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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue Pt2

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Slowpicker said:
Do you guys also have some hum from the loudspeaker when the V4B is in operation mode?
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Maybe try a different outlet. I live in a really old apartment complex and when I got mine I had a pretty bad buzz/hum. Moved it across the room to another outlet with nothing else plugged into that particular outlet and got no noise at all. I moved to a different apt in same complex and it's the same here as well.
 
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Anyone using a fearful dually 215 with their V4b? I want an option of really moving a lot of air without breaking a sweat. I'm thinking my other option is a heritage 810. The big difference for me is that the 810 would need to live in my detached garage, while the dually or other lighter weight options can be moved into the basement. Thee last option is to run 4 210AVs, which I'm not so sure on.

Any thoughts?
 
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JimmyM said:
Nah, I wouldn't use four 210av's. I like the 210av's, but at that rate, you're better off with the single 810. That said, there was a dude on here who did and he dug it.
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I tend to agree. I likes all light pieces but it's a lot. I am going to get a heritage 810 locally for a good price. The big gun will likely be used 8-10 times per year so I don't want to break the bank.
 
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My thoughts exactly.

I had an AV when I got the Heritage.

Before:
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After (one is an AV, the other the recovered Heritage) :
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I've since sold the AV - two practice spaces reduced to 1 - and haven't played any gigs lately where the Heritage (plus REDDI) is not enough...

...but it still looks good "alone."
 
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I am a new happy owner of this little beast! Found a good deal and couldn't pass by...

I hoped this amp to be my main amp. I was also considering the big SVT's but first the weight was a deal breaker for me and second I would like power tube distortion in less deafeaning levels.
Also I already have a modern Hiwatt 200 clone (Weber Mywatt 200) and wanted something fresh and well a more Ampegy sound tbh :p But I didn't know if the V-4B will be up for the task...more importantly if the horsepower would be enough.

Good protective packaging and it arrived in one piece! The close up look is sexy and the external quality is top notch!

In action: I only had a chance to do one rehearsal with my band. The tone in medium volumes is classic Ampeg. Nice and sweet. But imo the real magic in this amp is the power tube distortion...the feel is pure addiction If I may say. Think like Queens of the Stone age sound on their early albums plus that feel that makes you want to play more...

It seems that the power is barely enough for my needs with the heritage 810 but that doesn't mean that it's not a loud amp. We just play in loud levels in the stoner/doom genre. And it's always thick and authoriative sounding...I just think that I needed a little less compression/more burst headroom for when I kick my pedals.
Will need a few more rehearsals to fully tune it. The band members liked it more than the Mywatt and I am excited so far. The volume department is a debate. I really wish it was ~180 watts but I think I may be able to do it :)


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@peterpalmieri as to your 215 question. Not quite 215's but still an awesome cab, BF Gen2, Big Twin-T. I was blown away at what my 100 watt V4B was doing thru this BF cab. And just with my passive '08 Am St P5 w/tapes. This cab has two, 12"LF subs w/6"mid+tweet. WOW, so nice.

But I'm such a lazy @ss I keep taking one of my micro-amps to my gigs so as not to haul the V4B around. Of course, now I find how awesome this same BF cab sounds with my new Peavey mM1000. :jawdrop: V4B may never see daylight again. Though tonally quit different.

But we have our annual gig we do at one of Houston's premier blues clubs in April. So I will quit being such a lazy @ss and haul my "blues rig" (shown in pic at left) out to that gig; using my SVT212AV. When I do take out my V4B, I think, man you need to bring this amp out more......then I don't. :rollno:
 
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