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Originally Posted by softmc
ART SGX 2000, Fantastic preamp (rest of effects are ok) but the pre amp is great i Have used it for years with a jcm 800 2203 it gave me jcm crunch at low volume if needed, I now use it with my 2553 jubilee head it gives the jube another pre amp section and makes it even more versatile. the art sgx was brought out in 1990 and utilizes a 12ax7 tube to get its sound .these were Hi quality units ,it cost me a grand then now you can pick them up on ebay for under £100
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Wow, I'm surprised to hear anyone say that. I had an SGX 2000, that I upgraded to the "Express" version. After a while, I hated it. I gave it away to a friend of mine recently. The only thing I liked about it is that it has eq. knobs on the front panel so it was easy to make quick adjustments. Other than that, I hated the way it sounded. I still have the matching pedalboard. What a bad design that was...the 2 expression pedals were on the left side, and you need 3 cables, midi in, midi out, and power. I had to get the upgrade chip for that too because with the original version, the expression pedals made a horrible "zipper" sound, so bad that it was unusable. The new chip fixed that. I got the pair used for $600 back in '94, bought the upgrade chip for each at $100 each, for a total of $800, and as I said before, I gave it away last year. I also hated the stupid pink painted design on the front panel that made it hard to read. Later they changed it to all black.