All user reviews for the Vox DA5

I purchased this amp a little over 3 years ago as a beginner guitarist looking for as much diversity as possible when learning and practicing. My tastes in music vary and I wanted something highly versatile when it comes to sound and effects. I play blues, classic rock, hard rock, punk rock, some thrash metal and progressive metal as well, so I searched for a decently priced amp that could give me all the tones and special effects I needed, in one single box.

Features
The DA5 has a wide range of play styles due to the ‘style’ controller which can cycle through 11 different styles.
The styles are comprised of Clean 1, 2 and 3, Blues 1 - these 4 are excellent in tonality and sound, as the name says, they’re quite clean and out of all the available solid state amps the Vox wins without a doubt in this category;
Blues 2, 3 and Crunch 1 which try to emulate a slightly overdriven tube amplifier;
Crunch 2 and Higain 1, my two personal favorites which offer a rich overdriven distortion type of sound, perfect for hard rock. grunge and punk for example;
Then we have Higain 2 which is acceptable for metal in general;
Higain 3 which I find too fuzzy and exaggerated and last but not least we have Drive which is a slightly more distorted version of Crunch.

Not only does this amp have a rich range in styles, it also provides you with 11 effects which you can also fine tune as much as you want. The effects are not so great, you can’t compare them to actual effect pedals, however Reverb and Delay are actually more than decent and personally, being a fan of Tool I used these extensively during practice. There are other effects such as Chorus and Phaser which I didn’t use much or at all. All of these effects also come in combination of two in case you want to use more than one effect at the same time.

The amp also has knobs for adjusting Gain, Tone and Master volume. They all work well and are useful, I just wish the tone knob would offer me individual control over low, mid and high frequencies but at this price that is something I won’t complain about.
You would think that’s all that this bundle of joy comes with, but there is more. In the back it comes featured with a power switch so you can select if your amp’s wattage at 0,5 W, 1,5 W and 5W. It also has a line in for a microphone if you want to sing along, it has an auxiliary line in if you want to connect the amp to your computer so you can record, or play music through it while you play along and you can also connect a headphones to it if you want to play at night without disturbing anyone.
I also need to mention you can use the amp on batteries for a few hours if you want to play outside.

Sound
I have tried both a Stratocaster and a Les Paul through this amp, one of them with a Seymour Duncan pickup and I arrived to the conclusion that the difference in sound due to the actual guitar is minimum or even totally unnoticeable. That being said, for a solid state amp this little box can give out quite some decent quality sounds. The clean channels remain clean even at maximum volumes, without sounding distorted, as for the high gain channels you do need to adjust them a bit until you find the sweet spot. Other amps of this level are better when it comes to distortion, but the Vox can’t be beaten when it comes to the clean channel. Add a distortion pedal like the DS1 or anything you want on top of the clean channel and you will have a wonderful range of sounds.

Reliability
I’ve had this amp for 3 years now and I bought it used from someone who used it for another 2 years. That being said, I haven’t had 1 single problem with this amp…ever. Everything still works impeccably, not even a dent on the casing.

Overall impression
This little guy was everything I could’ve wanted at that time and even though it’s a solid state amp there is a lot of value for the money spent. It has all the styles and range of effects that you could need as a beginner; it is very reliable, decent sound in general though you might want to invest in a distortion pedal if you want better quality from it.
At today’s prices, however, you might want to save a little more money and buy a 5W tube amp instead. At that price it might not come with any effects and special gimmicks but nothing compares to the rich tone of a tube amp.

5W amp (true) or plug (supplied) or battery. Switch power of 0.5 W, 1 W and 5 W. Input Jack, no possibility of disconnecting the HP.
It sounds very good, actually really good. I stood for sound on guitars with Humbucker to bed on mixer because the color can be achieved with this little thing is great.
When traveling, it's prime, the ample power to meet the singer (it has a microphone input jack, but to avoid ...), even in switch 0.5 W!
A battery set takes a few hours (depends on the level), but it goes for an evening.
All transistor course, but blues and crunch cont top part. The clean is clean "basic" pass so ca seen use the rest Vox sounds so pretty for my taste.

