All user reviews for the Vox AC4TV

Lamp 4 W

USE

The sound is a bit "narrow" over my Pathfinder 15r. Much less space for clean sounds, but warmer and Introduced for crunch sounds.

SONORITS

It sounds good but not great. In addition there was an unpleasant snoring.
Dshabill at my rparateur technician and it turned out that the low-end electronics is the cause. Not a failure but a structural default so.
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NOTICE GLOBAL

J'conomise for an amp lamp used by components in terms of what we can expect from this kind of amp.
Better a good transistor amp amplifier means a lamp.
I play a little every style, and in this context the Pathfinder is better as more versatile.

Controls: Tone, Gain, Volume (4W, 1W, W)
External speaker output 16-Ohm
Celestion 10 "
2 lamps 1 x 12AX7 (preamp) / 1 x EL84 (power)

It is a single-channel with gain rglage + volume and a 10-inch HP quality so not much wrong in this CATEGORY.

USE

In fact the gain is called "volume" and volume "OP Level" but they work well conversely: for a clear gain in mini, 4W volume for a gain distortion at max volume 1 / 4W. .. the house, and yet it is limited, and frankly not advisable in the apartment. The very bottom, it is possible in a group we played the "kindly"
Everything is done ear: you choose your level of saturation between a clear crmeux (not clear) and a stamp well rpeux ZZ Top. In all cases the sound is immediately good.

SONORITS

East blues rock, it saturates very quickly, aussitt humbuckers with my lag roxanne (air norton / air zone). 1 / 4W sound is frankly s'claircit compress it and becomes the top 4W attention to the ears, has already sent a lot!
Point sonorits stiff, straight or modern here. Vintage veil covers the heat lamps that whirring sounds like a Harley: it is very very typ.
You play must live with it.

NOTICE GLOBAL

Play on any lamp is when even top, especially for the distortion. (I had a transistor H & K edition blue) But the house is something else, it sounds really good ( even very good) that 4 W. This sound has forcment enchant you one day, so many groups have played on VOX. But you do have one, it is not at all versatile (compared my H & K 25th anniv.) And did not aim too my pedal Boss OD-3: l I 'So have resold to play more varied.

Hello,

Not much to say about this little amp, except that it sounds great for use in the apartment / homestudio. True Sound Vox (I also have an AC30 early 90's) with the power attenuator (1/4, 1 and 4 watts) very convenient. Good build quality for the Chinese (better than the blue version released in 2012), in short, a good little beast that can be improved with good lighting (2) or an HP high grade, although the original does well my happiness.

Keep on rockin '

Mischka

UTILIZATION

Child's play

SOUNDS

Varies from the typical clean lens of Vox and big overdrive with volume and using the power attenuator.

OVERALL OPINION

6 YEARS
This is the one I wanted
The sound
Excellent price / quality ratio
Vui !!

Small all-tube amp simplistic.
Deliver 4.1 or 1/4 watt.
1 socket for cabinet that's all.

UTILIZATION

No need to book.
More you push the volume it more crunch, I love.
I find the tone a little too effective.
After you have to play on the power to find / clear compromise crunch.
We made it fast.

SOUNDS

I will not conceal from you that this amp is a bit exclusive.
I think it suits me outright, I feel like The Edge with just a delay connected.
It is small but very effective in its field.
I enjoy, and play at home it is more than enough.
I'd like to connect an office to see what happens.
Brief in my registry (U2, Coldplay and other ....), it is demonic.

OVERALL OPINION

Used for one week, I dropped my big Fender I do not regret at all (except for a little light to the Red Hot sounds).
Not needing much less afford me an AC30, I think it's a great compromise.
I just tried a Blackstar HT5 that I did not like it at all.
For 120 € secondhand, it is an unbeatable value for money.
I love: simplicity, beautiful sound crunchi to perfection, size, look.
I like least: the clear, no effects loop.
I would do a thousand times without hesitation that choice.
Go ahead and buy the crunchez!!!

Tube amp (2 lamps)
0.25 W power 4 W
A 4W is very strong
Adjustments very simple 2 potentiometers, Volume and Tone
THE crunch increases with the volume attenuator is therefore expected (to play apart)

UTILIZATION

it gets very easy to sound good. I prefer the crunch mid stroke volume knob (max I did not like)

SOUNDS

Vox sound is present
Cependent a missed bass is felt on this amp is the only complaint that I found

OVERALL OPINION

Used 1 year and then sold for a Marshall Class 5
Excellent value for money 140 euros secondhand for the Vox sound is given. It is really not at all disappointed sound for an amp of this price. He approaches Almost my AC 30

4 watt all-tube amp
Volume, tone and rotoswitch (??) For
From 4 to 1 or 1/4 watt
Output hp ext.
Beige, vintage look, it is mimi, have no place and easily transportable.
Made in china, but sturdy and beautifully finished.

