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Line 6 GearBox 3.1 – Basic Features Guide
Bass Amp/Cab Models
Rock Classic
For 30 years now, we’ve heard the tone and felt the power of t
mighty Ampeg® SVT® that GearBox's Rock Classic model is
based on*. This workhorse has appeared on innumerable
recordings and arena stages worldwide – there is no equal to the
original SVT® and its 300 watts of pure tube magic. First
introduced in July 1969, the SVT® set the tone, punch and
arena-rattling standard for all future big gun bass rigs. Its users
have included everyone from The Rolling Stones to Van Halen,
and pretty much every “rock” bass player in between. For
GearBox's Rock Classic Model, we selected a 1974 Ampeg®
SVT®, and we’ve also given you a 70’s SVT 8x10 speaker
cabinet to pair it with. The sonic combination of this head and
cab is beyond big, but you had to pray that your bandmates
would help you move it! Thanks to GearBox, you can now get
big classic rock bass tone without frequent visits to the
chiropractor.
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* AMPEG® and SVT® are registered trademarks of St. Louis Music, Inc. and are in no way
associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are
provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during
Line 6’s sound model development.
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Flip Top
The Flip Top model is based on* a 60’s Ampeg® B-15
Portaflex® — one of the most popular studio bass amps of all
time. It’s tuned and front-ported, has a closed back, is 25 watts
with a single 15-inch speaker, and set a new standard for cabinet
and speaker efficiency, tone and convenience in bass
amplification. If we had to sum up the amp’s sound up in one
sentence, we would simply say: Listen to James Jamerson’s bass
playing on the Motown®/Tamala records of the 1960’s — The
Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye,
Stevie Wonder, and many more. Jamerson played bass on more
Motown hits than anyone else, and his choice for amplification
was the Ampeg® B-15. We think you’ll agree that the sound of
his P Bass® through that amp on those records is as fresh and
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