AMPEG
GVT52-112
BY DIMITRI SIDERIADIS
When rock venues began to include bigger arenas and festival grounds
in the late ’60s, the clamor for more
potent guitar and bass amplification
became as deafening as the amps them-
selves. Few companies skipped a chance
to cash in on the big amp movement,
and Ampeg, a company that had built
well-regarded amps for years, stepped up
with its own line of high-decibel bass and
guitar amplifiers. The monstrous SVT
bass amp packed a then-unprecedented
300 watts of all-tube power, and their
100-watt V series heads (also available in
combo form with more modest output
under the VT moniker) were adopted
by many high-profile performers—most
notably the Rolling Stones, who used V
series prototypes on their historic (and
infamous) 1969 world tour.
Moderate- to
high-gain channel
Switchable
between 25
and 50 watts
Low- to moderate- gain channel
