info on hiwatt or reeves bass amp

[mauerkraut]

Limited videos on the internet. Anyone have any audio they can post on these?

[adrianlee]

[nad]

Would you really buy a $4,000 amp based on a YouTube video?

EDIT JUST TO BE NICE: Here's a bunch of clips for the Reeves: http://www.reevesamps.com/custom225.htm

[Mudfuzz]

Would you really buy a $4,000 amp based on a YouTube video?

Still, now I want to hear clips....
I saw what you did there...

Wait! I spent $2000 on a amp based mostly on youtube vids... so....

[mauerkraut]

Thanks, but I've already listened to all of those. Just trying to absorb all the media I can on this before I can find one. And many of my favorite players have played either Ampeg SVT models or Hiwatt Bass models.

[adrianlee]

To add,

We live in Cleveland--The shit hole of America. Finding a good amp here is like finding Waldo when you're incredibly drunk.

[nad]

Eh, I bought a $2,000 bass without ever playing one like it. Actually I did that like 3 times.

Also my two favourite amps were purchased without ever doing anything besides saying "looks cool, likely smells old" so WTF do I know?

I'd recommend anything over giving Ampeg money. Reeves is cheaper and have a better reputation from what I've gathered. Win Win.

[SPACERITUAL]

To add,

We live in Cleveland--The shit hole of America. Finding a good amp here is like finding Waldo when you're incredibly drunk.

Try south carolina.

[Mudfuzz]

You see a lot of guys using SVT models because they are easy to come by and sound good... I have one... but it isn't my main amp anymore, at the time I got it there wasn't the choices you have now for a big tube bass amp.

[mauerkraut]

I have an SVT VR now that I got second hand. Some weasel on eBay sent it with a screwed up first channel, unbeknown to me. I've called Ampeg several times to try and get schematics, and other customer service help. Nothing, they said they'd send e-mails call back blah blah fucking blah. LOUD Technologies has ruined that company. (My USA made SVT3Pro was a beast, great head for what is does.)From what I've read about them in the early days of the SVT, it was a close knit family type community of musicians with extremely high customer service. Make great sounding amps, but between outsourcing their amps and the new customer service, verry displeased.

[Mudfuzz]

I've heard a lot of bad stories about loud, that totally sucks. And I KNOW repairs on the things can be costly... my CL overheated in a session once, It cost me around $400+ to have fixed.... 8 years ago...

[nieh]

To add,

We live in Cleveland--The shit hole of America. Finding a good amp here is like finding Waldo when you're incredibly drunk.

Try south carolina.

Try Wisconsin. The only thing we have here is Dwarfcraft and Bon Iver. And beer. And cows.

[adrianlee]

I guess we have EQD right south of us.

Aside from that. Shit sucks.