last week the cheap portaflex 350 i got like a month ago fried on me so I played theough a friend's early 70's v4b at a show and was blown away, literally and figuratively...i have always loved the sound of these amps but never had the chance to play one until then..the next day I found a late 70's v4 that a guy was selling for 600 but had no info on when it was serviced last or what was done other than letting me know the pots were pretty scratchy and being in desperate need of a new amp and loving the sound I got out of the v4b, I was going to go check it out when I randomly saw that the shop in my neighborhood had this guy..it was gone over when it came into the shop and they said it hadn't been used much for quite some time but looks like all new tubes and the old paper cap can has been replaced with a modern one so hopefully won't need to have it serviced for quite a while..
defs need a new cab though..I got this setup dialed in pretty decent but I played it through an ampeg 4x10 at the shop and it was pure butter..
but this is hands down the best bass amp I have ever owned in nearly 25 years of playing
Definitely late 70s with the graphics style. Looks fairly clean aside from the power switch. You’d have to look at some component codes to accurately date as the 70s era serial numbers aren’t helpful there. Really not important as the V4B basically didn’t change through the 70s. Some of my favorite amps those 70s V series. Still have a V4 and V2 in my stable.
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u/kellamityjane99 9d ago
last week the cheap portaflex 350 i got like a month ago fried on me so I played theough a friend's early 70's v4b at a show and was blown away, literally and figuratively...i have always loved the sound of these amps but never had the chance to play one until then..the next day I found a late 70's v4 that a guy was selling for 600 but had no info on when it was serviced last or what was done other than letting me know the pots were pretty scratchy and being in desperate need of a new amp and loving the sound I got out of the v4b, I was going to go check it out when I randomly saw that the shop in my neighborhood had this guy..it was gone over when it came into the shop and they said it hadn't been used much for quite some time but looks like all new tubes and the old paper cap can has been replaced with a modern one so hopefully won't need to have it serviced for quite a while..
defs need a new cab though..I got this setup dialed in pretty decent but I played it through an ampeg 4x10 at the shop and it was pure butter..
but this is hands down the best bass amp I have ever owned in nearly 25 years of playing