VH4 Les Paul Custom Shop w/BKP Nailbomb Pickups - Clip

[Tone Monster]

That sounds nothing like my VH4 on ch3. It's actually Ch4 levels of gain on Ch3.

Changing the bias or powertubes will not have a huge impact on overall gain. I've tried all kind of tubes and bias settings on my VH4 and the biggest change was going to KT88s so far, which made the gain feel a bit less compressed.

My guess is that your VH4 is either a one-off from peter, or it was modded at some point. It definitely isn't the amount of gain and saturation you'll get out of just three gain stages (Ch3).

It sounds great, though!

I was the previous owner of this amp. It is stock. No modifications. I got it, unmolested, from the previous owner of Diezel USA. And it has the same amount of gain as all the other VH4s I've played.

Here's a previous recording I made with it on Channel 3. Check out that sustain. I hit an open chord and I swear it would ring for more than a minute if you wanted it to.

+1. Mine has this much gain as well. It's an '08 though.

 

[FourT6and2]

That sounds nothing like my VH4 on ch3. It's actually Ch4 levels of gain on Ch3.

Changing the bias or powertubes will not have a huge impact on overall gain. I've tried all kind of tubes and bias settings on my VH4 and the biggest change was going to KT88s so far, which made the gain feel a bit less compressed.

My guess is that your VH4 is either a one-off from peter, or it was modded at some point. It definitely isn't the amount of gain and saturation you'll get out of just three gain stages (Ch3).

It sounds great, though!

I was the previous owner of this amp. It is stock. No modifications. I got it, unmolested, from the previous owner of Diezel USA. And it has the same amount of gain as all the other VH4s I've played.

Here's a previous recording I made with it on Channel 3. Check out that sustain. I hit an open chord and I swear it would ring for more than a minute if you wanted it to.

+1. Mine has this much gain as well. It's an '08 though.

I doubt they differ from year to year that much. But I've heard later models have more gain or something?

 

[cardinal]

I've never played one from that era, but from what I have played there is a difference between the early 8 preamp tube circuit and years '07+. More compression, gain, and saturation. It's more subtle than dramatic: the amps I've played all sounded like a VH4. I didn't really notice a difference between an '07 and a '11. The '11 seemed less compressed and to respond better to changes in pick attack, but it's hard to say because I didn't play the '07 and '11 side by side.

Anyway, the '07 and '11 sounded like what's in the OP. The original amp I feel doesn't have that saturation. It's drier and more vicious sounding.

 

[jonl]

I've never played one from that era, but from what I have played there is a difference between the early 8 preamp tube circuit and years '07+. More compression, gain, and saturation. It's more subtle than dramatic: the amps I've played all sounded like a VH4. I didn't really notice a difference between an '07 and a '11. The '11 seemed less compressed and to respond better to changes in pick attack, but it's hard to say because I didn't play the '07 and '11 side by side.

Anyway, the '07 and '11 sounded like what's in the OP. The original amp I feel doesn't have that saturation. It's drier and more vicious sounding.

Yup! I had an 07 myself and the gain on channel 3 is completely different than my/your old blueface.

 

[FourT6and2]

I've never played one from that era, but from what I have played there is a difference between the early 8 preamp tube circuit and years '07+. More compression, gain, and saturation. It's more subtle than dramatic: the amps I've played all sounded like a VH4. I didn't really notice a difference between an '07 and a '11. The '11 seemed less compressed and to respond better to changes in pick attack, but it's hard to say because I didn't play the '07 and '11 side by side.

Anyway, the '07 and '11 sounded like what's in the OP. The original amp I feel doesn't have that saturation. It's drier and more vicious sounding.

The amp in the above vids is an '05. I think I played an '09 in a store once and it sounded a bit different. But it had 6L6s in it, so can't really make an accurate comparison.

 

[Erock09291]

Yo 1meanplexi, that sounds crazy good!!!