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02-04-2013, 09:30 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 3mrhythm  That faceplate is so clean! Looks great.. | those 25b cabs do not handle that much power. be careful with the v4 head. I fried one back in 73 first night at rehearsal. had to use 2 cabs to handle the v4b before getting a squareback
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02-04-2013, 09:31 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tempe, Arizona | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jumbodbassman thought early B25's had CTS square magnet | Yeah, turns out they were.
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02-04-2013, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jumbodbassman thought early B25's had CTS square magnet | These speakers are from a B25B Cabinet   
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02-04-2013, 11:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rochester, NH | | | so do you guys think it would be good to just order a new pair of speakers?
what would you recommend? i see many threads talk about the delta and beta speakers by eminence...
also if i do replace the speakers do you think it would be worth the trouble to line the whole cabinet with some batting or something?
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02-04-2013, 11:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta | | | I replaced mine with a vintage set of JBL E140's - I liked the match.
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02-04-2013, 11:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Santa Rosa, California | | | Still looking to buy a V4...either that or just save up for a Spector
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02-05-2013, 04:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | Quote:
Originally Posted by two fingers So, I have a project on my hands. I recently got my V4 (Magnavox era clean as a whistle with the ORIGINAL TUBES in it). I was trying to find a cab that wasn't a fridge (8-10) to put under it that was at least as wide as the V4. I have serious issues with the head being wider than the cab. Anyway..... I found this thing and bought it from a fellow TBer near here. It's a mid 70s B40 cab with the original square backs in it. Of course, it needs a ton of work, but I think it will be fun. Also threw in a pic of the guts of my "new" V4 showing those Magnavox tubes. | I used a B40 cab with mine for a while. The stock speakers are not the same as the square back speakers in the SVT 8x10, they're a lower end model and don't handle much punishment. I ended up swapping them out for some newer speakers. The cab is about the same size as half a flatback 8x10, so you could use just about any speaker designed for a sealed 8x10. |
02-05-2013, 04:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 3mrhythm so do you guys think it would be good to just order a new pair of speakers?
what would you recommend? i see many threads talk about the delta and beta speakers by eminence...
also if i do replace the speakers do you think it would be worth the trouble to line the whole cabinet with some batting or something? | I've had deltas and betas in mine. I prefer the betas, smoother overall speakers. I think the deltas had a stronger mid-bump but it made them a little honkier, if you know what I mean. |
02-05-2013, 04:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pills Are Yummy Still looking to buy a V4...either that or just save up for a Spector | I was for a while and ended up with this instead...  |
02-05-2013, 08:22 AM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | Score. Sound City amps are very under rated and not loved for some reason.
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02-05-2013, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by coreyfyfe I was for a while and ended up with this instead... | Awesome buy!  Quote:
Originally Posted by jumbodbassman Score. Sound City amps are very under rated and not loved for some reason. | Agreed. I miss my SC120 dearly. |
02-05-2013, 09:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn & Queens, NYC | | | Does anyone have any sound clips of their V4? Would love to hear and see how other people are using them!
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02-05-2013, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BassSurfer Does anyone have any sound clips of their V4? Would love to hear and see how other people are using them! | If only I had a mic! |
02-05-2013, 01:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Dirty Dirty South | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BassSurfer Does anyone have any sound clips of their V4? Would love to hear and see how other people are using them! | Closest I can get is a show we played a while back. Mid-70's V4B into an SVT 410HLN DI'd to the PA.
Also I do Y-jack so this is a blend of both input 1 and input 2. Bass doesn't kick in until :40 seconds into the clip. http://youtu.be/1IE3lBvmAGQ |
02-05-2013, 04:55 PM
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02-07-2013, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by dubstylee Here's my setup. | Awesome. What year is the 410?
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02-07-2013, 01:42 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | It's not a 410. It's an Ampeg V4 Cabinet which I've loaded with four S2012 Basslites. It punches like crazy. |
02-07-2013, 08:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Auburn, Maine | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dubstylee | #75: dubstylee; V4 |
02-07-2013, 08:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by coreyfyfe I used a B40 cab with mine for a while. The stock speakers are not the same as the square back speakers in the SVT 8x10, they're a lower end model and don't handle much punishment. I ended up swapping them out for some newer speakers. The cab is about the same size as half a flatback 8x10, so you could use just about any speaker designed for a sealed 8x10. | Already on it. I haven't had a chance to play through it yet, but the upgrades are already in my virtual shopping cart if they don't get the job done.
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02-07-2013, 09:25 PM
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Endorsing: J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dubstylee It's not a 410. It's an Ampeg V4 Cabinet which I've loaded with four S2012 Basslites. It punches like crazy. | Niiice!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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