danbowskill Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Always fancied one of these and I have seen one for a decent price, anyone in these parts play thru them? Pro's /con's would be appreciated š Mainly what's the volume output like (ball park of the orange ad200 maybe)? ? I'd be playing it with a 6x10 cab. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Not a massively useful reply - apologies in advance -Ā but.. I have one stored away under the bed for those midlife crisis moments whereĀ I wonder whether I could put up with the weight and inconvenience of valves for the sake of the sound. I justĀ take it out and cart it up the many flights of stairs at ourĀ rehearsal studio, enjoy it for a couple of hours, bring it down again (usuallyĀ nearly setting myself on fire with the latent heat of the tubes...) and invariably put it away for another 6-12 months and carry on using whatever car-stereo-size flavour of the month is shiny! Donāt get me wrong, itĀ sounds great and itās very versatile, and Iād say that having played through a friendās AD200 with 4x10 and 1x15 at a decent size gig, Iād expect the VB-2 to be just as loud through the same cabs. The AD might be a bit āwarmerā and more bass-heavyĀ sounding by default from memory, but I honestly didnāt do much more than plug in and turn up. The EQ on the VB is comprehensive soĀ could very likely replicate that more classic vibe,Ā though itās not a tone I useĀ so Iāve never actually asked it to. Iāve only ever played mine through my Markbass 4x10 with quite a mid-presentĀ clean tone,Ā and thatās plenty loud enough to get over a metal band;Ā a decent 6x10 should give you one hell of a noise! But itās a pain in the behind to carryĀ and will try to burn you after itās been on a while. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Hi Ed, thanks for the reply š I've had loads of tube amps in the past (ampeg, orange, fender etc) and everytime I sell one and say to myself the weight is to much...... The allure of glowing glass drags me back š. I've seen a b stock peavey vb2 at a corking price, never tried/heard 1 before but looked good on paper. Sounds like the volume might be good then, the ad200 volume was good...... But god I hated the eq of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentode Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 It'sĀ got valves, buy it! It's the law! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I remember playing one back in the day and it had a sound of it's own - in a good way. I do remember it being back breakingly heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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