So i was at my local guitar shop and noticed an old Ampeg Bass Head hidding in the corner. The tag just said 1970s era V-2 Bass amp. I looked on the internet for a bit for information and all i found out was that an Ampeg V-2 is a guitar amp. But who knows if this is true. Anyone know where i can find infor on the ampeg v-series amps specfically the V-2???
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Ampeg V-2
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It's a 60 watt guitar head, but it would sound good with bass at lower volumes.
its the little brother of the V4.
its the little brother of the V4.
haha so i got one guy saying it will sound good a low volumes and another that says it will sound great at high volumes which one is it!!!
I ran sound at an event a few months ago and one of the band's bass players had a V2.
It did not have near enough volume to be heard at all, and they weren't a very loud group by any means.
Both of the posts earlier were correct, but in different ways. Keep the volume knob low, and the V2 has a good clean tone. Turn the volume up, and the amp begins to break up. A good tube-breakup sound, but the volume level will still be relatively low (for bass).
Unfortunately the amp runs out of steam way too soon to make this a good gigging bass amp.
It did not have near enough volume to be heard at all, and they weren't a very loud group by any means.
Both of the posts earlier were correct, but in different ways. Keep the volume knob low, and the V2 has a good clean tone. Turn the volume up, and the amp begins to break up. A good tube-breakup sound, but the volume level will still be relatively low (for bass).
Unfortunately the amp runs out of steam way too soon to make this a good gigging bass amp.
Agree. The V-2 is way underpowered to be a good bass amp. Also the circuit is voiced to give a fairly early breakup. The V-2 runs on much higher voltage than the V4 which is on paper almost identical. The V-4 (or V-4B) is a way better bass amp, but why not shoot for the SVT?
I DO like the V-2 for guitar, but I do play very very loud (like we did in the 1970's, before the curtain came down on ...well, everything... and they started putting Master Volumes on amps)
$$$ Anyone interested in selling me their V-2 heads?
I DO like the V-2 for guitar, but I do play very very loud (like we did in the 1970's, before the curtain came down on ...well, everything... and they started putting Master Volumes on amps)
$$$ Anyone interested in selling me their V-2 heads?
IIRC the V2 used a pair of 6CA7s for about 50W output. In todays world that won't take you too far though some manage with that amount of power. I once played an ice rink with a VOX AC30B and that's a 30W amp with two twelves in an open backed cabinet. It wandered around the stage a bit but it handled everything I threw at it. I was actually very surprised.
Paul
Paul
Nah! The best ever guitar amp was the VOX AC30TB. Followed closely by the '59 Bassman.
Paul
