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Garth wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:04 am Cleanest V4 half-stack I've ever seen if you know anyone in central Florida.

https://reverb.com/item/78960503-ampeg- ... inet-1970s

That thing is just lovely.

Frankie99 wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:34 am

Garth wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:04 am Cleanest V4 half-stack I've ever seen if you know anyone in central Florida.

https://reverb.com/item/78960503-ampeg- ... inet-1970s

That thing is just lovely.

It's a FULL stack if you pay cash.

Would buy if within 500mi.

Jesus, I missed that in the listing originally.

Frankie99 wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:24 am Jesus, I missed that in the listing originally.

Same. I was just gaping out at the porn pics.

This one has the distortion circuit unlike the other 3 I have (long story) and have never heard anything about what that sounds like.

Garth wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:39 am

Frankie99 wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:24 am Jesus, I missed that in the listing originally.

Same. I was just gaping out at the porn pics.

This one has the distortion circuit unlike the other 3 I have (long story) and have never heard anything about what that sounds like.

I have two V4s left (after a high of 3 plus a VT-22), and one of them is like that. I tried the distortion circuit exactly once when I first got it...have used channel two exclusively.

^ yup. I had a VT-22 with distortion and it’s almost comical how bad it sounded when you turned it on. Sounded great otherwise. The distortion vs non-distortion is a distinction not only because of the knob, but because the distortion models use a different transformer; I THINK it’s the PT with another tap for the grids or something?

After posting about the distortion channel I re-researched trying to find actual sound samples w/ no real luck. Mostly found forum posts that say "it's there. don't use it" in the same way the distortion is often maligned on the JC-120.

Also I'm just happy to be in good company not being the only one with a small horde of these monsters. Even not really playing guitar at all these days TBH if I could justify a 22-hour road trip, my number would be up to four and presumably at that point I would finally win.

Who-aahhh, that V-4 is tempting. I am currently within "driving distance" but have to pour cold water on my head every hour on the hour. It's a beaut. If I hadn't pieced together a proper bass rig recently, and had a little more money to spare/a less cramped living space*, I'd pull the trigger.


* = Not "downtown Tokyo studio apartment cramped" but legroom in limited, owing in part to other gear

EGC is selling Steve's black TB500 on Reverb.

Great deal on a VT40 at my local shop, if anyone feels like driving to Toronto for an amp.

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