UTILIZATION

So with so little impossible not to find his sound.
With 4 watts more can all turn back, this amp is 100% usable.
Good after 4 watts to avoid background 2am in the apartment, it stings a little ...

SOUNDS

So how can I say this is a very typical amp but with a lot of versatility.
With clean settings om cr gets its very typical singing vox, crunch, c l. Very expressive and ideal pushing a well biting overdrive is obtained, it will not metal, but punk, hard rock, blues rock it farts.
Rendering is surprising given the size of the box and hp.

OVERALL OPINION

I have had this amp to its release, I have kept a few months before selling it reluctantly (my daughter was born + gear too), but I always said that I 'reprove one and I have to recover recently a ac4 cc1 blue thingy ...
Let's say for the price and the lack of content material is frankly very huge, however:
Totally unsuited to the metal
No effect (réverb..) No loop, a raw sound, dc plug and play so well and fair play is essential, otherwise really great.

4w lamp. Simple.
Zero effect, except natural saturation lamp qd you push the volume.
Product detail.

UTILIZATION

Minimal configuration.
One branch, three buttons: a switch for power, volume and tone.
The effect of the Tone button is almost imperceptible (with or without overdrive). And from the forums and other reviews, this is the characteristic of this amp: a button that serves no purpose. Too bad, it would have been a plus.
The sound is good right now, zero setting.

SOUNDS

Fits very well.
Given the power should not expect a development of deep bass.
A low volume, power 4w, its clear critallin.
Then the more you shoot, the more overdrive appears, warm and very enjoyable to play. Very good sound.
Not possible to have clear sound through against pulling into the south of the volume.
Responds very well to dynamic microphones guitar and guitar volume. Good momentum.
The volume up, good saturation, focus eardrums anyway, then you wake up the neighborhood.
Perfect for playing at home at low volume, the sound niquel vox.
Takes any kind of pedal input, great.
The tone of the amp defaults well, shame about the Tone button used to anything.
Played with Squier Jazzmaster JMascis.
All sounds are good.

OVERALL OPINION

Great little extra amp to play with pleasure at home.
Pretty, light, great price, good sound.

Idem zamis ...
4 watts friends not for the neighbors ...

UTILIZATION

One branch is turned ...
If you know the sound play (if you apply yourself) it sounds ..
if you do not know what is not good ...
it's not modeling or line 6 which suits your level of play and often ...

SOUNDS

I play a little of everything on strat custom shop RG duesenberg half body and CS Gibson LP.
The fewer the better effect. More guitar is good and it sounds more ca respects the personality of the guitar
ca play the old (by volume)
Like effects, I do not put a TS9 or Radial Tonebone distortion and delay TC
It keeps me from wearing a pedal ...
It's like Clean fender
for the distortion ... with double it's brian May .... with simple as Rory gallagher
on the other hand I have trouble on the extreme saturation style G.MOORE

OVERALL OPINION

Good in my opinion there is the JCM 800, the Fender Deluxe and AC30, I tried to play on mesa (it's been well ... logo etc ...)
I got 2 (sold quickly) and the big difference is in Mesa, guitarist must adapt to the amp ... Here it is the opposite, the amp is the guitarist
I still have my marshall 1974 (spirit) for scenes ... but I think I'll play with that now with a 4X12 behind sake: less than pots, fewer side effects, less electronic and more "natural" to play when the volume on the speaker is HUGE asse.
Last I do not understand the other more to Mesa in 1800 and this one ... 200

Full lamps - Combo

Simple controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, A 4/1/0 switch, 25W

4 watts

A guitar input, output 16ohm cabinet

UTILIZATION

Configuration settings and reduced to their simplest expression.

Selecting a watage, you set the tone, the volume up and control through the guitar.

1/4 watt 4w sounds are more clean. With the cabinet 12 "matched the sound is really different.

Ideal for working from home without deafening the neighbors and roommates, small jams combo .. If you have to push a bit of a baffle 12 "16ohm will do its job while opening sound spectrum.

SOUNDS

Basic but good quality it does not go in all styles with prédillection for blues / rock. Lezzep, rollingstones ...

1/4w are saturated faster. 1w more progressive. 4w net sound saturated high volumes more progressive.

Gibson Les Paul, Stratocaster Fener Am Special. Fasle wah, DS1.

All sounds coming out like me.

OVERALL OPINION

2 years of use and it remains a favorite tjrs in study and small jam combo. Full easily displaceable lamps. + + + Output to a 16ohm cabinet. The matching firm is nikel c.

