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To anyone who needs to know:

A V4B/V4/V2 is in no way a lower-wattage SVT. I recently got a V4B hoping this would be the case. It most decidedly is not. It is a great amp, and lighter for sure, but if you are in love with the thing an SVT does, this just isn't going to do it. Honestly, I think you'd probably get closer w/ a Bass Driver.

Sorry to be a dream crusher but it just does not have whatever throaty growl (sorry I don't have language to quantify it better) the SVT has.

It's 2025, SVTs are less than $1000 and even though I have all the same reasons anyone else is selling theirs, I still want one or two.

Garth wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:30 pm To anyone who needs to know:

A V4B/V4/V2 is in no way a lower-wattage SVT. I recently got a V4B hoping this would be the case. It most decidedly is not. It is a great amp, and lighter for sure, but if you are in love with the thing an SVT does, this just isn't going to do it. Honestly, I think you'd probably get closer w/ a Bass Driver.

Sorry to be a dream crusher but it just does not have whatever throaty growl (sorry I don't have language to quantify it better) the SVT has.

That’s true but I’ve also owned all of them in the classically renowned iterations and I would say that an SVT isn’t a higher wattage V4B/V4/V2, either. They’re something else, and even within the little 60-100 watt V series all have their own particularities among each other.

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:00 pm That’s true but I’ve also owned all of them in the classically renowned iterations and I would say that an SVT isn’t a higher wattage V4B/V4/V2, either. They’re something else, and even within the little 60-100 watt V series all have their own particularities among each other.

That may be. It may do a thing but what that thing is I have yet to uncover. So far, I haven't gotten it to do anything particularly unique or interesting enough on bass for me to get excited about it. Not even in the way that I like what a normal V4 does for guitar. Mine is one of the earlier black-line ones with the lettering that wears off super easy.

The SVT though was instant love for me. Immediate thoughts went like: "This is right. This is amazing. This is what I've always wanted." (of course immediately followed by "it's going to suck to move this")

Hey fellows!

What is your opinion of this gem?

https://www.thomannmusic.com/intl/ampeg ... 9&reload=1

Our bass player is thinking about an upgrade!

Thank you!

Lu Zwei wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:53 pm Hey fellows!

What is your opinion of this gem?

https://www.thomannmusic.com/intl/ampeg ... 9&reload=1

Our bass player is thinking about an upgrade!

Thank you!

It was discussed a little bit on page two of this very thread.