Sovtek Mig 50

Nicholas Dedring · Post by **Nicholas Dedring** » 18 Dec 2003 7:43 pm

Has anyone used one of these? It's supposed to be a '59 Fender Bassman replica... cheap and good... if the legends are true.

any experience with it by anyone out there?

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 18 Dec 2003 8:05 pm

GREAT amp. I used a couple of these for years. No problems. Only thing I did was take the back panel off for some more ventilation and put a sheet of thin sheet metal in the top for some shielding and heat reflection.

Michael Haselman · Post by **Michael Haselman** » 19 Dec 2003 6:11 am

I have one of these gathering dust in my basement becaust my Line 6 is just too handy for guitar and fiddle work. When I used it a few years ago, it worked great. I'm thinking of bringing it back out. I'm sure it depends on the speakers you use. I have 2x12 with Celestion G12s. That should work.

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Nicholas Dedring · Post by **Nicholas Dedring** » 19 Dec 2003 9:08 am

Apparently, it's supposed to be a dead ringer for a Fender Bassman (except for the Russian markings, and the logo and form factor stuff) in the circuit.

No reverb is a pity. Does it have the headroom to play steel through and stay basically clean?

It seemed surprisingly cheap, compared to other all-tube gear... what am I missing?

Michael Haselman · Post by **Michael Haselman** » 19 Dec 2003 9:34 am

I never considered using mine for steel. These amps are as bare-bones as you can get. 2 power tubes, 3 preamp, very little wiring, very utilitarian.