I am not sure if it actually is the smallest in the world but it sure is very small for having not only a preamp tube but also a power tube. It doesn't use any amp modeling or digital parts just natural tube goodness. Vox AC4TVmini 4-watt 1 x 6.5" Tube Combo Guitar Amplifier Features: Affordable all-tube design Switchable output levels — 4 watt, 1 watt, 1/0 watt Vintage Vox styling Controls: Tone, Volume, OP Level (4W, 1W, 1/0W) In/Out Jacks: Input, External Speaker Jack 1/4") Output: 4 Watt RMS UTILIZATION Details Type Tube Number of Channels 1 Power 4W, 1W, and .10W Speakers 1 x 6.5" No Effects No Reverb EQ Tone No Amp Modeling Preamp Tubes 1 x 12AX7 Power Tubes 1 x EL84 Inputs 1 x Instrument Outputs 1 x Speaker No Footswitch No Effects Loop Height 10.24" Width 11.02" Depth 6.69" Weight 13.45 lbs. SOUNDS This guitar amp is really a great practicing amp that is very quiet and can be picked up and played anywhere. It has a switch on it go from 4 watts down to 1 watt and then down even further to 1/10 of a watt. It actually has a sweet breakup when you crank the volume up and turn he tone control know down. You'll get a nice British flavored distortion/ overdrive that is full of warmth and tone. OVERALL OPINION This is the perfect amp for these needing a great practicing amp or a great recording amp and doesn't want to spend a load of money acquiring one. At new amps come in at around $199, which in my opinion is a steal of a price. It is small and compact and will go anywhere with you. Don't try and play this amp at a show unless you mic it and heavily increase the levels from the house. If you need a great small practice amp with tube tone and or need a small amp for recording then this is a great choice.
The Vox AC4TV is an extremely small guitar combination amplifier, designed for practicing and possible recording. It is a tube based amp, which is rare for such a small amp, as it has both a 12AX7 and EL84 tubes,and has a single 10 inch speaker. It only delivers four watts of power and has a single 1/4" input for your guitar. UTILIZATION Using the Vox AC4TV is incredibly simple, as there isn't much to work with in terms of parameters. This isn't surprising, as most small amps like this don't. It simply has knobs for tone and volume, as well as one for selecting what amount of wattage you would like to use. It has four watts, one watt, and a 1/4 of a watt to choose from in terms of settings. This is a nice feature as it allows complete control over your output. A manual certainly isn't necessary, but I haven't seen one so I don't know anything about it. SOUNDS The Vox AC4TV definitely has one of the better sounds when it comes to amps of this size, especially considering that this amp only outputs four watts at most! I've used the amp for practicing and messing around with a Fender Stratocaster and no pedals or effects. While of course not comparable to something like an AC30, you can definitely hear the classic Vox sound even in this tiny amp. I don't think that I'd recommend it for anything other than practicing as it just can't get loud enough, although there could definitely be some creative and cool things done with in the recording studio. Having said this, I haven't tried it out myself for recording, so I don't want to speak about it any further - all I will say is that I wouldn't rule it out. OVERALL OPINION The downside to the Vox AC4TV is that even though it is small and only four watts, it still has a decently sized price tag. You'd think and like for it to be a bit cheaper than this, as there are bigger amps with a bigger sound available for this price. So while the AC4TV is a cool little amp, I'd recommend looking elsewhere if you're in the market for a practice amp, as you can definitely get something with more power and options for this the price you'd have to pay for one of these.
The Vox AC4tvh is one GREAT little amp! I am absolutely blown away at how great it sounds straight out of the box. I'm using it with an American Deluxe Telecaster, and an open back cab with a single 12 in it. 4 watts is much louder then I thought it would be. Love the OP Level switch. Turn it down to 1 or 1/4 watt and you can get some great tone at home with out freaking out the neighbors. I plan to upgrade the tubes at some point, but all in all this a must buy for home studio owners or someone that wants great tone at a reasonable volume. UTILIZATION I have been recording at home on the 1 watt and 1/4 power levels and the sound im getting is something like a 5000 dollar stage rig. After warming it up for about 5 minutes, Im getting tone from this little AC4 and a squire "60's vibe" Stratocaster, (at low conversation volume) that is about equivalent to a 40 watt blackface fender after running hot half the night. unbelievable. SOUNDS I wanted to be able to get some decent tone and sustain at lower volume levels, so I thought I would try this little VOX tube amp out. One thing that surprised me is the amount of volume that this little tube amp is capable producing. When you crank this amp up on 4 watts it can still easily aggravate your neighbors. I was even surprised at how loud it can get on just 1 watt of power . OVERALL OPINION I think this amp is definitely worth the money you pay for it because you can get some great sounds out of it with out blowing your ear drums out or having the neighbors calling the police on you. Try this out, you wont be disappointed.
This is one of Vox's excellent economic style practice amps. This amp is built with one thing in mind, "how can we make something portable and small that will still carry a usable and warm tone". Vox has certainly achieve that quite well with this amp. This little portable mini amp comes in a small package but carries a huge rich full tone that is very good for light recording and or small apartments. If you have small place where you live and cannot crank a Vox AC30 up or a Marshall of some kind then this might be a little amp that will do you well. UTILIZATION Vox AC4TV8 4-watt, 1 x 8" Tube Combo Guitar Amplifier Features at a Glance: * Affordable all-tube design * Switchable output levels — 4 watts, 1 watts, 1/10 watts * Vintage Vox styling * External speaker output * Controls: Tone, Volume, OP Level (4W, 1W, 1/10W) * I/O jacks: Input, external speaker jack 1/4") * Output: 4-watt RMS 16-ohm * Speakers: AC4TV — 1 x 8" 16-ohm Celestion VX8 custom speaker; * Tube complement: 1 x 12AX7 (pre)/1 x EL84 (power) * Dimensions: 11.81" (W) x 12.68" (D) x 7.64" (H) * AC4TV8 Weight: 15.65 lbs. SOUNDS If you are going for a Vox Ac30 tone then this amp probably isn't for you. It does have a Vox tonal characteristic but it doesn't sound like an AC30. Yet you can still play the same genre of music that you would in an AC30 setting. This amp accepts effect pedals quite well. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how ell it does do pedals. Try using it with a Strat, an Eventide Timefactor, and an overdirve pedal of some sort like a Fulltone OCD or am Ibanez Tubescreamer. You will get great workable tone that won't even wake up you baby sleeping up stairs. If you have thin walls then switch the output wattage all the way down to 1/10 of a watt. This will be about as quite as you can possibly get. OVERALL OPINION This is great little amp that does very well in small living spaces and still be able to crank up some solid overdriving tones. I'm am not sure if Vox still makes this particular model, but they do have some very similar in wattage and space. They will run between $200- $250 depending on where you buy it. I would recommend this amp to anyone who needs something that sounds Vox-like and needs to keep the noise levels down. If you have an apartment or babies around like I do then this is a nice little amp that will keep you from getting the cops called or your wife screamer at you.