UTILIZATION

One branch, it sounds. I have not seen a manual, but it doite exist not very useful though. For sound we Gain and Volume, and some pretty good effect.
Easier it is acoustic ...

SOUNDS

Style Crunch or rather Blues. For lead, it would be just a little power for the clean is also a fair bit in power and a little cold, but at this price it's not theft.
The settings are very well can adjust the sound to the guitar, I tried with Deluxe Stratocaster HSS is average, but with a Telecaster with humbucker is better.
The sound is really the strength of this little amp that really does his job very well.

OVERALL OPINION

Not bad, bought early for the trip only, I also placed upstream of the sound system and the table (as a pedal) to the sound of the rhythm guitars for the price it's really good, sound setting is like an amp and suddenly it's as practical as a multi-effects pedal with his book for use.

Amplifier transistor with simulation modeling.
5W.
Grafted a guitar, a microphone, a line input.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use. The record is not necessarily required.
The parameterization of some effects is not very ergonomic (manipulation of a button + knob at the same time).

SOUNDS

A wide variety of sounds thanks we get the amp sims and effects.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for about 2 years, especially for the snooze because it is light to move.
Despite 5W displayed, I used live outside in a group with a battery and we heard!

I sold it because I bought bigger and more powerful (Roland Cube 80XL) and because a friend was looking for a small amp, but sometimes I miss (due to its power / weight ratio).

The only drawback was the outside and too fragile PSU for its weight. I had to DIY repair the outlet had broken.

Very good quality / price ratio

I will not repeat it. Everything is on the vox site!

UTILIZATION

Very simple to use amp is very basic.

SOUNDS

The sound is really nice. But a simulation remains a simulation. Do not dream either.
The set is rather successful. Only simulation "hi gain" inadequate. For the rest it is very clean.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 years. A marvel. I was looking for a small amp to play and roam apartment. And it's really a joke. The kind of animal that takes the bbq buddies because it works on battery. Despite the limited power balance that already. The possibility of further reducing the power with a switch is really good. Especially for the old apartment above!
This is one of the few purchases I do not regret. Only lack a tuner, commesdur micro cube.
But overall simus + effects make it better (after it is matter of taste) must try.

Already said in previous reviews.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple since the knobs selections of sounds and effects speak for themselves. I never read the manual, it's so intuitive.

SOUNDS

For my part, it suits me perfectly for my style of music, the main say, since for pop / rock I am confused widely.
Sound clear through a blues sound, or very dirty "crunch" or good distortion with its drive for a small amp I think it's full to play indoors.
What I like most are the Hi preset gain (1,2 or 3). Contrary to what I read on other reviews, the amp is not there for anything about the "buzzzzz" without being an experienced luthier, simply have a very good guitar set (transition to a luthier for planimetry and various settings), or for me for several years by changing the bridge pickup on my Ibanez ART100BK since I put a Seymour Duncan Jeffbeck kind. Well even for an entry-level Ibanez and selecting the right preset on the vox, it sounds! Regarding the "buzzzzz" for sure with a scratch or XP Stagg not expect miracles ...
You have to think out set its tone knob on your guitar not it assaults the ears too, then do not exaggerate either on the amp.
Prefer to add a bit more gain than the master, the volume knob on your guitar once it is open, it is background.
I put a score of 8/10 because for everything acoustic guitar, I recognize that it's still a bit metallic.
Also some effects remain for me a little gadget.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it from time to time all these years and I'm still convinced. I hesitated with the micro cube Roland, a chance for me it was not in stock that day, because after seeing demos of micro cube and trying to store this little vox, I do not regret at all! The sound is much warmer.
What's great is the attenuation function in watts at the rear of the amp! 5 watts, 1.5 or 0.5. What keeps a perfect gain, taking fun playing (even with headphones).
Editions effects with TAP tempo and the BYPASS function are great and very well designed and very easy to use.
In short an amp that has the size of a "cube" of course, but for the price moves. Try for yourself, you will be surprised as much as me!

everything has already been said about its technical characteristics ...

