I don't understand why people call the VH4 "compressed".

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GiorgioV

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I have had this head - 2010 - for a few months now. You hear people left and right calling the VH4 compressed but to me it's anything but.

I mean, yeah, channel 3 does sound super awesome with the gain around 2 o' clock, and it does get fairly compressed if you want it to, but it also sounds just as great, albeit different, with the gain around noon or further backed, and much less compressed.

And channel 2 especially is one of the least compressed channels I've ever played, you can litterally go from clean to full on distortion just with picking dynamic, no need to even touch the volume on the guitar. How is that compressed? I have single channel ptp boutique heads, I have fender based amps, I've played plenty of vintage stuff and they don't do that.

Or maybe I don't understand what compression is.
 
I agree with you 100%. Ch 2 specifically is not compressed at all, very dynamic and has one of the largest gain ranges I've ever seen on a single channel.

I run Ch 3 with the gain around 2 p.m. (albeit with alnico IIs) and I would say it's fairly compressed but again I'm running the gain high. Also, I 100% don't care because it's tight while remaining thick and full with incredible harmonics. I agree though it's not as compressed as people make it out to be. The only channel I feel is highly compressed on the VH4 is Ch4 but it's 100% meant to be that way for leads.

Phenomenal amp
 
There’s many different versions of the amp out there. Some are more compressed than others.
 
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