I'm a fret melter too Indy :D
Over 30 years I've tried to lighten my touch, and I have little, but I can't get the tone I want out of the speakers without exerting a certain amount of brute force :lol:
So are these AC4s out yet then? Not seen one...
I got quite excited about them few months back but they weren't available... Almost excited enough to think about buying an amp to use instead of my trusty Vox Tonelab LE... (there are various old gigging amps secreted about our flat, but they're all too loud)
BUT, because I couldn't try/buy one, the 1st quarter's GAS money got used up on another telecaster and BKPs... :roll:
SO... if anyone does buy/try one of these AC4TV beasties, I'll be very interested to hear what they think :D