Ampeg Bass heads SVPBSP User Manual
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2Important Safeguards and Precautions: All Ampeg products are designed for continuous safe operation, as long as common sense is used and steps are taken to help avoid certain problems. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your preamp, yourself and others. •The preamp is equipped with a three-pronged AC power cord. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, NEVER remove or otherwise attempt to defeat the ground pin of the power cord. •Connect the preamp ONLYto a properly grounded AC...
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3 An Introduction to your new Ampeg SVP-BSP Bass Preamp When a living legend asks you to design a bass preamp, you don’t cut corners – you deliver. So when bassist extraordinaire Billy Sheehan turned to Ampeg for his preamp, we listened to his needs, found out his wants, and made real his dreams: behold, the SVP-BSP bass preamp! A unique piece of gear for the discriminating bassist, with two separate channels – clean and over- drive – and the ability to combine the two channels into a third, at the touch...
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4 SVP-BSP Bass Preamp The Front Panel Controls and Their Use PAD / MUTE GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE VOLUME INPUTPOWER CLEANOVERDRIVE -6dB MUTECH. SELECT COMBINE PEAKCLEANOD 15 236 4789 PULL GATE PULL BOOST PULL ULTRA PULL ULTRA PULL COMP 1011121314161521 17181920 1. INPUT: If we have to tell you what to do here, we’re both in trouble! (Just remem- ber to use a shielded cable, okay?) 2. MUTE: Push this button and the pre- amp’s output is cut off (no signal gets...
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5 SVP-BSP Bass Preamp The Rear Panel OVERDRIVE MIX RETURN SEND RETURN SEND PREAMP OUTPUT OVERDRIVECLEAN/CLEAN LEVEL LEVELPRE POST2440A SVP-BSP MODEL SERIAL #MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY SLM ELECTRONICS 1400 FERGUSON AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MO 63133AC LINE IN 2223242526272829303233353134 FOOT SWITCHCLEANTRANSFORMER BALANCED OUTPUTOVERDRIVEEFFECTS LOOPTUNER OUT TIP = CHANNEL RING = MUTE 22. AC LINE IN: Connect the power cord here, making sure it is fully seated in the socket. Plug the male end of the cord into a...
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6 Some Suggested Settings SVP-BSP Bass Preamp GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE LEVEL GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE LEVEL GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE LEVEL GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE LEVEL GAIN BASS MIDFREQUENCY VOLUME MASTERTREBLE MID BASS GAIN TREBLE LEVEL Smooth Dirty SVT Slappin Metal Edge Mud & Fuzz Big Bass *As Needed Dirty SVT CLEANOVERDRIVE CLEANOVERDRIVE...
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7 SVP-BSP Bass Preamp Changing the Tube Tube wear is in direct proportion to how often you use the preamp. When the tube wears out, the preamp may squeal, get noisy, lose gain and sensitivity, or just quit working. To get to the tube in the SVP-BSP, the top must be removed. This should be left to a qualified service person. System Block Diagram INPUTBUFFER TUNER OUT -6dB PAD PRE POST MUTEULTRA LOW ULTRA HIGHON BOOST BASSMID TREBLEGAIN VOLUME LEVEL MASTERCLEAN/ MIX BAL. OUT CLEAN/ MIX TUBE GAINTONES...
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Ampeg reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Ampeg is proudly Made in America ©1999 SLM Electronics 1400 Ferguson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63133 U.S.A. P/N 47-546-51 • 01-99 Technical Specifications TOTAL SYSTEM GAIN Clean Channel22dB, @1kHz w/levels up, tones flat Overdrive Channel80dB, @1kHz w/levels up, tones flat TONE CONTROL RANGE Clean Channel Bass:20dB range @ 40Hz Midrange:21dB range @ 300Hz Treble:18dB range @ 10kHz Ultra Low:+5dB @ 30Hz Ultra High:+7dB @ 15kHz Overdrive...