UTILIZATION

easy to use, no need to read the manual is digital so everything is set to ring all the time (each setting of each effect and all combinations modulation / distortion)
the sound is good but digital (that's zzzzzz in the distortion and cling clear sound) and formatted regardless of the guitar after must see what is asked.
with micro roland cube is the only (or was in any case there's three to four years) that can be worn on the shoulder with the guitar on the other, and play ambulation.
To have done that with the two it is much better than the roland (more powerful, better sound, more autonomy), but a little heavier.
I play in a formation with snare souba, alto sax and it can go over it all to the guitar hero, even outdoors, which is exactly what we asked.
After this is a toy, not useful in other contexts serious ...
to play mobile but fixed the crate autonomous models are better, but not transportable playing.

SOUNDS

bah it looks good to the digital home vox is rather homogeneous and balanced a little hp.

OVERALL OPINION

a small street band is good, good price quality ratio, never failed or pb few years, say that it is an alternative to a good acoustic banjo and it can make hendrix the same time, be having utility.

I do not know if I would recommend it for both indoor or so for a beginner or child, because it will not help to hear a guitar and make it sound, this is the amp that does everything.
impossible to give relief and a return attack strings.

8/10
Transistor with presets (light, crunch, blues etc) and effects (disabled) reverb types, chorus, delay etc ...
5W
jack input
headphone jack and microphone to the rear

UTILIZATION

8/10
fairly simple configuration without reading the manual
Sound is obtained good I do not know.

SOUNDS

tested with a telecaster and ibanez talman and also Lagrandcour
The amp is quite versatile and everyone can find the sound that pleases, I think
This is a template for beginners and slightly more in the amp kind transportatble.

OVERALL OPINION

8/10
My son now!
Least: the small HP 6 "I replace it with a 8" (20cm) by pushing the walls: ^)
even if it is not a bousse.
most: the opportunity when it's nice to stick the LR14 (I replace with LR20)
and play without limits or almost out! Very cool ... really!

- Selectable Power: 0.5W, 1.5W, 5W (roughly: "relous adjacent" mode and "alone" mode)
- Power supply 15 volts (approximately)
- One guitar input, 1 microphone jack (not to use, small board), an auxiliary output
- 11 effects and combinations of effects, with an edit knob, and one tap tempo delay, flanger, tremolo, ...
- 1 master knob, 1 gain knob, 1 tone knob
- 11 types of sounds (clean, blues, crunch, metal, ...)
- Wooden chest

UTILIZATION

Simplissime. I never opened the instructions

SOUNDS

For a 5 Watts, the sound is quite satisfactory (better than the Roland Micro Cube).
Effects, although not editable, are sufficiently well made to play at home, or even to discover broadly for beginners (I would say that this amp a pedagogical and initiator for those who start)

The compressor is very well done, while the auto wah is rather disappointing.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had my guitar in the very beginning, and I could not imagine a better feeder. It was he who introduced me to the family of guitar effects.
He accompanied me in several countries, and has never disappointed me
I recommend it to all those who have a Swiss Army knife need to complete a budget pocket.

great look ... What a Vox!

UTILIZATION

simple and lightweight
to play in the streets, and even "Dfile" with

SOUNDS

jazz, bossa .. and even hard rock, always fun
ca is not a marshall triple body, but it has come to be heard ....

OVERALL OPINION

6 months already

the most:
simple, efficient, especially on batteries on the go ...
trs cool amp for acoustic guitar transplanted.

the least:
replace the strap has a shoulder for the transportation
impractical batteries instead of rechargeable batteries ...
(Add a block of two batteries for proper voltage ..)

impeccable choice without hsiter again, hope it lasts ....

Amp transistors and multi-effects, 0.5watts-1.5watts-5Watt
HP 6.5 "vox
Dimensions (WxDxH) 267x179x267 Weight 3.5 kg
This works surprisingly VOX AC via its transformer, 12-volt and 9 volt battery!
may be a bit expensive, 140!


VOX gives autonomy to use with batteries:
a 18 hours-5Watt
a-1.5watts 25heures
30 hours-a 0.5watts

you can connect more of the guitar such an mp3 player but only a microphone and guitar will be the effects

UTILIZATION

Simple enough for a novice, many possibilities, a notice in French and made quite nice!

