Great recordings. Even though they're definitely quite similar, I think I like the V-4B's sound a bit more.
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2013 Ampeg V-4B 100W Reissue
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I don't care for 410 cabinets at all.
I have a VR and an old V-4B, and I can make them sound almost identical.
Never played a Heritage SVT-CL before, and I like the tone a LOT (as I should), I'm kinda with you in that I slightly prefer the V-4B.
I still think my playing on the one SVT mic'ed and EQ'd clip just isn't up to par compared to the V4B.
The answer to your obvious greed in the amplifier department, Jimmy, is to take ALL your rigs to every gig and employ a switcher unit between each - thus selecting the most appropriate head for each song 
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I don't care for 410 cabinets at all.
Vintagefiend
I don't care for 410 cabinets at all.
I actually prefer the VB4 to the SVT = more articulate, especially on the lows.
In the end, to my ears, the REDDI is the $hit!
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I don't even own an Ampeg but am liking this thread. Makes me want one of these heads.
This popped up on Craigslist this week.
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This popped up on Craigslist this week.
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Nice work on the clips JimmyM. Not sure I can pick one I like best though, they all sound really good.
Now I'm curious as to what cabs are going to sound best with the V4B. I loved my old V4B through my old SVT810 and I'm running 2-15s now, but I'd like to check out the new 112 and 212AVs.
Now I'm curious as to what cabs are going to sound best with the V4B. I loved my old V4B through my old SVT810 and I'm running 2-15s now, but I'd like to check out the new 112 and 212AVs.
Thank you for doing that, Jimmy. Real information. I thought the V4B sounded best. The lows had a round tightness. I wonder if the SVT could be EQ'd in that direction. How are you liking the 12" cabs?
Didn't get a cab. And yes, the SVT can be EQ'd in that direction and was...I just didn't play as well on that one SVT track.
It looks cool. I'd be tempted to try it like this and see how it works out. You might be pleasantly surprised with how it performs, despite it not being a single inline string. After all, your 810 is the same topology, just doubled. You'd need some feet or a bit of carpet under the cab though. Good excuse to get a Gramma isolation thingy.
Thanks for the clips, Jimmy. Very nice to to hear another recording of the V4B.
I thought the SVT and the V4B sounded VERY similar in your first two clips (the DI clips). Close to identical. I thought the low end of the V4B was maybe a bit tighter than the SVT. Could hear a little variation in the high end, but very similar.
I like the way both amps sound through the cab. Kind of tightened things up. Very nice sounds.
For me, the winner was the REDDI. Dang that thing sounds good!
I thought the SVT and the V4B sounded VERY similar in your first two clips (the DI clips). Close to identical. I thought the low end of the V4B was maybe a bit tighter than the SVT. Could hear a little variation in the high end, but very similar.
I like the way both amps sound through the cab. Kind of tightened things up. Very nice sounds.
For me, the winner was the REDDI. Dang that thing sounds good!
I've heard of the REDDI but I never actually heard it before. What a great piece of gear! Those Ampegs sure sound good, but the REDDI really stands out!
I think that looks cool too. Bummer that when you stack them next to each other, but upright, the amp feet / feet holes don't line up.
Hard to argue with the REDDI, for sure, but after doing this, I'm very tempted to start running two lines whenever possible. I loved the mic'ed sound as much as the REDDI sound. The amp sound does get picked up by mics on the stage, which I may just go with instead because I tend to be lazy 
but I'm finding it hard to argue with a mic on the cab and blending the two. Going to play with that a little more today and see what happens.
David, sorry, but I didn't like the sound of the side by side setup nearly as much as the vert stack. I don't mind side by side when it's in an 810, but not so much with a 410. Don't like to have the sound blowing past my knees. Plus you not only have to have something on the ground, but you have to have something between the cabs as well, as they were resting on the amp corners, which is a recipe for sliding.
but I'm finding it hard to argue with a mic on the cab and blending the two. Going to play with that a little more today and see what happens.David, sorry, but I didn't like the sound of the side by side setup nearly as much as the vert stack. I don't mind side by side when it's in an 810, but not so much with a 410. Don't like to have the sound blowing past my knees. Plus you not only have to have something on the ground, but you have to have something between the cabs as well, as they were resting on the amp corners, which is a recipe for sliding.
That's very true about getting the speakers higher to monitor what you are playing. Makes one play better.
Hard to argue with the REDDI, for sure, but after doing this, I'm very tempted to start running two lines whenever possible. I loved the mic'ed sound as much as the REDDI sound. The amp sound does get picked up by mics on the stage, which I may just go with instead because I tend to be lazy
David, sorry, but I didn't like the sound of the side by side setup nearly as much as the vert stack. I don't mind side by side when it's in an 810, but not so much with a 410. Don't like to have the sound blowing past my knees. Plus you not only have to have something on the ground, but you have to have something between the cabs as well, as they were resting on the amp corners, which is a recipe for sliding.
JimmyM which REDDI do you use?
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