Evans SE200

Nicholas Dedring · Post by **Nicholas Dedring** » 23 Sep 2003 9:53 am

Anyone have any experience with these Evans amps? Haven't played through one, but the Evans line is considered great... so, reviews? Raves? Gripes?

High Voltage vs. Low Voltage etc.

Jimmy Dale · Post by **Jimmy Dale** » 23 Sep 2003 10:34 am

I am playing through an S/E 150 and I'm getting a great sound. For the most part in the places I play it is very capable. There are a couple places that seat about 250 and in them I could use just a little more head room as far as power. If you are going for the S/E 200 you will have plenty of head room and you will love the amp. My thoughts.
Jim Miller, I'D RATHER BE STEELIN'

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 23 Sep 2003 2:16 pm

I love mine and it will keep up with anything I think. I have nothing but good to say about it. The amp is great and the dealer support is too.

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 28 Sep 2003 12:15 am

I bought one very recently, sounds great.
But I have it too short to give all the ins and outs.

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Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud LLG; Guyatone 6 string lap steel; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Evans SE200 amp

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 28 Sep 2003 1:44 pm

Nicholas, they are GREAT amps. I would suggest that you try one out first. The kind of speaker that you have in it will make a considerable difference. [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 28 September 2003 at 02:45 PM.][This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 28 September 2003 at 02:45 PM.]

Gerald Menke · Post by **Gerald Menke** » 8 Oct 2003 11:08 am

Dear Nicholas,

I was not pleased with the SE 200, I suspect it may have been the stock speaker, as I tried the preamp into a Hafler power amp with a Celestion-loaded cabinet and it sounded pretty hot. Try as I might, I could not eliminate the boxy quality of the SE 200, in its own cabinet with the stock Eminence speaker. Serious caveat: the new SE 200s have no control for midrange! Pretty important knob on any amp as far as I am concerned.

I am a tube fiend as well, solid state amps just don't produce the upper partials I like to hear. I sold mine to another guy who loves it, last I heard. Jon Light has an older model Evans that sounded pretty great, actually. Ask him which model. I'd still like to get together some time for some pickin'.

Gerald