Ampeg V4 Club

[tombowlus]

My new love. Got the whole set up for $530. V4/ B-40 cab. Cab has 2 old Square back Eminence and 2 Eminence deltas sealed off in separate chambers like a SVT. Sounds a lot like my friends dads 68 SVT stack but it breaks up at a reasonable volume.

Wow, sweet deal!

 

[bassbobh]

Don't leave home without it!

 

[Russell L]

I don't own one, but I get to play one every Monday night at the jam. Love it. Don't wanna tote it, though.

 

[birdman14]

My new love. Got the whole set up for $530. V4/ B-40 cab. Cab has 2 old Square back Eminence and 2 Eminence deltas sealed off in separate chambers like a SVT. Sounds a lot like my friends dads 68 SVT stack but it breaks up at a reasonable volume.

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Don't leave home without it!

#42: 2behead; V4 Nice deal!
#43: bassbobh; V4BH I'm not sure what I'm more jealous of, your G&L or your Sadowsky.

 

[jpc]

Hi guys,

I need a quick advise. The driver tube of my mid-70's V4-B is broken. What would be a good replacement to get close to the original condition? Does the driver tube have any effect on the actual sound or can I throw in every ECC82/12AU7?

Thanks...

 

[Alex1984]

Waiting for #51 till I join......Keep it up guys!

 

[3l3phantstomp]

Hi guys,

I need a quick advise. The driver tube of my mid-70's V4-B is broken. What would be a good replacement to get close to the original condition? Does the driver tube have any effect on the actual sound or can I throw in every ECC82/12AU7?

Thanks...

Schematic calls for 12Au7
www.ampegv4.com/images/schematics/V4B.jpg

From my quick research it seems any one will do. I think the sound changes when changing the big boy tubes.

 

[birdman14]

Waiting for #51 till I join......Keep it up guys!

I'll give you #51 if you give us some shots of it.

 

[Alex1984]

Here goes...

 

[2behead]

is that a B-40 cab as well?

 

[Alex1984]

That's a V4 cab. I might replace the speakers with Deltalites somewhere down the road and use it with my SVT.

 

[LH1000]

Ive had this many many years..I love it, Its been all over the world..Could i have a number please..

 

[birdman14]

Here goes...

Ive had this many many years..I love it, Its been all over the world..Could i have a number please..

#44: LH1000; V4B
#51: Alex1984; V4

Keep em coming, some great shots and cool to see what everyone is running them with.

 

[Alex1984]

I'll post my VT-22 when I get a chance!

 

[nouroog]

Hi guys,

I need a quick advise. The driver tube of my mid-70's V4-B is broken. What would be a good replacement to get close to the original condition? Does the driver tube have any effect on the actual sound or can I throw in every ECC82/12AU7?

Thanks...

Hi
IME the driver tube does not have as obvious an impact on tone as the preamp tubes have, but you'd want to have a good reliable and well balanced tube in that position.
Screening for microphonics is not as important here as for preamp tube, but I found having a good tube in that position is quite important too. To my ears the most obvious effect of a good tube in that position is to give better attack. It's effect on tone is more difficult to tell for me.
I use 12AU7 RCA Cleartops and am very happy with them, but good current production tubes will probably be Ok as well. A little tube swapping will let you find your own truth.
Others may say otherwise

 

[tombowlus]

is that a B-40 cab as well?

Love the B-40...

 

[KramerBassFan]

I'm currently knee deep in restoring my V4 head and Cabinet. Thank goodness it has all of its knobs....

 

[ampegfuzz]

I just restored this

Keep the faith and Ampeg love

 

[Yango]

My back hurts just looking at these pictures!!

 

[JimmyM]

Small price to pay to sound like that, bro. The loading in and out lasts a few minutes, but some of my gigs last hours on end. That said, most of the time I bring a B-15