Recent content by trevschultz

Ok I see that. Will overdriving my amp damage anything?

I am new to the world of tubes. Specifically I have an ampeg V4 with a matching V4 412 cab which is loaded with eminence basslite s2012's. My question is, what is the proper way to overdrive my amp? Also how can I avoid overdriving it? I want to be able to have a clean tone at a fairly loud...

So what kind of footswitch would I need for that?

Can I use a footswitch to turn the reverb on and off on my V4? I Noticed a footswitch jack under the reverb tank switch but not sure how that works.

Just got my eminence s2012's and put them in my V4 last night. Kudos to JohnK, you were right these things do sound spectacular!

I just got my first tube amp. Have you ever had an amp be farty when it hasn't warmed up all the way? I mean I know people always say that tubes sound sweeter the longer you let them warm up but will the amp actually distort if you don't give them enough time?

Excellent, I'm not well versed in wiring so that will save me some time and money. What was that mentioned above about doing just 2 speakers?

I had one more question about putting new speakers in this cab. Am I looking at any wiring changes since the speakers are a much higher wattage? Or can I just put them in and start playing? I know I need to get the same ohm rating I'm just curious about the other.

Thanks for all of the input, I can't wait to get this thing restored. It's seen better days but I got a hell of a deal on it so I don't mind putting some money into it.

The s2012 looks good. What would be the difference between that and the s2512? I'm just concerned about overpowering my speakers. So I don't want to buy something new and have the same problem that I have now. I'm also concerned that changing the speakers would ruin the pairing I have with the...

Tell me more about the Eminence s2012... can they handle the bass enough to play a Knitting Factory?

I love that 810 cab personally, just don't have the $$$ at the moment to get my hands on one. I really would like to get this setup going just cause I like the look of it so much, that's why I would like to find a good replacement speaker for it...

I think he meant cab :rollno:

Would the electrolytic capacitors be the cause of speaker distortion?

I just recently got my hands on an Ampeg V4 head and matching 412 cab. The amp is 100% beautiful tube tone and I am really happy with it. The only problem is the speakers in the cab. They appear to be the originals and while I think that's neat and all, they just don't handle hardly any volume...