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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue

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beans-on-toast said:
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. :p
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Mr. M. With all due regards to Mr. Toast's words of caution. May I suggest that when you use the inverted stack configuration, you play the gig with no shoes or socks, and adjust the knobs on the amp with your toes. It could become part of the act.
 
#883
margus_ said:
Dear owners of new V-4b, please write some reviews here now. What about sound, headroom, volume? I am also interested about comparison of V4BH vs new V-4B!?
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Sound...superb, just like the old V4B's. Never played a V4BH so I can't compare it to that but used to have a 73 V4B for years when I was a kid starting out and that's the sound.

Headroom and volume...it's a 100w amp so naturally headroom and volume are somewhat reduced from the SVT, but it still gets balls loud.
 
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P Town said:
Mr. M. With all due regards to Mr. Toast's words of caution. May I suggest that when you use the inverted stack configuration, you play the gig with no shoes or socks, and adjust the knobs on the amp with your toes. It could become part of the act.
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But then I'd have to cut my toenails on a regular basis!
 
#885
stiles72 said:
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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The chrome corners are different on the new V-4B. There's no need to remove them since nothing gets in the way.
 
#893
how wide are they or should i say how tall is the 2 stacked on their sides. I don't ever see me stacking them up for fear of getting hit with one.....

side by side or sideways makes me feel safer. seems only outside gigs get enough cabs that ear level is achievable.....
 
#897
I just spent some time recording tracks of my Heritage SVT-CL and V4B for comparison's sake, but for some reason, I'm hearing weird artifacts when I play them through Soundcloud that aren't there when I play the tracks by themselves. This could be just a weird thing with my comp, but please let me know if you're getting them too, and I will move them elsewhere. But Soundcloud makes it so easy and it normalizes them, so comparisons can be made more readily.

Anyway, here are the tracks. All were done with my 09 Precision with the 62 Original and Stellartone Tonestyler installed, set for max treble, out of whatever and into my Fast Track interface. The mic'ed tracks were done with my Heritage 810e and a Heil PR40 mic about a foot away from the cab pointed to the middle.

SVT knobs at noon recorded through the XLR out:



V4B knobs at noon recorded through the XLR out:



SVT with knobs at bass noon, mids 3:00 @ 800hz, treble 2:00 mic'ed:



V4B with knobs at noon mic'ed:



The next two tracks were more for fun and edification more than anything, as I would likely never use them this way...

SVT set with EQ'd knobs through XLR out:



SVT set with nooned knobs through mic:



And for comparison's sake, here's a clip I did using the REDDI for a DI:



Got some comments coming, but in the meantime, here you go...
 
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When you listen to all the tracks, you'll get why I paired them up as I did. To me, the SVT and V4B XLR output when knobs are nooned are pretty much identical, likewise the SVT EQ'd and V4B nooned sound pretty close as well when you mic them. But the SVT's XLR gets brighter and more middy when I EQ it to sound good through the cab, while the mic'ed sound when knobs are nooned is considerably darker. This test proves, at least to me, that you can, however, get a very similar flattish sound out of the cab with the SVT with some knob tweaking. I remember Nick Dunwich going through the SVT EQ before it hits the power stage in that awesome EQ thread of his, and he said it was quite flat before it hits the power stage. As far as I'm concerned, this little test proves it.

I also recorded a REDDI track just to see how the XLR outs on these amps compare to it, and I was quite pleasantly surprised that the amps sound really close in both EQ and balls level. I still prefer the REDDI, but it ain't by much. I think the REDDI has slightly bigger balls, and of course the EQ's that I use on the amps don't always translate to the house when plugged into their chosen cabs. But I'm quite pleasantly surprised by the balls level of the amps' XLR out, and I would have no problem using either one in place of the REDDI if need be.

So there you go...there's my recording tests. Very happy with all this gear all the way around, and quite happy to hear how the V4B hangs right in there with the SVT tonally, if not wattage-wise.
 
#900
Laurent said:
Nice work Jimmy. The V4B seems to hold its own against the Heritage.
The Reddi is also beautiful sounding, so warm and larger than life. It's got that really big tone!
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Thx Laurent. That's pretty much what I thought, although you can see from my comments that I thought the amps' DI held up pretty doggone well vs. the REDDI. It's like choosing between 3 really hot chicks ;)
 
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