All user reviews for the Vox AC30 Top Boost Vintage

Amp lamp of late watt lamps 60.30 autan say that sending serious
I changed the speakers who were out for Celestion blue, the sound is great
Basic settings for these years amp, no effects loop.
There are 2 input jacks in fact, normal brightness and tremolo, then the rule is its vibrato, volume and tone as desired.

UTILIZATION

I have no manual damage!! but really do not need to have one in servir.Le VOX sound in typically British with new speakers, it's great finally to my taste

SOUNDS

Yes quite, it may sound very crystalline and pushing the volume beacoup more crunchy, I play with a Tele and I appreciate this ampli.Pour a more distortion I have a Marshall.

OVERALL OPINION

I have not tried a lot of model is the sound I voulais.Par against it is really heavy but good for me this is top ^ ampli.POur the price I found it a bit expensive but I my sound ^ ^

All Tube Guitar Amplifier 33 watts RMS
2 hp 12 greenback
power tubes: EL84 4
Preamp: 5 and 1 ECC83 ECC82
correct lamp: 1 GZ34
SETTING: vib-trem, speed, volume vib-trem, normal volume, bright volume, treble, bass, cut
6 comma (one between high and low per channel)
vibrato-tremolo channel 1, only the cut affects the equalization
Channel 2 only the normal cut affects the equalization
Channel 3 brilliant all the settings are used Tone
A power switch and a standby switch

UTILIZATION

Use this amp is a breeze you plug the guitar into it (after letting the heat lamp a quarter of an hour), we put the volume back and go for a deluge of watts (it has not ashamed to face any body has two lamps)
We do not find little easier to use.

SOUNDS

You should know that the vox ac 30 amp is not a fate to large loadings (Of course we do not along with a distortion pedal but I think it's a shame because the field is not his) .
The strength of this amp results in the huge and beautiful crunch that comes from the pair of greenback.
I use it to a directory plutt rock 70's (Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rory Gallagher ...) with two guitars: Fender Telecaster and a Les Paul Standard.

Now coming to is: the sound:

1 vib trem channel: its beautiful and clear it with in the vib + ring or a trs trem beatles, shadow ...
trs crunch is in the 60's rock'n roll

2 the normal channel (I prefer: a background with the volume and the cut BRIAN MAY has trs poorly in big crunch seen, for his was a clear you to manage the volume of the guitar and does it well (you can even do the funk)

Channel 3 brilliant: its a clear and sharp rises above are beautiful and very clean and low cut that figure in medium with all this we can sculpt the sound clear his dreams (like the edge with chorus and delay).

in his hearing aid to the crunch mm has made me lol not to be serious one approaches the jtm 45 Angus Young and the sound of Radiohead, U2 ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years c'tait the amp of my dreams and still is (I'm a fan of Brian May then you will understand me).
What I love about this amp is that it performs well with all the pedals and guitars that I possde, even if my config prferes are tlcaster, les paul, vox Brian May treble booster mode, boss ce1 chorus, mxr phase 90, akai headrush1 delay and whammy digitech for reissue by deu harmonizer.Et all ........ I pr eng is to put the volume back to its wonderful to have (with the Vox Brian May and more I swear that the gross of a fighter jet flying drone that figure)

The only problem is the lack of master volume for your family and neighbors so I'm going to put 9.

I bought this amp without even testing it he never of, I do not believe me and I will not at least I Espree.

This amp is sold in nine gnral 1800 euros but in life we ​​must know what you want, I want a vox ac 30 so I break my pig and I'm not: while yes it's expensive but it's the ball.

Strongly red special, another pair of AC30 and a thd hot plate for the home (can be when I win the lottery.

This amp is an English rock legend. If you ever get a chance to play a JMI VOx Ac30 there is nothing that will satisfy that need an desire for a vintage Vox Ac30 top boost. I thought that the tone from this amp was very useful and exciting. It was strong and warm and sounded old , but in a good way. The great thing about this amp is that it has a familiar British flavor but vastly different from the British sounds of a Marshall or a Hiwatt. The grind from this amp is very unique and voiced much like a Fender Twin, but deeper tonally and much darker than a Fender Twin.

These amps were only made for a short while in the early 60's. There are a lot of them in existence still and you don't have to look very long or hard to find one. They do break down easier since they gave one on off switch which makes amps short out with that quick rush of power.

UTILIZATION

The operation is unique to this amp as well to these amps. It doesn't look anything like a Marshall or a Hiwatt front panels. To get this thing to work harder or overdrive the Cut control knobs is what will enable you to to that.If you need an overdrive tone than you will have to crank the hell out of this thing. These amps cut through the mix very well and you will ned an attenuator to get this thing to usable volumes levels when cranking. Plus the Alnico speaker are very loud and need to be taming when diming this amp.

SOUNDS

If you want this sound there isn't much else that will achieve it. JMI has been reissuing the Ac30's but they are around $5000 for a new one. For that price you might as well throw down the money for a vintage one.

