The Ampeg VENTURE V12 gives you a plethora of features that tickle the fancy of the contemporary bassists.

The portable and powerful 1200-watt Venture V12 head features the Ampeg Legacy Preamp and 3-band EQ with sweepable mids, Ultra Hi/3-way Ultra Lo switches, a footswitchable SGT Overdrive circuit with SVT and B15 voicings, and a variable compressor.

Features

• 1200 watts @ 4 ohms
• Legacy Preamp with 3-band EQ
• Sweepable mid frequencies
• Ultra Hi/3-way Ultra Lo switches
• Footswitchable SGT Overdrive circuit with SVT and B15 voicing switch
• Variable Compressor
• 8.4lb / 3.8kg Weight

Venture® Series heads and cabs deliver the modern style and features sought by contemporary bassists. Powerful yet portable and lightweight yet roadworthy, the series comprises the Venture V12, V7, and V3 heads and the Venture VB-112, VB-115, VB-210, VB-212, and VB-410 cabs. With their easy-to-use and intuitive controls, Venture Series heads offer an extensive array of tone-shaping tools that include 3-band EQ with sweepable mids, Ultra Hi and 3-way Ultra Lo switches, and a footswitchable enhanced Super Grit Technology™ (SGT™) Overdrive circuit with SVT/B15 voicings. Venture Series cabs are available in the most popular configurations and come loaded with custom-voiced Lavoce® neodymium woofers and high-frequency drivers.

The 1200-watt Venture V12 is the largest and most powerful of the three heads in the Venture Series, yet it weighs less than nine pounds and fits into a gig bag or the optional Venture carrying bag, making it an ideal head for the traveling bassist. It's Class D power section provides more than enough power to drive any of the Venture Series speaker cabs or practically any other cab bassists may encounter on their travels.

Specifications

• Design: Solid State
• Preamp: Solid State
• Power Amp: ICE Class D
• RMS Power Output: 1200W (4Ω)
• Power: IEC
• Channels: 1
• Input Options: 0dB, -15dB (switch)
• Tone Controls: Bass, Midrange, Treble
• Midrange Frequencies: Sweepable
• Midrange Selector: Concentric
• Boost Options: Ultra Hi/3-way Ultra Lo
• Input Gain Control: Yes
• Compressor: One knob variable
• Limit Defeat: No
• Master Volume Control: Yes
• Mute: Switch / Footswitchable
• Peak Indicator: LED
• Speaker Outputs: Neutrik® speakON® NL2
• Preamp Out/Power Amp In: (2) 1/4"
• Balanced Out Ground Lift: Yes
• Line Output: Balanced XLR
• Line Out Pre/Post EQ: Selectable
• Line Out Level: 0 dB/-20dB Switch
• Headphone Output: 3.5mm TRS Stereo
• Aux Line Input: 1/4" TRS
• Effects Loop Send/Return: (2) 1/4"
• Effects Mix: Knob
• Footswitchable Mute/Effects: ASF2
• Country of Origin: China
• Output Power Rating @ 1% THD (@ 4 Ohm): 100 VAC = 1032W; 100-240 VAC = 1220W; (The output delta is less than 1 dB between the two outputs at 100V and 240V, respectively.)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 80 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz unweighted)
• Maximum Gain @ 1 kHz: 65 dB
• Input Impedance: 1 Meg
• Power Amp: Class D - ICE power (switching)
• Tone Controls: Bass: +/- 14 dB @ 40 Hz; Mid: +/- 14 dB @ selected frequency; Treble: +17/-14 dB @ 4 kHz
• Power Requirements: 100 VAC; 100-240 VAC; 50-60Hz; 1600W Max
• Size (H x W x D): 3.07 x 14.57 x 10.78 in / 78.1 x 370 x 273.8 mm
• Weight (Approximate): 8.3 lbs / 3.76 kg

The Venture V12 is big on power but lightweight at under nine pounds.