Vox Guitar Combo Amplifiers

This is the exact same amp as the standard black mini3 from Vox. This one just has a different tolex covering. The ivory tolex is very nice and a good touch for this small little amp. All of the standard features and operation is inside this amp as well. Also there is no up charge for the ivory color either. I like that Vox has offered several different color combos for the personal consumer's taste. Nice little rehearsal jamming amp. Great bedroom playing or office playing amp! It has a nice usable distortion tone and of course a very clean chiming Vox style clean tone. For what this unit is built to do, it does very well indeed. Vox MINI 3 3W, 1 x 5" Combo Guitar Amplifier Features: * Color: Ivory * Power amp output: 3W * Speaker: 5" * Amp models: 11 (Btq Clean, Black 2x12, Tweed 4x10, AC15, AC30tb, UK '70s, UK '80s, UK '90s, Cali Metal, U.S. High-gain, Line) * Effect types: 4 * Delay/reverb types: 4 * I/O: 1 channel (1/4"), 1 x mic input, 1 x auxiliary input, headphone output * Signal processing: 24-bit/44.1kHz * Tuner detection range: A0--A6 (27.5Hz-1.76kHz) * Power supply: AC adapter (included) or 6 x AA batteries (up to 10 hours) * Power consumption: 390 mA * Included: AC adapter and carrying strap UTILIZATION Details Type Solid State Number of Channels 1 Power 3W Speakers 1 x 5" Effects Yes Reverb Yes EQ Low, High Amp Modeling Yes Number of Models 11 Number of Tubes 0 Preamp Tubes No Tubes Power Tubes No Tubes Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x Mic (1/4"), 1 x Aux (1/8") Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/8") No Footswitch I/O No Effects Loop Height 10.51" Width 10.51" Depth 7.05" Weight 7.72 lbs. SOUNDS Try this amp out with a Superstrat of some kind to get some good single coil tones as well as the humbucking tones. This amp is pretty versatile with the 11 amp models to choose from as well as the built in effects. I personally like the Cali Metal amp model which is based off of the Mesa style grind. It has a Mesa voicing with the Vox approach which is very cool an unique. OVERALL OPINION With its on board tuner and effects all you need is your guitar and maybe some headphones for quiet home or office jamming sessions. Not going to be an amp that you would record with or even play a gig with but for practice and jamming on the go ti is light portable and simple. Not a lot to it but plenty of tonal options for only $100 for a new one. I would recommend this amp to anyone needing a quiet amp for light practice at home and silence is an issues. It sounds very Vox-ish and gets all those classic tones from the British based company along with new modern tones for high gain territory.

One of my favorite all time amps that has ever existed. This was one of my first amps than I ever bought. I wanted to sound like the Edge from U2 and I knew he used a vintage Vox Ac30, but I didn't have $4000 to blow on a fickle 40+ year old amp that you should never gig with because of the age. Since I was gigging heavily at the time I needed something that I knew would withstand the abuse an amp can take playing in clubs and bars. This was a great amp to cover that classic Vox tone and still take a beating. Vox AC30C2 30-watt, 2x12" Combo Guitar Amplifier Features at a Glance: * 30-watt, 2x12" combo guitar amplifier * Two channels with independent volume controls — Normal and Top Boost * Reverb and Tremolo effects onboard (controllable via optional footswitch) * Master volume section with Tone Cut and Volume controls * True bypass effects loop for bringing in your own pedals * Switchable 8-/16-ohm output jack for external speakers (mutes internal speakers) * 16-ohm output jack for running a cabinet along with the internal speakers * Features two 12" 8-ohm Celestion G12M Greenback speakers * Uses 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes and 4 x EL84 power tubes UTILIZATION Detail Type Tube Number of Channels 2 Power 30W Speakers 2 x 12" Celestion G12M Greenback Effects Yes Reverb Yes EQ Treble, Bass Amp Modeling No Amp Modeling Number of Models 0 Number of Tubes 7 Preamp Tubes 3 x 12AX7 Power Tubes 4 EL84 Inputs 2 x Instrument (Ch 1), 2 x Instrument (Ch 2) Outputs 2 x Speaker Footswitch I/O Yes Effects Loop Yes Height 21.89" Width 27.64" Depth 10.43" Weight 70.99 lbs. SOUNDS This ton when you hear it on stage or on an album you can almost immediately recognize that it is a Vox Ac30. The have that familiar British tone but distinctly Vox. These amOVERALL OPINION This amp was absolutely amazing! The best tone from an amp than I have ever played. I love the dark British grind that it gets when you crank it or playing clean with a nice tubescreamer. I would recommend everyone who plays an electric guitar to own or just try one of these amps. The will satisfy a taste for tone unlike any other amp could ever match.

