decorators radio Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hi all. On the lookout for an Ampeg Micro VR with the 210 cab or a couple of 210 cabs. Can't see any in the for sale sections at the moment, but if anyone see's or know's of one out there then please give me a shout. Much appreciated, Stuart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) It's worth pointing out that the Micro VR suffers from a design fault that means they break up and crackle harshly when used with 2 SVT210AV cabs. They are fine with most other 4 ohm loads, and most other amps are fine driving a pair of those cabs, but stupidly, they don't work well together. There's a couple of threads on Talkbass about it if you want further details. I thought they might have fixed the issue by now, so I bought a Micro VR head to go with my pair of SVT210AV cabs after my Orange Terror Bass died a couple of weeks ago. The issue was immediately apparent even at low-medium volume, so it went straight back to the shop. The Orange Terror Bass is a perfect match for these cabs by the way, I'd recommend one of those, or pretty much any other micro amp over the Micro VR head (Ampeg PF350/PF500 if you want to keep it all the same brand) if you are set on using a pair of those cabs! Oh, and nice username! Edited December 22, 2013 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Funnily enough I heard a guy using this combo with an SG bass and it wasn't a kind sound to my ears. Very overdriven to the point of being distorted and too much signal for the amp/cab to handle. Just, not nice......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 The cabs can take it - I've played a pair them at pretty high volume with the Orange Terror Bass. It's something to do with the drivers in these cabs having a slightly lower than specced impedance which drives power module in Micro VR nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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