Is there a way to make CH3 vh4 sound less compressed?

[batrah]

I am a very dynamic player, so i kinda feel a little limited. The amp itself sounds mindblowing. I just wish i could open it more.

Is there a pedal out there or something you can use or is it the circuit itself and you can't do anything about it?

 

[Pierre]

Maybe 6L6 power tubes

 

[valve]

low output PUs,
lower the gain,
use channel 2
lower bias,
reduce negative feedback

but yeah, on some days it's a tad too compressed for me too...

 

[ChurchHill]

Could try changing one of more of the preamp tubes to something with lower gain than the 12AX7 that come stock. Something like a 12AY7 (40% gain) or 5751 (70% gain) might open it up a bit. I'd start with V3, which will also affect channels 2 and 4, maybe try V1, which is the input stage for all channels.

V1 = input stage for all channels
V2 = channel 4
V3 = channel 2,3,4
V4 = all channels
V5 = mixer and send buffer
V6 = return driver serial and parallel
V7 = phase inverter

I haven't tried this with my VH4, but only because I don't feel a need to. I have done it with other amps, though, and it can help tweak the response without risking anything permanent.

 

[MARK2C]

What year is the amp ?

 

[Pierre]

I tried a TAD 7025 in the V1 of my VH2 .....more articulate , smooth , definition and open sounding at the end....

 

[batrah]

What year is the amp ?

2024

 

[batrah]

low output PUs,
lower the gain,
use channel 2
lower bias,
reduce negative feedback

but yeah, on some days it's a tad too compressed for me too...

What about lowering the gain on the amp itself and then slightly add some more with a boost/overdrive pedal? like archer silver or something.

I have a mindblowing vh4 tone with my helix stadium (it was cloned), and adding the minotaur overdrive(based on archer silver/klon centaur) first in chain had a big impact on polishing the tone

 

[Techdeth]

Maybe 6L6 power tubes

This is it . Plus crank it up and keep channel gain lower .’my channel 3 never gets compressed now . Channel 4 is a while different story . But for leads its perfect

 

[valve]

This is it . Plus crank it up and keep channel VOLUME lower .’my channel 3 never gets compressed now . Channel 4 is a while different story . But for leads its perfect

fixed.