All user reviews of 3/5 for the Vox Pathfinder 10

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.

* What kind of amplification (lamp, transistor, ...)?
This is the transistor

* What is the power delivered?
10W

* What connection?
1 instrument input, 1 headphone output / external out

* What are the settings, the effects? ...
1 master volume, 1 bass, 1 acute, 1 drive

Only 6 of 20 10W because it is small, but I'll explain in detail after

UTILIZATION

* The configuration is it simple?
Difficult to get any easier if the little champion Leaving aside fender with just one volume

* Gets it easy to sound good?
I can not deny that the sound is good, so clear that the saturation pushed all drive (it's almost like a tube-like saturation)

* The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
I did not watch much, but what I find a little strange is that there tu user.

SOUNDS

* Is it your style of music?
I like to play a bit of everything and following the application

* With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
In my case it receives each of my 3 guitars (Epi, Yam, Squier)

* What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold", ....)?
Generally sounds pretty cristalins on the clean channel with bass and treble to 13H to 11H (and sometimes the reverse following envy)
Fat, yes, but not too much .... but it is certain that when you push the drive to gain 14 or 15 H reminds me of half the Tiny Terror a friend when he put the cleat

OVERALL OPINION

* How long have you use it?
Since its purchase in April 2014

* What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ Small so portable, and not too gasworks.
+ Vox façade of beauty
- 1 volume for each channel would have been better because ...
- ... When you go from clean to drive it may arouse any cemetery if we do not turn down the volume when switcher ...
- ... And in fact, a true jack footswitch would have been welcome. y'avait widely instead.
- To finish quibble, 20 W would also have been welcome.

* Did you try many other models before buying it?
One day I had the opportunity to try a small Fender Frontman 15W (at the time the modeling was fortunately not yet)

* How would you rate the quality / price?
€ 78 for this little loud, it's good, it does not take much. if it was brand stagg it might be worth only 58 €, as well influence what brands prices ...

* With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Or not then need a 20 W version with the footswitch jack and there ok I am coming to Vox


In the end, as I like the look and it sounds nicely after all I care. If I was not so attached to objects, a 20 W ORANGE CRUSHPIX would have already replaced. But he also has no possibility footswitch.

A perfect amp lamps to start, harder to read.
A Jack input and output ... Jack.

RMS 10W, more than enough for a room, just to cover a battery rehearsal.

Settings: This is where it gets complicated. When I say perfect start, it is mainly setting level: two treble and bass knobs, a clean / overdrive button, a gain knob and a volume knob, that's all. If you want effects with this amp in particular, consider buying an effects pedal, but the bill can quickly climb to the price of its big brothers who are more amp models, more effects ...

UTILIZATION

Simple setup: 3 knobs and a button.
The manual, I know more if I had one, but Has anyone really need for this amp?
Gets it easy to sound good ... In all honesty, no. It takes approximately 2 minutes to turn the gain knob, then treble, then the bass, so having a clean sound. But once found the right setting, you touch more and we left!

SOUNDS

It is suitable for all styles ... but in either. Do not plan to do the scene with! (This is my personal opinion)

I play with a Jet Lag 66 was in the starter pack with the amp.

I like the clean sound, but the overdrive is a bit of a chore to manage the sound intensity level ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year now, he fell HP side when he was on the ground, everything is impeccable, it still works as well.

My biggest disappointment is that it does not even have a knob reverb. But to start, it has not necessarily useful.

With experience, I do not know if I do it again this choice may be, I'll be gone on a less powerful amp but with more effects.