You can use a Strat or a Gibson guitar and all will sound incredible. Each one of those guitars gave a very usable and tasty flavor. For the clean stuff the Strat was optimum and for throwing an overdrive pedal in front the Les Paul gave a solid warm and rich vintage tone. There isn't too much that you can do to get a bad tone out of this amp. It kind of directs you towards the tone that the amp wants you to hear.

OVERALL OPINION

I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for that Vox tone or any music or record engineer who needs a good arsenal or tones. There is only one way to get this tone other than this amp and that is the new production JMI amps which are about the same price as a vintage one.

If you are going for a Vox or Brian May tone then there is only one way to go. You will need to get a JMI/ Jennings Music Industries Vox AC0 amp. If you are going for a particular tone then the Vox isn't going to be it. This amp has a unique tone which is only Vox.

This amp is just tone for days. I have had the opportunity to play this amp several different times in different settings. I was going for a U2 tone because I found out that the Edge played a vintage Vox Ac30 top boost. I thought that the tone from this amp was very useful and exciting. It was strong and warm and sounded old , but in a good way.

The great thing about this amp is that it has a familiar British flavor but vastly different from the British sounds of a Marshall or a Hiwatt. The grind from this amp is very unique and voiced much like a Fender Twin, but deeper tonally and much darker than a Fender Twin.

UTILIZATION

The operation is unique to this amp as well. It doesn't look anything like a Marshall or a Hiwatt front panels. The gain control knob is the Cut knob. This is where you get the gain from the amp but you have to get the power section working hard to get any kind of distortion from the amp. This means you have to blast the hell out of this amp to get it to sustain. Which won't sounds very pleasing to any neighbors you may have living next door to you. If you want to get that Brian May tone then I would recommend getting an attenuator so you can crank that volume up to get a power tube distortion. There really isn't much if any preamp distortion at all with the amp.

SOUNDS

If this is the sound that you are going for then there really is not anything better out there. There haven't been too many clone amps of the Vox Ac30 so you are quite limited in trying to obtain that vintage sound from the 60's. JMI has been reissuing the Ac30's but they are around $5000 for a new one. For that price you might as well throw down the money for a vintage one.

I used this with a Fender Strat and a Les Paul. Each one of those guitars gave a very usable and tasty flavor. For the clean stuff the Strat was optimum and for throwing an overdrive pedal in front the Les Paul gave a solid warm and rich vintage tone. However, the best operation I found was my personal favorite: a Electro Harmonics Big Muff in front with a Fender Strat. This combination gave me a great 60's tone that was so enjoyable to play.

OVERALL OPINION

If you are going for a particular tone then the Vox isn't going to be it. If you are going for a Vox or Brian May tone then there is only one way to go. You will need to get a JMI/ Jennings Music Industries Vox AC0 amp. This amp has a unique tone which is only Vox.

I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for that Vox tone or any music or record engineer who needs a good arsenal or tones. You can't make a Marshall sound like this amp and you can't make this amp sound like a Marshall.

This is a variation of one of the more famous models, the AC30. That model is a tube amplifier, as is this one. This amp is 33 watts, but it has a ton of power and amplitude. There are three channels, top boost, vibrato, and normal. There are tone controls for each channel, volume for each channel, and master volume.

UTILIZATION

The initial sound of this amp is pretty awesome. For jazz and very soft, clean stuff, I would use the normal channel. The tremolo channel is an interesting sound, but not always the most useful. However, sometimes it can be just what you need. The main selling point of this amp is the top boost channel, and that's where it really shines. For those who thought the original AC30 was a bit too dark and murky, this thing is the answer to your prayers. Getting a good sound in this channel is easy as plugging it in. The manual isn't entirely necessary, I didn't even get a manual with mine since I got it used.

SOUNDS

The best sounding guitars to use with this, in my opinion, are hollow bodies and guitars with humbuckers. That's not to say that a stratocaster or telecaster wouldn't also sound great, in fact they do. I just prefer the former. The great thing about this amp is that it can really give a gritty, raw power to all of those guitars. This is the quintessential garage rock amplifier, perfect for a rocking rhythm sound. Considering that the original AC30 played a huge part in 1960s rock and roll, this makes sense. The top boost gives it the extra high end and overtone accentuation that it arguably needs to compete in a modern market. This is not a great amp for hard rock or metal, punk or similar genres. It is capable of delivering the best of the clean with a bit of kick.

OVERALL OPINION

The sound of this thing is phenomenal. I think that this amp pretty much nailed it initially, and the top boost channel just makes it even more compelling and interesting. The other channels are fine but I would say that anyone who buys this is going to get much more use out of the Top Boost channel. If that channel isn't your cup of tea, you might as well look elsewhere, because you can get the same tones as the other two channels out of the original AC30. Definitely worth checking out.