This amp is just tone for days. I have had the opportunity to play this amp several different times in different settings. I was going for a U2 tone because I found out that the Edge played a vintage Vox Ac30 top boost. I thought that the tone from this amp was very useful and exciting. It was strong and warm and sounded old , but in a good way. The great thing about this amp is that it has a familiar British flavor but vastly different from the British sounds of a Marshall or a Hiwatt. The grind from this amp is very unique and voiced much like a Fender Twin, but deeper tonally and much darker than a Fender Twin. UTILIZATION The operation is unique to this amp as well. It doesn't look anything like a Marshall or a Hiwatt front panels. The gain control knob is the Cut knob. This is where you get the gain from the amp but you have to get the power section working hard to get any kind of distortion from the amp. This means you have to blast the hell out of this amp to get it to sustain. Which won't sounds very pleasing to any neighbors you may have living next door to you. If you want to get that Brian May tone then I would recommend getting an attenuator so you can crank that volume up to get a power tube distortion. There really isn't much if any preamp distortion at all with the amp. SOUNDS If this is the sound that you are going for then there really is not anything better out there. There haven't been too many clone amps of the Vox Ac30 so you are quite limited in trying to obtain that vintage sound from the 60's. JMI has been reissuing the Ac30's but they are around $5000 for a new one. For that price you might as well throw down the money for a vintage one. I used this with a Fender Strat and a Les Paul. Each one of those guitars gave a very usable and tasty flavor. For the clean stuff the Strat was optimum and for throwing an overdrive pedal in front the Les Paul gave a solid warm and rich vintage tone. However, the best operation I found was my personal favorite: a Electro Harmonics Big Muff in front with a Fender Strat. This combination gave me a great 60's tone that was so enjoyable to play. OVERALL OPINION If you are going for a particular tone then the Vox isn't going to be it. If you are going for a Vox or Brian May tone then there is only one way to go. You will need to get a JMI/ Jennings Music Industries Vox AC0 amp. This amp has a unique tone which is only Vox. I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for that Vox tone or any music or record engineer who needs a good arsenal or tones. You can't make a Marshall sound like this amp and you can't make this amp sound like a Marshall.

* All-tube design * The warm tone of the original AC15 * 15W RMS power * 12" Vox Custom speaker * Master volume * Treble and bass tone controls * Global reverb and tremolo controls * Jack for VF002 footswitch for reverb and tremolo on/off * 2 extension speaker jacks * 8/16 ohm impedance switch * Manufactured in the Vox factory * Vintage Vox styling * Power Output: 15W RMS into an 8 or 16 ohm loudspeaker load. * Internal speaker: 16 ohm, 12", 30W VOX/Wharfedale Custom * Tube complement: 2 x EL84/6BQ5 and 2 x 12AX7/ECC83 * Rectifier: silicon rectifier with passive SAG circuit * Mains input: preset 100V or 120V or 230V or 240 V ~ 50 or 60 Hz depending on country of sale UTILIZATION Super easy to work, not many buttons and switches. Plug in and GO. and you will not look back. SOUNDS I used mainly a Les Paul with Seymour Duncans in it and a 90s MIA strat. Clean: The Clean on this thing is seriously pretty much unbeatable. It sounds good pretty much anywhere. Running it with the strat was pretty much instant "Run To You" by Brian Adams tone, which was pretty sweet, and if you want the whole Hillsong Worship type tone this pretty much does it in spades with a gretstch style guitar. OD: Once you get the volume up past about oh say, 10 o clock it starts breaking up, especially with humbuckers...and my gosh is it glorious. very lush warm sounds. You want the beatles? it does the beatles...you want Brian May? you got it (with a treble booster and maybe an OD). On the contrary though, this is the biggest downfall of the amp, it has a very small sweet spot on the gain and its either too muddy or not saturated enough (for my tastes). It can also definitely do with a tube change out of the box as the stock tubes are pretty gross sounding. The tremolo is great, very warm and making it footswitchable was a great idea...the reverb was a bit much though, it gets to big too fast, pretty unusable. OVERALL OPINION Overall, I love this amp for anything low gain clean and up to medium gain, in its price range you can't beat it for 60s rock tones or modern worship band sounds, I highly recommend this amp to anyone looking for things like that. overall I'll give it an 8 .

