HaHa! We use those as monitors for the drummer. They are old and sound bad. That's next on the list to replace.Good job! I bet it sounds better then that Kustom speaker on the left
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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue Pt2
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Ha - I have a pair in my rehearsal room that I have been using for about ten years - they work fine for that - but I did upgrade the woofers a few years back.
I gigged a V4B/SVT810 rig back in the mid/late 70s and early 80s. It's a GREAT combination! Best tone I've ever had from an amp rig.I picked up my first 810 to go with my V4B. I was looking to add a second 212AV when I found this cab for a great price. The seller thought it had a blown speaker because one of them was buzzing. I took the speaker out and found a wire against the cone. It sounds as great as everyone says they do!
Was trying to get things sorted for my gig this weekend. Couldn't decide if this pic went in basses or amps, so posted in both (and here in particular given the V4B is getting the nod this time) - with the 55P, I think...
Killer selection of gear you have there sir!!Was trying to get things sorted for my gig this weekend. Couldn't decide if this pic went in basses or amps, so posted in both (and here in particular given the V4B is getting the nod this time) - with the 55P, I think...
I think 2016 is the year a V4B is finally going to find a home at my place.
Sounded great, soxhats! Cool band you got. Love accordion when it's not playing polkas
MoW, the way I describe the difference in volume between the two is through an 810, a V4B will go loud enough when you crank it to be way too loud for a respectable joint, and an SVT will make you nauseous. I know you stoner metal types love to go for the puke-inducing volumes, so I might go SVT in your case.
Well, I ended up with an SVT VR (which i like more than the CL) I still have the Orange AD200, but i am "ampeg romance mode" again, so in some point i will sell the AD200 and get the V4b.
I use the VR CH1 volume at 10/12 o'clock depending on my bandmate faces, so i think the v4b it might be a good candidate for me
I use a couple of these. One on each side. They work great!
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I've been stubbornly thinking I really need to hear my V4-B thru a 610 cab. Just had to know. Well I just bought a lightly used, Barefaced Gen 2 Big Twin T cab. It's a 2x12-3012LF's, 6"mid+tweeter; about 55lbs. With this cab, I think I now know what my V4-B may sound like thru a 610. And it's pretty great.
This cab really shows what you play, bad or good. And so far I'm feeling my '08 Am St P5 w/Nylon Flat Tapes best over my basses with SS strings or even Chromes. A lot of this could be me having to learn how to better set EQ for this cab.
V4-B may not as pretty looking on this BF cab as it is on my SVT212AV; but it's still pretty formidable looking and just sounds awesome. Will get a pic soon.
BF cab is very easy to move about too with built in casters and my folding cart. Not that the 212AV was a hassle; just quite abit wider to grasp for load in/outs into SUV. I feel this 100 watt amp sounds bigger with the BF cab than with my GK MB800 with this same cab. Well nicer to my ears at least so far at home. Live use will tell the tale.
Got 4 gigs in a row coming where I can test out my theory. We'll see.
This cab really shows what you play, bad or good. And so far I'm feeling my '08 Am St P5 w/Nylon Flat Tapes best over my basses with SS strings or even Chromes. A lot of this could be me having to learn how to better set EQ for this cab.
V4-B may not as pretty looking on this BF cab as it is on my SVT212AV; but it's still pretty formidable looking and just sounds awesome. Will get a pic soon.
BF cab is very easy to move about too with built in casters and my folding cart. Not that the 212AV was a hassle; just quite abit wider to grasp for load in/outs into SUV. I feel this 100 watt amp sounds bigger with the BF cab than with my GK MB800 with this same cab. Well nicer to my ears at least so far at home. Live use will tell the tale.
Got 4 gigs in a row coming where I can test out my theory. We'll see.
hi, nice topic 
I'm from germany and have bought an old V-4B from the 70s a few mounth ago.
The seller had an old 6x10 cab which he had used with the amp.
Since the stack was a very good deal I also bought the cab, which is an Ampeg G-60 cab from the 70s.
I checked the internet and found out that this cab is a rare guitar cab.
The stack looks great and it sounds good, but since a few weeks I play the amp with a GK 212 Neo and an Ampeg SVT 115E.
That sounds even better.
So now I wonder what is the difference between the g-60 cab and a 'standard' Ampeg 6x10 bass cab from the 70s.
Since it is very heavy I was thinking about buying 6 10inch neo speakers and load the cab with them.
I also thought about selling the cab, but I could regret it because of the look ;-)
What do you think?
I'm from germany and have bought an old V-4B from the 70s a few mounth ago.
The seller had an old 6x10 cab which he had used with the amp.
Since the stack was a very good deal I also bought the cab, which is an Ampeg G-60 cab from the 70s.
I checked the internet and found out that this cab is a rare guitar cab.
The stack looks great and it sounds good, but since a few weeks I play the amp with a GK 212 Neo and an Ampeg SVT 115E.
That sounds even better.