Tested before 2/3 orange heads tinny, Marshall haze AC15 "top" Blues Junior. Now I have a Egnater Tweaker head I RECOMMENDED (3sonorités type AC / fender / Marshallian).

I love its simplicity and swith 1/4W 1W 4W

QUality price - Nikel!

I would do this purchase without hesitation. 220euro for a combo av 16ohm output. FUll lamps! that you ask

1 Tone, 1 Volume = gain, volume = 1 Level (4W, 1W, ¼ W) 1 x 12AX7 (preamp) / 1 x EL84 (power) 1 x 10 "Celestion about 9kg
So Simple + effective.

UTILIZATION

Using single-channel: gain on one side, the volume of the other, not to mention the pick attack + the knob of the guitar in +: This is not modeling, everything is "touch", but all sounds sound good ... but better 4W!

SOUNDS

Very good clear sound lamp crunch quickly especially with double thickens amount gain, pushing it became a reference, without typing in the distortion either.
Reserve, the sound is too compressed to even 1/4W 1W, and takes its full extent 4W: sending it severe, forget in an apartment, this amp is not made for that.
Also I find the sound very distinctive vintage, you should play with it.

OVERALL OPINION

This amp makes perfect tribute to the reputation of the VOX sounds: it is strong it is typed, it's too good. Cheap, not heavy, very sensitive to pick attack, I used 2.5 years before selling ... as typed too (I wanted more versatility)

Lamp: 3 power (very handy) 1/4 W, 1W 4W with a celestion (please) 10 inch ...

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration, with a tone knob a volume knob: it is not very clear after that saturates and go!

It's so simple that VOx of humor is on the manual ...

SOUNDS

I was looking for an amp to play at home with his lamp and without going deaf: it's perfect! I usually played at 1/4 and that's enough!
A friend passed me the field of 600 fender and I could compare the two before purchase: the VOX is far more versatile and punchy!

It must be said that the HP 10 is THE advantage of this amp, I'm not sure the mini version is as well.

The sound is clear VOX: With a Strat, it's a real pleasure to play up top Blues Rock AC / DC after I do not think this is the ideal amp ....
Adjustability is very basic as there is only one tone knob, but personal enough for me ... A little spring reverb would have been nice but ...

One day I will try to mount a Greenback to see ...

OVERALL OPINION

here will be two years that I use it: the sound is perfect for me: the only fault I find is its plastic handle a little cheap: it's saying!
if not with his little old-fashioned look is crisp and once connected: there is!
To play Blues Rock without having problems with its neighbors and without becoming deaf is perfect!
It is true that this is a super versatile amp but that's because he loves good music!
If you're more british blues and you like you plug in and play right away: it MUST try this amp in version 10 '.

Overall rating 9/10 (for the handle!)

mini / lamps / class A/...4W..1W...1/4W
for the rest everything was already said
On lamps, I would simply add:
power SOVETEK/EL84/6B05 (1108). A pr / amp Ruby/12AX7AC5...1H/P Celestion '10 "16 ohm, voracious / decides THE TRUE VOX! beautiful presentation, very classy ... neat and well étudié.le internal mounting weight of a mini 9Kg.

UTILIZATION

tou'petit manual saw its simplicity .... knobs of reagents in a manner that meets Ultra / fine!

SOUNDS

Already having a mini Bugera V / 5 so nice that all the world to me "pique", saw his meers and to have peace I decided to buy another mini ... the famous Vox ac4/tv, (by coores'livré in 3 days ... ha! say that 35 years ago could have wait 4 to 5 months in the province in dealer ... we waited ... was expected .... religiously and fervently ....).
For once the positive review is the height, whether on Telecaster (terrible!!) ... L / P...ou a good ES/335 (sublime!!) ... (Passive pickup, active and autres...p/90 and 57 '....) Made for the English rock ... "hyper british!" and the blues ... (The Jazz, there are better, but he defends himself well clean)
Some stick him a 12AU/7...comme them I did it but you lose all the appeal of his English ... The 12 AY7 reduces the volume slightly less than the 12AU7 ... It is a compromise and I can not help returning to the original RUBY is excellent. (The Ruby in ... veiled lamps that are beginning to talk about "the powder we accept more and more ...") to emphasize at around the 1/4 watts, it's still "hefty".
Beginning of the crunch with the volume knob / noon (see just before) and 3/4 for "overdrive". Note typed quite a good clean too.
Just a nuisance when receiving his infamous one .... I had to open the closed cabinet and has to call all my skills of amateur electrician ... bad ground, the jack "Jack" was also very badly "strappée "in a soft armor to annihilate the electromagnetic waves. I took the opportunity to control the masses.
From: the great annoyance only lasted a quarter of an hour. Since no background noise ... I think it does not heat up too ...

