simonroberts788 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) This power amp is a 1980s pre-Fender SWR Stereo 800 and was modded by Pete Cornish no less to have Speakon outputs. These was the power section from the top of the range SWR heads of the era. Its output ratings are 800 watts at 4 ohms bridged, 700 watts at 8 ohms bridged, 400 watts per side at 2 ohms stereo, 350 watts per side at 4 ohms stereo, 220 watts at 8 ohms stereo. Needless to say it's a beefy sounding amp with plenty of power and the ability to use the full 800 watts at 4 ohms bridged is ideal. The inputs are XLR or unbalanced jack and each channel has a slave out so you can route channel A into channel B for dual mono operation. The amp has a pair of internal fans for cooling and the casing is fairly worn but it works perfectly and sounds really fat. The right hand rack ear is a bit bent but this does not affect mounting at all. Powering on the unit comes with a thump like a thumb slap to the E string of your bass. I've been assured by an experienced amp technician that this will not damage an appropriately rated speaker cab. Check out the forum entries for this amp - it's extremely well regarded with excellent reliability and tone. Weighs around 10 kg on its own. Happy to post at cost. £225 or near offer. Edited May 9, 2018 by simonroberts788 some items sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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