The Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head is an Ampeg amplifier, currently around $3499.99. It pairs well with the Boss ODB-3 and the Carl Martin Crunch Drive.
Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head
Ampeg · amplifier
The Ampeg Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT is a limited-edition all-tube 300-watt bass amp head celebrating five decades of the SVT, incorporating both 1969 Blueline and 1975 Blackline circuits as two independently voiced channels. Channel 1 reproduces the original 1969 SVT tone that launched the series, similar to the SVT Classic, while Channel 2 is voiced from a hand-selected mid-1970s unit for greater attack, clarity, and high-end definition. Modern additions include an enhanced XLR DI output, user-biasing for simplified tube maintenance, a quiet cooling fan, and Neutrik speakOn connections. It represents the most historically comprehensive SVT reproduction Ampeg has released.
- tube
- attack
- platform
- di
- clarity
- definition
- modern
- fat
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head is commonly used in
- Blues Rock
- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Acoustic
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head
Boss ODB-3
Boss
18% matchThe ODB-3's bass-voiced overdrive stacks with the SVT's own tube attack for a thicker, two-stage push.
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
18% matchThe Crunch Drive's valve-driven British crunch gives the SVT's clarity and attack a fuller gain stage to push into.
Boss OD-1 Overdrive
Boss
17% matchThe OD-1's transparent, gritty clipping gives the SVT's tube attack somewhere to go besides just louder.
MXR Flanger
MXR
14% matchRun the MXR Flanger's subtle, warm sweep after the SVT's own tube attack settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
Demeter Compulator
Demeter
10% matchRun the Compulator's subtle optical compression ahead of the SVT for even attack before the amp's own tube platform reacts to it.
FoxGear EchoSex
Foxgear
8% matchPut the EchoSex's rich, vintage-voiced echo in the SVT's effects loop, after the amp's own tube attack and clarity do the work. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
8% matchKeep Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head's transparent voice out front: Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb goes in Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head's effects loop so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
tonal matchBeetronics OV-LE-Uva's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head delivers it
Questions people ask
What pairs well with the Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Boss ODB-3, Carl Martin Crunch Drive, Boss OD-1 Overdrive — The ODB-3's bass-voiced overdrive stacks with the SVT's own tube attack for a thicker, two-stage push..
How much does the Ampeg 50th Anniversary SVT Head cost?+
Around $3499.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).