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Ampeg 4x10 HE

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DW1969

Feb 24, 2008
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#1
By far my favorite cab to gig with. Used it last night and man, it just rocks!

A month ago I went to my local ampeg dealer and ordered a new one. The one I have I bought new in 2006 and has served me well. Just wanted a fresh one for this up coming season.
Also wanted to stack at home not for gigs.
The store called me Thursday to say Yamaha discontinued the 4x10 HE and the HLF after they said the HE would be delivered by 4/12.
Can't believe they cut such an iconic cab.

My dealer has a used HE as an option and gave me the option for the Venture 4x10.
At a crossroad here.
 
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I would like to go light weight but I know what works.
Too old to lug a 810 around. The HE was an awesome compromise with the option to stack 2.
At that, with a SVT 7 pro and the 8 ohm HE I run it at less than 50% and I'm told it's too loud.

Pretty sure Yamaha is looking at sales numbers overall and yes what the market asks for.
For me the 410 HE was perfect.

May still consider the venture 410 but info is hard to come bye. Always found those neo spearkers lacking on the low end and what are the cabs made of? Don't want to buy a cab made of balsa wood that will fall apart after a few years of gigging.
Much like the wood of a guitar makes the tone same goes for the cab.

I'm from the camp if it ain't broke don't fix it. Sad that it looks like the classic series of cabs are done. Have two 15E's and a V4 412 as well.
 

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I just bought the last one from AMS a couple of weeks ago. They had one left and sold it to me for $750. I've purchased this cab twice now. The first time, I sold it during hard times, but always wanted another one. I was looking online a few days ago and saw none on AMS or at Sweetwater. I figured they were probably back ordered. Wow. The 410HE is a great cab. I wish it was 4 ohms, because it really is a good standalone cab.

I bet Ampeg will release a 2025 version that's ~30lbs lighter and double the price. Watch...
 
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I ran a 410he forever.
The cool thing is there are a BUNCH of them out there.
There are usually at least 2 for sale in my area. So if I ever want another, they aren't hard to find. That may be part of the problem. With so many used available and things costing what they do these days, the used market is looking better and better.
Everything is expensive right now and that leads to a lot of used gear being released into the market, often well below actual value.
 
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DW1969 said:
I paid $750 for the new HE that never came. The Venture 410 is $1200.
I could be wrong but the Pro Neo series didn't seem like a big seller either at $1200.
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Comparatively it looks like the venture is one of the cheapest neo 410 cabs out right now. Looking at sweetwater, unless I missed some, only the fender is cheaper in a neo-loaded cab.

4 x 10" Bass Guitar Amp Cabinets - Sweetwater

When the pro neo series hit the market (around 15 years ago) they were top of the range for sure, but prices being what they are these days the venture seems to be right in line. A Mesa subway 410 is $2000, Aguilar SL410 $1800, GK neo 410 is $1450, etc.

I only gig small and/or neo cabs these days and nothing bigger than a 212. I have an 810E because it was free.

Plenty of the heavy old cabs out there on the secondary market still, and I'm sure they'll keep the 810 and heritage models around to have a classic flagship product in the catalog, but the market is flooded with this stuff.
 
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This doesn't surprise me at all. It makes sense, and IMO, that's quite a low bar.

Besides the obsolescence-making amount weight of both, the 8-ohm 410HE doesn't properly pair with an SVT amp head (tube) unless you're running a pair of them and the 4-ohm 410HLF sound is a boomy low-end swamp.

There's a good reason why these cabs are virtually always easily found on the used market. They're overweight dogs. (I'm only half joking, to be charitable)

All the other or remaining cabs that Ampeg continues to make and offer are better options.

Now, let me tell ya what I really think. ;)
 
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DW1969 said:
I would like to go light weight but I know what works.
Too old to lug a 810 around. The HE was an awesome compromise with the option to stack 2.
At that, with a SVT 7 pro and the 8 ohm HE I run it at less than 50% and I'm told it's too loud.

Pretty sure Yamaha is looking at sales numbers overall and yes what the market asks for.
For me the 410 HE was perfect.

May still consider the venture 410 but info is hard to come bye. Always found those neo spearkers lacking on the low end and what are the cabs made of? Don't want to buy a cab made of balsa wood that will fall apart after a few years of gigging.
Much like the wood of a guitar makes the tone same goes for the cab.

I'm from the camp if it ain't broke don't fix it. Sad that it looks like the classic series of cabs are done. Have two 15E's and a V4 412 as well.
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Anyone can lug around a venture 8x8
 
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Oops I'd better grab another one while I still can... Preferably and old 200W one, just like my first. I'm glad that having 30-40 gigs a year allows me to play and lug an proper sounding gear.
With more gigs and more traveling I'd have go for more convenient option (just to save time, money, health and preventing older gear from destroying on tour) but for now it's perfect.

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My 410HE is not for playing out of gigging. I just wanted a sealed 410 for playing at home. At 71lbs, its not too bad. The older ones were close to 100lbs! But, weight is not a huge consideration because it will never move from the corner its in now.
 

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