Ampeg Heritage SVT-CL

The Ampeg SVT-CL Classic is a tube bass guitar amplifier head that's suitable for use in the studio or on the stage. My experience with the amp head has only been inside the studio, which is probably the best place to check out an amplifier anyway. The amp has two 12AX7 preamp tubes and a 300 watt output. It's got two 1/4" inputs in the front (high and low) as well as speaker outputs in the back in both Speakon and 1/4" form. It's also got 1/4" connections for a slave out, preamp out, and power amp in. It also has a balanced XLR output connection for going direct. You're definitely not lacking in options here...

UTILIZATION

The make up of the Ampeg SVT-CL Classic isn't hard to understand and at the same time there's a ton of control possible over your sound. For setting controls, you've got knobs for gain, bass, midrange (with add frequency control), treble, and master. It also has buttons for both a high and low boost, which can certainly come in handy. I haven't seen a manual for the SVT-CL Classic.

SOUNDS

The Ampeg SVT-CL Classic is definitely up there with the best sound bass amplifier heads I've heard. It's really kind of impossible to go wrong here as this amp has pretty much everything you could ask for. In addition to be tube based, it's got all the modern amenities you'd want in terms of routing options and a healthy amount of parameters as well. The session I recently used this head on was for a punk band and the sound of the amp definitely worked well with the bass player's P-Bass. It's a really full sound and will undoubtedly work well for any genre of music.

OVERALL OPINION

It doesn't get much better than the Ampeg SVT-CL Classic when it comes to bass amp heads. Of course it's going to cost you a pretty penny but if you're a pro or semi-pro it's going to be worth investing in something that sounds this good and in something that will last a long time like this should. If you're interested in a top of line bass amp head, the SVT-CL Classic is a fine choice!

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USE

The config could not be simpler, one branch, it sounds pretty quickly
not read the manual

SONORITS

The sound is perfect
I use it with a Fender jazz bass deluxe mexico
you can have the sound you want with this Ampeg
I rule fairly and medium ca really tans
I plug the distortion (rat turbo) is super powerful, almost too
with 6 * 10 Ampeg is sper, we can push the suffisemment for ca saturates slightly

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have a few months
I had a Hartke head forward (350w with 4 * 12 and 15) and it is incomparable, the sound spreads much more while playing less strong
Ampeg has baiss I believe its prices
all ways is clear, bass amp, it's the top

All-tube amp head.
Detailed specifications are on the manufacturer's website.
The power output is 300W (watt lamps, ideal for deafness).
Settings, it is the basic equalization, gain the master + gadjets two buttons (ultra high and ultra low fréquece) for people who do funk or metal.

I note as well I like the amps that are not calculators where 2H handling are required to have a not acceptable sound, a simple EQ, gain the master = THE sound and baste my dream.

The only problem is that it weighs 45 kg. It is (very) heavy. Too heavy. So 3 points less.

UTILIZATION

The configuration could not be more simple, the knobs do their job, it was the place regardless of his race.

The manual is a bit long to read, with details not necessarily comprehensible to the common man on the electronics and lights inside.

I can not get a bad sound with this head, it sounds low, medium and high see strong volume (even with mediocre speakers).

I note perfect for use level was THE sound without taking the cabbage for 20 years.

SOUNDS

I do not really have a defined style of music when I play bass, I'm full of replacements in groups, but it made me dream of all these styles:
- Rockabilly
- Rock ('n' roll, psychedelic, hard)
- Reggae, ska, dub
- Original blues Rythm'n
- Funk
- Blues
I've never faulted, neither I nor anyone else.

I play with a Rickenbacker 4003, it is a perfect combination, and contrary to what you read everywhere, very versatile, we're looking for a little bit and it opens his ears.

No hate to sound with this amp is simply the best. It is perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a little over a year, repeated in my house (in the lounge), and nothing to say, always waiting for you.

I tried many things before, but eventually, this amp all the other buried.

I love his ability to THE sound with any bass.
I do not like the weight.

The value for money is like anything, when you buy the top, you know what to expect, this is the case with this head.

With hindsight I would not do it again this choice (unless I was up a studio at home and the amp does not have to move), I have back problems and this amp is incompatible with this disease. I repeat Ampeg, but a hybrid head that weighs less than 20 kg ...