Members elsupermanny14 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I don't really know anything about Sovtek amps. Can you guys please educate me on them? I've seen them posted on here often by you guys and so I want to know what I can about them. I also read on Wikipedia that they are wired point to point, is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have a MIG60 that a friend of mine gave me a while back. It has a PCB, iirc, but it's been a while since I saw the inside of it, so I could be wrong. The MIG60 is kind of like a JCM800, but with more gain (at least than the 800 I used to have). I don't think Sovtek has made amps for a few years now. From what I gather, the MIG50 is like a Bassman (though I'm not sure if it's more like a tweed or a blackface one). I don't know much about the 100. I think the Mig60 might have been available in a "high gain" version, as well, though mine has more gain than I'd ever use, and it's a straight up Mig60. I could be wrong, but I think the high gain model might have been a "Mig60H." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matterday Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Anything with an H after it is a high gain model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 my bro forumite JoJo68 has a Mig100h he could tell ya *I thought the 'h' meant it was a head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Aren't they notorious for tranny problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 my bro forumite JoJo68 has a Mig100hhe could tell ya*I thought the 'h' meant it was a head? I think the fact that it's a head is enough for most people to discern that it's a head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PuppyKicker Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have a MIG60 that a friend of mine gave me a while back. It has a PCB, iirc, but it's been a while since I saw the inside of it, so I could be wrong. The MIG60 is kind of like a JCM800, but with more gain (at least than the 800 I used to have). I don't think Sovtek has made amps for a few years now. From what I gather, the MIG50 is like a Bassman (though I'm not sure if it's more like a tweed or a blackface one). I don't know much about the 100. I think the Mig60 might have been available in a "high gain" version, as well, though mine has more gain than I'd ever use, and it's a straight up Mig60. I could be wrong, but I think the high gain model might have been a "Mig60H." Youre thinking of the mig50h. I've got a mig60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Aren't they notorious for tranny problems? I do believe the early ones had tranny issues but it got sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Youre thinking of the mig50h. I've got a mig60 I have a mig60, as well. I don't have a mig60H, but they do exist. Mig50's and Mig50H's (apparently...) exist, as well. I'm not sure what you think I'm mixed up about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PuppyKicker Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have a mig60, as well. I don't have a mig60H, but they do exist. Mig50's and Mig50H's (apparently...) exist, as well. I'm not sure what you think I'm mixed up about. There was a version of the mig50 that was high gain, the mig50h. I dont recall there ever being a mig60h, but that doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Like the mig30, it might have been one of the rare ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 There was a version of the mig50 that was high gain, the mig50h. I dont recall there ever being a mig60h, but that doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Like the mig30, it might have been one of the rare ones? I've heard of a Mig60H before, but I've not seen one. I definitely remember hearing about them, though, as I thought a higher gain version would be pointless and ridiculous. Of course, I'm not a metalhead, so that might affect my perception of what a retarded amount of gain is. Of course, whoever told me about them might have been wrong. Or a dirty liar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PuppyKicker Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I've heard of a Mig60H before, but I've not seen one. I definitely remember hearing about them, though, as I thought a higher gain version would be pointless and ridiculous. Of course, I'm not a metalhead, so that might affect my perception of what a retarded amount of gain is. Of course, whoever told me about them might have been wrong. Or a dirty liar. Yeah, my mig60 is high gain enough already. I dont think it really needs anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 My first guitar teach had a Mig100. It was pretty bad ace They're basically as people have said - a nasty Marshall, more or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fatcat Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I had a Mig 50 for a few years. Not a lot of gain on tap. Tons of clean headroom. To get into AC/DC crunch territory, you were blowing your head off with volume. It did have a bassman sound to it for sure. Takes to pedals rather nicely and had a really nice clean tone. Did I mention that it was insanely loud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Aren't they notorious for tranny problems? Yup. QC varies on them depending on the model. Hardware can be flimsy,etc. I had a MIG60. Cool amp. I used the low input channel for the most part. The high input is like an overdriven tube amp with a big muff added. Long story short...the output transformer died and Sovtek (New Sensor) would not sell me a replacement one. They did offer to fix the amp for me but I would have had to pay for shipping both ways, parts and $60 an hour. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyeball987 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I don't believe that there is a Mig 60H. Only the Mig 60. The H does stand for high gain. The 50H has a master volume. The regular 50 does not and is the Bassman copy. I owned a Mig 60 and an all finished wood cab with wicker grill 50H combo. Loved them both and would really like to pick another one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Procreatur Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 i rocked a Midget 50H combo. marshall gain on the high input, fender cleans on the low input. wish it was switchable, or i knew how to modify it. i'd probably have kept it if that were the case. appeared to be point to point inside, but i never had to lift the board, and it looked like a pain in the ass in that small of a chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tinwhisker Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I had a midget. It was hand-wired, sounded horrible, smelled toxic...like polychlorinated biphenyls ...or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyeball987 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 i rocked a Midget 50H combo. marshall gain on the high input, fender cleans on the low input. wish it was switchable, or i knew how to modify it. i'd probably have kept it if that were the case. appeared to be point to point inside, but i never had to lift the board, and it looked like a pain in the ass in that small of a chassis. There is a mod that you can do to these so that you can use an A/B switch to toggle between the low and high input. I was going to do it to my Mig 60 but I ended up just using a Mig 60 and Mig 50H toggled with the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoJo68 Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have the mig 100h, from what I've heard the h is not for head but high gain. Schematically the 100 is just like a JCM 800, but has a little different sound. Other than the plastic input jacks, they are very,very sound,heavy,loud heads. No effects loop. They take pedals very,very well. I haven't used mine alot since I have the Orange I bought it for a backup' Although I'm about to start running both the sovtek and orange at gigs. The sovteks are very easy to mod. I don't like distortion or fuzz pedals so I just crank mine real loud to get fuzz sound. I'd recomend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Catfish Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I had a MIG60. Cool amp. I used the low input channel for the most part. The high input is like an overdriven tube amp with a big muff added. . Same here. I use mine solely as a backup for my Bassman (usually it just sits in the garage, actually), and use the low gain input. The high gain input on that thing is insane. I dig having that sound available if I want it, but I haven't, so far. I stand corrected on the existence of a Mig60H, I guess. Good thing...there would be no sense in such a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://www.astring.com/sovamps.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xupernaut Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 I used to have a mig100h head.It was on closeout from MF it was like $339 only.Single channel very basic amp.I used the low input on it mostly the high had on overly fuzz type sound.Insanely loud amp too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Same here. I use mine solely as a backup for my Bassman (usually it just sits in the garage, actually), and use the low gain input. The high gain input on that thing is insane. I dig having that sound available if I want it, but I haven't, so far. I stand corrected on the existence of a Mig60H, I guess. Good thing...there would be no sense in such a beast. Ya, I believe the MIG60 only came in the "Marshall on steroids" flavor. The other models had the reg' and "H" models that were suped' up a little bit more than stock. I used to get some pretty believable late 60's-early 70's "Marshall with a strat" tones on that low gain input. I would use a 2x12 with celestions, an overdrive pedal as a gain/boost and a reg' old strat type (worked the volume knob). Pretty cool "Jimi tones" can be had from those MIG60's with a little work. :cop:Ahhhhh...the days before the MIG60 died....good times.....good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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