Jimmy, you need to read the post again. The jist was that they aren't flashy like modern gear, just all business. Homely goodness.
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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue
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Jimmy, you need to read the post again. The jist was that they aren't flashy like modern gear, just all business. Homely goodness.
Bah, you'll never get a gig with Bowzer from Sha Na Na that way
Anyway, I bought the V4B with the express purpose of using it with my 210av's as a micro rig for tube snobs. I feel like that if I'm going to use an 810, might as well bring an SVT, too.
just teasing you, but i do really dislike your cabs on top of your head
Sooo.....am I crazy that if I get this it will be an amp that doesn't leave my house? I don't gig anymore...haha. 99% sure I will pick this up.
Just waiting on Ampeg to respond to me about buying a few speakers for my 610AV. Maybe I should just call....I emailed them a few days ago.
Just waiting on Ampeg to respond to me about buying a few speakers for my 610AV. Maybe I should just call....I emailed them a few days ago.
just teasing you, but i do really dislike your cabs on top of your head
does look rather strange. Have you tried stacking the two cabs sideways and putting the head on top ?... That's probably what i would wind up doing....
I have stacked cabs on their side before for a couple of different reasons - for a smaller footprint on a tight stage or so my V4 wouldn't hang over the edges of a different cab.
When I do this, I pull the screws from the sides of the metal corners (on the side that will now be the bottom) and move the rubber feet to those holes. Now the cab can sit on it's side and comfortably sit on it's feet without making new holes.
This is how I envision Jimmy's cabs - two on the side - with the amp on top but I am assuming he likes it the other way to help in keeping the stage volume from getting too loud and being able to hear himself at the same time.
When I do this, I pull the screws from the sides of the metal corners (on the side that will now be the bottom) and move the rubber feet to those holes. Now the cab can sit on it's side and comfortably sit on it's feet without making new holes.
This is how I envision Jimmy's cabs - two on the side - with the amp on top but I am assuming he likes it the other way to help in keeping the stage volume from getting too loud and being able to hear himself at the same time.
I like the tall stack because it gets a speaker up to my ear and it disperses better. Sorry guys...but this is how I roll with the 210av's and a tube amp.
I think you should stack 'em like you've got' em, except put the V4B in the middle, instead of on the bottom. :-D
Homely? I don't think so, dude:
There it is on its first gig. As much as I love that new Heritage SVT I got, this is going to be my day-to-day rig from now on unless stage space is at a real premium. All I have to do now is figure out an efficient way to cart it and the cabs. For tomorrow's gig, though, I'm going to try it with just one cab. But it's a seriously great sounding rig with the two cabs.
As for whether you need one if you already have an old V4B, certainly you don't need it, but the smaller box and lighter weight is very nice. It was a one-hand carry for me, which was nice.
JimmyM
I have to ask, why stack your rig this way.
With the cabs on top of your amp ?
Could the weight of the cabs and the vibrations damage the amp ? ( tubes )
Never seen this before.
the vertical array puts a speaker up where he can hear it, AND gives way better dispersion in the room than side by side. putting the amp on top would be way too risky! crash, boom, oh crap!
For one, I doubt that the vibration of the cabs being on top of the amp is any greater than them being under it.
Secondly, I think from the pictures that it's rather obvious why the rig is stacked that way. The amp is wider than the cabs, and so would look like a "T" and be quite unstable if stacked the regular way.
Laying the 2x10 cabs on their sides and stacking them horizontally would defeat the purpose (or at least, one of the purposes) of bringing two 2x10 cabs instead of a single 4x10.
Secondly, I think from the pictures that it's rather obvious why the rig is stacked that way. The amp is wider than the cabs, and so would look like a "T" and be quite unstable if stacked the regular way.
Laying the 2x10 cabs on their sides and stacking them horizontally would defeat the purpose (or at least, one of the purposes) of bringing two 2x10 cabs instead of a single 4x10.
Very nice Jimmy. Now you have the holy trinity of bass amps.
I've slipped a disk while bending over to tie my shoelaces. Be careful when adjusting those knobs.
I've slipped a disk while bending over to tie my shoelaces. Be careful when adjusting those knobs.
I guess I'm one of the very lucky ones, David. I have done a lot of heavy lifting in my day, from UPS preload to moving pianos, and knock on wood, I have yet to have one single back issue in my life. Then again, my brother was the same way until he was 50, and he lifted a boat trailer at his fiberglass repair shop one day, and next thing you know they rush him into surgery immediately to fix a blowout in his neck. I live by the axiom, "Lift with the legs, not with the back," and it has served me quite well. Same with bending down and turning knobs...I crouch, I don't bend.
And yep, I definitely feel whole again
Took almost 25 years to get another V4B, but it was worth the wait.
And yep, I definitely feel whole again
Took almost 25 years to get another V4B, but it was worth the wait.
One for Hodgy or Ryan...
How hard is the front grill to pull on and off? I pulled the back off just now and took a look, and it looks a little complex. Does the whole amp have to come out? Would dig a Heritage grill for using the H810e with it, but don't want to void the warranty in the process
How hard is the front grill to pull on and off? I pulled the back off just now and took a look, and it looks a little complex. Does the whole amp have to come out? Would dig a Heritage grill for using the H810e with it, but don't want to void the warranty in the process
Homely? I don't think so, dude:
There it is on its first gig. As much as I love that new Heritage SVT I got, this is going to be my day-to-day rig from now on unless stage space is at a real premium. All I have to do now is figure out an efficient way to cart it and the cabs. For tomorrow's gig, though, I'm going to try it with just one cab. But it's a seriously great sounding rig with the two cabs.
As for whether you need one if you already have an old V4B, certainly you don't need it, but the smaller box and lighter weight is very nice. It was a one-hand carry for me, which was nice.
LOVE that setup!
One for Hodgy or Ryan...
How hard is the front grill to pull on and off? I pulled the back off just now and took a look, and it looks a little complex. Does the whole amp have to come out? Would dig a Heritage grill for using the H810e with it, but don't want to void the warranty in the process
Just like the VR and CL, the front is only held on by 4 pieces of velcro (not exactly velcro, but for lack of a better term I suppose it's heavy-duty velcro). If you have the back off, you could just give it a shove from back there and it will come off pretty easily.
Be careful of the chrome corners when removing the front face. You may need to remove those first, as its a tight fit and it needs to "kick out" from under the metal "lip" that runs along the edge of the amp chasis. I buggered up mine a bit by knocking it out without removing the corners first.
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