SOUNDS

Good! Travel is an amp you will never get the sound of an AC30 or a Fender Blues Junior
It is very versatile surprisingly more power adjustable 0.5W, 1.5W and 5W very practical to play without waking anyone.
we just connect headphones too!
before buying the one I tried a Crate GTX15 (very good but no more powerful batteries)
a Roland cube (not a net draft!)
Fender G-DEC (his precise but cold, lack of energy and high price)
VOX perfectly meets my needs of beginner effects are really great with my G & L Tribute S500

OVERALL OPINION

I am beginner and this is my first amp does not have the budget to buy a guitar and a nice tube amp I thought comments with a small amp like travel Pignose

but when I listened to the one in a store just before leaving I had the favorite!

I'm trying a guitarist friend for 17 years and my teacher scratching, they both were amazed by the beast in power and effects!

my friend will buy one and my teacher is running, the disgust, toward one of his little amps from its beginnings, saying "but why we did not have when we start!? "
exellent ratio Q / P Ideal for beginners and have some fun, all the land of the Swiss army knife guitar amp

Amp modlisation 5W max (power adjustable), with diverse and varied modlisations: clean, crunch, blues, etc ... higain. The connection could not be more complte: Between guitar from CD or MP3, among vocal microphone, line out / headphone. A selection of important effects and Fully paramtrables: delay, chorus, phaser, reverb, compressor, wha ... but we can not choose indpendamment, too bad. It is done with.

UTILIZATION

It could not be simpler: On the guitar part, we choose the modlisation, the effect (and dosage) and go! The manual (in French and trs well done as usual with Vox) only serves almost anything. Being able to run on batteries (so anywhere ...) is the big advantage of this amp, especially with such a quality sound. Regarding the effects, they are sufficient to correct quality and well chosen. It can also simultaneously connect a scratch + source CD (or MP3) + microphone singing and accompanied himself on guitar for beginners rve! Finally the size of the BTE is ridiculous and it's a lightweight! It is therefore very practical move. The only thing that m'nerve is that they have a shoulder strap instead of a good grip, that's all. In short the amp is really convenient.

SOUNDS

The proposed are modlisations trs REPRESENTATIVES expertise in the Contents of VOX (I also possde AD60) and are really bluffing, although forcment limits restitution seen the small size of HP, especially in the bass. But we must recognize that the very first time you hear it ring the amp, you're on the ass on the big potato that DGIG (relative of course given the size, be expected the destructive power of a Mesa Triple Rectifier). But how they did it at Vox? Anyway, when I plug my Jap Start (Texas spcial), I rgale with sounds clear and blues and that's what I wanted.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 month (I bought OCCAZ 80 euros!) Apprcie and what is the most versatile of the craft, its autonomy and its end I ease of transport. To me now improviss mini-concerts in the garden with the qt, the merguez, Ricard ... Strato and my battery plugged into an amp high to a grasshopper and screaming death with more girls who sing over and everything! A +

The others have already said everything!

UTILIZATION

The sound itself is set for the effects it may be necessary to read the instructions, but nothing complex ... Any obvious.

SOUNDS

I was looking for a small combo with a sound like the distortion of my SansAmpGT2 (no, in fact, a Dual Rectifier but this is in my dreams) ... To the metal that stains; Gain background tone in the middle, his HiGain 1, the others being vomiting. A little disappointed because Vox should have done as well as SansAmp and it is not the case: the highs are much less precise, that drool all over the place. It sounds "multi-effects pedal plastic."
I said that my bill for the sounds distortion only, the other sounds seem to better bill, but I do not use them.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week, and I almost back to the store. However, we should not kid ourselves, I will not buy one to ask Engl three riffs per month in my apartment! I found the right formula, my GT2 connected to the Vox set to 'clean2' gain to a minimum volume to max.
In the end, when I regret a little, I could buy a small combo cheaper models without nicks Korg two bullets. On reflection, I wonder if my Peavey Companion 15 (battery) from my debut did not sound better.

[edit] finally made it to the store ...

