What's wrong with SWR?

[MegaSwing]

Ampeg was fat with a little protein. SWR was protein with a little fat.

Everybody's got a thang.

 

[Jim C]

And I like them both!
My rig these days are either an SM400 or Ampeg tube pre / power amp.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

This thread has inspired me to plug in my old Bass 350. I use more modern gear for gigging and since I'm not gigging lately, that's all set up at home instead of my SWR. But the old Bass 350 (Burgundy) has a very special place in my heart and will be passed on to my son some day. Along with my 20yr old Gecko, which he's already claimed as his own. I just need to pick up another Bag End D15 to complete my rig from 20 years ago.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

^^ Make that an S15. I was thinking the S15-D.

 

[BrentSimons]

I bought a SWR 350x when various retailers started blowing them out. It's been a great amp! Very reliable and easy to get a good tone. I even like the built in Subwave octave effect! I only wish it had a mute switch?
Happy New Year!
Brent

 

[Chickenwheels]

Nahhhh- most bar gigs were with one son of bertha (1X15). Little bigger gigs I'd add the Goliath JR (2X10). For the big outdoor festival-style things I'd bring them all- maybe twice a year. I was doing 80-100 gigs a year, so I had plenty of experience with the rig.

True enough. When I started using a GK head a single Golly Jnr was fine for bar gigs. And in hindsight, with what I’ve learnt with experience of the years, I reckon I could easily use an all SWR rig again now and pull a much better tone than I did back in the day. Running a compressor would also help.

 

[Criba1974]

Hello

please someone could let me know if this pedal works to mute with

 

[Saetia]

SWR heada were never my jam because they always felt less flexible and the baked in tone wasn't my thing. The cabs on the other hand were always amazing. Miss my old Henry the 8x8 and Goliath cabs.

 

[BrentSimons]

Hello

please someone could let me know if this pedal works to mute with

Hi,
I believe that footswitch is for the WorkingPro series and not the RUN2N tuner. It's possible that with a TRS cable it may mute the tuner? Sorry I couldnt be more helpful. Any on/off pedal with a TRS cable should mute the tuner output.
Brent

 

[agedhorse]

A one button latching footswitch with a latched contact closure will work. There can’t be any LED’s in series with the contact closure.

This uses a TS cable.

 

[pepj]

All kit ages out..and you need to decide how to keep it going if it needs fixing or worked on.
SWR was THE stage rig early 90's and was very good spec.
My SM400 is still a great amp and its a classic, imv, but I have other options so its very very rarely going to make it on a gig. I have amps that I'll use first...but soundwise, the SWR still sets a bar..