/shows at 95% power without a complaint. In 2 years, I have replaced a fan ($30). Another in town was feeding a shorted speaker cable; it would shut down periodically to cool off, and the come back for more.

It's built like a tank, and weighs like a tank.

Construction 100%
Loudness 80%
Clarity 90%
Tone 90%
Size/Bulkiness 50%
Value 90%
Overall 90%
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