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Led_Zeppelin678 · 06-02-2005, 08:39 PM

This thing is a swiss army knife. Unlike most versatile pieces of gear, though, its quality is amazing. The clean channel features Bass, Mid, Treble, Gain, and Volume knobs, as well as Ultra Bass, Ultra Treble, and Compression buttons. It has a very Victor Wooten sound to it, an amazing clean tone. The distorted channel has Gain, Bass, Mid w/ Frequency, Treble, and Volume controls, as well as Boost and Gate buttons. Think kind of like Flea in All Around The World when it's really cranked. On calmer levels, it's similar to Geddy's tone on Red Barchetta. Other Features are a mute switch, an input pad, master volume, and channel switching/combining. My only complaint is that the compressor and noise gate need to be adjustable. The noise gate is good, but it destroys sustain and harmonics...and both are a big part of my playing. The compressor doesn't sound that good, either.

Tone: 10/10 - I've never sounded this good.
Features: 9/10 - The noise gate and compressor need to be adjustable.
Quality: 10/10 - Everything looks/feels sturdy.

Overall - 9.5/10 - Just shy of perfect.

06-02-2005, 08:39 PM	#1
Led_Zeppelin678 myspace/golgotha Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 5,877	Ampeg SVP-BSP This thing is a swiss army knife. Unlike most versatile pieces of gear, though, its quality is amazing. The clean channel features Bass, Mid, Treble, Gain, and Volume knobs, as well as Ultra Bass, Ultra Treble, and Compression buttons. It has a very Victor Wooten sound to it, an amazing clean tone. The distorted channel has Gain, Bass, Mid w/ Frequency, Treble, and Volume controls, as well as Boost and Gate buttons. Think kind of like Flea in All Around The World when it's really cranked. On calmer levels, it's similar to Geddy's tone on Red Barchetta. Other Features are a mute switch, an input pad, master volume, and channel switching/combining. My only complaint is that the compressor and noise gate need to be adjustable. The noise gate is good, but it destroys sustain and harmonics...and both are a big part of my playing. The compressor doesn't sound that good, either. Tone: 10/10 - I've never sounded this good. Features: 9/10 - The noise gate and compressor need to be adjustable. Quality: 10/10 - Everything looks/feels sturdy. Overall - 9.5/10 - Just shy of perfect. Last edited by Led_Zeppelin678; 06-03-2005 at 11:04 AM.