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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue Pt2

#27
Not at all. I'm saying you could get a grill for the V4B with the black CL grillcloth for much cheaper than replacing the 610hlf grill. SVT-CL/VR and V4B grills are not interchangeable, BTW.

Ampeg is coming out with replacement grills, BTW. A month and a half ago they said they were a couple months away, so maybe soon...?
 
#28
JimmyM said:
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Cute cat. Are those 2x10s?
 
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#30
@ coreyfyfe and JimmyM:
Thanks for your infos concerning the grill cloth

I think a silver/blue cloth on my 610hlf would look awsome. Damn, I felt in love with that color.
Now, I have to save some money and at the end of the year I will start this "project".

At first I will contact Ampeg. If they can`t/won`t help me, I`m gonna ask fliptops.

Yesterday I was playing with my band at rehearsal. The drummer and singer did not even noticed my new amp. But the guitarplayer was hooked by the sound.

After playing about 3 hours I touched the frontpanel. It was very hot (like a fresh cup of coffee). I know that tubeamps get warm, but I did not expected that heat.
 
#31
Not too uncommon. Tube amps do get hot, especially the power transformer, and the vintage V4s were known for getting pretty toasty. Maybe a feature they carried over ;). If it's getting too hot for comfort try using a fan pointed at the back of the head to move te air around the tubes/transformers.
 
#32
Tilli said:
At first I will contact Ampeg. If they can`t/won`t help me, I`m gonna ask fliptops.


After playing about 3 hours I touched the frontpanel. It was very hot (like a fresh cup of coffee). I know that tubeamps get warm, but I did not expected that heat.
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I posted a link to a place in Europe that sells the cloth, perhaps you missed it above.

It helps to position the amp away from a wall or anything in the back that prevents air from circulating. Otherwise a small desk fan pointing towards the back of the amp will help keep it cooler.
 
#33
@ coreyfyfe:
I`m sure that the heat is not a problem, but I was surprised.
I keep it in view.

@ beans-on-toast:
sorry, I realy missed that this is UK. Thank you.

I`m hungry and your name makes me want some baked beans now.


@ all: This forum is great. So much helpful replies and friendly users.
 
#34
I've used a 1971 v4b for almost 20 years, but have been considering some of the "modern" amps I've been reading about onTB. Such as, aguilar, gk, and ampeg.

Today I was at corner music in Nashville trying out a bunch of amps. Then I got to the v4b reissue, WOW! It instantly hit me as a fantastic amp in a different league as the others. I'm not an ampeg fanboy. They have made a lot of turds but the new v4b is as good as it gets. I think this will be a long term winner for ampeg like the SVT series.

It's nice to know if something ever happens to my v4b or if I ever need another amp for anything there is something new I like.
 
#39
If I was rolling in dough, I would be interested in that SVT212AV you posted the link to. I would like to be able to find a 212 bass cab for my B12-XT amp, but I see that cab is four Ohms. Not sure if the B12-XT amp would be happy with a four Ohm load.
 

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