The Vox AC4TV is an extremely small guitar combination amplifier, designed for practicing and possible recording. It is a tube based amp, which is rare for such a small amp, as it has both a 12AX7 and EL84 tubes,and has a single 10 inch speaker. It only delivers four watts of power and has a single 1/4" input for your guitar. UTILIZATION Using the Vox AC4TV is incredibly simple, as there isn't much to work with in terms of parameters. This isn't surprising, as most small amps like this don't. It simply has knobs for tone and volume, as well as one for selecting what amount of wattage you would like to use. It has four watts, one watt, and a 1/4 of a watt to choose from in terms of settings. This is a nice feature as it allows complete control over your output. A manual certainly isn't necessary, but I haven't seen one so I don't know anything about it. SOUNDS The Vox AC4TV definitely has one of the better sounds when it comes to amps of this size, especially considering that this amp only outputs four watts at most! I've used the amp for practicing and messing around with a Fender Stratocaster and no pedals or effects. While of course not comparable to something like an AC30, you can definitely hear the classic Vox sound even in this tiny amp. I don't think that I'd recommend it for anything other than practicing as it just can't get loud enough, although there could definitely be some creative and cool things done with in the recording studio. Having said this, I haven't tried it out myself for recording, so I don't want to speak about it any further - all I will say is that I wouldn't rule it out. OVERALL OPINION The downside to the Vox AC4TV is that even though it is small and only four watts, it still has a decently sized price tag. You'd think and like for it to be a bit cheaper than this, as there are bigger amps with a bigger sound available for this price. So while the AC4TV is a cool little amp, I'd recommend looking elsewhere if you're in the market for a practice amp, as you can definitely get something with more power and options for this the price you'd have to pay for one of these.

Features — 7 Purchased used from a musician. Eventually sold it to upgrade for a dearer Marshall. I owned it for 1-2 years and enjoyed playing it. It was my fourth ever amplifier. I used an Epiphone guitar with it and managed to play most styles of music. The product build is solid and feels high quality. It's a pretty standard product from Vox and doesn't look out of place with more expensive gear. There are basic EQ controls, nothing fancy there. I loved the way this looked and for a cheap price decided to go for it. Don't know what the year is. Sound — 7 Suited my blues and classic rock style fine, the sound could get quite treble-heavy due to cheaper solid-state hardware. It's probably best to use a humbucker-equipped guitar to compensate for this. I would stay away from using your typical Squier Bullet or equivalents as you might get severe treble-itis. I didn't use any effects with it and just cranked up the gain a little when playing AC/DC, Hendrix, etc. It's not a noisy amp. You can get a wide variety of sounds, although I wouldn't play Metal or anything too heavy, go for a Marshall in that case. Reliability & Durability — 7 I wouldn't use this as a main live amplifier, just for rehearsals and home practice. Reason being the sound quality could be better (see previous comments). Durability is fine however. It's dependable and looks quite cool. Portability is a huge plus, the amp is quite lightweight so you can carry it around easily. It's a standard rehearsal / practice amp that will last you a good couple of years when you first start playing, especially if you like classic rock. I had fun using it and it never let me down. Overall Impression — 7 The Vox Pathfinder 10 delivers very nice Vox-style tones in an affordable and lightweight package. It’s a ‘does what says on the tin’ type of amplifier, with nice breakup once you turn the volume up. When compared to other amps from Marshall and Fender, it does feel a little quiet, and you often need to turn the volume up halfway to hear nuances well. This might be a deal-breaker for some, but if you’re only looking to practice in your home or a small room this won’t be an issue. The lovely finish makes the amp look great in any setting.

