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chrisblood
Published on 07/10/07 at 01:08
The Vox AD50VT at a glance:
- 50w Modeling
- Two user memories
- Hybrid technology like the Marshall AVT (1 = preamp distortion lamp warm)
- 11 amp models - presets (It goes through Marshall Fender, Vox and hi-gain as Soldano ... But beware, these are identified simus in other references, except for the Vox amps from the manufacturer. Ex : = UK90 JCM900's)
- Miscellaneous board effects (sometimes paired): compressor, flanger, phaser, rotary, chorus, delay, reverb, auto-wah ...
- A noise gate built
- Connectivity: jack instrument input (!!)+ direct line out + speaker + headphone + jack footswitch (sold as an option)
- A power attenuator to avoid entanglements neighborhood!
- on the other hand, a mega regret given the quality of the amp: no effects loop ... For that, my note on this topic from 9 to 7!
UTILIZATION
So there, no worries! It is simple as possible!
It "just" a preset from the amp, to refine the settings for carving his own sound (gain, volume, bass, middle and treeble) to choose (s) effect (s) to be applied and resolve and store it in one of two user memories.
These two memories (equivalent to 2 channels except that you can Bicol saturated or 2 channel 2 light or 1 of each) are switchable. The optional footswitch to switch from one channel to another and bypass the effect applied to the channel that is active.
Simple and effective!
on the other hand, there is a downside: with all the built-in effects that are really high bills (except the auto-wah abominable but that's not a scoop on what kind of effect), shame is impossible to connect a pedal to drive! If we add that Vox has certainly seen fit to dispense with an effects loop as there was built-in effects to the amp, one can say that the idea was not used until the end. Too bad because the quality is there, the possibilities are huge at the base, but maljheureusement somewhat constrained by the poor choice of the manufacturer. I put 10, but now I go down to 8.
SOUNDS
Its level, the Vox is in my opinion one of the amps modéliisation the most successful on the market! Nothing to do with some Line 6 certainly well filled, but I find some sounds very "synthetic".
I play mostly with sounds ranging from metal to blues / blues-rock.
I can tell you that tube amps are modeled quite impressive. I had a 100w JCM900 combo for a few years and I found her a very very very close to the modern UK model. A friend of mine who has seen the heyday of JCM700 tried the amp with his Telecaster on the corresponding simulation (Uk70's): he remained speechless!
For my part, to clean, I was won over by the simulation of the Fender Bassman, amp deemed to react in a very dynamic game of the guitarist. Here we find this feature, well rendered!
As for those who say that the amp is not suitable for large metalheads ... It depends on the guitar and his microphone. I have an Epiphone Les Paul Custom signature ZW rise with EMG active and I can tell you that modern UK gain in depth by digging mediums, that oats serious! With my Gibson Les Paul Standard and its original pickups, it sounds more rock again but frankly, it is far from lacking in power with the same settings.
Anyway, I remember the extraordinary versatility of this amp!
OVERALL OPINION
I use the amp for 7 months. I am delighted with the simplicity, versatility, quality 11 amp models and effects of that (except self-wah useless, I reaffirm!).
Only thing that is sorely lacking: the effects loop! It's a big mistake because the built-in effects can not control other than by turning a knob. It's the only reason I would really think about reinvesting in the same gear.
For besides that, what amp! And what a sound! Whether with my Epiphone ZW LP or my Gibson Les Paul and SG, is happiness! And for a price "ridiculous" and more!
- 50w Modeling
- Two user memories
- Hybrid technology like the Marshall AVT (1 = preamp distortion lamp warm)
- 11 amp models - presets (It goes through Marshall Fender, Vox and hi-gain as Soldano ... But beware, these are identified simus in other references, except for the Vox amps from the manufacturer. Ex : = UK90 JCM900's)
- Miscellaneous board effects (sometimes paired): compressor, flanger, phaser, rotary, chorus, delay, reverb, auto-wah ...
- A noise gate built
- Connectivity: jack instrument input (!!)+ direct line out + speaker + headphone + jack footswitch (sold as an option)
- A power attenuator to avoid entanglements neighborhood!
- on the other hand, a mega regret given the quality of the amp: no effects loop ... For that, my note on this topic from 9 to 7!
UTILIZATION
So there, no worries! It is simple as possible!
It "just" a preset from the amp, to refine the settings for carving his own sound (gain, volume, bass, middle and treeble) to choose (s) effect (s) to be applied and resolve and store it in one of two user memories.
These two memories (equivalent to 2 channels except that you can Bicol saturated or 2 channel 2 light or 1 of each) are switchable. The optional footswitch to switch from one channel to another and bypass the effect applied to the channel that is active.
Simple and effective!
on the other hand, there is a downside: with all the built-in effects that are really high bills (except the auto-wah abominable but that's not a scoop on what kind of effect), shame is impossible to connect a pedal to drive! If we add that Vox has certainly seen fit to dispense with an effects loop as there was built-in effects to the amp, one can say that the idea was not used until the end. Too bad because the quality is there, the possibilities are huge at the base, but maljheureusement somewhat constrained by the poor choice of the manufacturer. I put 10, but now I go down to 8.
SOUNDS
Its level, the Vox is in my opinion one of the amps modéliisation the most successful on the market! Nothing to do with some Line 6 certainly well filled, but I find some sounds very "synthetic".
I play mostly with sounds ranging from metal to blues / blues-rock.
I can tell you that tube amps are modeled quite impressive. I had a 100w JCM900 combo for a few years and I found her a very very very close to the modern UK model. A friend of mine who has seen the heyday of JCM700 tried the amp with his Telecaster on the corresponding simulation (Uk70's): he remained speechless!
For my part, to clean, I was won over by the simulation of the Fender Bassman, amp deemed to react in a very dynamic game of the guitarist. Here we find this feature, well rendered!
As for those who say that the amp is not suitable for large metalheads ... It depends on the guitar and his microphone. I have an Epiphone Les Paul Custom signature ZW rise with EMG active and I can tell you that modern UK gain in depth by digging mediums, that oats serious! With my Gibson Les Paul Standard and its original pickups, it sounds more rock again but frankly, it is far from lacking in power with the same settings.
Anyway, I remember the extraordinary versatility of this amp!
OVERALL OPINION
I use the amp for 7 months. I am delighted with the simplicity, versatility, quality 11 amp models and effects of that (except self-wah useless, I reaffirm!).
Only thing that is sorely lacking: the effects loop! It's a big mistake because the built-in effects can not control other than by turning a knob. It's the only reason I would really think about reinvesting in the same gear.
For besides that, what amp! And what a sound! Whether with my Epiphone ZW LP or my Gibson Les Paul and SG, is happiness! And for a price "ridiculous" and more!