Ampeg v4 or v4b?

[jewbageled]

Craigs selling two near my area:

a v4 for $700

and a v4B for $500

I've really want to get a big ole ampeg tubester for.....forever really. I really like the v4, because as I understand, its useable for guitar as well (and has a filthy ovderdrive channel.)

Wise men of the internet-what are you thoughts on these two opportunitties? Which do you prefer? Should I save my money and wait for a differnent, older, heavier tube ampeg?

 

[coreyfyfe]

There are really only subtle differences. The main difference was that the v4 had sensitivity switches and no bass boost while the v4b had a bass boost. On the very late models they had a distortion circuit in the v4. Otherwise, year to year they were basically the same. There were a few different capacitors in the preamp that supposedly give the v4b a little more clarity in the lowest of lows, but they use the same power amp and output transformer so it shouldn't really make a noticeable difference.

 

[RutherfordBrave]

If you're not going to buy the V4B, shoot me a PM

 

[nashvillebill]

If the V4 in question has the distortion channel, the circuit design is nowhere close to the original version, I have schematics of both. Personally I'd pass on the distortion-channel version but some folks say they are OK.

 

[johnk_10]

If the V4 in question has the distortion channel, the circuit design is nowhere close to the original version, I have schematics of both. Personally I'd pass on the distortion-channel version but some folks say they are OK.

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