So it's a little transistor amp with 11 channels (2 clean, 3 Blues, 2 crunch, and a 3 Higain drive) and a small multi purpose (11 too) quite nice and quite configurable. It is just 5 watts and is not bulky ... it will replace a cushion on your couch. It has in addition to a headphone jack, a line input and a TRS microphone input.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple, if you use this amp just for home, to not play hard without taking the lead. In all other cases, there is no bracket so a user requesting to change its non-stop play is impossible. That said, I do not use it like that at all, and it is not for that either I think. This is an amp to have fun, cheap and not noisy.
The manual is welcome to edit the effects, because sometimes you push a button and turn a knob at the same time to access a control ... Space saving!

There is a power switch, which serves little point in a transistor since the sound does not change much with the master, but to limit noise to a minimum there a headphone jack that automatically cuts the sound coming out of the cabinet .

SOUNDS

Well it's not a god of fire coming out of there either. The bowl is 5 ", so there is not serious at all, and are quite sharp as planed, but it is no worse or it will break very ears. The simulations are all good, but difficult to identify all playable cepandant I put a small flat on HiGain not tip top but goes anyway.
The effects are very good and sometimes carefully assembled with a reverb.

Using a headset on the output line is defined as severe does not pass the 5 "and is a pleasant surprise awaits us for clean and overdrive blues ... at least for HiGain that are very concise, a overrated. It can therefore be used as multi-purpose simulator and in optical recording.

OVERALL OPINION

We must see this amp as a booster amplifier, working behind the scenes of "on the couch during commercials" for itches ... but nothing else. You can not have the sounds one by one and editing of effects takes time. But in this context, it is really very good. Must find one to match your living room or bedroom and is nickel.

on the other hand, to be avoided as a first / single amp if you want to play more seriously. An amp with a pedal while winning.

<ul> 11 channels (2 clean, 3 Blues, 2 crunch, and a drive Higain 3)
11 effects paramtrables
5 Watts RMS max.
Headphone out, line and microphone input with adjustable gain
possible battery power </ul>
Comes with an adapter and strap trasnportet notice.
It is trslg and has many DIFFERENT colors (mine is pattern "camouflage of war).
So it is a versatile, complete and compact.

UTILIZATION

CHAC is super simple to control. Even if one comes with instructions, the handling is almost IMMEDIATE. The machine even has a TAP to synchronize with your finger effects that vary over time (delay or flanger for example).

The "little monster" has a communicator 0.5 w-1, 5W-5W: making it possible to provide a play with max distortion without breaking the ears of neighbors and SAVE the batteries. On this point, the amp is too thoughtful!

Vox would think a place between "guitar" for those who wish utlise their multi-effects, as well as between Switch. But I am convinced that a price would have increased the DA-5.

SOUNDS

Impressive!
I was looking at a small combo dpart for the apartment, with a 15W Marshall or Fender.

But the merchant said text message "wait wait, before you buy anything, costs a. .."

It was possible on a double cab body. He put the receiver back and has played. I thought at dpart, the sound coming out of the cab. I put the hand to be on. 30 seconds later, the silent amp in the trunk. My dealer told me that for him is enjoyable trs to sell this kind of product as a dmo enough to convince. It sells 10 per month ... Impressive for this little store.

My buddy, who has 15 years of games in hand and has a 80W combo marshal continues to come play with me!
I'm even on the site all of Vox to know their secret. I think it comes from the speaker must have a high efficiency (can be even more of 102db/w/m; tbc) ds as they put it on its schedule for Touf, we don ' means much more.

So just be lacking in some serious. But for my part, I do not.
on the other hand, it has a grain that is quite Features and the, I think the body rather summary of DA-5. But neither teacher, or dgeulasse, quite the contrary! Even in its clear, it is satisfactory trs.

What quil regardless. That's really what I needed!

OVERALL OPINION

After a few months of use, I'm still bluff. It often drags ct of my chair and I can play while watching TV (no need to concentrate when doing lines).

This is not a concert amp, but a good amp trs trs apoint. And even if I play often with an accumulation amp on my laptop, or a body double marshall, I Do not hesitate to return to my little Vox is also quite convenient for the ox in apartment.

on the other hand, and it's important I think, is not planning to buy this amp if you have pedals that you wish to use because it is not the purpose of this amp.

Otherwise, it's a product more than Russian.