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Tom_the_cat « A versatile and realistic hybrid! »
Published on 12/31/13 at 03:35This is a hybrid amp. The sounds are digital but are heated by a lamp preamp.
In terms of connectivity, there is a jack input, output in hp 8ohm, an entry for the VFS5 footswitch and a headphone output.
This is a 50w amp. Good as it does not say much, but that's enough to play alongside an edgy drummer or do concerts (without being transplanted) in bars. Really in power there is nothing to complain about, especially since there are four ways to adjust the output volume: the gain knob, the volume knob, a knob and master the back of the amp a knob master volume.
This is an amp that offers amp simulations, and says amp simulation said gain knobs, volume, reverb, bass, trebble, medium and master. There are in addition to digital effects such as chorus, delay, tremolo and more.
UTILIZATION
Getting started is easy. Turning a few knobs are unable to find the desired sound. on the other hand must consult the manual (which you can find on the internet when it did not in print) when you want to learn how to save sounds created and manage digital effects, but it is not rocket science not More.
Given all the knobs provided, it is easy to get the sound you were looking as options for sculpting.
The footswitch is very, but then very handy.
SOUNDS
There was a time when I played repeatedly (Muse, Radiohead, ACDC, Deep Purple ...). Then I went to the compound in a well punchy rock style (like Muse, Wolfmother, Black Sabbath ...). Now, and gradually I move into a kind of modern blues (Phulip Sayce, the black keys, Triggerfinger ...). In all these cases, the VT50 answered this. With the lamp preamp, all sounds sound "warm" and the amp sometimes illusion: some sounds it really looks like all-tube amp!
Well it's the Vox, so we did not get his way crystalline Fender clean tones available but are still very satisfactory. Whatever amp simulation used, it is easy to vary the gain with the volume knob on the guitar (very handy, like a real tube amp!).
The amp simulations are realistic in all styles, be clear, crunch and frankly saturated. I am interested for a while for Orange amps because I love greasy distortions to limit the fuzz (I also used a Big Muff surcharge), but it would be just for the joy of having a all-tube amp as the VT50 offers very good saturation that does not sound too finally synthéthiques (simulations my BOSS ME70 are much worse than the VT-50, and yet it is a great pedal).
Regardless of the guitar that is played, the receiver transmits well the typical sound of the guitar, which plays strat, tele, or even hollowbdy. Epiphone and Gibson models going very well too!
Quite frankly, there is no sound that I hate about this amp. It's just that I do not use them all. I really think that for an amp that integrates digital, the sounds are really hot, even slamming clear sound.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for about three years and this is an amp that has never disappointed me. I have not really tried other amps before buying: I tried a Vox VT-15 a buddy and cracked it, and presto, two years later I bought one! Since I tried tube amps like Fender or Orange dual terror (which I love), and even if they necessarily sound warmer, I do not think separate me from my VT50 which for me is a machine at any be of good quality. Proof, I use both concerts that recording!
Pros: sound heated by the lamp, realistic simulations, volume management, the footswitch, the delays and reverb ...
The -: some effects sound synthetic footswitch sold separately, a slight hiss when the gain is very high.
I think this series no longer produced, Vox has now moved to VT +. However I really fell for the VT50 and I would do without hesitation that choice because it really is a versatile amp that sounds good!
In terms of connectivity, there is a jack input, output in hp 8ohm, an entry for the VFS5 footswitch and a headphone output.
This is a 50w amp. Good as it does not say much, but that's enough to play alongside an edgy drummer or do concerts (without being transplanted) in bars. Really in power there is nothing to complain about, especially since there are four ways to adjust the output volume: the gain knob, the volume knob, a knob and master the back of the amp a knob master volume.
This is an amp that offers amp simulations, and says amp simulation said gain knobs, volume, reverb, bass, trebble, medium and master. There are in addition to digital effects such as chorus, delay, tremolo and more.
UTILIZATION
Getting started is easy. Turning a few knobs are unable to find the desired sound. on the other hand must consult the manual (which you can find on the internet when it did not in print) when you want to learn how to save sounds created and manage digital effects, but it is not rocket science not More.
Given all the knobs provided, it is easy to get the sound you were looking as options for sculpting.
The footswitch is very, but then very handy.
SOUNDS
There was a time when I played repeatedly (Muse, Radiohead, ACDC, Deep Purple ...). Then I went to the compound in a well punchy rock style (like Muse, Wolfmother, Black Sabbath ...). Now, and gradually I move into a kind of modern blues (Phulip Sayce, the black keys, Triggerfinger ...). In all these cases, the VT50 answered this. With the lamp preamp, all sounds sound "warm" and the amp sometimes illusion: some sounds it really looks like all-tube amp!
Well it's the Vox, so we did not get his way crystalline Fender clean tones available but are still very satisfactory. Whatever amp simulation used, it is easy to vary the gain with the volume knob on the guitar (very handy, like a real tube amp!).
The amp simulations are realistic in all styles, be clear, crunch and frankly saturated. I am interested for a while for Orange amps because I love greasy distortions to limit the fuzz (I also used a Big Muff surcharge), but it would be just for the joy of having a all-tube amp as the VT50 offers very good saturation that does not sound too finally synthéthiques (simulations my BOSS ME70 are much worse than the VT-50, and yet it is a great pedal).
Regardless of the guitar that is played, the receiver transmits well the typical sound of the guitar, which plays strat, tele, or even hollowbdy. Epiphone and Gibson models going very well too!
Quite frankly, there is no sound that I hate about this amp. It's just that I do not use them all. I really think that for an amp that integrates digital, the sounds are really hot, even slamming clear sound.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for about three years and this is an amp that has never disappointed me. I have not really tried other amps before buying: I tried a Vox VT-15 a buddy and cracked it, and presto, two years later I bought one! Since I tried tube amps like Fender or Orange dual terror (which I love), and even if they necessarily sound warmer, I do not think separate me from my VT50 which for me is a machine at any be of good quality. Proof, I use both concerts that recording!
Pros: sound heated by the lamp, realistic simulations, volume management, the footswitch, the delays and reverb ...
The -: some effects sound synthetic footswitch sold separately, a slight hiss when the gain is very high.
I think this series no longer produced, Vox has now moved to VT +. However I really fell for the VT50 and I would do without hesitation that choice because it really is a versatile amp that sounds good!