Ampeg SVT

Sting had used Ampeg SVT amplifiers during The Police's early career.

On the Outlandos D'Amour tour in North America in Spring 1979, Sting probably rented an Ampeg SVT setup for various shows, consisting of what looks looks like an SVT 1969 "Blue Line" model amp head with two SVT-810E 8x10 bass cabinets. This led to him purchasing a few Ampegs.

For the first half of the Reggatta De Blanc tour in 1979, Sting was using three Ampeg SVT stacks. Each of the amp heads appear to be of slightly different variants to each other, possibly all 1970s "Black Line" models. By Spring 1980, the Ampeg stacks were pushed to the wayside as Sting's live amp setup was revamped with a new custom-built T.D. Audio cabinet system and various rack-mounted amplifiers, graphic EQ's and crossovers. However, footage from the Japan concerts show a work-in-progress version of this rig, including a few of the custom cabinets and an Ampeg stack.