Sovtek is finally done.

[tomanyjacksons]

Got my Sovtek Mig-100 back from the shop the other day and OMG I'm in love with this thing now. Gave 50 for it in working, well barely working order and sent it to the best amp guy in Iowa. He had it @ 2 months and called the other day said it was done, to the tune of $472.00. I was a little sticker shocked but was more than happy to pay for it. Anybody have any info on the Sovtek company? Just curious about them. I was going to get a Carvin V3 with my income tax money but I think I will be sticking with the Sov.

[Nimitz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovtek

[Chief_CrazyTalk]

I bought a mint Mig 100 eons ago for $200, and wow, what a beast. You ought to hold onto that one...I wish I did. It sounded good, and did I mention it was loud? Good God.

I could be wrong, but I imagine those will only appreciate in value.

[Nightbat]

Sovteks are a bit like a poor man's JCM 800 without much drop in quality (or reliability)

[MetalMedal II]

Got my Sovtek Mig-100 back from the shop the other day and OMG I'm in love with this thing now. Gave 50 for it in working, well barely working order and sent it to the best amp guy in Iowa. He had it @ 2 months and called the other day said it was done, to the tune of $472.00. I was a little sticker shocked but was more than happy to pay for it. Anybody have any info on the Sovtek company? Just curious about them. I was going to get a Carvin V3 with my income tax money but I think I will be sticking with the Sov.

I know you paid little for it, but wow, nearly 500 of work into it! May I ask what the tech did?

[lynchfan6]

I used to have a little Mig 50 head, one channel, barely any gain. But, running an old ADA MP1 into the front end of that amp and cranking it was a GREAT sound.

[horns666]

AWESOME ..hugely underrated amps!!

especially for the value.

[tomanyjacksons]

I know you paid little for it, but wow, nearly 500 of work into it! May I ask what the tech did?

He replaced all of the input and output jacks and a bunch of wiring and all new tubes with biasing. The guy I got it from had used silicone to fix all the jacks and got it everywhere, it's the reason I didn't do the work myself. It was kind of a mess.

[rudociliak]

That's funny, not too long ago I was at a guitar shop and noticed some "Sovtek" tubes. Looked like some interesting packaging, I don't know much about the company though.

[tomanyjacksons]

Had our first show with it friday night and I'm pleased with it's performance. I ran it through a 412 cab with 2 Eminence Man-O-Wars and 2 Carvin Gt12s. Ran my mic on the Carvin. Nice warm sound even when I was running my distortion pedal. Finally the sound in my head is a reality. Of course I'm sure that will change. Doesn't it always though.