New stuff from Ampeg !

[morrow]

Well this doesn't happen often, Yamaha seem to have pretty much left things be after acquiring Ampeg but there's new stuff available!

https://ampeg.com/products/venture-bass-amplifiers/?fbclid=IwAR1niV-MYMKvHHyXlxmbXDlioxFWJG98WzY-ZQh7lrKinHvT5jBHMF_waAg

[Dave W]

Looks like they want to become a serious player in the Class D market.

[morrow]

They've certainly jumped on the bandwagon. And kept the Ampegy hi and low switches and three way and (with sweepable mids). So they should have an intuitive front end for their tube fans.

Love to see one.

[gearHed289]

I'm good! 

[BTL]

Apparently they use the SGT-DI as their front-end, and that is very highly regarded. I think the days of tubes are coming to an end.

[morrow]

There are those that will never switch over.
And will demand more than just a tube preamp.

[Dave W]

There are those that will never switch over.
And will demand more than just a tube preamp.

True. In the early 90s I was reading that tube amps were on their way out and would be gone soon. They sure seem to be taking their time.

[Ken]

True. In the early 90s I was reading that tube amps were on their way out and would be gone soon. They sure seem to be taking their time.

Things will always come back.  Look at vinyl.  And even cassettes!

[Chris P.]

And even CDs!

[Ken]

Cassettes, at least pre-recorded, always seemed like such a flawed medium to me.  Blanks as well, but at least they gave people a lot of freedom for making mixed tapes.

[amptech]

I've been waiting for years for minidisc to come back😄💽

[Dave W]

I've been waiting for years for minidisc to come back😄💽

I have a longtime friend who still uses his.

[Ken]

I have a longtime friend who still uses his.

Same!  It's quite a conversation piece when people who know what it is notice it.

[amptech]

True. In the early 90s I was reading that tube amps were on their way out and would be gone soon. They sure seem to be taking their time.

It will never happen, electrons travelling in vacuum is too fundamentally important to go away. It is currently used and researched in medical, military and computer applications, although it's importance in audio will always be influenced by trends. I accept that some people remembers golden eras in music and buy amps accordingly, but as generations age stuff fall out of fashion. Time alone is not always a strong enough factor to recruit kids to tubes. Maybe in the golden future amp modelling is obsolete and laughed at, and straight tube amps is hip again🙂

The 90's were rough for tube worshippers, but my old mentor in the tube business worked with development in the Mullard factory in the lste 60's to early 70's. There was at the time frantic activity with science panels discussing the dark future for tubes, the dutch (philips) leading the way. Some of the conclusions were interresting, but the fact in retrospect is that the technology never went away.

[gearHed289]

The 90's were rough for tube worshippers, but my old mentor in the tube business worked with development in the Mullard factory in the lste 60's to early 70's. There was at the time frantic activity with science panels discussing the dark future for tubes, the dutch (philips) leading the way. Some of the conclusions were interresting, but the fact in retrospect is that the technology never went away.

I must not have noticed, because I was using a '74 SVT and a '74 V-4B in the '90s. I also purchased a Dynaco Stereo 70 for my home stereo around '92. I had a friend/former band mate who is a tube guru, and he took good care of me.