Its actually a very versatile amp that can do almost any sound. It took me a while to stumble upon this amp. I have had many amps before including Marshall MG15, Roland Cube 30X, Roland Cube 80XL, Vox VT40+ and Blackstar ID30. My dad has a Blackstar HT40. I had been looking for a while for a secondhand AC15 but never found one that was either within my price range or good enough in condition or near enought o where I live. Anyway I had seen this lots of times in stores and had always for some reason overlooked it but finally while auditioning an AC10 I decided to try this as well. I can say that I was quite blown away by this amp. It sounds like an AC10 or AC15. It doesnt go as loud and is missing some of the uncomfortably sharp treble on the AC15 but I turn that down anyway. What it has is an extra overdrive channel that gives harder distortion so its almost like buying this amp and a Boss DS1 pedal. I use it to play lead sections for EDM that I am writing and for jamming with friends. In a home/garage jamming situation it stacks up very well with the Blackstar. It is not as versatile as the Blackstar but it has a signature sound that the Blackstar lacks. I love all the sounds and feel I can get good sounds across the range. It is not exactly like a Vox AC15 but then an AC4 isnt either and neither is an AC10. For that matter the AC15 is not like the AC30. But it is definitely very much in the ballpark. I have used all the modellers including the Blackstar ID30 and also a Catlinbread pedal that is supposed to emulate the AC15 sound. I can tell you unequivocally that the AC15VR comes far closer to that sound than anything short of the real thing. Having said that in many ways it is far more useable. I can get better sounds at very quiet bedroom levels than on the tube amps. And it definitely sounds very much like a tube amp. Its also lighter and turns on quicker. I dont particularly like the reverb which is really quite subtle. I am thinking of upgrading the unit inside with the stronger version as soon as the warranty runs out. Anyway take it from me. This is a lovely amp that can hold its own against amps double the price and for this price it is a steal. I cannot understand what some of the reviewers on this site are writing about it.