So now I wonder what is the difference between the g-60 cab and a 'standard' Ampeg 6x10 bass cab from the 70s.
Since it is very heavy I was thinking about buying 6 10inch neo speakers and load the cab with them.
I also thought about selling the cab, but I could regret it because of the look ;-)
What do you think?
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I've had a V4B and 212AV for about a year. Love it. Thinking about adding a second 212AV and using this as my "big rig". Who has this setup that can speak to how badd a@@ it is? Comparisons to having a 810AV?
I first bought two 212AV's when I bought my V4-B last summer, it was pretty awesome. Two gitards were killing me volume-wise with their Fender tube amps. So I used the two 212AV's at one gig and was able to keep up and more with the two gitards now. I didn't think I really needed two, 212's so I sent one back and ordered a 112AV instead. So I'd use 3x12s at times with the V4-B and still handled what the gitards thru at me. They were told by other band mates they needed to turn the H$ll down. They actually did so maybe that helped me.
Cant speak to comparison of a 810AV. But these two cabs got plenty loud and gave big lowend easily. If you think you need two, get em, it's pretty awesome. And I only gig with active or passive 5ers. Mostly now, one 212AV has been plenty as we are all working on controlling our stage volume. Usually, no PA support for me at these gigs.
Anyway, I recently bought a lightly used BF Gen 2 Big Twin-T cab. At loud-home-volume so far the V4-B sounds pretty awesome thru this cab. Esp with my '08 Am St P5 w/nylon tapes. Will get to gig this rig at a large bar in March. I imagine its' what the V4-B sounds like thru a 610 with this BF 212.
I used this cab last Sat with my GB 12.2 Very nice, big volume, nice n tight focused lowend. I will use this cab again this coming Sat with GK MB800. Large outdoor, Mardi Gras party near Galveston Island. So I've had to use these two, micro-ish amps for convenience sake. But come March I'm taking out the V4-B to see how it sounds with this cab at gig volume.
But the V4-B just looks much prettier on top of the 212AV.
Don't it?
Cant speak to comparison of a 810AV. But these two cabs got plenty loud and gave big lowend easily. If you think you need two, get em, it's pretty awesome. And I only gig with active or passive 5ers. Mostly now, one 212AV has been plenty as we are all working on controlling our stage volume. Usually, no PA support for me at these gigs.
Anyway, I recently bought a lightly used BF Gen 2 Big Twin-T cab. At loud-home-volume so far the V4-B sounds pretty awesome thru this cab. Esp with my '08 Am St P5 w/nylon tapes. Will get to gig this rig at a large bar in March. I imagine its' what the V4-B sounds like thru a 610 with this BF 212.
I used this cab last Sat with my GB 12.2 Very nice, big volume, nice n tight focused lowend. I will use this cab again this coming Sat with GK MB800. Large outdoor, Mardi Gras party near Galveston Island. So I've had to use these two, micro-ish amps for convenience sake. But come March I'm taking out the V4-B to see how it sounds with this cab at gig volume.
But the V4-B just looks much prettier on top of the 212AV.
Don't it?
I currently gig 1 212av and run through my 810av for out door shows. I like the 810 but I really love the 212av, I'll be grabbing a second one soon.
Yep - that's my main rig and (as you can guess), it is pretty frickin' amazing. Can't do a direct A/B to an 810 since I haven't used one in a good while now - but they are more alike than different, to be sure. I wouldn't be able to hold my own with this band only using one 212AV, but two is more than enough. Has the same physical presence as an 810 or darn close - at least at the volume levels our band plays.
Just sounds like a bigger/deeper/louder version of what you have now. And that's a very good thing.
Oh and one other thing - at the risk of overstating the obvious, a big advantage over the 810 is the additional portability and flexibility. My favorite is that I have my basses/bass rig (with only one cab) on one side of the living room and my guitars/Fender Silverface on the other. My partner says she thinks it all looks beautiful on display (and an 810 would just look ridiculous!)
Yep - I'm a lucky man!
Yep - I'm a lucky man!
Don't think Ampeg made a 610 bass cab in the 70's. Usually the difference between the two is lower power handling and a build that's more suited for guitar, but some of those Ampeg guitar cabs in the 70's sound awfully good on bass, too. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar enough with them to go in depth with them.hi, nice topic
I'm from germany and have bought an old V-4B from the 70s a few mounth ago.
The seller had an old 6x10 cab which he had used with the amp.
Since the stack was a very good deal I also bought the cab, which is an Ampeg G-60 cab from the 70s.
I checked the internet and found out that this cab is a rare guitar cab.
The stack looks great and it sounds good, but since a few weeks I play the amp with a GK 212 Neo and an Ampeg SVT 115E.
That sounds even better.
So now I wonder what is the difference between the g-60 cab and a 'standard' Ampeg 6x10 bass cab from the 70s.
Since it is very heavy I was thinking about buying 6 10inch neo speakers and load the cab with them.
I also thought about selling the cab, but I could regret it because of the look ;-)
What do you think?