OVERALL OPINION

To use this petit'VOX we understand very quickly and better, and why small Amp Cambo are fashionable, especially a lamp ... Their quality is growing ... They have it all!! .. And their prices will still kiss may be that we are on the verge of a mini révolution.D a few years rather than considering the high versatile range of course .. but very expensive and complex to use ... some will opt for the purchase of several amps switchable between 1/4..1 / and 5 to 8 watts. "... Vox Marshall Fender .. ... Peavey ... With successive purchases spread over time of 6 8 years 10 ans.Meme see the "Class Marchall / 5" you will be around 1000/1200euros! your two to three pedals "vintage", see more ... will do the rest with transplanting to pro '.
I 'used for 4 months ... lack of versatility: YES and that's okay, I prefaire warn you, this is an amp excellament typed! To find our 20 years, to discover what other was sound and the Golden Age of Rock (and Blues) English 60/70!
Yes I have tried several and I have several mini 'transistor and lamps .... More any other, sometimes very large old ... I keep them all!
I love this sound VOX ... he did not fault except his 1/4 watts it sends almost too flat for it is better to be in a villa ...
Rich experience of V5 "BUGERA" I knew it had to be good and acceptable, however I would never have contemplated such a performance, more than just a study or cambo chambre.A advisor but to consider a fare available 180/190 euros.Sonorité VOX guaranteed! nothing to do with a simulation! ..... VOX is not fucking **** g of the world!

4w Class A tube (EL84 + ECC83).
correct finish (no particular defects). However, the focus seems fragile Tolex (no protective corners).
an external hp output, no headphone jack or effects loop (damage).
volume (gain) and a tone attenuator 4w/1w/0, 25w (I'll).

brief a simple amp.

UTILIZATION

to use no problem, you plug and play.
tone looks inefficient, after changing lamps you can hear better.
the volume is on the floor of the preamplifier (amplification of the triode a triode of the ECC83). plain, the more you shoot the more you mail u signal to EL84 (output stage) and it is strong. Passing the output stage saturates quickly (around 1/4 volume) is the deient it interesting ...

the attenuator is used to limit the volume a bit. However, in an apartment in 1/4 volume of 0.25 w is already very strong. This is the main concern of this amp: volume management. difficult to exceed a crunch sound without waking the neighbors.
Fortunately there is a simple solution to DIY attenuator to operate 100% of the amp at any volume (see "trick").

SOUNDS

English sound, although vintage ...
the sound is clear simpa although very different from his fender.
between 1/4, 1/2 volume of the crunch comes, nickel for blues or rock oldschool (its very "beatles").
spent half the volume we enter the overdrive with a damn good saturation typed (requires EL84) vox. So its very fat, rappeux, all the opposite of a modern high gain sound.
I play with a Strat, it rocks a max of harmonic distortion, a treat.
The tone can change the texture of the disto: fully open, it is sharp, the sound thickens and becomes rockier, closing (for a perfectly edgy blues rock).

OVERALL OPINION

bought a month ago, the amp itself is quickly limited by its volume (too loud). However after a small modification it becomes 100% usable and there is the feet! clear sound, crunch, overdrive rock well. All for 150 euros and 20 euros Cygnus craft.

Since this is happiness.
I had a Fender Supercontrol xd before, malgrès lamps, the sound was to my taste too "synthetic", probably because of the modeling, sounds to me convenais not saturated. with the little vox is certe less versatile but to really sound good live goods (good dynamic, rich in harmonics, extremely sensitive to the game).

in short, a good buy!

This is the 4 watt tiny tube combo by Vox. It was built to sound similar to a Vox AC30 or AC15, but on a budget as well as so you can get the tone of a cranked, over driven tube amp without blowing your ears out.

It is an attractive blonde cabinet with controls facing up similar to the standard Vox amps as well as the iconic brown striped grill cloth.

I was in my local music shop testing out guitars and saw the Vox. Everyone is making a small tube amp these days, so I had to see what Vox had to offer.

The price. A Vox AC15 is $599, this is less than half the price at $249. It does an OK job at nailing the chimey Vox tone that Vox is known for.

I also like that you can run it at 4 watts, 1 watt or I believe 1/4 watt.

An EQ and Vox would be able to charge a couple extra dollars. But hey this amp brings you back to the old days, Volume and Tone.

You can tell it's a budget amp. This isn't a bad thing, I just don't see they amps hanging around or taking much abuse. But, hey if you want a fun practice amp, or an extra tone in the studio, this is a cool amp.

Bottom line is this is a fun amp. It is sleightly above gimmick and novelty. It will get you in the ballpark of a AC15, just I wouldn't drop everything and go wait in line for one. If you need the Vox tone on a budget or want a low maintenance first tube amp, this is for you.

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