Vox V810 Valve-Tone

Purhased from loacl music store on closeout for $60.00. I had read some good things about it and bought it without plugging it in.

A very nice low gain unit that works well as a clean boost and / or Tube-Screamer type overdrive. Very transparent. It lets the sound of your instrument come through without any artificial colors or flavoring. I use it in conjunction with a Real Tube, French Toast Dist/Oct, Arion Analog Delay, Boss Chourus and a volumme pedal into a Roland Blues Cube amp. The low gain of this unit works excellent for a bluesy sound and run into the real tube or overdrivin amp, it can get down right nasty. But on it's own, it works best as a low gain, blues type overdrive. Nice unit. Looks cool in chrome with black chicken head knobs. Has gain, level and tone.

Nothing not to like. Do not buy this if you are looking for an over the top grunge, metal type unit. That is not what it was designed for. If you like the tube screamer type sound, but this instead and you won't sound like the other 15 million guitar players who in turn sound like the other 15 million.....and so on..and so on....It will put an individual stamp on your sound.

Chrome steel body...Looks cool.Heavy...built to last.

Again, a very transparent, excellent sounding low gain unit. Great clean boost for adding some girth to your sound, or a great blusey crunch. I hear they are now discontinued, so if you can find one, snatch it up!!

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Just to add here that I post in the forum "hands in the camboui"

small change ultra classic but devilishly bnfique: changing the transistor 4558 Texas Instrument valve-tone with a "real" JRC4558D.

cot: 0.40 (0.35 if, like me, you put a socket for a change transistor and run tests without desoldering / soldering each time). I think this is the door to everyone ...

rsultat: really more grain and more gain (very noticeable) but still prcis. The gain obtained with the original V810 gain background is Ajourd'hui with the gain halfway. Otherwise, it's free!

short, mchamment one approaches the tube screamer, but with the small character of the Vox all the same.

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Overdrive

UTILIZATION

Simple

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is a gem. I am completely addicted, really perfect for a pop / britpop, if one seeks a small gain subtle.
It is very hard to find an overdrive pedal that gives your clear sound without distortion free switch in and ValveTone is clearly the best I've tried to get this result.
I played with Fender Twin Reverb 1979 U.S. Telecaster Butterscotch 52.
It is a wonder and it can also be set for a good distortion more straightforward.
I play with it on almost all guitar parts here:
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OVERALL OPINION

2 years that I use and I'm thrilled.