jimistone
long standing member
I found a great deal on a Vox ac 15c1 Tube amp (I wanted a low wattage tube amp). It's the new "made in China" generation of Vox tube amps. I wanted to love it. I tried to convince myself it was great. It is a beautiful classic vintage Vox looking amp.
but....
I didn't really like it that much. It does the Beatles "you can't do that" and the Byrds "turn, turn, turn" Jangley clean exceptionally well, but if you dont want that jangley clean sound you're shit out of luck. Also, the overdrive had an annoying high pitched fuzziness. the overdrive would have been good if not for that. I did a quick Google and found out that these concerns were nothing that a $200 speaker swap, and $100 nos re-tube, and a removing of the bright cap wouldn't solve.
On top of that the tone controls are finicky and it's hard to dial in a good balance of bass, treble, and mids.
I plugged into a used Peavey Classic 30 tube amp the shop had and it smoked the Vox's ass. So, for close to the same money I went home with the C-30.
but....
I didn't really like it that much. It does the Beatles "you can't do that" and the Byrds "turn, turn, turn" Jangley clean exceptionally well, but if you dont want that jangley clean sound you're shit out of luck. Also, the overdrive had an annoying high pitched fuzziness. the overdrive would have been good if not for that. I did a quick Google and found out that these concerns were nothing that a $200 speaker swap, and $100 nos re-tube, and a removing of the bright cap wouldn't solve.
On top of that the tone controls are finicky and it's hard to dial in a good balance of bass, treble, and mids.
I plugged into a used Peavey Classic 30 tube amp the shop had and it smoked the Vox's ass. So, for close to the same money I went home with the C-30.