andy67

One of our members Thornybank, has more Trace equipment than you could shake a stick at 😎 PM him as is a really good guy 👍

He does do that and his tone is pretty good. I think it’s all about the fact that the other guitarist just wanders in, sets up his 18w valve head, connects it to his orange 1x12 cab, powers it on and he’s there! Lol 😂 So, Scott has decided to sell his Peavey 5150 and 4x12 to get a smaller lighter rig that can do a similar job. However he is struggling a little due to the amount of guitar gear available promising the moon on a stick.

Fantastic 👍👏 link copied and sent on. Will see where his head goes and what he ends up buying. For now, I’ve loaned him my old much smaller and lighter than the Vox, Marshall AVT50.

At the moment a Vox Valvetronic AC30 thingy that is too heavy and failing.

The guitarist Scott, is very literal and will only accept scientific technical proof of why valve amps are louder! It's infuriating at times because I tried to explain volume curve or headroom in that an SS breaks up much quicker than a Valve amp but this was not enough to satisfy his thirst for his quest.

Indeed and as you know, the PF50T partnered with an efficient cab, cuts through a mix beautifully 👍

It’s not quite him and the price tag is bit on the high side at the moment. I suggested a Blackstar.

One of the guys in the band asked me a few days ago why the other guitarists 18w Hughes and Kettner tubemeister gets over superbly in the mix given the rest of us are not short on watts? He is currently looking to buy a new amp but cannot get a reasonable explanation as to why valve amps just sound louder than all the other classes? So, I thought I would throw the question out to all you great guys here to see if there is a simple or technical answer for him. cheers all Andy

Fully agree with your sentiment

Keep going agedhorse, it’s riveting reading because I’m now thinking about my Bugera Veyron BV1001T and the 2000w claim made by the manufacturer. Can you shed any light on where they get these numbers from? if you are unfamiliar with the BV1001T it has a valve (3 x ax7) pre into a class D out. Spec here: https://www.bugera-amps.com/product.html?modelCode=P0AED

Set up my PF50T and Hartke HD112 earlier, aww man 😍 front and back end valve is just the business 👍 as much as I shouldn’t, think I may just look for an SVT Classic even though I have absolutely no use for it! 🤷🏻‍♂️😁

Try the Bugera Veyron BV1001T you won’t regret it 👍

Have you tried the Bugera Veyron BV1001T? It’s pretty hot!

Bugera Veyron BV1001m & BV1001t

I've bought an Ampeg SVT-3pro 6 times now 😮

I decided to put together a few set-ups to cater for both large, small and personal gigs. therefore: Large: Ampeg SVT-3pro or Bugera Veyron BV1001t head and Hartke AK410 cab. Still all reasonable weight and easily moved. Small: Ampeg PF50T, Bugera veyron or TC Electronic BH250 and Hartke HD112 and or TC Electronic BC208, all really easily moved. Personal: TC Electronic BH250 & BC208, so cool and easy Bass and amp in gig bag and carry cab - feels like air lol *However, I have absolutely no use for any of it right now! Maybe next year or the year after ...

Are you thinking about the Bugera Veyron BV1001T?

Bought one recently and have to say, I love it! Compression is very good but also gives you a real Ampeg tone too. Best £75 I’ve spent in while 👍

The replacement arrived yesterday. It's much better than the last one but still has distinct traces of distortion/phasing artefacts after a note is played. These artefacts are more noticeable when playing an harmonic. I cannot in good conscience recommend the Chines built Ampeg SVT-3pro so my advice is, steer clear and buy a used US or Korean model for half the price.

Daft question but did you check neck relief?

Yeah remember now and I had cloth front V4 head. Must be nearly 10 years now since I sold it. Tempus Fugit

Did you not have the TE V4 combo for a while?

I have a variety of tube gear, Ampeg PF-50t, Bugera Veyron (love it 😍) and awaiting on a replacement SVT-3-Pro arriving. Cabs, Hartke AK410 & HD112. I’m enjoying using my little TC Electronic rig at the moment though. It comprises of a BH250, Helicon switch-3 and BC208 cab. The TonePrint function emulates some tube presets which are pretty cool.

Totally regret selling my BB1600, such an idiot!