This is no frills little practice amp with an unbelievably good tone. I've been playing Blues/Rock guitar for 30 years and I've never heard such a great sound from such a small amp. I was looking for a little practice amp that I could carry around. I saw this used for $99, tried it out and was really impressed. It sounds great. It barks. It quacks. It screams. It cries. It cleans up nice and sweet. It is small and very light. It sounds great with Les Pauls and Strats, Tele's and ES-335s. It is very responsive to your guitar's volume controls. Put your volume on 10 and get a great lead tone. Then just back off a little for a more subtle lead tone. Back off a little more and you've got a great rhythm tone. While it is more than powerful enough for what it was designed for, it sounds so damned good that I've started thinking about how to use it as my main amp. So, I wish it was more powerful. Quality seems fine. No complaints. Well one little complaint. Somehow I managed to pull the speaker wire loose and it is so short and the amp is so small it is a bitch to get it connected back. I guess that wasn't a problem with the child labor that put it together in China. Small hands... :) Buy this Amp! Buy it even if you don't need it. It is worth it. It is just a little over $100 new. Yes, it is 100% solid state. If that offends your religious sensibilities, too bad. Buy it anyway. If I'm ever out and I see one, I'm going to buy a second one just in case. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this amp from Nicholson music in Folsom, CA and paid $239.00. Nicholson is my local music supply store and offered the same price as Guitar Center. Since I could only afford one amplifier I looked at all available 30 watt amps. I was looking for warm tone with some decent effects. Once I was turned on to the Vox AD30VT I was pleasantly surprised by the warmth of the amp and its features. It models eleven amps in both preset and manual mode. Therefore one can modify any attribute of the setup. There are eleven effects - seven are combinations. The guitarist can adjust the "amount" of effect with a knob. There is also a noise reduction setting the guitarist can adjust when playing a single coil pickup or using high gain. I would prefer to have each of the effects independent of one another. That way I could invoke each one singly or in any combination I choose. Very solid unit. It has a metal grate front one would think would rattle but it doesn't. Cool amp. It requires reading the manual (really!) but it is simple to operate. I'd buy it again. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I paid £75 in 1986 for this. The unit was secondhand. I saw an ad in a local paper that said "Vox valve amp for sale £75 ono." I snapped it up immediately. The V15 was kind of half an AC30 - intended for practicerather than gigs. Being all valve (all tube to USA readers)it was a bargain. At the time other valve amps were going for hundreds. Smooth mellow tone - quite loud (considering it is only 15W RMS, 21W peak) When overdriven it gives a very smooth distortion suited to rock. When played with distortion and a wah-wah it is great. It says "Made in England" on the back - sadly not many things are these days so it's a bit of heritage. To get the best sounds it had to be played at full volume. This results in very good sounds but angry neighbours. The lack of a headphone socket makes this amp OK for practice in a sound-proofed room or when there was no-one in next door. At low volumes the sound was mediocre and this is a bit frustrating. A couple of times I have managed to pick up stray radio signals with the amp as well - Radio Moscow and BBC Radio 1 feature on some of my 1980s home recordings. It used to happen to Hendrix too so at least I'm in good company! Construction-wise the amp is quite solid. The overall quality of the cabinet is very good, with hard-wearing tolex material and a traditional looking Vox speaker cloth. My only gripe is the plywood panel across the back immediately behind the speakers. This vibrated and made an annoying buzzing sound. A couple of extra screws sorted this out. The Vox badge on the front grille came off very soon after buying the unit - it is cheap plastic, metal would have been better. The electronics are a little weird. Occasional radio interference - this has happened rarely but I can't seem to cure it. Also, the smoothing capacitor blew once and had to be replaced. This took a long time to fix as the repair shop couldn't get a circuit diagram from Vox for a while. In the end it cost me £45 - could have been worse I suppose. There is a schematic available on the web now so this shouldn't be a problem in future. I have replaced the valves a few times - but you'd expect this anyway. The speakers are fine and take a good battering without any problems. The presence of reverb would be very welcome - but for £75 I can't complain. Vox make some very expensive kit -but this amp shouldn't be seen as anything more than a practice unit. Electronically it is very basic, but it performs well. If you see one for sale (and it works properly) pay up to £120 for it and entertain the neighbours. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

at milanos music 150 bucks i tested this and a marshall and right off the bat this had much better distortion in my humble opinion you can also dial in a variety of different tones if you want the clean is pretty nice i havent found anything not to like so far it even tells you how to dial in brian mays sound so no complaints whatsoever its nice color of white really stands out i havent dropped it yet it is excellent for its size and the price is unbeatable This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Purchased used on ebay for $152.00, had brown-out problems. I tried one out at Guitar Center that sounded good for the small amount of cash. I was impressed how 30 watts projected from this amp. The (2) 10' Celestions seemed fuller than the single speaker version. I have some Thomas amps from the 60's but this one was lighter with a decent spring reverb. The overdrive channel sounded great with my Charvel Model 1 axe. Good saturation with the tube preamp. As I mentioned this amp was in need of repair due to the brown-out condition. After searching some sites on the net I read a review that identified the problem as the opto-coupler in the tremelo circuit. This was the major contributor to the amp being discontinued! After replacing that part the amp rocks!! If you have this amp or the Cambridge 30 (1) 10" version-thats your fix. Too bad Vox used one crappy component in a nicely concieved amp. One minor gripe is you need (2) footswitches to operate mrb,tremelo,reverb, & overdrive. See above. Other than the opto-coupler its a nice amp for under $400.00. I did add some AC-30 vents from North Coast Music in the rear panel. Heat is a problem with the stock units. I'm not in a metal band so I have used this amp to gig with without any problems. Its got enough power, espescially with a (2) 12" extension cab as I used it. I do think they should have put corner protectors on since they always take the hits. Added some stock Vox pieces myself-looks cool! Was going to sell it but changed my mind. Its easier to move than my Buckingham or Super Beatle & I don't want to risk my 1965 tube Cambridge in the clubs. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com