Ampeg V4 Club

[birdman14]

I seached around, and didn't find any club already, which surprised me, because we need a thread dedicated to discussing these great amps. So here it is, the first official Ampeg V4 club. Included in this are the V-2, V-4, V-4B, VT-22, VT-40, and V4BH.

Here is mine. A 76-79 V4B I just got recently.


Official List:
#1: Birdman14; V4B
#2: Floridabwoy; V4
#3: Phoenix Crush; V4
#4: Silenttodd; VT22
#5: SwansonEricJohn
#6: lowend1; V4, V4B
#7: nouroog; V4B
#8: Pedro; V4B
#9: Nashvillebill; V4
#10: coreyfyfe; V4
#11: BobbyXIII; V4, V4B
#12: Bassics; V4B
#13: J-O; V4B
#14: tapehead Ted
#15: tombowlus; V4B
#16: JimmyM
#17: paidtheprice; V4, VT22
#18: lazyone2; V4B
#19: StuardV; V4
#20: JvN; V4B
#21: JMac4strngr; V4
#22: 68Goldfish; V4B
#23: anderbass; V4
#24: wartonbass; V4BH
#25: Turock; V4BH
#26: Kramerbassfan; V4
#27: 2behead; VT22
#28: big stubby; V4B
#29: tallchris; V4B, VT22
#30: 3l3phantstomp; V4B
#31: themacinator; V4B
#32: ampegfuzz; V4B
#33: RockBobby; V4
#34: Hamerguy; V4BH
#35: zanzibar jorge; V4B
#36: karter2000; V4
#37: LowerBeef; V4BH
#38: Billy-Bob; V4
#39: Coughdrops; V4
#40: jbass62; V4
#41: Spinal Tapper; V4B
#42: 2behead; V4
#43: bassbobh; V4BH
#44: LH1000; V4B
#51: Alex1984; V4

[Floridabwoy]

[birdman14]

Originally Posted by Floridabwoy

Nice! What cab are you using with it?

#1: birdman14; V4B
#2: Floridabwoy; V4

[phoenix_crush]

I have an early model (metal switches and no master volume) V4. Right now I'm using it for guitar through an Acoustic 4x12, but I want to try and get a bass cab for it soon!

[Floridabwoy]

Peavey 410TX

[birdman14]

Originally Posted by phoenix_crush

I have an early model (metal switches and no master volume) V4. Right now I'm using it for guitar through an Acoustic 4x12, but I want to try and get a bass cab for it soon!

#3: Phoenix Crush; V4

[silenttodd]

i play bass thru an ampeg vt22 combo with 2 neo eminence speakers. my fav bass rig EVER!

[birdman14]

Originally Posted by silenttodd

i play bass thru an ampeg vt22 combo with 2 neo eminence speakers. my fav bass rig EVER!

#4: Silenttodd; Vt22

[Floridabwoy]

Silent todd... did you enclose the back of the cab?

[coreyfyfe]

It's no longer mine, but who would appreciate V4 pron if not the V4 club...



Ended up trading it for it's bigger brother, a 74 SVT. Can't say I've regretted it, but I sure do miss the V4 sometimes.

[birdman14]

Originally Posted by coreyfyfe

It's no longer mine, but who would appreciate V4 pron if not the V4 club...



Ended up trading it for it's bigger brother, a 74 SVT. Can't say I've regretted it, but I sure do miss the V4 sometimes.

As a former owner, you can get an honorary number

#10: Coreyfyfe; V4

[SwansonEricJohn]

I've got an early 70's one. I'll post a pic when I get home.

[lowend1]

I'll play!

[Nick B.]

Originally Posted by lowend1

I'll play!

What cab are those sitting on?

[birdman14]

Originally Posted by SwansonEricJohn

I've got an early 70's one. I'll post a pic when I get home.

#5: SwansonEricJohn

Originally Posted by lowend1

I'll play!

Very nice! How does the 76' Thunderbird (I presume) sound through it? I have an epi bird, but its pickups are significantly different than the 76's. Also, I like the massive amount of tubage in that room. What is the amp that is poking out of the top left corner on top of the Hiwatt cab?

#6: lowend1; V4, V4B

[Billy-Bob]

Love my V4, just wish it was a little mo lightah! Had to put in new caps and the output tranny fried--literally--just after I bought it (gee, I wonder if this is why the guy was selling it...or he is the luckiest dude around), but now that it is all sorted out it sounds great.

Billy-Bob

[lowend1]

Originally Posted by Nick B.

What cab are those sitting on?

That's a 70s B410 - part of a SS rig that Ampeg made. I got it empty and beat to hell. It was originally covered in the black carpet, so that's what I re-did it with. The speakers are (for the time being) Peavey Scorpions that I had laying around. One of these days... Of course, the important thing is that the V4s don't hang over the edge of the cab

[lowend1]

Originally Posted by birdman14

#5: SwansonEricJohn



Very nice! How does the 76' Thunderbird (I presume) sound through it? I have an epi bird, but its pickups are significantly different than the 76's. Also, I like the massive amount of tubage in that room. What is the amp that is poking out of the top left corner on top of the Hiwatt cab?

#6: lowend1; V4, V4B

The V4B through the SVT bottom was "my" sound for many years. Big, growly - just downright nasty. Probably more "hair" than alot of bassists like in their sound, but for the heavier rock that I was playing it was, and is, the ticket. The pickups in the Bicentennial T-Birds are not like the 60s pickups - nor are they like the newer ones. They have relatively low output, so you have to run the amp a little louder. I have an Epi 'bird also - one of the white LEs with the chrome pickups and hardware. The bass that sees the most use currently is my Frankenstein P-Bass with an SX J-Bass neck. That one has a Gibson TB Plus pickup in the bridge position.

Everybody asks about that head. It's a Plush 4000G - currently in the shop for some tweaking. Four 6550s, and transformers almost as big as the ones in an SVT.

[nouroog]

Hey cool ! Love my V4B.
Can I be in ?

[pedro]

Count me in. Keep thinking I should sell it but I just can't make myself do it.