Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
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Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
I have a shot at getting a Ampeg V4 (4x12) dirt cheep. What speakers am I expecting to see in a Early 80s model and is it even worth a dime?
- Leo_Gnardo
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Re: Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
If they were still makin' em out of baltic birch like early-mid 70's the box alone is worth the price of admission.
I got mine with Altec 417's good for guitar, bass or anything. Heavy as hell. No idea what may be in the one you're looking at. Ampeg used to load 'em with CTS then square-magnet Eminence. You'll have to pry one out I s'pose to see what it is, unless you see that telltale Altec white frame.
I got mine with Altec 417's good for guitar, bass or anything. Heavy as hell. No idea what may be in the one you're looking at. Ampeg used to load 'em with CTS then square-magnet Eminence. You'll have to pry one out I s'pose to see what it is, unless you see that telltale Altec white frame.
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Re: Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
Expect a back-breaking beast!!!
I had one in the mid 70's. Speakers were the square back eminence.
Are you getting the amp and cab, or just the cab?
A lot of people really liked the cabs. I did not.
No access through the back of the cab, and the dreaded 4-pin connector that I always seemed to lose. Very well made though. Solid as a rock and heavy as all get out. Heavier than a stock Marshall 4x12 by a good 20 pounds.
That said, with the V4 head, it was a glorious sound. That smokey, throaty, Sticky Fingers/Exile early 70's Stones sound.
I had one in the mid 70's. Speakers were the square back eminence.
Are you getting the amp and cab, or just the cab?
A lot of people really liked the cabs. I did not.
No access through the back of the cab, and the dreaded 4-pin connector that I always seemed to lose. Very well made though. Solid as a rock and heavy as all get out. Heavier than a stock Marshall 4x12 by a good 20 pounds.
That said, with the V4 head, it was a glorious sound. That smokey, throaty, Sticky Fingers/Exile early 70's Stones sound.
<i> "I've suffered for my music. Now it's your turn."</i>
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Re: Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
I put a quarter-inch "barrel" jack next to the 4-pin. Works just finecrbowman wrote: No access through the back of the cab, and the dreaded 4-pin connector that I always seemed to lose.
Yup, all that & a bag o' chips. Stones tones even better with a V2!Very well made though. Solid as a rock and heavy as all get out. Heavier than a stock Marshall 4x12 by a good 20 pounds.
That said, with the V4 head, it was a glorious sound. That smokey, throaty, Sticky Fingers/Exile early 70's Stones sound.
down technical blind alleys . . .
Re: Ampeg V4 4x12 80s
Hell yeah. Regulation jack and a V2 and you would have a very nice, manageable rig for not much $.Leo_Gnardo wrote:I put a quarter-inch "barrel" jack next to the 4-pin. Works just finecrbowman wrote: No access through the back of the cab, and the dreaded 4-pin connector that I always seemed to lose.
Yup, all that & a bag o' chips. Stones tones even better with a V2!Very well made though. Solid as a rock and heavy as all get out. Heavier than a stock Marshall 4x12 by a good 20 pounds.
That said, with the V4 head, it was a glorious sound. That smokey, throaty, Sticky Fingers/Exile early 70's Stones sound.
The V2 is such an underrated amp.
<i> "I've suffered for my music. Now it's your turn."</i>
V4 stack
I had a V4 stack in high school.I cant remember a dang thing about that amp.I wish I could.It was the late 70's in NJ,got it cheap and then it was sold.
Wish I could help.I was out there for a few years,I do remember the red 200 watt marshall.It was loud!!!!!!!
Wish I could help.I was out there for a few years,I do remember the red 200 watt marshall.It was loud!!!!!!!
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