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Published on 09/13/09 at 08:35
What kind of amplification (lamp, transistor ,...) and what is the power delivered? What connections and what are the settings, the effects? ... Here, I refer you to the previous opinion, everything was clearly explained. The small weight is all the same, it&#39;s reassuring, it&#39;s tough.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is it simple? Yes, it&#39;s virtually "plug and play" is selected with the potentiometer suitable type of amp you want to use, it puts all the EQ knobs at noon (old), it selects the type of preset (green, orange, red), playing with gain and master volume, and it is there. No brainer at all. Flaw pain in the ass all the same: when changing type of amplifier, while the overall volume has not moved, the volume climbs wickedly (and especially when selecting amplifiers known for their large saturation) when &#39;is played at low volume. Must then readjusted the volume and master to arrive at the desired volume. Gets it easy to sound good? More or less easily, partly because of concern that I have just mentioned. Otherwise, it appropriates the machine very quickly and is relatively easy to "sculpt" a sound. I do so very intuitive. The manual is clear and sufficient? ... No man, sellers had not to them (ie my ..!). That said, I do not really need.

SOUNDS

Right for your style of music? I play a little bit of everything (pop-rock, blues, hard rock, some metal) and it allows me to more or less wanted to get closer sounds. To me, its greatest weakness is its lack of "soft" and HP all riquiqui strong limiting low frequencies. I would say for blues purists, the amp is not ideal because it is not flexible enough and lacks any nuances in the gradation of saturation. With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play? I play it mainly with an Ibanez RG Prestige 2620 and from time to time with my Strat USD. What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat" ,....)? I have not spent much time in finding sounds, and I can not remember the settings. What are the sounds you prefer, you hate? I find that overall the sounds are good, with a "very good" for the sounds of "calif" metal ". That said, there are a lot of amp emulations that I never use, because I find the sounds very "rough, slimy, plastic." Very quickly, I am limited to 2-3 types of amplifiers suitable for the use I make, I memorized the sounds and the rest, basta! Regarding the effects, we are dealing those are the most common, with some nice combinations. If I compare the time of the Vox to my Memory Man, the chorus to my Boss CE-2, or the Voodoo Lab Tremolo to my, obviously, I want to say that the effects of Vox are almost gadgets, but I think they can still have fun and get, if one sounds amazing, at least one correct sound. Here are some videos made with the Vox and Ibanez RG 2620

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it? For almost five weeks. I use only flat, for rehearsals, I use a Hot Rod Deluxe with effects pedals. What is so special that you like most and least? What I love is all -in-one and easy to use. I have already mentioned the shortcomings of the Vox, which for me are not prohibitive given its low price. Have you tried many other models before buying it? No, I did not even want to compare to its competitors (Roland Cube brol Line6 Spider or thing). Before, I played a Peavey Blazer 158 and I was obliged to connect all my pedals in order to have fun. How would you rate the quality / price? Very good (199 euros). With experience, you do again this choice? Well ... no, I&#39;ll move on, but I am very happy with my purchase! Edict of 18/07/09: After spending a little more time trying to refine some of the tones, I come to be quite disappointed with the performance of the Vox. I was seduced by the saturation at first, but now I find them very messy, "razzle-l&#39;oeil." Unable to get such a soft and subtle saturation approaching (I insist: "approaching") that of "Brothers in arms" (I know, not all the same stuff): I &#39; get it while its a yucky riquiqui and when I try to adjust the level of gain, no way to do so in the shade. So, for me, this little amp is a lot of bluff: a lot of possible settings, but very few sounds correct. Be wary of the little lamp downright sensible bring warmth to the sound, it&#39;s more marketing than anything else: my old 15 watt Peavey did not and it sounded much better! Finally, I found this little Vox satisfactory for those who want a reasonably priced small amp capable of offering a range of tones (emulation of integrated amps and effects). That&#39;s the convenient all-in-one. If, like me, you play a tube amp and you like the sound "vintage", you may be a little disappointed! Use as a amp work ...

Edit February 13

It will really take me for a crazy, but it does not matter: I would like to qualify my last point.
In fact, this little amp has some flaws, but for its price, it is rather a good buy.
I found a "parade" saturated with the sounds of the amp that does not suit me: I plug my front Blackstar HT Dual and there I get an acceptable sound by playing only the "channel" clean the amp.
Since I do not use either the effects of the amp, the blow I think now I would have done better to buy a small amp transistors and simple to use with some good pedals but hey, it&#39;s always handy to have the all-in-one without being ch ... with cables, pedals and power supplies.
Anecdote: I used it yesterday for a concert "intimate" type "unplugged" with djembe etc.. and I was surprised at the power of this little amp can still play at a sufficient volume (gently) to cover a djembe and easy to "concert" in a large room ... The only concern is that the sound is strong in the high frequencies.