FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

At the dawn of the 1970s, Ampeg took its cue from the rise in popularity of large powerful guitar amps made by Marshall, Hiwatt, and Sunn. Ampeg entered this market with the V-4 in 1970. At 120 watts it was more powerful than most of its competitors and was favored by the Rolling Stones in the early 1970s. The V-4 is loud with lots of headroom for its clear, bright, bell tones underscored with a prominent and focused bottom end. The V-4 cabinet has been acknowledged by players and collectors alike as being one of the best, if not the best, 4x12 speaker cabinet ever made. The amp only begins to distort at sound levels more often associated with Boeing 747s at takeoff. In half stack form, as pictured here, the V-4 is the perfect amp for playing 1970s style rock in medium to large clubs.
 

 Power Amp:  Tube; 4 x 7027A, 120 watts RMS @ 4 ohms

 Preamp:  Tube; 2 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AU7, 1 x 12DW7, 1 x 6K11, 1 x 6CG7

 Rectifier:  Solid state

 Speakers:  4 x 12" CTS (ceramic)

 Channels:  2; 1 input per channel

 Effects:  Reverb

 Controls:  Volume for each channel, bass, midrange, treble, reverb intensity, 3-way midrange selector, ultra hi switch, sensitivity switch, foot switch for reverb

 Head Dimensions:  10 H x 26 5/8 W x 11 1/8 D inches

 Speaker Cabinet Dimensions:  30 H x 27 W x 14 D inches

 Total Weight:  154 lb